2004–05 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

The 2004–05 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Norm Roberts in his first year at the school replacing interim head coach Kevin Clark. St. John's home games are played at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference.

2004–05 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
MSG Holiday Festival Champions
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
2004–05 record9–18 (3–13 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarnesecca Arena
Madison Square Garden
2004–05 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 14 Boston College133 .813  255  .833
No. 13 Connecticut133 .813  238  .742
No. 19 Villanova115 .688  248  .750
Pittsburgh106 .625  209  .690
Notre Dame97 .563  1712  .586
Georgetown88 .500  1913  .594
West Virginia88 .500  2411  .686
Providence412 .250  1417  .452
Seton Hall412 .250  1216  .429
Rutgers214 .125  1019  .345
St. John's*313 .188  918  .333
No. 11 Syracuse†**05 .000  127  .632
2005 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 4, 2005; Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2005 Big East Tournament.
**Syracuse had 15 regular season games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Syracuse′s disputed record was 27–7, 11–5.

Off season

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Joe McDonald2G5'11"185SeniorFarmingdale, New YorkGraduated
Elijah Ingram12PG6'0"170SophomoreJersey City, New JerseyTransferred to New Mexico State
Kyle Cuffe25PF6'9"236SeniorBronx, New YorkGraduated
Curtis Johnson52C7'3"320SeniorNorfolk, VirginiaGraduated

Class of 2004 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Cedric Jackson
SG
Columbus, NJ Northern Burlington High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:
Eugene Lawrence
PG
Brooklyn, NY Lincoln High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Dexter Gray
PF
Mount Vernon, NY Mount Vernon High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) May 12, 2004 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
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:

  • "2004 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Transfer additions

    NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
    Rodney EppersonF6'7"200SeniorQueens, New Yorkjunior college transfer from Midland College (1 yr immediate eligibility)
    Ryan WilliamsG/F6'5"225JuniorQueens, New Yorkjunior college transfer from Monroe College (2 yrs immediate eligibility)
    Jermaine MaybankG6'4"180JuniorBronx, New Yorkjunior college transfer from Independence Community College (2 yrs immediate eligibility)

    Roster

    2004–05 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Nygel Roach (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrXavier North Bergen, NJ
    F 1 Tyler Jones 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoHeritage Christian Academy (TX) Denver, CO
    F 2 Rodney Epperson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrMidland College Flushing, NY
    G 3 Daryll Hill (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS SoMilford Academy Bayside, NY
    G 4 Eugene Lawrence 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrLincoln Brooklyn, NY
    G 5 Devin Mayo (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)158 lb (72 kg) SoClinton Christian School Upper Marlboro, MD
    G 10 Jermaine Maybank  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrIndependence C.C./Bronx Regional Bronx, NY
    G 11 Cedric Jackson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrNorthern Burlington McGuire, NJ
    F 15 Phil Missere 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)206 lb (93 kg) SrCornwall Central Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY
    F 23 Ryan Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrMonroe College Queens, NY
    F 24 Dexter Gray 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrMount Vernon Mount Vernon, NY
    F 33 Otoja Abit (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrArchbishop Molloy Woodside, NY
    F/C 34 Lamont Hamilton (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoBridgton Academy Brooklyn, NY
    C 44 Mohamed Diakite 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SrMontrose Christian Rockville, MD
    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 (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    11/14/04*
    7:00pm
    Concordia W 85–77 
    Alumni Hall (2,991)
    Queens, NY
    Non-Conference Regular Season
    11/20/04*
    2:00pm, ESPN Radio
    Wagner W 79–68  1–0
    Alumni Hall (3,592)
    Queens, NY
    11/23/04*
    7:30pm, ESPN Radio
    St. Francis (N.Y.) W 53–52  1–1
    Alumni Hall (5,149)
    Queens, NY
    11/27/04*
    7:00pm, ESPN Radio
    at Niagara W 102–81  1–2
    Gallagher Center (2,400)
    Niagara, NY
    11/30/04*
    7:30pm, ESPN Radio
    Stony Brook W 66–57  2–2
    Alumni Hall (3,585)
    Queens, NY
    12/04/04*
    8:05pm, ESPN Radio
    at Illinois State W 77–69  2–3
    Redbird Arena (9,044)
    Normal, IL
    12/08/04*
    7:30pm, Radio Disney
    Virginia Tech W 75–65  3–3
    Alumni Hall (3,419)
    Queens, NY
    12/11/04*
    4:00pm, ESPN Radio
    at Hofstra W 78–68  3–4
    Hofstra Arena (5,124)
    Hempstead, NY
    12/19/04*
    2:00pm, Radio Disney
    Marist W 74–66  4–4
    Alumni Hall (3,282)
    Queens, NY
    12/28/04*
    8:30pm, ESPN Radio
    vs. Canisius
    Dreyfus Holiday Festival Opening Round
    W 71–51  5–4
    Madison Square Garden (8,731)
    New York, NY
    12/30/04*
    8:30pm, ESPN Radio
    vs. No. 17 N.C. State
    Dreyfus Holiday Festival Championship
    W 63–45  6–4
    Madison Square Garden (8,962)
    New York, NY
    Big East Conference Regular Season
    01/05/05
    7:30pm, FSNY
    No. 6 Syracuse W 79–65  6–5 (0–1)
    Madison Square Garden (9,596)
    New York, NY
    01/08/05
    2:00pm, MSG
    at No. 21 West Virginia W 64–60  6–6 (0–2)
    WVU Coliseum (9,536)
    Morgantown, WV
    01/15/05
    2:00pm, Metro
    at Notre Dame W 67–66  6–7 (0–3)
    Joyce Convocation Center (11,418)
    Notre Dame, IN
    01/18/05
    7:30pm, MSG
    No. 21 Pittsburgh W 65–62  7–7 (1–3)
    Madison Square Garden (5,084)
    New York, NY
    01/22/05
    7:30pm, MSG
    No. 9 Boston College W 79–73  7–8 (1–4)
    Carnesecca Arena (4,679)
    Queens, NY
    01/25/05
    7:30pm, Metro
    at Georgetown W 66–57  7–9 (1–5)
    MCI Center (7,864)
    Washington, D.C.
    01/29/05
    2:00pm, MSG
    Seton Hall W 62–55  7–10 (1–6)
    Madison Square Garden (6,665)
    New York, NY
    02/02/05
    7:00pm, MSG
    Rutgers W 53–52  8–10 (2–6)
    Madison Square Garden (5,775)
    New York, NY
    02/05/05
    12:00pm, MSG
    at No. 23 Connecticut W 68–46  8–11 (2–7)
    Hartford Civic Center (10,167)
    Storrs, CT
    02/08/05
    7:00pm, Metro
    at No. 18 Pittsburgh W 55–44  8–12 (2–8)
    Petersen Events Center (11,034)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    02/12/05
    7:30pm, MSG
    at Seton Hall W 57–55  8–13 (2–9)
    Izod Center (9,293)
    East Rutherford, NJ
    02/16/05
    7:30pm, FSNY
    West Virginia W 67–66  8–14 (2–10)
    Carnesecca Arena (3,943)
    Queens, NY
    02/20/05
    2:00pm, ESPN Radio
    Georgetown W 76–67  9–14 (3–10)
    Madison Square Garden (7,464)
    New York, NY
    02/23/05
    7:00pm, MSG
    at No. 15 Syracuse W 83–69  9–15 (3–11)
    Carrier Dome (23,579)
    Syracuse, NY
    02/26/05
    1:00pm, ABC
    No. 7 Duke W 58–47  9–16 (3–11)
    Madison Square Garden (16,290)
    New York, NY
    03/01/05
    7:30pm, MSG
    at Providence W 86–75  9–17 (3–12)
    Dunkin Donuts Center (8,792)
    Providence, RI
    03/05/05
    2:00pm, MSG
    No. 19 Villanova W 70–68  9–18 (3–13)
    Madison Square Garden (8,894)
    New York, NY
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

    References

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