2019–20 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

The 2019–20 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by Mike Anderson, in his first year at the school, and played their home games at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 5–13 in Big East play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 9 seed in the Big East Tournament, they defeated Georgetown in the first round[1] before having their quarterfinal game against Creighton canceled at halftime due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.[2]

2019–20 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
2019–20 record17–15 (5–13 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • T.J. Cleveland
  • Van Macon
  • Steve DeMeo
Home arenaCarnesecca Arena
Madison Square Garden
2019–20 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 7 Creighton135 .722  247  .774
No. 11 Villanova135 .722  247  .774
No. 16 Seton Hall135 .722  219  .700
Providence126 .667  1912  .613
No. 24 Butler108 .556  229  .710
Marquette810 .444  1812  .600
Xavier810 .444  1913  .594
Georgetown513 .278  1517  .469
St. John's513 .278  1715  .531
DePaul315 .167  1616  .500
As of March 11, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 Big East Tournament was cancelled at halftime of the first game of the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Red Storm finished the 2018–19 season with a record of 21–13, 8–10 in Big East play to finish in seventh place in conference. They defeated DePaul in the first round of the Big East Tournament before losing to Marquette in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first four to Arizona State.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Sedee Keita0F6'9"236RS SophomorePhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaTransferred to FIU[3]
Shamorie Ponds2G6'1"180JuniorBrooklyn, New YorkEntered the 2019 NBA Draft[4]
Eli Wright3G6'5"190RS JuniorOwensboro, KentuckyTransferred to Western Kentucky[5]
Justin Simon5G6'5"205RS JuniorTemecula, CaliforniaEntered the 2019 NBA Draft[6]
Bryan Trimble Jr.12G6'3"220SophomoreKansas City, MissouriTransferred to Akron[7]
Marvin Clark II13F6'7"225RS SeniorKansas City, MissouriGraduated
Jay Camus32G5'10"170SeniorQueens, New YorkGraduated

Incoming transfers

NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school
Damien SearsF6'7"230RS JuniorHaughton, LouisianaWestern Oklahoma State[8]
Nick RutherfordG6'3"185Graduate studentIndianapolis, IndianaMonmouth[9]
Rasheem DunnG6'2"190RS JuniorBrooklyn, New YorkCleveland State[10]

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Johnathan McGriff
PG
District Heights, MD Bishop McNamara 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) May 2, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 70
Julian Champagnie
SF
Brooklyn, NY Bishop Loughlin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) May 29, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    2020 recruiting class

    Roster

    2019–20 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Mustapha Heron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrSacred Heart
    Auburn
    Waterbury, CT
    F 1 Josh Roberts 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoMontverde Academy Troy, AL
    G/F 2 Julian Champagnie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrBishop Loughlin Brooklyn, NY
    G 3 Rasheem Dunn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS JrThomas Jefferson
    Cleveland State
    Brooklyn, NY
    G 4 Greg Williams Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoLafayette Christian Academy Lafayette, LA
    F 5 David Caraher 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SoWesleyan Christian Academy
    Houston Baptist
    Chapel Hill, NC
    F 10 Marcellus Earlington 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoDon Bosco Prep Stony Point, NY
    G 11 Johnathan McGriff  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrBishop McNamara Bowie, MD
    G 12 Thomas O'Connell (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) GSChaminade
    Maryland
    Mineola, NY
    F 15 Damien Sears 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS JrHaughton
    Western Oklahoma State
    Haughton, LA
    G 23 Justin Cole (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrArchbishop Molloy Rockville Centre, NY
    G 24 Nick Rutherford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) GSAllen
    Monmouth
    Indianapolis, IN
    G/F 30 L. J. Figueroa 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrWest Oaks Academy
    Odessa College
    Lawrence, MA
    F 33 Ian Steere 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) SoNorthwood Temple
    NC State
    Sanford, NC
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    October 30, 2019*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Queens College W 94–59 
     28  Figueroa  8  Figueroa  5  Tied  Carnesecca Arena (3,250)
    Queens, NY
    Regular season
    November 6, 2019*
    6:30 pm, FS1
    Mercer W 109–79  1–0
     25  Heron  8  Champagnie  8  Rutherford  Carnesecca Arena (3,354)
    Queens, NY
    November 9, 2019*
    4:00 pm, FS2
    Central Connecticut W 87–57  2–0
     30  Heron  11  Sears  6  Figueroa  Carnesecca Arena (3,582)
    Queens, NY
    November 12, 2019*
    7:00 pm, FS2
    New Hampshire W 74–61  3–0
     25  Figueroa  9  Champagnie  5  Tied  Carnesecca Arena (3,320)
    Queens, NY
    November 16, 2019*
    4:00 pm, FS2
    Vermont
    Hall of Fame Tip Off campus-site game
    L 68–70  3–1
     14  Tied  13  Roberts  2  Tied  Carnesecca Arena (4,054)
    Queens, NY
    November 20, 2019*
    7:00 pm, FS1
    Columbia
    Hall of Fame Tip Off campus-site game
    W 82–63  4–1
     15  Heron  11  Roberts  3  Dunn  Carnesecca Arena (3,419)
    Queens, NY
    November 23, 2019*
    2:30 pm, ESPN3
    vs. Arizona State
    Hall of Fame Tip Off semifinals
    L 67–80  4–2
     17  Figueroa  8  Roberts  2  Tied  Mohegan Sun Arena (7,862)
    Uncasville, CT
    November 24, 2019*
    3:30 pm, ESPN2
    vs. UMass
    Hall of Fame Tip Off consolation
    W 78–63  5–2
     17  Caraher  8  Roberts  3  Williams Jr.  Mohegan Sun Arena (5,822)
    Uncasville, CT
    November 30, 2019*
    12:00 pm, FS2
    Wagner W 86–63  6–2
     18  Heron  9  Roberts  6  Figueroa  Carnesecca Arena (3,253)
    Queens, NY
    December 3, 2019*
    6:30 pm, FS1
    Saint Peter's W 79–69  7–2
     19  Figueroa  11  Champagnie  5  Tied  Carnesecca Arena (2,845)
    Queens, NY
    December 7, 2019*
    12:00 pm, FS1
    West Virginia
    Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival; Big East/Big 12 Battle
    W 70–68  8–2
     17  Figueroa  9  Roberts  4  Dunn  Madison Square Garden (7,281)
    New York, NY
    December 10, 2019*
    7:00 pm, FS1
    Brown W 82–71  9–2
     23  Figueroa  9  Roberts  6  Dunn  Carnesecca Arena (3,147)
    Queens, NY
    December 18, 2019*
    8:30 pm, FS1
    Albany W 85–57  10–2
     16  Earlington  9  Earlington  7  Rutherford  Carnesecca Arena (2,963)
    Queens, NY
    December 21, 2019*
    10:00 pm, ESPN2
    vs. No. 16 Arizona
    Al Attles Classic
    W 70–67  11–2
     21  Figueroa  7  Williams Jr.  3  Tied  Chase Center (6,728)
    San Francisco, CA
    Big East regular season
    December 31, 2019
    7:30 pm, FS1
    No. 11 Butler L 58–60  11–3
    (0–1)
     15  Rutherford  4  Sears  5  Rutherford  Carnesecca Arena (3,816)
    Queens, NY
    January 5, 2020
    4:30 pm, FOX
    at Xavier L 67–75  11–4
    (0–2)
     17  Figueroa  6  Tied  4  Dunn  Cintas Center (10,254)
    Cincinnati, OH
    January 8, 2020
    6:30pm, FS1
    at Georgetown
    Rivalry
    L 66–87  11–5
    (0–3)
     23  Figueroa  9  Dunn  4  Dunn  Capital One Arena (7,436)
    Washington, DC
    January 11, 2020
    12:00 pm, FSN
    DePaul W 74–67  12–5
    (1–3)
     19  Dunn  8  Dunn  5  Dunn  Madison Square Garden (6,636)
    New York, NY
    January 15, 2020
    8:30 pm, FS1
    at Providence L 58–63  12–6
    (1–4)
     12  Figueroa  9  Figueroa  2  Tied  Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,542)
    Providence, RI
    January 18, 2020
    12:00 pm, FOX
    No. 18 Seton Hall
    The Garf
    L 79–82  12–7
    (1–5)
     18  Heron  8  Roberts  6  Rutherford  Madison Square Garden (10,428)
    New York, NY
    January 21, 2020
    9:00 pm, FS1
    at Marquette L 68–82  12–8
    (1–6)
     18  Heron  9  Champagnie  4  Dunn  Fiserv Forum (13,015)
    Milwaukee, WI
    January 25, 2020
    2:00 pm, FS1
    at DePaul W 79–66  13–8
    (2–6)
     28  Figueroa  11  Champagnie  4  Rutherford  Wintrust Arena (5,950)
    Chicago, IL
    January 28, 2020
    6:30 pm, FS1
    No. 8 Villanova L 59–79  13–9
    (2–7)
     24  Dunn  5  Tied  4  Dunn  Madison Square Garden (10,155)
    New York, NY
    February 2, 2020
    1:00 pm, CBS
    Georgetown
    Rivalry
    L 72–73  13–10
    (2–8)
     16  Dunn  10  Champagnie  6  Rutherford  Madison Square Garden (8,100)
    New York, NY
    February 8, 2020
    6:00 pm, CBSSN
    at No. 21 Creighton L 82–94  13–11
    (2–9)
     25  Earlington  10  Earlington  6  Dunn  CHI Health Center Omaha (18,122)
    Omaha, NE
    February 12, 2020
    8:30 pm, CBSSN
    Providence W 80–69  14–11
    (3–9)
     19  Figueroa  7  Tied  4  Dunn  Carnesecca Arena (4,083)
    Queens, NY
    February 17, 2020
    6:30 pm, FS1
    Xavier L 74–77  14–12
    (3–10)
     17  Tied  8  Earlington  7  Rutherford  Madison Square Garden (14,765)
    New York, NY
    February 23, 2020
    2:00 pm, CBS
    at No. 16 Seton Hall L 65–81  14–13
    (3–11)
     19  Figueroa  11  Champagnie  3  Dunn  Prudential Center (14,648)
    Newark, NJ
    February 26, 2020
    6:30 pm, FS1
    at No. 12 Villanova L 60–71  14–14
    (3–12)
     12  Tied  6  Champagnie  5  Dunn  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
    Villanova, PA
    March 1, 2020
    12:00 pm, FS1
    No. 10 Creighton W 91–71  15–14
    (4–12)
     21  Williams Jr.  12  Figueroa  10  Dunn  Carnesecca Arena (4,260)
    Queens, NY
    March 4, 2020
    7:00 pm, CBSSN
    at Butler L 55–77  15–15
    (4–13)
     23  Champagnie  7  Earlington  3  Rutherford  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,675)
    Indianapolis, IN
    March 7, 2020
    12:00 pm, FSN
    Marquette W 88–86  16–15
    (5–13)
     21  Champagnie  12  Champagnie  5  Rutherford  Madison Square Garden (7,720)
    New York, NY
    Big East Tournament
    March 11, 2020
    7:00 pm, FS1
    (9) vs. (8) Georgetown
    First round
    W 75–62  17–15
     22  Figueroa  10  Earlington  5  Dunn  Madison Square Garden (17,534)
    New York, NY
    March 12, 2020
    12:00 pm, FS1
    (9) vs. (1) No. 7 Creighton
    Quarterfinals
    38–35 (canceled @ HT) Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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