St. John's Red Storm men's basketball

St. John's Red Storm
2016–17 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
University St. John's University
Conference Big East
Location New York City, NY
Head coach Chris Mullin (2nd year)
Arena Carnesecca Arena,
Madison Square Garden
(Capacity: 5,602, 19,812)
Nickname Red Storm, Red Men, Johnnies
Colors Red and White[1]
         
Uniforms
Home
Away
Alternate
Pre-tournament Premo-Porretta champions
1911
Pre-tournament Helms champions
1911
NCAA Tournament runner-up
1952
NCAA Tournament Final Four
1952, 1985
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
1951, 1952, 1979, 1985, 1991, 1999
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1951, 1952, 1967, 1969, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1991, 1999
NCAA Tournament appearances
1951, 1952, 1961, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002*, 2011, 2015
*Vacated by NCAA
Conference tournament champions
1983, 1986, 2000
Conference regular season champions
1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1992

The St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represents the St. John's University in Queens, New York. The team participates in the Big East Conference. They are currently coached by Chris Mullin, a Hall of Fame player who is arguably the school's greatest-ever player, who succeeded Steve Lavin after the 2014–15 season.[2]

On March 13, 2011, they were selected to play in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2002.

As of the beginning of the 2014–2015 season, St. John's has 1,774 total wins, which put them at #8 on the List of teams with the most victories in NCAA Division I men's college basketball.

History

Early years (1907–1927)

The St. John's men's basketball team played its first game on December 6, 1907, losing to New York University and registering its first win in program history against Adelphi University on January 3, 1908. Just three years later, the 1910–11 St. John's basketball team went on to have an undefeated 14–0 season coached by former track and field Olympian Claude Allen, for which the team was later honored by the Helms Foundation as national champions.

Buck Freeman era (1927–1936)

The Wonder Five

Twenty years later, former St.John's player James "Buck" Freeman was hired as the coach of the basketball team and in his first four years from 1927 to 1931 had a historic 85–8 record. The 1929–30 and 1930–31 teams were known as the "Wonder Five", made up of Matty Begovich, Mac Kinsbrunner, Max Posnack, Allie Schuckman, and Jack "Rip" Gerson, who together helped revolutionize the game of basketball and made St. John's the marquee team in New York City. On January 19, 1931, the Wonder Five team was a part of the first college basketball triple-header at Madison Square Garden in a charity game which saw St. John's beat CCNY by a score 17–9. Freeman finished his coaching career with a record of 177–31 for an .850 winning percentage.

first Joe Lapchick era (1936–1947)

Joe Lapchick, a former player of the Original Celtics, took over as coach at St. John's in 1936 and he continued the success the school had become used to under Buck Freeman. Lapchick coached the St. John's University men's basketball team from 1936 to 1947 and again from 1956 to 1965. His Redmen teams won 4 NIT championships (1943, 1944, 1959, 1965). Lapchick preferred to take his teams to the more prestigious NIT instead of the NCAA Tournament making the NIT semifinals 8 out of a total 12 times, and only one NCAA tournament appearance in his twenty years of coaching the Redmen. Under Lapchick's coaching his teams also won 6 Metropolitan New York Conference regular season titles.

Back-to-back NIT Champions

On its way to its first of back-to-back NIT titles, St. John's would go on to have a record of 21–3 with only two losses occurring during the regular season. One was a 40–46 home loss to rival Niagara and another was a 38–42 loss at Madison Square Garden to Manhattan. The 1942–43 St. John's team were led by senior caption Andrew "Fuzzy" Levane and sophomore All-American center Harry Boykoff. The Redmen's trademark defense and inside scoring presence of Boykoff lead them passed Rice, Fordham, and Toledo to claim what would be the first of six NIT titles. The season did not end after the NIT, in just three days later St. John's would go on to participate in the first Red Cross charity benefit game against NCAA champion Wyoming to determine a true national champion. Wyoming though would go on to win 52–47.

St. John's became the first team to repeat as champions in the seven-year history of the NIT even though World War II and the players' commitment to serve in the armed forces made it a very difficult season. Harry Boykoff would miss the entire 1943–44 and 1944–45 seasons due to being drafted for the war effort, along with the team's star point guard Dick McGuire for half the 1943–44 season and the entire following two years. Despite the losses of their star players, the St. John's team managed to finish the season with a 18–5 record and a second NIT crown by defeating Adolph Rupp's Kentucky Wildcats and Ray Meyer's DePaul Blue Demons. The Redmen were led by play making junior guards Hy Gotkin and Bill Kotsores, the later of which was selected as the 1944 NIT MVP. For the second year in a row the Redmen participated in the Red Cross benefit game where they faced the NCAA champion Utah where they ended up losing 36–44.

St. John's success continued the following year where they produced another 21–3 record, but their chance at a rematch with George Mikan's DePaul squad and a third consecutive NIT title was shattered with an upset loss to Bowling Green in the semifinals. They would go on to beat Rhode Island State for a third-place finish. The next two years Lapchick's Redmen teams made the NIT both times and added two more Metropolitan New York Conference regular season titles before Lapchick left to take the head coaching job of the New York Knickerbockers in just the second year of their existence in the new Basketball Association of America, becoming the highest paid coach of the league at the time.

Frank McGuire era (1947–1952)

Lapchick was succeeded by Frank McGuire, a former player under Buck Freeman, who made the postseason four out of five years as the coach and had an overall record of 102–36 culminating in a second-place finish in the 1952 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Under McGuire, the Redmen reached an overall number one ranking in the AP poll twice, won three Metropolitan New York Conference regular season titles, competed in four NITs and made their first appearance in the NCAA tournament where they made it to the Elite Eight before falling to eventual national champion Kentucky. They would go on though to defeat North Carolina State for a regional third-place finish.

1952 NCAA Finalist

Accused by basketball fans and writers alike as undeserving of their surprise NCAA bid after a hasty and unexpected ousting from the NIT by La Salle, St. John's set for Raleigh, N.C.,determined to at least justify its presence in the Eastern Regionals. The justification would have to come at the expense of the host team, NC State, which had won 29 successive tournament games at home.

The Redmen, as they were known, needed to beat Coach Everett Case's team in order to get a chance to avenger an 81–40 loss to Adolph Rupp's Kentucky Wildcats, who defeated them earlier in the year. Rupp's squad rotted Penn State in its NCAA opening round game, 82–54. After falling behind early, St. John's, led by Dick Duckett's outside shooting, surged back to take a 28–25 halftime lead. In the third period St. John's wrapped things up, outscoring NC State 19–8. In the end it was St. John's 60, NC State 49 with four St. John's players hitting double figures.

In the second round the speculation was that it would take a miracle for the Redmen to upend the Wildcats. Frank McGuire's boys took the court hoping to keep it respectable. For a change, St. John's came out relaxed from the start. In their first meeting against the Rupp men down in Lexington, St. John's show just 16.7 percent going 10-for-60. St. John's took the early lead and never looked back. Bob Zawoluk and Jack McMahon were senstional in their scoring efforts. Zawoluk set a new NCAA scoring record with 32 points in the game. Ronnie MacGilvray won over the crowd with his rebounding and stifling defensive play.

The spark generated by the unbelievable Kentucky triumph carried over to the next game. St. John's had a heart-stopping 61–59 win over favored Illinois in Seattle, Washington. The following night in the championship game, Kansas' Clyde Lovellette personally brought the high-flying Redmen back to earth. The massive center broke the NCAA record for points set days before by Zawoluk with a 33-point performance. The Jayhawks went on to defeat St. John's, 80–63, in the NCAA championship game to capture the crown.

At the end of the season, coach Frank McGuire left St. John's to become the basketball coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. On paper, this was a significant step down from St. John's, as UNC was not reckoned as a national power at the time. However, school officials wanted a big-name coach to counter the rise of rival North Carolina State under Everett Case. McGuire's assistant coach, Al "Dusty" DeStefano, took over the head coaching duties of the St. John's team from 1952 to 1956. DeStefano's teams only made one postseason appearance and it was 58–46 loss to the Seton Hall Pirates in the NIT Finals who were led by All-American center Walter Dukes. The following year featured the Redmen ending up with their first losing season in over thirty years.

second Joe Lapchick era (1956–1965)

After one month from leaving his position with the New York Knicks, Lapchick resumed his head coaching duties where he originally started and put St. John's back on its winning path. Picking up right where he left off adding two more NIT championships, making the postseason 6 out of 9 times, and having an overall college coaching record of 334–130. In twenty years of coaching in the college ranks, Lapchick only had one losing season.

1959 & 1965 NIT Champions

St. John's finished the 1958–59 season with an overall 20–6 record and captured its first ECAC Holiday Festival title with a 90–79 victory over St. Joseph's in the final and the school's third NIT championship by defeating top-seeded Bradley 76–70 in double overtime. The starting five for the Redmen consisted of four seniors and sophomore sensation Tony Jackson who was named both the Holiday Festival and NIT MVP during the 1958–59 season setting a school record of 27 rebounds in one game. At the end of the season senior captain Alan Seiden was rewarded with second team All-American honors and the Haggerty Award, given to the best collegiate player in the New York metropolitan area. Throughout the next three years, St. John's would go 58–18 led by Jackson who would receive All-American honors all three years at school, 6'11" center and future NBA champion LeRoy Ellis, and future ABA/NBA coaching legend Kevin Loughery. In the 1961–62 season, St. John's would make their fifth NIT finals appearance before falling to Dayton 73–67.\7

Lapchick went into the 1964–65 season knowing it would be his last year coaching at St. John's because he reached the mandatory retirement age of the university. It would become a memorable season for the sixty-five year old coach in which his team began the year off by upsetting Cazzie Russell's Michigan Wolverines, the No. 1 team in the nation according to both the AP and UPI polls, by a score of 75–74 to capture the school's second ECAC Holiday Festival title. St. John's would finish the season 21–8 and go on a remarkable run in the 1965 NIT by defeating Boston College, New Mexico, Army, and top-seeded Villanova to win Lapchick his fourth NIT championship. The Redmen were led by the rebounding of sophomore forward Lloyd "Sonny" Dove and the scoring of senior Ken McIntyre who totaled 101 points in his last four games, over 1,000 points for his entire career, and being named the MVP of both the Holiday Festival and NIT.

Lou Carnesecca era (1965–1992)

Lou Carnesecca was hired as the head basketball coach at St. John's in 1965, after serving as an assistant at St. John's since 1958, given the difficult task to follow in the footsteps of the legendary Joe Lapchick. In the 1985 NCAA Tournament, he coached the Redmen to their second Final Four appearance. He was named the National Coach of the Year in 1983 and 1985 and Big East Coach of the Year on three different occasions. His record at St. John's was 526–200. Coach Carnesecca would win the school's record fifth NIT title in 1989 and as well as making the Elite Eight in 1979 and 1991, and the Sweet Sixteen in 1967, 1969, 1983.

Coach Carnesecca would temporary leave St. John's to coach in the ABA from 1970–73, and would leave the team to be coached by assistant and former player Frank Mulzoff who gathered a record of 56–27 and three postseasons before Carnesecca's return and help guide the program to 29 consecutive postseason tournament appearances and transition to playing in a major conference, the Big East.

1983 Big East Champions

1985 NCAA Final Four

1986 Big East Champions

Recent years (1992–present)

2010–11 Redeem team

2011–12 Fresh Five team

Yearly records

Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
1907–08 Rev. J. Chestnut 4–8
1908–09 P. Joseph Kersey 9–6
1909–10 Harry Fisher 15–5
1910–11 Claude Allen 14–0 Helms and Premo-Porretta National Champions[3]
1911–12 Joseph O'Shea 15–5
Claude Allen (1912–1914)
1912–13 Claude Allen 12–8
1913–14 Claude Allen 7–11
Claude Allen: 33–19
Joseph O'Shea (1914–1917)
1914–15 Joseph O'Shea 12–4
1915–16 Joseph O'Shea 5–10
1916–17 Joseph O'Shea 11–8
Joseph O'Shea: 43–27
John Crenny (1917–1921)
1917–18 John Crenny 8–8
1918–19 John Crenny 0–7
1919–20 John Crenny 9–14
1920–21 John Crenny 10–9
John Crenny: 27–38
Edward Kelleher (1921–1922)
1921–22 Edward Kelleher 10–11
Edward Kelleher: 10–11
John Crenny (1922–1927)
1922–23 John Crenny 11–10
1923–24 John Crenny 16–15
1924–25 John Crenny 18–6
1925–26 John Crenny 18–7
1926–27 John Crenny 15–10
John Crenny: 105–86
James "Buck" Freeman (1927–1933)
1927–28 James Freeman 18–4
1928–29 James Freeman 23–2
1929–30 James Freeman 23–1
1930–31 James Freeman 21–1
1931–32 James Freeman 22–4
1932–33 James Freeman 23–4
James "Buck" Freeman (Metropolitan New York Conference) (1933–1936)
1933–34 James Freeman 16–3 3–4 5th
1934–35 James Freeman 13–8
1935–36 James Freeman 18–4 4–3 4th
James Freeman: 177–31
Joseph Lapchick (Metropolitan New York Conference) (1936–1947)
1936–37 Joseph Lapchick 12–7 1–4 7th
1937–38 Joseph Lapchick 15–4 4–2 T-4th
1938–39 Joseph Lapchick 18–4 17–2 2nd NIT Semifinals
1939–40 Joseph Lapchick 15–5 NIT Quarterfinals
1940–41 Joseph Lapchick 11–6
1941–42 Joseph Lapchick 16–5
1942–43 Joseph Lapchick 21–3 6–1 1st NIT Champions
1943–44 Joseph Lapchick 18–5 NIT Champions
1944–45 Joseph Lapchick 21–3 NIT Semifinals
1945–46 Joseph Lapchick 17–6 5–1 T-1st NIT Quarterfinals
1946–47 Joseph Lapchick 16–7 6–0 1st NIT Quarterfinals
Joseph Lapchick: 180–55
Frank McGuire (Metropolitan New York Conference) (1947–1952)
1947–48 Frank McGuire 12–11 3–3 T-4th
1948–49 Frank McGuire 15–9 5–1 T-1st NIT First Round
1949–50 Frank McGuire 24–5 3–3 T-3rd NIT Semifinals
1950–51 Frank McGuire 26–5 6–0 1st NIT Semifinals, NCAA Regional Finals
1951–52 Frank McGuire 25–6 6–0 1st NIT Quarterfinals, NCAA National Finals
Frank McGuire: 102–36
Al "Dusty" DeStefano (Metropolitan New York Conference) (1952–1956)
1952–53 Al DeStefano 17–6 5–1 2nd NIT Finals
1953–54 Al DeStefano 9–11 2–3 5th
1954–55 Al DeStefano 11–9 5–1 2nd
1955–56 Al DeStefano 12–12 3–3 T-3rd
Al DeStefano: 49–39
Joseph Lapchick (Metropolitan New York Conference) (1956–1963)
1956–57 Joseph Lapchick 14–9 4–2 2nd
1957–58 Joseph Lapchick 18–8 6–0 1st NIT Semifinals
1958–59 Joseph Lapchick 20–6 4–2 3rd NIT Champions
1959–60 Joseph Lapchick 17–8 5–1 2nd NIT Quarterfinals
1960–61 Joseph Lapchick 20–5 4–0 1st NCAA First Round
1961–62 Joseph Lapchick 21–5 5–0 1st NIT Finals
1962–63 Joseph Lapchick 9–15 2–2 4th
Joseph Lapchick (Independent) (1963–1965)
1963–64 Joseph Lapchick 14–11
1964–65 Joseph Lapchick 21–8 NIT Champions
Joseph Lapchick: 334–130
Lou Carnesecca (Independent) (1965–1970)
1965–66 Lou Carnesecca 18–8 NIT First Round
1966–67 Lou Carnesecca 23–5 NCAA Regional Semifinals
1967–68 Lou Carnesecca 19–8 NCAA First Round
1968–69 Lou Carnesecca 23–6 NCAA Regional Semifinals
1969–70 Lou Carnesecca 21–8 NIT Finals
Lou Carnesecca: 160–62
Frank Mulzoff (Independent) (1970–1973)
1970–71 Frank Mulzoff 18–9 NIT First Round
1971–72 Frank Mulzoff 19–11 NIT Semifinals
1972–73 Frank Mulzoff 19–7 NCAA First Round
Frank Mulzoff: 56–27
Lou Carnesecca (Independent) (1973–1979)
1973–74 Lou Carnesecca 20–7 NIT First Round
1974–75 Lou Carnesecca 21–10 ECAC Metro Finals, NIT Semifinals
1975–76 Lou Carnesecca 23–6 ECAC Metro Finals, NCAA First Round
1976–77 Lou Carnesecca 22–9 ECAC Metro Finals, NCAA First Round
1977–78 Lou Carnesecca 21–7 ECAC Metro Finals, NCAA First Round
1978–79 Lou Carnesecca 21–11 ECAC Metro Finals, NCAA Regional Final
Lou Carnesecca (Big East Conference) (1979–1992)
1979–80 Lou Carnesecca 24–5 5–1 T-1st NCAA Second Round
1980–81 Lou Carnesecca 17–11 8–6 3rd NIT First Round
1981–82 Lou Carnesecca 21–9 9–5 3rd NCAA Second Round
1982–83 Lou Carnesecca 28–5 12–4 T-1st NCAA Regional Semifinals
1983–84 Lou Carnesecca 18–12 8–8 5th NCAA First Round
1984–85 Lou Carnesecca 31–4 15–1 1st NCAA National Semifinals
1985–86 Lou Carnesecca 31–5 14–2 T-1st NCAA Second Round
1986–87 Lou Carnesecca 21–9 10–6 T-4th NCAA Second Round
1987–88 Lou Carnesecca 17–12 8–8 T-5th NCAA First Round
1988–89 Lou Carnesecca 20–13 6–10 8th NIT Champions
1989–90 Lou Carnesecca 24–10 10–6 4th NCAA Second Round
1990–91 Lou Carnesecca 23–9 10–6 2nd NCAA Regional Finals
1991–92 Lou Carnesecca 19–11 12–6 T-1st NCAA First Round
Lou Carnesecca: 526–200 294–115
Brian Mahoney (Big East Conference) (1992–1996)
1992–93 Brian Mahoney 19–11 12–6 2nd NCAA Second Round
1993–94 Brian Mahoney 12–17 5–13 9th
1994–95 Brian Mahoney 14–14 7–11 8th NIT First Round
1995–96 Brian Mahoney 11–16 5–13 5th (BE6)
Brian Mahoney: 56–58 29–43
Fran Fraschilla (Big East Conference) (1996–1998)
1996–97 Fran Fraschilla 13–14 8–10 5th (BE6)
1997–98 Fran Fraschilla 22–10 13–5 2nd (BE6) NCAA First Round
Fran Fraschilla: 35–24 21–15
Mike Jarvis (Big East Conference) (1998–2004)
1998–99 Mike Jarvis 28–9 14–4 3rd NCAA Regional Final
1999-00 Mike Jarvis 25–8 12–4 3rd NCAA Second Round
2000–01 Mike Jarvis 14–15** 8–8 3rd (East)
2001–02 Mike Jarvis 20–12** 9–7 3rd (East) NCAA First Round**[4]
2002–03 Mike Jarvis 21–13** 7–9 5th (East) NIT Champions**[4]
2003–04 Mike Jarvis*
Kevin Clark
2–4**
4–17**
N/A
1–15
14th
Mike Jarvis: 114–78% 51–47
Norm Roberts (Big East Conference) (2004–2010)
2004–05 Norm Roberts 9–18 3–13 12th
2005–06 Norm Roberts 12–15 5–11 15th
2006–07 Norm Roberts 16–15 7–9 11th
2007–08 Norm Roberts 11–19 5–13 14th
2008–09 Norm Roberts 16–18 6–12 13th CBI First Round
2009–10 Norm Roberts 17–16 6–12 13th NIT First Round
Norm Roberts: 81–101 32–70
Steve Lavin (Big East Conference) (2010–2015)
2010–11 Steve Lavin 21–12 12–6 T-3rd NCAA Second Round
2011–12 Steve Lavin
Mike Dunlap
2–2
11–17
N/A
6–12
T-11th
2012–13 Steve Lavin 17–16 8–10 10th NIT Second Round
2013–14 Steve Lavin 20–13 10–8 T-3rd NIT First Round
2014–15 Steve Lavin 21–12 10–8 5th NCAA Second Round
Steve Lavin: 92–72 46–44
Chris Mullin (Big East Conference) (2015–present)
2015–16 Chris Mullin 8–24 1–17 10th
Chris Mullin: 8–24 1–17
Total: 1803–979

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

*Jarvis was fired on December 19, 2003; assistant Kevin Clark finished the season.
** St. John's vacated 47 games (46 wins and one loss) from 2000 to 2004 after Abe Keita was ruled ineligible. Official records are 5–15 for 2000–01, 7–11 for 2001–02, 1–13 for 2002–03 and 0–4 for 2003–04.[5]
% Official record at St. John's is 68–77 (53–32 Big East) not counting vacated games.[5]
[6]

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Red Storm have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 29 times. Their combined record is 27–31. Due to impermissible benefits to a player, their 2002 appearance has been vacated by the NCAA making their official record 27–30.

Year Seed Round Opponent Results
1951 Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Regional 3rd Place Game
Connecticut
Kentucky
NC State
W 63–52
L 43–59
W 71–59
1952 Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship Game
NC State
Kentucky
Illinois
Kansas
W 60–49
W 64–57
W 61–59
L 63–80
1961 First Round Wake Forest L 74–97
1967 First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place Game
Temple
Boston College
Princeton
W 57–53
L 62–63
L 58–78
1968 First Round Davidson L 70–79
1969 First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place Game
Princeton
Davidson
Duquesne
W 72–63
L 69–79
L 72–75
1973 First Round Penn L 61–62
1976 First Round Indiana L 70–90
1977 First Round Utah L 68–72
1978 First Round Louisville L 68–76
1979 #10 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
#7 Temple
#2 Duke
#6 Rutgers
#9 Penn
W 75–70
W 80–78
W 67–65
L 62–64
1980 #3 Second Round #6 Purdue L 72–87
1982 #5 First Round
Second Round
#12 Penn
#4 Alabama
W 66–56
L 68–69
1983 #1 Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#9 Rutgers
#4 Georgia
W 66–55
L 67–70
1984 #9 First Round #8 Temple L 63–65
1985 #1 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
#16 Southern
#9 Arkansas
#12 Kentucky
#3 NC State
#1 Georgetown
W 83–59
W 68–65
W 86–70
W 69–60
L 59–77
1986 #1 First Round
Second Round
#16 Montana State
#8 Auburn
W 83–74
L 65–81
1987 #6 First Round
Second Round
#11 Wichita State
#3 DePaul
W 57–55
L 75–83 OT
1988 #11 First Round #6 Florida L 59–62
1990 #6 First Round
Second Round
#11 Temple
#3 Duke
W 81–65
L 72–76
1991 #4 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
#13 Northern Illinois
#5 Texas
#1 Ohio State
#2 Duke
W 75–68
W 84–76
W 91–74
L 61–78
1992 #7 First Round #10 Tulane L 57–61
1993 #5 First Round
Second Round
#12 Texas Tech
#4 Arkansas
W 85–67
L 74–80
1998 #7 First Round #10 Detroit L 64–66
1999 #3 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
#14 Samford
#6 Indiana
#2 Maryland
#4 Ohio State
W 69–43
W 86–61
W 76–62
L 74–77
2000 #2 First Round
Second Round
#15 Northern Arizona
#10 Gonzaga
W 61–56
L 76–82
2002* #9 First Round #8 Wisconsin L 70–80
2011 #6 Second Round #11 Gonzaga L 71–86
2015 #9 Second Round #8 San Diego State L 64–76

* Vacated by the NCAA

NIT results

The Red Storm have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) 30 times. Their combined record is 45–30. They are six-time NIT Champions (1943, 1944, 1959, 1965, 1989, 2003). Due to impermissible benefits to a player, their 2003 appearance (and title) has been vacated by the NCAA making their official record 40–30.

Year Round Opponent Result
1939 Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd Place Game
Roanoke
Loyola–Chicago
Bradley
W 71–47
L 46–51
L 35–40
1940 Quarterfinals Duquesne L 31–38
1943 Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Rice
Fordham
Toledo
W 51–49
W 69–43
W 48–27
1944 Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Bowling Green
Kentucky
DePaul
W 44–40
W 48–45
W 47–39
1945 Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd Place Game
Muhlenberg
Bowling Green
Rhode Island
W 34–33
L 44–57
W 64–57
1946 Quarterfinals West Virginia L 58–70
1947 Quarterfinals NC State L 55–61
1949 First Round Bowling Green L 64–77
1950 Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd Place Game
WKU
Bradley
Duquesne
W 65–46
L 72–82
W 69–67
1951 Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd Place Game
St. Bonaventure
Dayton
Seton Hall
W 60–58
L 62–69
W 70–68
1952 Quarterfinals La Salle L 45–51
1953 First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Saint Louis
La Salle
Duquesne
Seton Hall
W 81–66
W 75–74
W 75–74
L 46–58
1958 First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd Place Game
Butler
Utah
Dayton
St. Bonaventure
W 76–69
W 71–70
L 56–80
L 69–84
1959 First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Villanova
St. Bonaventure
Providence
Bradley
W 75–67
W 82–74
W 76–55
L 71–76
1960 Quarterfinals St. Bonaventure L 71–106
1962 Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Holy Cross
Duquesne
Dayton
W 80–74
W 75–65
L 67–73
1965 First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Boston College
New Mexico
Army
Villanova
W 114–92
W 61–54
W 67–60
W 55–51
1966 First Round Villanova L 61–63
1970 First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Miami (OH)
Georgia Tech
Army
Marquette
W 70–57
W 56–55
W 60–59
L 53–65
1971 First Round Tennessee L 83–84
1972 First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd Place Game
Missoui
Oral Roberts
Niagara
Jacksonville
W 82–81
W 94–78
L 67–69
L 80–83
1974 First Round Connecticut L 70–82
1975 First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd Place Game
Lafayette
Manhattan
Providence
Oregon
W 94–76
W 57–56
L 72–85
L 76–80
1981 First Round Alabama L 69–73
1989 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Ole Miss
Oklahoma State
Ohio State
UAB
Saint Louis
W 70–67
W 76–64
W 83–80
W 76–65
W 73–65
1995 First Round South Florida L 68–74
2003* First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Boston University
Virginia
UAB
Texas Tech
Georgetown
W 73–57
W 73–63
W 79–71
W 64–63
W 70–67
2010 First Round Memphis L 71–73
2013 First Round
Second Round
Saint Joseph's
Virginia
W 63–61
L 50–68
2014 First Round Robert Morris L 78–89

* Vacated by the NCAA

Coaching history

Overall Conference
Coach Years Record Winning % Record Winning %
J. Chestnut 1907–08 4–8 .333
P. Joseph Kersey 1908–09 9–6 .600
Harry A. Fisher 1909–10 15–5 .750
Claude Allen 1910–11, 1912–14 33–19 .635
Joseph O'Shea 1911–12, 1914–17 43–27 .614
John Crenny 1918–21, 1922–27 105–86 .550
Ed Kelleher 1921–22 10–11 .476
James Freeman 1927–36 177–31 .851
Joe Lapchick 1936–47, 1956–65 334–130 .720
Frank McGuire 1947–52 102–36 .739
Al DeStefano 1952–56 49–39 .563
Lou Carnesecca 1965–70, 1973–92 526–200 .725 139–80 .635
Frank Mulzoff 1970–73 56–27 .675
Brian Mahoney 1992–96 56–58 .491 29–43 .403
Fran Fraschilla 1996–98 35–24 .593 21–15 .583
Mike Jarvis 1998–2003 66–60 .524 57–36 .613
Kevin Clark 2003–04 2–17 .105 1–15 .064
Norm Roberts 2004–10 81–101 .445 32–70 .313
Steve Lavin 2010–2015 81–53 .604 40–30 .571
Mike Dunlap 2011-2012 11-17 .392 6-12 .400
Chris Mullin 2015–present 8–24 .250 1–17 .055

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

St. John's players

All individuals were inducted as players unless otherwise noted.

St. John's coaches

All individuals were inducted as coaches, though not necessarily for their service at St. John's.

Notable players

Honored numbers

No. Player Pos. Career
13 Mark Jackson PG 1983–87
20 Chris Mullin SG 1981–85
21 Malik Sealy SF 1988–1992
Walter Berry PF 1984–86
Dick McGuire PG 1943–49
24 Tony Jackson F 1958–61
33 Alan Seiden PG 1956–59
55 Sonny Dove SF 1964–67

Players selected in the NBA Draft since 1985

Year Round Pick[7] Overall Name Team
2015 2 23 53 Pointer, Sir'DominicSir'Dominic Pointer Cleveland Cavaliers
2012 1 15 15 Harkless, MauriceMaurice Harkless Philadelphia 76ers
2001 2 3 31 Cook, OmarOmar Cook Orlando Magic
2000 2 10 39 Postell, LavorLavor Postell New York Knicks
2000 1 28 28 Barkley, ErickErick Barkley Portland Trail Blazers
1999 1 16 16 Artest, RonRon Artest Chicago Bulls
1998 1 24 24 Lopez, FelipeFelipe Lopez San Antonio Spurs
1994 2 16 43 Scott, ShawnelleShawnelle Scott Portland Trail Blazers
1992 2 19 46 Werdann, RobertRobert Werdann Denver Nuggets
1992 1 14 14 Sealy, MalikMalik Sealy Indiana Pacers
1990 1 21 21 Williams, JaysonJayson Williams Phoenix Suns
1988 2 2 27 Jones, SheltonShelton Jones San Antonio Spurs
1987 3 23 69 Glass, WillieWillie Glass Los Angeles Lakers
1987 1 18 18 Jackson, MarkMark Jackson New York Knicks
1986 3 20 67 Rowan, RonRon Rowan Philadelphia 76ers
1986 1 14 14 Berry, WalterWalter Berry Portland Trail Blazers
1985 1 16 16 Wennington, BillBill Wennington Dallas Mavericks
1985 1 7 7 Mullin, ChrisChris Mullin Golden State Warriors
     First round pick        Active players

Awards and honors

Henry Iba Award (National Coach of the Year)

Big East Coach of the Year

  • Lou Carnesecca – 1983
  • Lou Carnesecca – 1985
  • Lou Carnesecca – 1986
  • Brian Mahoney – 1993

Peter A. Carlesimo Award (Metropolitan Coach of the Year)

  • Lou Carnesecca – 1983
  • Lou Carnesecca – 1985
  • Lou Carnesecca – 1986
  • Brian Mahoney – 1993
  • Mike Jarvis – 1999

John R. Wooden Award (National Player of the Year)

Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award

National Invitational Tournament Most Valuable Player

Big East Player of the Year

  • Chris Mullin – 1983
  • Chris Mullin – 1984
  • Chris Mullin – 1985
  • Walter Berry – 1986

Dave Gavitt Trophy (Big East Tournament MVP)

Big East Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Haggerty Award (Metropolitan Player of the Year)

McDonald's High School All-Americans

Big East Rookie of the Year

Big East Defensive Player of the Year

Big East Most Improved Player

Big East Sixth Man Award

  • Justin Burrell – 2011

Metropolitan Rookie of the Year

  • Chris Mullin – 1982
  • Mark Jackson – 1984
  • Walter Berry – 1985
  • Michael Porter – 1988
  • Malik Sealy – 1989
  • Felipe Lopez – 1995
  • Ron Artest – 1998
  • Erick Barkley – 1999
  • Marcus Hatten – 2002
  • Moe Harkless – 2012
  • JaKarr Sampson – 2013

Consensus First Team All-Americans

Consensus Second Team All-Americans

Consensus Third Team All-Americans

  • Ron Artest – 1999

Consensus First Team All-Big East

  • Reggie Carter – 1980
  • David Russell – 1982
  • Chris Mullin – 1983,'84,'85
  • Walter Berry – 1986
  • Mark Jackson – 1986,'87
  • Boo Harvey – 1990
  • Malik Sealy – 1991,'92
  • David Cain – 1993
  • Felipe Lopez – 1998
  • Ron Artest – 1999
  • Erick Barkley – 2000
  • Marcus Hatten – 2002,'03
  • Lamont Hamilton – 2007
  • Dwight Hardy – 2011
  • D'Angelo Harrison – 2014,'15

Consensus First Team All-Metropolitan

  • Harry Boykoff – 1943,'46
  • Larry Baxter – 1943
  • Andrew Levane – 1943
  • Dick McGuire – 1944,'49
  • Hy Gotkin – 1944,'45
  • David Russell – 1981,'82,'83
  • Chris Mullin – 1983,'84,'85
  • Bill Wennington – 1985
  • Walter Berry – 1985,'86
  • Mark Jackson – 1986,'87
  • Malik Sealy – 1990,'91,'92
  • Felipe Lopez – 1997,'98
  • Zendon Hamilton – 1997
  • Ron Artest – 1999

  • Erick Barkley – 1999,2000
  • Bootsy Thornton – 1999,2000
  • Lavor Postell – 2000
  • Omar Cook – 2001
  • Marcus Hatten – 2002,'03
  • Daryll Hill – 2005
  • Lamont Hamilton – 2007
  • Anthony Mason, Jr. – 2008
  • Paris Horne – 2009
  • D.J. Kennedy – 2009,'10
  • Dwight Hardy – 2011
  • Moe Harkless – 2012
  • D'Angelo Harrison – 2013,'14,'15
  • Sir'Dominic Pointer – 2015

References

  1. St. John's Athletics Brand Guide. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  2. Goodman, Jeff (March 30, 2015). "Chris Mullin to coach St. John's". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  3. ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 532. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  4. 1 2 St. John's University (New York) Penalized for Violations in Men's Basketball Retrieved 2014-Mar-17.
  5. 1 2 2010–11 St. John's Media Guide
  6. 2010–11 St. John's men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2013-Sep-10.
  7. "NBA Draft Index". Basketball Reference. 2013. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
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