1988–89 St. John's Redmen basketball team

198889 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
NIT Champions
Lapchick Memorial Champions
NIT Championship vs. Saint Louis,W, 73-65
Conference Big East Conference (1979–2013)
198889 record 2013 (610 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
1988–89 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#2 Georgetown 13 3   .813     29 5   .853
#11 Seton Hall 11 5   .688     31 7   .816
#7 Syracuse 10 6   .625     30 8   .789
Pittsburgh 9 7   .563     17 13   .567
Villanova 7 9   .438     18 16   .529
Providence 7 9   .438     18 11   .621
Connecticut 6 10   .375     18 13   .581
St. John's 6 10   .375     20 13   .606
Boston College 3 13   .188     12 17   .414
† 1989 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 3, 1989[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 198889 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his twenty first 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
Marcus Broadnax 5 G 6'2" Sophomore Transferred
Terry Bross 10 C 6'9" Senior Graduated. Entered 1987 MLB Draft
Marco Baldi 14 C 6'11" Junior Entered Italian basketball league
Elander Lewis 22 G 6'4" Sophomore Transferred. VCU
Shelton Jones 31 F 6'9" Senior Graduated. Entered 1988 NBA Draft
Steve Shurina 40 G 6'4" Senior Graduated
Michael Porter G 6'0" Junior Entered CBA

Class of 1988 signees

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Malik Sealy
SF
Bronx, NY St. Nicholas of Tolentine High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) N/A  
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Robert Werdann
C
Sunnyside, NY Archbishop Molloy High School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) N/A  
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jason Buchanan
PG
Syracuse, NY Nottingham High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Chucky Sproling
SG
Denver, CO Manual High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Terence Mullin
SG
Brooklyn, NY Xaverian High School N/A 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:

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Darrell Aiken 5 SG Junior Transferred from Westchester Community College.
Barry Milhaven 13 SF 6'5" Junior Transferred from Nassau Community College.

Roster

1988–89 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 (I) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Sr Andrew Jackson/San Jacinto Queens, NY
G 5 Aiken, DarrellDarrell Aiken
Jr Westchester C.C.
G 10 Mullin, TerenceTerence Mullin
Fr Xaverian Brooklyn, NY
F/C 11 Williams, JaysonJayson Williams 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Jr Christ the King Queens, NY
G 12 Buchanan, JasonJason Buchanan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr Nottingham Syracuse, NY
F 13 Milhaven, BarryBarry Milhaven 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr Nassau C.C.
G 15 Fitzpatrick, KevinKevin Fitzpatrick (C)
Sr St. Francis Prep
F 21 Sealy, MalikMalik Sealy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr St. Nicholas of Tolentine Bronx, NY
G/F 22 Sproling, ChuckyChucky Sproling (I) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr Manual Denver, CO
G/F 23 Brust, MattMatt Brust (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
RS Sr Babylon High School/UNC Babylon, NY
F 33 Singleton, BillyBilly Singleton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So Adlai E. Stevenson Bronx, NY
C 41 Werdann, RobertRobert Werdann 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Fr Archbishop Molloy Sunnyside, NY
C 50 Muto, SeanSean Muto 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
So 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

11/25/88*
Long Island University
Lapchick Tournament Opening Round
W 71-55  1-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

11/26/88*
Brigham Young
Lapchick Tournament Championship
W 83-77  2-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

11/30/88*
Fairleigh Dickinson W 86-55  3-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

12/03/88*
Hawaii W 65-60  4-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

12/07/88*
Fordham W 67-47  5-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

12/10/88
No. 20 Seton Hall L 63-74  5-1 (0-1)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

12/17/88*
at Manhattan W 71-54  6-1
Draddy Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY

12/23/88*
at Niagara L 63-68  6-2
Gallagher Center 
Lewiston, NY

12/27/88*
Fordham
ECAC Holiday Festival Opening Round
W 84-59  7-2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

12/29/88*
No. 15 Ohio State
ECAC Holiday Festival Championship
L 72-77  7-3
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

01/03/89
at Providence L 69-98  7-4 (0-2)
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI

01/07/89
Villanova W 81-62  8-4 (1-2)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

01/10/89
Connecticut W 71-63  9-4 (2-2)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

01/14/89
No. 4 Syracuse W 65-63  10-4 (3-2)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

01/18/89*
vs. Rutgers W 62-61  11-4
Meadowlands Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ

01/21/89
at Boston College W 74-66  12-4 (4-2)
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA

01/23/89
at No. 3 Georgetown L 64-75  12-5 (4-3)
Capital Centre 
Landover, MD

01/28/89
at Connecticut L 52-80  12-6 (4-4)
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, CT

01/30/89
Pittsburgh L 81-85 OT 12-7 (4-5)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

02/01/89
Providence W 87-73  13-7 (5-5)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

02/11/89
at No. 9 Syracuse L 69-92  13-8 (5-6)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY

02/14/89
at Pittsburgh L 77-87  13-9 (5-7)
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, PA

02/18/89
at DePaul W 67-64  14-9
Rosemont Horizon 
Rosemont, IL

02/21/89
at No. 15 Seton Hall L 60-63  14-10 (5-8)
Meadowlands Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ

02/25/89
No. 3 Georgetown L 55-63  14-11 (5-9)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

02/27/89
Boston College W 62-59 OT 15-11 (6-9)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

03/04/89
at Villanova L 60-74  15-12 (6-10)
du Pont Pavilion 
Villanova, PA
Big East Tournament

03/09/89
vs. Boston College
Big East Tournament First Round
L 74-81  15-13
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
NIT

03/15/89
Mississippi
NIT First Round
W 70-67  16-13
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

03/21/89
Oklahoma State
NIT Second Round
W 76-64  17-13
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

03/23/89
at Ohio State
NIT Quarterfinal
W 83-80 OT 18-13
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH

03/27/89
vs. Alabama-Birmingham
NIT Semifinal
W 76-65  19-13
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

03/29/89
vs. St. Louis
NIT Championship
W 73-65  20-13
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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