1989–90 St. John's Redmen basketball team

198990 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Lapchick Memorial Champions
Preseason NIT Runner Up
Conference Big East Conference (1979–2013)
198990 record 2410 (106 Big East)
Head coach Lou Carnesecca
Assistant coach Brian Mahoney
Assistant coach Al LoBalbo
Assistant coach Ron Rutledge
Home arena Alumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
1989–90 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#6 Syracuse 12 4   .750     26 7   .788
#4 Connecticut 12 4   .750     31 6   .838
#8 Georgetown 11 5   .688     24 7   .774
St. John's 10 6   .625     24 10   .706
Villanova 8 8   .500     18 15   .545
Providence 8 8   .500     17 12   .586
Seton Hall 5 11   .313     12 16   .429
Pittsburgh 5 11   .313     12 17   .414
Boston College 1 15   .063     8 20   .286
† 1990 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 2, 1990[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 198990 St. John's Redmen men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his twenty-second year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference.

Off season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Kevin Fitzpatrick 15 G Senior Graduated
Matt Brust 23 G/F 6'4" RS Senior Graduated

Class of 1989 signees

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
David Cain
PG
Bronx, NY Adlai E. Stevenson High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Carl Beckett
SG
Queens, NY Christ the King High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

1989–90 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 3 Harvey, BooBoo Harvey 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Sr Andrew Jackson/San Jacinto Queens, NY
G 4 Aiken, DarrellDarrell Aiken
Sr Westchester C.C.
G 5 Cain, DavidDavid Cain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr Adlai E. Stevenson Bronx, NY
G 10 Mullin, TerrenceTerrence Mullin
So Xaverian Brooklyn, NY
F/C 11 Williams, JaysonJayson Williams 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Sr Christ the King Queens, NY
G 12 Buchanan, JasonJason Buchanan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So Nottingham Syracuse, NY
F 13 Milhaven, BarryBarry Milhaven 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr Nassau C.C.
F 21 Sealy, MalikMalik Sealy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So St. Nicholas of Tolentine Bronx, NY
G/F 22 Sproling, ChuckyChucky Sproling 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So Manual Denver, CO
G 30 Beckett, CarlCarl Beckett (I) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr Christ the King Queens, NY
F 33 Singleton, BillyBilly Singleton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr Adlai E. Stevenson Bronx, NY
C 41 Werdann, RobertRobert Werdann 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
So Archbishop Molloy Sunnyside, NY
C 50 Muto, SeanSean Muto 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Jr Mechanicsburg Mechanicsburg, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Regular Season

11/16/89*
No. 25 North Carolina A&T
Dodge Preseason NIT First Round
W 64-57  1-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

11/18/89*
No. 25 Houston
Dodge Preseason NIT Quarterfinal
W 76-69  2-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

11/22/89*
No. 25 DePaul
Dodge Preseason NIT Semifinal
W 53-52  3-0
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

11/24/89*
No. 25 Kansas
Dodge Preseason NIT Championship
L 57-66  3-1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

12/02/89*
No. 20 San Diego
Lapchick Tournament Opening Round
W 74-59  4-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

12/03/89*
No. 20 Write State
Lapchick Tournament Championship
W 76-56  5-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

12/05/89*
No. 15 vs. No. 19 North Carolina State
ACC-Big East Challenge
L 58-67  5-2
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC

12/09/89*
No. 15 Hofstra W 58-47  6-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

12/12/89*
No. 18 Fordham W 68-60  7-2
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY

12/16/89*
No. 18 Manhattan W 68-52  8-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

12/23/89*
No. 19 Niagara W 83-51  9-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

12/27/89*
No. 17 Howard W 77-65  10-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

12/29/89*
No. 17 Davidson W 83-65  11-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

01/02/90
No. 16 Connecticut W 93-62  12-2 (1-0)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

01/06/90
No. 16 at Boston College W 77-65  13-2 (2-0)
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA

01/10/90
No. 15 at No. 6 Syracuse L 72-81  13-3 (2-1)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY

01/13/90
No. 15 Pittsburgh W 71-70  14-3 (3-1)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

01/16/90
No. 15 at Villanova W 64-58  15-3 (4-1)
The Spectrum 
Philadelphia, PA

01/20/90
No. 15 Boston College W 65-59  16-3 (5-1)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

01/24/90
No. 15 at Providence W 83-75  17-3 (6-1)
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI

01/27/90
No. 15 at No. 20 Connecticut L 58-72  17-4 (6-2)
Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, CT

01/29/90
No. 15 No. 11 Syracuse L 65-70  17-5 (6-3)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

02/03/90
No. 18 No. 6 Georgetown L 67-74  17-6 (6-4)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

02/06/90*
No. 24 Rutgers W 89-77  18-6
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

02/10/90
No. 24 Villanova W 83-69  19-6 (7-4)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

02/14/90
No. 24 at Seton Hall W 90-81 OT 20-6 (8-4)
Meadowlands Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ

02/17/90
No. 24 Providence L 74-77  20-7 (8-5)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

02/21/90
at No. 5 Georgetown W 63-62  21-7 (9-5)
Capital Centre 
Landover, MD

02/24/90*
DePaul W 77-74  22-7
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

02/26/90
at Pittsburgh W 76-75  23-7 (10-5)
Pittsburgh Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, PA

03/02/90
Seton Hall L 65-71  23-8 (10-6)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
Big East Tournament

03/09/90
Villanova
Big East Tournament Quarterfinal
L 60-70  23-9
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
NCAA Tournament

03/16/90
vs. (11) Temple
NCAA First Round
W 81-65  24-9
Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA

03/18/90
vs. No. 15 (3) Duke
NCAA Second Round
L 72-76  24-10
Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 21 Jayson Williams Phoenix Suns, traded to Philadelphia 76ers

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 2/5/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.