2010–11 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

2010–11 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
Great Alaska Shootout Champions
MSG Holiday Festival Champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches #19
AP #18
2010–11 record 21–12 (12–6 Big East)
Head coach Steve Lavin
Assistant coach Mike Dunlap
Assistant coach Tony Chiles
Assistant coach Rico Hines
Home arena Carnesecca Arena
Madison Square Garden
Seasons
« 2009–10 2011–12 »
2010–11 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#4 Pittsburgh 15   3   .833     28   6   .824
#5 Notre Dame 14   4   .778     27   7   .794
#12 Syracuse 12   6   .667     27   8   .771
#14 Louisville 12   6   .667     25   10   .714
#18 St. John's 12   6   .667     21   12   .636
Cincinnati 11   7   .611     26   9   .743
#22 West Virginia 11   7   .611     21   12   .636
Georgetown 10   8   .556     21   11   .656
#9 Connecticut † 9   9   .500     32   9   .780
Villanova 9   9   .500     21   12   .636
Marquette 9   9   .500     22   15   .595
Seton Hall 7   11   .389     13   18   .419
Rutgers 5   13   .278     15   17   .469
Providence 4   14   .222     15   17   .469
South Florida 3   15   .167     10   23   .303
DePaul 1   17   .056     7   24   .226
† 2011 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 4, 2011[1] • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010–11 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented Saint John's University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Steve Lavin in his first year at the school. Saint John's home games were played at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 12–6 in Big East play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2011 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament to Syracuse. They received an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they lost in the second round to Gonzaga.

Contents

Preseason

On March 30, 2010, Lavin was announced as the head coach of Saint John's.[2] Lavin replaced Norm Roberts, who was fired after six seasons as the Red Storm head coach.[3] Lavin named his mentor Gene Keady to the position of Special Assistant.

Season

St. John's, a former Big East and national power, had fallen on tough times in recent seasons. This year, the Red Storm (17-9, 9-5 Big East) have made a habit out of knocking off highly ranked teams, with wins over Duke, Notre Dame, Connecticut, Georgetown, and Pittsburgh,[4] all top-15 teams.[5]

The Red Storm are looking for their first NCAA Tournament berth since 2002.[6] After defeating then #4 Pittsburgh on February 19, all 63 participating brackets in The Bracket Project placed the Red Storm comfortably within the NCAA Tournament.[7]

The Red Storm also achieved their first Top 25 ranking in over a decade. The last time the Red Storm had previously been ranked was on November 28, 2000.[8] On February 21, the Red Storm were ranked #23 in the AP Poll and #25 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll.[9] They reached as high as #15 in both the AP Poll and the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll on February 28 following their road win against Villanova.[10]

Roster[11]

# Name Position Height Weight Year Former school Hometown
0 Dwayne Polee II Forward 6–7 193 Freshmen Westchester HS Los Angeles, CA
1 D.J. Kennedy Guard/Forward 6–5 214 Senior Schenley HS Pittsburgh, PA
3 Malik Boothe Guard 5–9 184 Senior Christ the King Queens, NY
5 Sean Evans Forward 6–8 259 Senior Northeast HS Philadelphia, PA
10 Quincy Roberts Guard 6–5 196 Redshirt Sophomore Harrisburg High School Harrisburg, PA
12 Dwight Hardy Guard 6–2 196 Senior Indian Hills C.C. / John F. Kennedy HS Bronx, NY
15 Dele Coker Forward/Center 6–10 257 Senior South Kent Lagos, Nigeria
23 Mike Burwell Guard 6–6 210 Sophomore South Kent / Cardinal McCarrick HS East Brunswick, NJ
23 Paris Horne Guard 6–3 189 Senior Bridgton Academy Middletown, DE
24 Justin Burrell Forward 6–8 244 Senior Our Savior Lutheran High School / Bridgton Academy Bronx, NY
30 Jamal White Guard 6–4 202 Sophomore LIU / Roosevelt HS Roosevelt, NY
31 Malik Stith Guard 5–11 184 Sophomore Bridgton Academy / East Mecklenberg High School Hempstead, NY
32 Justin Brownlee Forward 6–7 219 Senior Chipola High School Tifton, GA
35 Cameron Edison Guard 6–1 170 Junior Rolling Hills Prep Carson, CA
42 Kevin Clark Guard 6–2 204 Senior Dunmore HS Dunmore, PA
45 Alex Smart Forward 6–6 195 Sophomore Timber Creek HS Sicklerville, NJ
55 Rob Thomas Forward 6–6 247 Redshirt Senior South Kent Harlem, NY

Schedule and results[12]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
November 6* 7:00pm Westmont Carnesecca Arena • Queens, NY W 100–42 
Regular Season
November 16* 2:00am at Saint Mary's McKeon Pavilion • Moraga, CA ESPN L 71–76  3,500[13] 0–1
November 17* 8:00pm Columbia Carnesecca Arena • Queens, NY W 79–66  4,657[13] 1–1
November 25* 1:45am vs. Ball State Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, AK
(Great Alaska Shootout pool play)		 MSG Plus W 78–73 OT 4,632[13] 2–1
November 26* 9:30pm vs. Drake Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, AK
(Great Alaska Shootout pool play)		 MSG Plus W 82–39  4,976[13] 3–1
November 28* 12:00am vs. Arizona State Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, AK
(Great Alaska Shootout finals)		 MSG Plus W 67–58  5,662[13] 4–1
December 1* 7:00pm Wagner Carnesecca Arena • Queens, NY W 69–61  4,008[13] 5–1
December 7* 7:00pm St. Bonaventure Carnesecca Arena • Queens, NY SNY L 66–67  4,408[13] 5–2
December 11* 7:00pm at Fordham Rose Hill Gym • Bronx, NY YES Network L 81–84  3,200[13] 5–3
December 20* 9:30pm Davidson Madison Square Garden • New York, NY
(Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival)		 MSG W 62–57  6,596[13] 6–3
December 21* 9:30pm Northwestern Madison Square Garden • New York, NY
(Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival)		 MSG W 85–69  5,583[13] 7–3
December 29 7:00pm at West Virginia WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV SNY W 81–71  11,138[13] 8-3 (1-0)
January 1 7:00pm at Providence Dunkin' Donuts Center • Providence, RI SNY W 67–65  8,157[13] 9–3 (2-0)
January 3 7:00pm #13 Georgetown Madison Square Garden • New York, NY ESPN2 W 61–58  8,897[13] 10–3 (3-0)
January 8 8:00pm at #15 Notre Dame Edmund P. Joyce Center • Notre Dame, IN ESPNU L 61–76  8,032[13] 10–4 (3–1)
January 12 7:00pm #4 Syracuse Madison Square Garden • New York, NY ESPNU L 59–76  14,440[13] 10–5 (3–2)
January 16 12:00pm #11 Notre Dame Madison Square Garden • New York, NY ESPNU W 72–54  8,550[13] 11–5 (4–2)
January 19 7:00pm at #15 Louisville KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, KY SNY L 63-88  21,638[13] 11–6 (4–3)
January 22 4:00pm Cincinnati Carnesecca Arena • Queens, NY SNY L 51–53  5,602[13] 11–7 (4–4)
January 26 7:00pm at #20 Georgetown Verizon Center • Washington, D.C. SNY L 52–77  7,160[13] 11–8 (4–5)
January 30* 1:00pm #3 Duke Madison Square Garden • New York, NY CBS W 93–78  19,353[13] 12–8 (4–5)
February 2 9:00pm Rutgers Carnesecca Arena • Queens, NY SNY W 58–56  5,002[13] 13–8 (5–5)
February 5* 1:00pm at UCLA Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, CA CBS L 59–66  8,592[13] 13–9 (5–5)
February 10 7:00pm #9 Connecticut Madison Square Garden • New York, NY ESPN W 89–72  13,652[13] 14–9 (6-5)
February 5 2:00pm at Cincinnati Fifth Third Arena • Cincinnati, OH MSG W 59–57  7,374[13] 15–9 (7–5)
February 15 9:00pm at Marquette Bradley Center • Milwaukee, WI ESPNU W 80–68  17,270[13] 16–9 (8–5)
February 19 12:00pm #4 Pittsburgh Madison Square Garden • New York, NY ESPN W 60–59  14,514[13] 17–9 (9–5)
February 23 7:00pm DePaul #23 Carnesecca Arena • Queens, NY MSG Plus W 76–51  5,602[13] 18–9 (10–5)
February 26 2:00pm at #15 Villanova #23 Wells Fargo Center • Philadelphia, PA ESPN W 81–68  16,042[13] 19–9 (11–5)
March 3 7:00pm at Seton Hall #15 Prudential Center • Newark, NJ ESPN2 L 70–84  9,470[13] 19–10 (11–6)
March 5 8:00pm South Florida #15 Carnesecca Arena • Queens, NY MSG W 72–56  5,602[13] 20–10 (12–6)
2011 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
March 9 2:00pm vs. Rutgers #17 Madison Square Garden • New York, NY
(Second Round)		 ESPN W 65–63  19,375[13] 21–10
March 10 2:00pm vs. #13 Syracuse #17 Madison Square Garden • New York, NY
(Quarterfinals)		 ESPN L 73–79  19,375[13] 21–11
2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
March 17* 9:45pm vs. Gonzaga #18 Pepsi Center • Denver, CO
(First Round)		 CBS L 71–86  19,216[13] 21–12
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

External links

See also

References

  1. ^ "Big East Conference Standings - 2010-11." ESPN.com. Retrieved 3-9-11.
  2. ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=5041205
  3. ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=5008933
  4. ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=6144478
  5. ^ http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/23638/st-johns-spreading-news-with-win-against-pitt
  6. ^ http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gTp9nu4mHg6JHU8NAntGFHkcP5IQ?docId=a998608820a648f58d73a98a73ec8344
  7. ^ http://bracketproject.50webs.com/matrix.htm
  8. ^ http://espn.go.com/blog/new-yorkcolleges/post/_/id/1698/rapid-reaction-st-johns-60-pitt-59
  9. ^ http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/usatpoll.htm
  10. ^ http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2011/week/17/seasontype/2
  11. ^ http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/stjo-m-baskbl-mtt.html
  12. ^ http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/stjo-m-baskbl-sched.html
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag "Season Schedule/Results & Leaders". Saint John's University. http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2010-2011/teamcume.html.