1988–89 St. John's Redmen basketball team

1988–89 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
NIT Champions
NIT Championship vs. Saint Louis,W, 73-65
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
1988–89 record	20–13 (6–10 Big East)
Head coach	Lou Carnesecca
Assistant coach	Brian Mahoney
Assistant coach	Al LoBalbo
Assistant coach	Ron Rutledge
Home arena	Alumni Hall Madison Square Garden

	Conf				Overall
1988–89 Big East men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#2 Georgetown†	13	–	3	.813	29	–	5	.853
#11 Seton Hall	11	–	5	.688	31	–	7	.816
#7 Syracuse	10	–	6	.625	30	–	8	.789
Pittsburgh	9	–	7	.563	17	–	13	.567
Villanova	7	–	9	.438	18	–	16	.529
Providence	7	–	9	.438	18	–	11	.621
Connecticut	6	–	10	.375	18	–	13	.581
St. John's	6	–	10	.375	20	–	13	.606
Boston College	3	–	13	.188	12	–	17	.414

† 1989 Big East Tournament winner As of April 3, 1989^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988–89 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his twenty first year at the school. 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.

Off season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Notes
Marcus Broadnax	5	G	6'2"	Sophomore	Transferred
Terry Bross	10	C	6'9"	Senior	Graduated. Entered 1987 MLB Draft
Marco Baldi	14	C	6'11"	Junior	Entered Italian basketball league
Elander Lewis	22	G	6'4"	Sophomore	Transferred. VCU
Shelton Jones	31	F	6'9"	Senior	Graduated. Entered 1988 NBA Draft
Steve Shurina	40	G	6'4"	Senior	Graduated
Michael Porter		G	6'0"	Junior	Entered CBA

Class of 1988 signees

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Malik Sealy SF	Bronx, NY	St. Nicholas of Tolentine High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	N/A
Malik Sealy SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Robert Werdann C	Sunnyside, NY	Archbishop Molloy High School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	N/A
Robert Werdann C	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Billy Singleton PF	Bronx, NY	Adlai E. Stevenson High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	N/A
Billy Singleton PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Jason Buchanan SG	Syracuse, NY	Nottingham High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Jason Buchanan SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Terence Mullin SG	Brooklyn, NY	Xaverian High School	N/A	N/A
Terence Mullin SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Barry Milhaven SF		Nassau Community College	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A
Barry Milhaven SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Darrell Aiken SG			N/A	N/A
Darrell Aiken SG	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: "1988 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

1988–89 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
1.5 !G	5	Aiken, DarrellDarrell Aiken	—	3.0 !Jr
1.5 !G	10	Mullin, TerenceTerence Mullin	—	1.0 !Fr	Xaverian	Brooklyn, NY
4.5 !F/C	11	Williams, JaysonJayson Williams	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Christ the King	Queens, NY
1.5 !G	12	Buchanan, JasonJason Buchanan	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Nottingham	Syracuse, NY
3.5 !F	13	Milhaven, BarryBarry Milhaven	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Nassau C.C.
1.5 !G	15	Fitzpatrick, KevinKevin Fitzpatrick	—	4.0 !Sr
3.5 !F	21	Sealy, MalikMalik Sealy	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	St. Nicholas of Tolentine	Bronx, NY
2.5 !G/F	23	Brust, MattMatt Brust	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	4.5 !RS Sr	Babylon High School/UNC	Babylon, NY
3.5 !F	33	Singleton, BillyBilly Singleton	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	2.0 !So	Adlai E. Stevenson	Bronx, NY
5.0 !C	41	Werdann, RobertRobert Werdann	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Archbishop Molloy	Sunnyside, NY
5.0 !C	50	Muto, SeanSean Muto	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	—	2.0 !So	Mechanicsburg	Mechanicsburg, PA

Head coach

Lou Carnesecca (St. John's University)

Assistant coach(es)

Brian Mahoney
Al LoBalbo
Ron Rutledge

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

References

↑ sports-reference.com 1988-89 Big East Conference Season Summary

St. John's Red Storm men's basketball

Venues	Old Madison Square Garden (193?–1969) Madison Square Garden (1969–present) Carnesecca Arena (alternate; 1961–present)

Culture & lore	Johnny Thunderbird

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics