1994–95 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

1994–1995 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
Lapchick Memorial Tournament Champions
National Invitation Tournament, First Round
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
1994–1995 record	14–14 (7–11 Big East)
Head coach	Brian Mahoney
Assistant coach	Al LoBalbo
Assistant coach	Ron Rutledge
Assistant coach	George Felton
Home arena	Alumni Hall Madison Square Garden

	Conf				Overall
1994–95 Big East men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#8 Connecticut	16	–	2	.889	28	–	5	.848
#9 Villanova†	14	–	4	.778	25	–	8	.758
#25 Syracuse	12	–	6	.667	20	–	10	.667
#22 Georgetown	11	–	7	.611	21	–	10	.677
Miami	9	–	9	.500	15	–	13	.536
Providence	7	–	11	.389	17	–	13	.567
Seton Hall	7	–	11	.389	16	–	14	.533
St. John's	7	–	11	.389	14	–	14	.500
Pittsburgh	5	–	13	.278	10	–	18	.357
Boston College	2	–	16	.111	9	–	19	.321

† 1995 Big East Tournament winner As of April 3, 1995^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994–95 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Brian Mahoney in his third 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
Lee Green	13	G	6'2"	Senior	Graduated
Carl Beckett	30	G		Senior	Graduated
Shawnelle Scott	42	C	610"	Senior	Graduated. Entered 1994 NBA Draft

Class of 1994 signees

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Felipe López SG	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Rice High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A
Felipe López SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Zendon Hamilton C	Floral Park, NY	Sewanhaka High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	N/A
Zendon Hamilton C	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Tarik Turner PG	Charlottesville, VA	Oak Hill Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A
Tarik Turner PG	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: "1994 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

1994–95 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)	—	4.5 !RS Sr	University Heights Academy	Spain, Europe
1.5 !G	4	Turner, TarikTarik Turner	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Oak Hill	Charlottesville, VA
1.5 !G	5	Brown, MauriceMaurice Brown	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	William E. Grady	Brooklyn, NY
1.5 !G	13	López, FelipeFelipe López	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Rice	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
3.5 !F	22	Bayne, ThomasThomas Bayne	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	3.0 !Jr
1.5 !G	23	Brown, DerekDerek Brown	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	4.0 !Sr
1.5 !G	24	Barrett, RowanRowan Barrett	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	West Hill	Scarborough, Ontario
5.0 !C	31	Hamilton, ZendonZendon Hamilton	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Sewanhaka	Floral Park, NY
2.5 !G/F	32	Scott, JamesJames Scott	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Eastside/Spartanburg Methodist	Paterson, NJ
3.5 !F	33	McLeod, RoshownRoshown McLeod	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	2.0 !So	St. Anthony's	Jersey City, NJ
3.5 !F	34	Minlend, CharlesCharles Minlend	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	St. Thomas More School	Cameroon, Africa
2.5 !G/F	44	Lyson, FredFred Lyson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Oceanside	Oceanside, NY

Head coach

Brian Mahoney (Manhattan College)

Assistant coach(es)

Al LoBalbo
Ron Rutledge
George Felton

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site
Regular Season
11/25/94*		Dartmouth (Lapchick Tournament Opening Round)	W 93-63	1-0	Alumni Hall
11/26/94*		Bowling Green State (Lapchick Tournament Championship)	W 77-64	2-0	Alumni Hall
11/30/94*		Coppin State	W 78-73	3-0	Alumni Hall
12/03/94*		at Niagara	W 89-56	4-0	Gallagher Center
12/05/94		at Pittsburgh	W 88-83	5-0 (1-0)	Pittsburgh Civic Arena
12/22/94*		Fordham	W 76-65	6-0	Alumni Hall
12/27/94*	#25	vs. Manhattan (ECAC Holiday Festival Opening Round)	W 81-70	7-0	Madison Square Garden
12/28/94*	#25	vs. Pennsylvania (ECAC Holiday Festival Championship)	L 73-79	7-1	Madison Square Garden
01/04/95		at Providence	W 89-74	8-1 (2-0)	Providence Civic Center
01/08/95		at #6 Connecticut	L 78-98	8-2 (2-1)	Hartford Civic Center
01/11/95		Miami (F.L.)	L 79-82	8-3 (2-2)	Alumni Hall
01/14/95		Seton Hall	L 81-91	8-4 (2-3)	Madison Square Garden
01/17/95		at #6 Syracuse	L 87-91	8-5 (2-4)	Carrier Dome
01/22/95		Pittsburgh	L 87-94	8-6 (2-5)	Madison Square Garden
01/24/95		at #14 Georgetown	L 71-88	8-7 (2-6)	USAir Arena
01/29/95*		at Michigan	W 82-77	9-7	Crisler Arena
02/01/95		#19 Villanova	L 62-78	9-8 (2-7)	Madison Square Garden
02/04/95		#4 Connecticut	L 82-99	9-9 (2-8)	Madison Square Garden
02/07/95		at Seton Hall	L 87-90	9-10 (2-9)	Brendan Byrne Arena
02/11/95		Boston College	W 81-71	10-10 (3-9)	Alumni Hall
02/13/95		at Miami (F.L.)	L 69-71	10-11 (3-10)	Miami Arena
02/18/95		Boston College	W 73-69	11-11 (4-10)	Silvio O. Conte Forum
02/22/95		Providence	W 79-72	12-11 (5-10)	Madison Square Garden
02/25/95		#9 Villanova	L 70-74	12-12 (5-11)	duPont Pavilion
03/01/95		#22 Syracuse	W 82-78	13-12 (6-11)	Madison Square Garden
03/05/95		#23 Georgetown	W 86-77	14-12 (7-11)	Madison Square Garden
Big East Tournament
03/09/95		vs. Pittsburgh (Big East Tournament First Round)	L 71-74	14-13 (7-11)	Madison Square Garden
NIT
03/16/95		vs. South Florida (NIT First Round)	L 67-74	14-14 (7-11)	USF Sun Dome
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

↑ sports-reference.com 1994-95 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

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