1996–97 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

The 199697 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Fran Fraschilla in his first year at the school after replacing Brian Mahoney. 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.

19961997 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
ECAC Holiday Festival Champions
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
19961997 record1314 (810 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ron Rutledge
  • Darren Savino
  • Brian Cousins
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
1996–97 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Big East 6
No. 20 Villanova126 .667  2410  .706
No. 23 Boston College126 .667  229  .710
West Virginia117 .611  2110  .677
Notre Dame810 .444  1614  .533
St. John's810 .444  1315  .464
Connecticut711 .389  1815  .545
Big East 7
Georgetown117 .611  2010  .667
Providence108 .556  2412  .667
Pittsburgh108 .556  1815  .545
Miami99 .500  1613  .552
Syracuse99 .500  1913  .594
Seton Hall513 .278  1018  .357
Rutgers513 .278  1116  .407
1997 Big East Tournament winner
As of March 31, 1997[1][2][3]; Rankings from AP Poll

Off season

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Maurice Brown5G5'9"SeniorGraduated
Thomas Bayne22F6'10"SeniorGraduated
Derek Brown23G6'3"RS SeniorGraduated
Rowan Barrett24G/F6'5"SeniorGraduated. Entered 1997 NBA Draft
Fred Lyson44G/F6'7"RS JuniorTransferred

Class of 1996 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Lavor Postell
SF
Albany, GA Westover High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Chudney Gray
PG
Bronx, NY Rice High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Collin Charles
PG
Toronto, Ontario Eastern Commerce Collegiate Institute 5 ft 11 in (1.80 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:

  • "1996 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Roster

    1996–97 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 3 Chudney Gray 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
    FrRice Bronx, NY
    G 4 Tarik Turner 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
    JrOak Hill Charlottesville, VA
    G 10 Kareem Syed 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
    FrHillcrest Queens, NY
    G 11 Collin Charles 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
    FrEastern Commerce Toronto, Ontario
    G 13 Felipe López 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
    JrRice Santo Domingo, D.R.
    F 14 Ed Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
    SoCopiague Copiague, NY
    F/C 21 Mike Menniefield 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
    SrSouthside/Spartanburg Methodist Greenville, SC
    F 25 Lavor Postell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
    FrWestover Albany, GA
    C 31 Zendon Hamilton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
    JrSewanhaka Floral Park, NY
    F 32 Tyrone Grant 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
    SoGrady Brooklyn, NY
    F 34 Charles Minlend 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
    RS SrSt. Thomas More School Yaounde, Cameroon
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    • Ron Rutledge
    • Darren Savino
    • Brian Cousins

    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
    11/23/96*
    LIU Brooklyn L 73-76  0-1
    Alumni Hall 
    Queens, NY
    11/30/96*
    Hofstra W 77-54  1-1
    Alumni Hall 
    Queens, NY
    12/03/96
    Miami (F.L.) W 61-57  2-1 (1-0)
    Miami Arena 
    Miami, FL
    12/07/96
    No. 5 Villanova L 70-82  2-2 (1-1)
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    12/11/96*
    No. 5 Michigan L 61-76  2-3
    Nassau Coliseum 
    Uniondale, NY
    12/15/96*
    at No. 17 Minnesota L 39-77  2-4
    Williams Arena 
    Minneapolis, MN
    12/21/96*
    Fairleigh Dickinson W 77-50  3-4
    Alumni Hall 
    Queens, NY
    12/26/96*
    Manhattan
    ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal
    W 68-61  4-4
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    12/28/96*
    Georgia Tech
    ECAC Holiday Festival Championship
    W 67-55  5-4
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    01/02/97
    at Providence W 77-67  5-5 (1-2)
    Providence Civic Center 
    Providence, RI
    01/04/97
    Pittsburgh W 75-64  6-5 (2-2)
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    01/08/97
    at Connecticut W 71-67 OT 7-5 (3-2)
    Gampel Pavilion 
    Storrs, CT
    01/12/97
    West Virginia L 77-90  7-6 (3-3)
    Alumni Hall 
    Queens, NY
    01/14/97*
    at Niagara W 62-40  8-6
    Gallagher Center 
    Niagara, NY
    01/18/97
    at Pittsburgh W 60-55  9-6 (4-3)
    Fitzgerald Field House 
    Pittsburgh, PA
    01/21/97
    at Georgetown L 57-62  9-7 (4-4)
    USAir Arena 
    Landover, MD
    01/25/97
    Providence L 59-72  9-8 (4-5)
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    01/29/97
    Rutgers L 47-49  9-9 (4-6)
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    02/01/97
    Georgetown L 68-71  9-10 (4-7)
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    02/04/97
    at Notre Dame L 70-75  9-11 (4-8)
    Joyce Center 
    Notre Dame, IN
    02/09/97
    Boston College L 80-81 OT 9-12 (4-9)
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    02/12/97
    Syracuse W 91-87  10-12 (5-9)
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    02/15/97
    at Rutgers W 73-58  11-12 (6-9)
    Louis Brown Athletic Center 
    Piscataway, NJ
    02/19/97
    at No. 19 Villanova L 54-65  11-13 (6-10)
    CoreStates Center 
    Philadelphia, PA
    02/22/97
    Miami (F.L.) W 77-73  12-13 (7-10)
    Alumni Hall 
    Queens, NY
    02/26/97
    at Seton Hall W 66-62  13-13 (8-10)
    Continental Airlines Arena 
    East Rutherford, NJ
    Big East Tournament
    03/05/97
    vs. Miami (F.L.)
    Big East Tournament First Round
    L 68-76 OT 13-14
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

    References

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