198889 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
NIT champions
Lapchick Memorial Champions
NIT Championship vs. Saint Louis,W, 73-65
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Record2013 (610 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
1988–89 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Georgetown133 .813295  .853
No. 11 Seton Hall115 .688317  .816
No. 7 Syracuse106 .625308  .789
Pittsburgh97 .5631713  .567
Villanova79 .4381816  .529
Providence79 .4381811  .621
Connecticut610 .3751813  .581
St. John's610 .3752013  .606
Boston College313 .1881217  .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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Marcus Broadnax5G6'2"SophomoreTransferred to UAB
Terry Bross10C6'9"SeniorGraduated. Entered 1987 MLB Draft
Marco Baldi14C6'11"JuniorEntered Italian basketball league
Elander Lewis22G6'4"SophomoreTransferred. VCU
Shelton Jones31F6'9"SeniorGraduated. Entered 1988 NBA draft
Steve Shurina40G6'4"SeniorGraduated
Michael PorterG6'0"JuniorEntered CBA

Class of 1988 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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  
Recruiting star ratings: 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  
Recruiting star ratings: 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  
Recruiting star ratings: 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  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Terence Mullin
SG
Brooklyn, NY Xaverian High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: 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:

  • "1988 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Darrell Aiken5SG6'0"JuniorTransferred from Westchester Community College.
Barry Milhaven13SF6'5"JuniorTransferred from Nassau Community College.

Roster

1988–89 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Boo Harvey (I) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
SrAndrew Jackson/San Jacinto St. Albans, NY
G 5 Darrell Aiken 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
JrJohn F. Kennedy/Westchester New York, NY
G 10 Terence Mullin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
FrXaverian Brooklyn, NY
F/C 11 Jayson Williams 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
JrChrist the King New York, NY
G 12 Jason Buchanan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
FrNottingham Syracuse, NY
F 13 Barry Milhaven 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
JrSchreiber/Nassau Port Washington, NY
G 15 Kevin Fitzpatrick (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
SrSt. Francis Prep Jackson Heights, NY
F 21 Malik Sealy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
FrSt. Nicholas of Tolentine Bronx, NY
G/F 22 Chucky Sproling (I) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
FrManual Denver, CO
G/F 23 Matt Brust (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
RS SrBabylon High School/UNC Babylon, NY
G 24 Chris Pursoo (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
FrLong Island Lutheran Westbury, NY
F 33 Billy Singleton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
SoAdlai E. Stevenson Bronx, NY
C 41 Robert Werdann 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
FrArchbishop Molloy Sunnyside, NY
C 50 Sean Muto 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
SoMechanicsburg 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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