1989–90 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 198990 St. John's Redmen men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his twenty-second 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.

198990 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Lapchick Memorial Champions
Preseason NIT Runner Up
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
198990 record2410 (106 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
1989–90 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Connecticut124 .750  316  .838
No. 6 Syracuse124 .750  267  .788
No. 8 Georgetown115 .688  247  .774
St. John's106 .625  2410  .706
Villanova88 .500  1815  .545
Providence88 .500  1712  .586
Seton Hall511 .313  1216  .429
Pittsburgh511 .313  1217  .414
Boston College115 .063  820  .286
1990 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 2, 1990[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Off season

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Kevin Fitzpatrick15GSeniorGraduated
Matt Brust23G/F6'4"RS SeniorGraduated

Class of 1989 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
David Cain
PG
Bronx, NY Adlai E. Stevenson High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Carl Beckett
SG
Queens, NY Christ the King High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 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:

  • "1989 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Roster

    1989–90 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 3 Boo Harvey 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
    SrAndrew Jackson/San Jacinto St. Albans, NY
    G 4 Darrell Aiken 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
    SrJohn F. Kennedy/Westchester New York, NY
    G 5 David Cain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
    FrAdlai E. Stevenson Bronx, NY
    G 10 Terrence Mullin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
    SoXaverian Brooklyn, NY
    F/C 11 Jayson Williams  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
    SrChrist the King New York, NY
    G 12 Jason Buchanan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
    SoNottingham Syracuse, NY
    G/F 13 Barry Milhaven 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
    SrSchreiber/Nassau Port Washington, NY
    F 21 Malik Sealy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
    SoSt. Nicholas of Tolentine Bronx, NY
    G/F 22 Chucky Sproling 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
    SoManual Denver, CO
    G 23 Charles Bemak 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
    FrNortheast Catholic High School Philadelphia, PA
    G 24 Chris Pursoo (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
    SoLong Island Lutheran Westbury, NY
    G/F 30 Carl Beckett (I) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
    FrChrist the King New York, NY
    F 33 Billy Singleton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
    JrAdlai E. Stevenson Bronx, NY
    C 41 Robert Werdann 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
    SoArchbishop Molloy Sunnyside, NY
    C 50 Sean Muto 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
    JrMechanicsburg 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
    11/16/89*
    No. 25 North Carolina A&T
    Dodge Preseason NIT First Round
    W 64-57  1-0
    Alumni Hall 
    Queens, NY
    11/18/89*
    No. 25 Houston
    Dodge Preseason NIT Quarterfinal
    W 76-69  2-0
    Alumni Hall 
    Queens, NY
    11/22/89*
    No. 25 DePaul
    Dodge Preseason NIT Semifinal
    W 53-52  3-0
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    11/24/89*
    No. 25 Kansas
    Dodge Preseason NIT Championship
    L 57-66  3-1
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    12/02/89*
    No. 20 San Diego
    Lapchick Tournament Opening Round
    W 74-59  4-1
    Alumni Hall 
    Queens, NY
    12/03/89*
    No. 20 Wright State
    Lapchick Tournament Championship
    W 76-56  5-1
    Alumni Hall 
    Queens, NY
    12/05/89*
    No. 15 vs. No. 19 North Carolina State
    ACC-Big East Challenge
    L 58-67  5-2
    Greensboro Coliseum 
    Greensboro, NC
    12/09/89*
    No. 15 Hofstra W 58-47  6-2
    Alumni Hall 
    Queens, NY
    12/12/89*
    No. 18 Fordham W 68-60  7-2
    Rose Hill Gymnasium 
    Bronx, NY
    12/16/89*
    No. 18 Manhattan W 68-52  8-2
    Alumni Hall 
    Queens, NY
    12/23/89*
    No. 19 Niagara W 83-51  9-2
    Alumni Hall 
    Queens, NY
    12/27/89*
    No. 17 Howard W 77-65  10-2
    Alumni Hall 
    Queens, NY
    12/29/89*
    No. 17 Davidson W 83-65  11-2
    Alumni Hall 
    Queens, NY
    01/02/90
    No. 16 Connecticut W 93-62  12-2 (1-0)
    Alumni Hall 
    Queens, NY
    01/06/90
    No. 16 at Boston College W 77-65  13-2 (2-0)
    Silvio O. Conte Forum 
    Chestnut Hill, MA
    01/10/90
    No. 15 at No. 6 Syracuse L 72-81  13-3 (2-1)
    Carrier Dome 
    Syracuse, NY
    01/13/90
    No. 15 Pittsburgh W 71-70  14-3 (3-1)
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    01/16/90
    No. 15 at Villanova W 64-58  15-3 (4-1)
    The Spectrum 
    Philadelphia, PA
    01/20/90
    No. 15 Boston College W 65-59  16-3 (5-1)
    Alumni Hall 
    Queens, NY
    01/24/90
    No. 15 at Providence W 83-75  17-3 (6-1)
    Providence Civic Center 
    Providence, RI
    01/27/90
    No. 15 at No. 20 Connecticut L 58-72  17-4 (6-2)
    Gampel Pavilion 
    Storrs, CT
    01/29/90
    No. 15 No. 11 Syracuse L 65-70  17-5 (6-3)
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    02/03/90
    No. 18 No. 6 Georgetown L 67-74  17-6 (6-4)
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    02/06/90*
    No. 24 Rutgers W 89-77  18-6
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    02/10/90
    No. 24 Villanova W 83-69  19-6 (7-4)
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    02/14/90
    No. 24 at Seton Hall W 90-81 OT 20-6 (8-4)
    Meadowlands Arena 
    East Rutherford, NJ
    02/17/90
    No. 24 Providence L 74-77  20-7 (8-5)
    Alumni Hall 
    Queens, NY
    02/21/90
    at No. 5 Georgetown W 63-62  21-7 (9-5)
    Capital Centre 
    Landover, MD
    02/24/90*
    DePaul W 77-74  22-7
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    02/26/90
    at Pittsburgh W 76-75  23-7 (10-5)
    Pittsburgh Civic Arena 
    Pittsburgh, PA
    03/02/90
    Seton Hall L 65-71  23-8 (10-6)
    Alumni Hall 
    Queens, NY
    Big East Tournament
    03/09/90
    Villanova
    Big East Tournament Quarterfinal
    L 60-70  23-9
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    NCAA Tournament
    03/16/90
    vs. (11) Temple
    NCAA First Round
    W 81-65  24-9
    Omni Coliseum 
    Atlanta, GA
    03/18/90
    vs. No. 15 (3) Duke
    NCAA Second Round
    L 72-76  24-10
    Omni Coliseum 
    Atlanta, GA
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

    Team players drafted into the NBA

    RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
    121Jayson WilliamsPhoenix Suns, traded to Philadelphia 76ers

    References

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