2007–08 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

2007–08 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball

Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2007–08 record	11–19 (5–13 Big East)
Head coach	Norm Roberts (4th year)
Assistant coach	Glenn Braica
Assistant coach	Chris Casey
Assistant coach	Fred Quartlebaum
Home arena	Carnesecca Arena Madison Square Garden

{{2007–08 Big East men's basketball standings}} The 2007–08 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Norm Roberts in his fourth year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Carnesecca Arena 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
Qa'rraan Calhoun	1	PF	6'7"	225	Freshman	North Bridgton, Maine	Transferred. Houston
Daryll Hill	3	PG	6'3"	170	Senior	Bayside, New York	Graduated
Avery Patterson	30	SG	6'4"	204	Junior	Kannapolis, North Carolina	Transferred
Ricky Torres	22	SG	6'4"	200	Sophomore	Bronx, New York	Transferred. UMBC
Lamont Hamilton	34	PF	6'10"	225	Senior	Brooklyn, New York	Graduated
Aaron Spears	40	PF	6'9"	250	Senior	Chicago, Illinois	Graduated
Devin Mayo		G	6'8"	158	Senior	Upper Marlboro, Maryland	Graduated

Class of 2007 signees

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Justin Burrell PF	Bronx, NY	Bridgton Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	May 9, 2006
Justin Burrell PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 82
Dele Coker C	Lagos, Nigeria	South Kent School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	257 lb (117 kg)	Oct 9, 2006
Dele Coker C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 81
Malik Boothe PG	Queens, NY	Christ the King High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Aug 16, 2006
Malik Boothe PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 81
D.J. Kennedy SF	Pittsburgh, PA	Schenley High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	May 12, 2007
D.J. Kennedy SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 81
Paris Horne SG	Middleton, DE	Bridgton Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Jan 30, 2007
Paris Horne SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 93
Sean Evans PF	Philadelphia, PA	Northeast High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	259 lb (117 kg)	May 23, 2007
Sean Evans PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 76
Mike Cavataio SG	Fresh Meadows, NY	St. Francis Prep School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jan 22, 2007
Mike Cavataio SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 71
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: "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2007–08 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	2	Mason Jr., AnthonyAnthony Mason Jr.	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Failey	Memphis, TN
1.5 !G	3	Boothe, MalikMalik Boothe	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Christ the King	Queens, NY
1.5 !G	4	Lawrence, EugeneEugene Lawrence	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Lincoln	Brooklyn, NY
1.5 !G	5	Wright, LarryLarry Wright	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	2.0 !So	Saginaw	Saginaw, MI
2.5 !G/F	10	Kennedy, D.J.D.J. Kennedy	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Schenley	Pittsburgh, PA
5.0 !C	11	Jasiulionis, TomasTomas Jasiulionis	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	249 lb (113 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Trinity Episcopal School	Utena, Lithuania
4.5 !F/C	15	Coker, DeleDele Coker	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	257 lb (117 kg)	1.0 !Fr	South Kent	Lagos, Nigeria
3.5 !F	22	Evans, SeanSean Evans	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	259 lb (117 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Northeast	Philadelphia, PA
1.5 !G	23	Horne, ParisParis Horne	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Bridgton Academy	Middletown, DE
3.5 !F	24	Burrell, JustinJustin Burrell	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Our Savior Lutheran High School/Bridgton Academy	Bronx, NY
1.5 !G	30	Biesty, LiamLiam Biesty	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Poly Prep	Brooklyn, NY
2.5 !G/F	32	Cavataio, MikeMike Cavataio	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	St. Francis Prep	Forest Hills, NY
3.5 !F	33	Abit, OtojaOtoja Abit	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Archbishop Molloy	Woodside, NY
1.5 !G	25	Duell, MattMatt Duell	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	2.0 !So	Greenport	Orient, NY
3.5 !F	55	Thomas, RobRob Thomas	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	South Kent	Harlem, NY

Head coach

Norm Roberts (Queens College)

Assistant coach(es)

Glenn Braica
Chris Casey
Fred Quartlebaum

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/07/07* 7:30pm	Molloy	W 95-66		Carnesecca Arena (N/A) Queens, NY
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/14/07* 7:30pm, SNY	St. Francis (NY)	W 72-64	1-0	Carnesecca Arena (3,395) Queens, NY
11/20/07* 7:30pm	Sacred Heart	W 76-49	2-0	Carnesecca Arena (3,403) Queens, NY
11/25/07* 7:30pm	Fairleigh Dickinson	W 92-67	3-0	Carnesecca Arena (3,190) Queens, NY
11/28/07* 7:30pm	LIU Brooklyn	W 68-56	4-0	Carnesecca Arena (3,831) Queens, NY
12/02/07* 4:00pm, FSN	at Miami (FL)	L 66-47	4-1	Convocation Center (3,515) Coral Gables, FL
12/15/07* 4:00pm, SNY	Niagara	L 77-73	4-2	Carnesecca Arena (4,015) Queens, NY
12/19/07* 5:00pm	vs. Ohio Rainbow Classic Opening Round	L 71-69	4-3	Stan Sheriff Center (N/A) Honolulu, HI
12/21/07* 11:00am	vs. Hawaii Rainbow Classic Consolation	W 68-62	5-3	Stan Sheriff Center (N/A) Honolulu, HI
12/22/07* 6:30pm	vs. Tulane Rainbow Classic Consolation	L 79-71	5-4	Stan Sheriff Center (N/A) Honolulu, HI
12/28/07* 8:30pm, MSG	Marist Aeropostale Holiday Festival Opening Round	W 62-59	6-4	Madison Square Garden (8.914) New York, NY
12/29/07* 3:30pm, MSG	Virginia Tech Aeropostale Holiday Festival Championship	L 54-48	6-5	Madison Square Garden (6,818) New York, NY
Big East Conference Regular Season
01/02/08 7:00pm, SNY	at Syracuse	L 76-70	6-6 (0-1)	Carrier Dome (17,487) Syracuse, NY
01/05/08 6:00pm, ESPN Classic	Cincinnati	W 70-58	7-6 (1-1)	Carnesecca Arena (5,019) Queens, NY
01/08/08 7:00pm, SNY	at Connecticut	L 81-65	7-7 (1-2)	Gampel Pavilion (9,786) Storrs, CT
01/12/08 12:00pm, MSG	DePaul	L 60-54	7-8 (1-3)	Carnesecca Arena (4,451) Queens, NY
01/17/08 7:00pm, MSG	at West Virginia	L 73-64	7-9 (1-4)	WVU Coliseum (13,047) Morgantown, WV
01/23/08 7:00pm, MSG	No. 13 Pittsburgh	L 81-57	7-10 (1-5)	Madison Square Garden (17,487) New York, NY
01/26/08 3:30pm, MSG	at Louisville	L 67-57	7-11 (1-6)	Freedom Hall (19,462) Louisville, KY
01/30/08 7:00pm, FSNY	No. 6 Georgetown	L 74-42	7-12 (1-7)	Madison Square Garden (9,924) New York, NY
02/02/08 7:00pm, MSG	at South Florida	W 72-58	8-12 (2-7)	Sun Dome (4,836) Tampa, FL
02/06/08 7:30pm, ESPN 360	at Rutgers	W 52-45	9-12 (3-7)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,159) New Brunswick, NJ
02/09/08 12:00pm, FSNY	Providence	W 64-62	10-12 (4-7)	Carnesecca Arena (5,868) Queens, NY
02/13/08 7:00pm, ESPN2	at Cincinnati	L 60-43	10-13 (4-8)	Fifth Third Arena (7,884) Cincinnati, OH
02/16/08 8:00pm, ESPN Classic	Villanova	L 60-42	10-14 (4-9)	Madison Square Garden (10,823) New York, NY
02/20/08 7:00pm, ESPN2	No. 25 Marquette	L 73-64	10-15 (4-10)	Madison Square Garden (6,413) New York, NY
02/23/08 4:00pm, CBS	at No. 5 Duke	L 86-56	10-16 (4-10)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9.314) Durham, NC
02/27/08 9:00pm, ESPNU	at No. 11 Georgetown	L 64-52	10-17 (4-11)	Verizon Center (9,018) Washington, D.C.
03/01/08 4:00pm, MSG	Seton Hall	W 65-62	11-17 (5-11)	Carnesecca Arena (5,537) Queens, NY
03/05/08 7:30pm, FSNY	at No. 19 Notre Dame	L 68-55	11-18 (5-12)	Joyce Convocation Center (11,418) Notre Dame, IN
03/08/08 12:00pm, MSG	West Virginia	L 83-74 ^OT	11-19 (5-13)	Madison Square Garden (7,363) New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

St. John's Red Storm men's basketball

Venues	Old Madison Square Garden (193?–1969) Madison Square Garden (1969–present) Carnesecca Arena (alternate; 1961–present)

Culture & lore	Johnny Thunderbird

People	Head coaches

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Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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