1987–88 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 198788 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his twentieth 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.

198788 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Lapchick Memorial Champions
ECAC Holiday Festival Champions
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
198788 record1712 (88 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
1987–88 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 8 Pittsburgh124 .750  247  .774
No. 9 Syracuse115 .688  269  .743
Georgetown97 .563  2010  .667
Villanova97 .563  2413  .649
St. John's88 .500  1712  .586
Seton Hall88 .500  2213  .629
Boston College610 .375  1815  .545
Providence511 .313  1117  .393
Connecticut412 .250  2014  .588
1988 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 4, 1988[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1987–88 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Boo Harvey 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
JrAndrew Jackson/San Jacinto St. Albans, NY
G 4 Michael Porter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
JrPulaski County/San Jacinto Alexandria, VA
G 5 Marcus Broadnax 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
SoFort Walton Beach Fort Walton Beach, FL
C 10 Terry Bross (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
SrImmaculata Somerville, NJ
F/C 11 Jayson Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
SoChrist the King New York, NY
C 14 Marco Baldi 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
JrLong Island Lutheran Aosta, Italy
G 15 Kevin Fitzpatrick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
JrSt. Francis Prep Jackson Heights, NY
G 22 Elander Lewis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
SoAlbany High School Albany, NY
G/F 23 Matt Brust 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
RS JrBabylon/North Carolina Babylon, NY
F 31 Shelton Jones (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
SrAmityville Memorial Amityville, NY
F 33 Billy Singleton (I) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
FrAdlai E. Stevenson Bronx, NY
G 40 Steve Shurina (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
SrSt. Francis Prep Woodside, NY
C 50 Sean Muto 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
FrMechanicsburg 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
11/28/87*
Harvard
Lapchick Tournament Opening Round
W 105-60  1-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
11/29/87*
Loyola Marymount
Lapchick Tournament Championship
W 88-85  2-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/02/87*
Fairleigh Dickinson W 82-60  3-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/05/87*
at No. 16 Kansas L 54-63  3-1
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
12/09/87*
at Fordham W 76-71 2OT 4-1
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
12/12/87*
at UCLA W 72-69  5-1
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
12/19/87*
Niagara W 80-65  6-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/28/87*
Marist
ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal
W 66-59  7-1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/30/87*
No. 17 Kansas
ECAC Holiday Festival Championship
W 70-56  8-1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/04/88
Villanova L 62-69  8-2 (0-1)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/09/88
No. 20 at No. 2 Pittsburgh L 70-81  8-3 (0-2)
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, PA
01/12/88*
Rutgers W 73-55  9-3
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/16/88
Seton Hall W 71-70  10-3 (1-2)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/20/88
at No. 15 Georgetown W 65-58  11-3 (2-2)
Capital Centre 
Landover, MD
01/23/88
Connecticut W 79-72  12-3 (3-2)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/27/88
at No. 19 Villanova W 60-55  13-3 (4-2)
du Pont Pavilion 
Villanova, PA
01/30/88
at Seton Hall W 58-55  14-3 (5-2)
Meadowlands Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
02/03/88
No. 20 No. 9 Pittsburgh L 71-88  14-4 (5-3)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/06/88
No. 20 No. 12 Syracuse L 62-79  14-5 (5-4)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/08/88
No. 20 Boston College L 76-80  14-6 (5-5)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/13/88
Providence W 88-67  15-6 (6-5)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/17/88
at No. 12 Syracuse L 68-82  15-7 (6-6)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
02/20/88*
DePaul L 51-65  15-8
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/23/88
Georgetown W 69-66  16-8 (7-6)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/27/88
at Boston College L 65-74  16-9 (7-7)
Boston Garden 
Boston, MA
02/29/88
at Connecticut W 77-62  17-9 (8-7)
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, CT
03/05/88
at Providence L 81-90  17-10 (8-8)
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
Big East Tournament
03/11/88
vs. Villanova
Big East Tournament Quarterfinal
L 68-71  17-11
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
03/17/88*
vs. (6) Florida
NCAA First Round
L 59-62  17-12
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Team players drafted into the NBA

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
227Shelton JonesSan Antonio Spurs

References

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