1990–91 St. John's Redmen basketball team

1990–91 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Cougar Classic Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
1990–91 record	23–9 (10–6 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
1990–91 Big East men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#7 Syracuse	12	–	4	.750	26	–	6	.813
#20 St. John's	10	–	6	.625	23	–	9	.719
Connecticut	9	–	7	.563	20	–	11	.645
#13 Seton Hall†	9	–	7	.563	25	–	9	.735
Pittsburgh	9	–	7	.563	21	–	12	.636
Georgetown	8	–	8	.500	19	–	13	.594
Providence	7	–	9	.438	19	–	13	.594
Villanova	7	–	9	.438	17	–	15	.531
Boston College	1	–	15	.063	11	–	19	.367

† 1991 Big East Tournament winner As of April 1, 1991^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990–91 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his 23rd 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
Boo Harvey	3	G	5'11"	Senior	Graduated. Entered 1990 NBA Draft
Darrell Aiken	4	G		Senior	Graduated
Jayson Williams	11	F	6'10"	Senior	Graduated. Entered 1990 NBA Draft
Barry Milhaven	13	G/F	6'5"	Senior	Graduated

Class of 1990 signees

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Shawnelle Scott C	New York, NY	All Hallows High School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	N/A
Shawnelle Scott C	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Sergio Luyk PF	Spain, Europe	University Heights Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	N/A
Sergio Luyk PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Carl Beckett SG	Queens, NY	Christ the King High School	N/A	N/A
Carl Beckett SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Lamont Middleton PF	Bronx, NY	Walton High School/Hartford	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	N/A
Lamont Middleton PF	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: "1990 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

1990–91 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
3.5 !F	3	Luyk, SergioSergio Luyk	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	University Heights Academy	Spain, Europe
1.5 !G	10	Mullin, TerranceTerrance Mullin	—	3.0 !Jr	Xaverian	Brooklyn, NY
1.5 !G	11	Cain, DavidDavid Cain	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	2.0 !So	Adlai E. Stevenson	Bronx, 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)	—	3.0 !Jr	Nottingham	Syracuse, NY
1.5 !G	30	Beckett, CarlCarl Beckett	—	1.0 !Fr	Christ the King	Queens, NY
3.5 !F	31	Middleton, LamontLamont Middleton	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Walton/Hartford	Bronx, NY
2.5 !G/F	22	Sproling, ChuckyChucky Sproling	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Manual	Denver, CO
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)	—	4.0 !Sr	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)	—	3.0 !Jr	Archbishop Molloy	Sunnyside, NY
5.0 !C	42	Scott, ShawnelleShawnelle Scott	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	All Hallows	New York, NY
1.5 !G	45	DeQueiroz, RonRon DeQueiroz	—	2.0 !So	Brazil, South America
4.5 !F/C	50	Muto, SeanSean Muto	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Mechanicsburg	Mechanicsburg, PA
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)	—	3.0 !Jr	St. Nicholas of Tolentine	Bronx, NY

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 1990-91 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