2013–14 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

The 2013–14 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Steve Lavin in his fourth year at the school. Saint John's home games were played at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden and the team was a founding member of the new Big East Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in three-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament to Providence. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Robert Morris in the first round.

2013–14 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
2013–14 record20–13 (10–8 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarnesecca Arena
Madison Square Garden
2013–14 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Villanova162 .889  295  .853
No. 16 Creighton144 .778  278  .771
Providence108 .556  2312  .657
Xavier108 .556  2113  .618
St. John's108 .556  2013  .606
Marquette99 .500  1715  .531
Georgetown810 .444  1815  .545
Seton Hall612 .333  1717  .500
Butler414 .222  1417  .452
DePaul315 .167  1221  .364
2014 Big East Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
Source:[1]

Off season

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Amir Garrett22F6'6"190SophomoreLos Angeles, CaliforniaTransferred to Cal State Northridge
Jamal White30G6'4"210SeniorRoosevelt, New YorkGraduated

Class of 2013 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Rysheed Jordan
PG
Philadelphia, PA Roberts Vaux High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Apr 11, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 92
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:

  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Roster

    2013–14 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Jamal Branch 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)176 lb (80 kg) JrGrace Preparatory Academy/Texas A&M Kansas City, MO
    G 1 Phil Greene 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrIMG Academy Chicago, IL
    G/F 2 Marc-Antoine Bourgault 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)216 lb (98 kg) SrMonroe College Saint-Malo, France
    F/C 3 God'sgift Achiuwa 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)236 lb (107 kg) RS SrErie C.C. Port Harcourt, Nigeria
    F 4 Christian Jones  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)228 lb (103 kg) SoIMG Academy Arlington, TX
    G 5 David Lipscomb (W)  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoWheeler Riverdale, GA
    G/F 10 Max Hooper 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)202 lb (92 kg) RS SoBrewster Academy/Harvard Carmel Valley Village, CA
    G 11 D'Angelo Harrison 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)203 lb (92 kg) JrDulles Missouri City, TX
    F/C 12 Chris Obekpa 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)219 lb (99 kg) SoOur Savior New American Makurdi, Nigeria
    F 14 JaKarr Sampson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)206 lb (93 kg) SoBrewster Academy Akron, Ohio
    G/F 15 Sir'Dominic Pointer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)196 lb (89 kg) JrQuality Education Academy Detroit, MI
    G 23 Rysheed Jordan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrRoberts Vaux Philadelphia, PA
    G 24 Felix Balamou 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)189 lb (86 kg) SoOur Savior New American Conakry, Guinea
    F 33 Orlando Sánchez 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)216 lb (98 kg) SrMonroe College Nagua, Dominican Republic
    F 35 Khadim Ndiaye (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrChrist the King Queens, NY
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    • Jim Whitesell
    • Rico Hines
    • Tony Chiles
    • Gene Keady (special asst.)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Schedule

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    November 2*
    3:00 pm
    San Francisco State W 82–80 
    Carnesecca Arena (3,263)
    Queens, NY
    November 4*
    7:30 pm
    Humboldt State W 106–39 
    Carnesecca Arena (3,501)
    Queens, NY
    Non-Conference Regular Season
    November 8*
    7:00 pm, BTN
    vs. No. 20 Wisconsin L 75–86  0–1
    Sanford Pentagon (3,523)
    Sioux Falls, SD
    November 15*
    6:00 pm, FS2
    Wagner W 73–57  1–1
    Carnesecca Arena (4,337)
    Queens, NY
    November 18*
    8:30 pm, FS1
    Bucknell W 67–63  2–1
    Carnesecca Arena (3,963)
    Queens, NY
    November 22*
    9:00 pm, FS1
    Monmouth
    Barclays Center Classic opening round
    W 64–54  3–1
    Carnesecca Arena (4,185)
    Queens, NY
    November 26*
    7:00 pm, FS1
    Longwood
    Barclays Center Classic opening round
    W 65–47  4–1
    Carnesecca Arena (3,531)
    Queens, NY
    November 29*
    7:00 pm
    vs. Penn State
    Barclays Center Classic semifinals
    L 82–89 OT 4–2
    Barclays Center (4,231)
    Brooklyn, NY
    November 30*
    2:00 pm, NBCSN
    vs. Georgia Tech
    Barclays Center Classic 3rd place game
    W 69–58  5–2
    Barclays Center (3,088)
    Brooklyn, NY
    December 7*
    1:30 pm, MSG
    Fordham
    Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival
    W 104–58  6–2
    Madison Square Garden (10,803)
    New York City, NY
    December 15*
    12:00 pm, FS1
    No. 2 Syracuse L 63–68  6–3
    Madison Square Garden (16,357)
    New York City, NY
    December 18*
    8:00 pm, FS1
    San Francisco W 81–57  7–3
    Carnesecca Arena (4,282)
    Queens, NY
    December 21*
    2:00 pm, FS1
    Youngstown State W 96–87  8–3
    Carnesecca Arena (4,248)
    Queens, NY
    December 28*
    2:30 pm, FS1
    vs. Columbia
    Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival
    W 65–59  9–3
    Barclays Center (7,203)
    Brooklyn, NY
    Big East Conference Regular Season
    December 31
    12:00 pm, FS1
    at Xavier L 60–70  9–4 (0–1)
    Cintas Center (10,250)
    Cincinnati, OH
    January 4
    1:00 pm, FS1
    at Georgetown L 60–77  9–5 (0–2)
    Verizon Center (10,164)
    Washington, D.C.
    January 11
    1:00 pm, FS1
    No. 8 Villanova L 67–74  9–6 (0–3)
    Madison Square Garden (11,707)
    New York City, NY
    January 14
    1:00 pm, FS1
    at DePaul L 75–77  9–7 (0–4)
    Allstate Arena (6,102)
    Rosemont, IL
    January 16
    7:00 pm, FS1
    Providence L 83–84 2OT 9–8 (0–5)
    Carnesecca Arena (4,709)
    Queens, NY
    January 18*
    6:00 pm, FS1
    Dartmouth W 69–55  10–8 (0–5)
    Carnesecca Arena (5,505)
    Queens, NY
    January 23
    7:00 pm, CBSSN
    Seton Hall W 77–76  11–8 (1–5)
    Carnesecca Arena (5,016)
    Queens, NY
    January 25
    4:00 pm, FSN
    at Butler W 69–52  12–8 (2–5)
    Hinkle Fieldhouse (10,000)
    Indianapolis, IN
    January 28
    4:00 pm, FS1
    at No. 20 Creighton L 60–63  12–9 (2–6)
    CenturyLink Center (17,515)
    Omaha, NE
    February 1
    12:30 pm, FS1
    Marquette W 74–59  13–9 (3–6)
    Madison Square Garden (12,561)
    New York City, NY
    February 4
    7:00 pm, FS1
    at Providence W 86–76  14–9 (4–6)
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,798)
    Providence, RI
    February 9
    7:00 pm, FS1
    No. 12 Creighton W 70–65  15–9 (5–6)
    Madison Square Garden (6,739)
    New York City, NY
    February 13
    9:00 pm, FS1
    at Seton Hall W 68–67  16–9 (6–6)
    Prudential Center (5,636)
    Newark, NJ
    February 16
    7:00 pm, FS1
    Georgetown W 82–60  17–9 (7–6)
    Madison Square Garden (10,340)
    New York City, NY
    February 18
    9:00 pm, FS1
    Butler W 77–52  18–9 (8–6)
    Madison Square Garden (7,002)
    New York City, NY
    February 22
    1:30 pm, FS1
    at No. 9 Villanova L 54–57  18–10 (8–7)
    Wells Fargo Center (17,124)
    Philadelphia, PA
    February 25
    7:00 pm, FS1
    Xavier L 53–65  18–11 (8–8)
    Madison Square Garden (6,707)
    New York City, NY
    March 2
    12:00 pm, CBSSN
    DePaul W 72–64  19–11 (9–8)
    Madison Square Garden (10,670)
    New York City, NY
    March 8
    12:00 pm, FS1
    at Marquette W 91–90 2OT 20–11 (10–8)
    BMO Harris Bradley Center (16,784)
    Milwaukee, WI
    Big East Tournament
    March 13
    3:30 pm, FS1
    vs. Providence
    Quarterfinals
    L 74–79  20–12
    Madison Square Garden (14,925)
    New York City, NY
    NIT
    March 18*
    7:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. (1) (8) Robert Morris
    First round
    L 78–89  20–13
    Carnesecca Arena (1,027)
    Queens, NY
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    References

    1. "Big East Conference Standings - 2013-14." ESPN.com. Retrieved: March 18, 2014.
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