1988–89 St. John's Redmen basketball team

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.

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)
198889 record2013 (610 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
1988–89 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Georgetown133 .813  295  .853
No. 11 Seton Hall115 .688  317  .816
No. 7 Syracuse106 .625  308  .789
Pittsburgh97 .563  1713  .567
Villanova79 .438  1816  .529
Providence79 .438  1811  .621
Connecticut610 .375  1813  .581
St. John's610 .375  2013  .606
Boston College313 .188  1217  .414
1989 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 3, 1989[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

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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