1997–98 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

1997–1998 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, First Round
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
1997–1998 record	22–10 (13–5 Big East)
Head coach	Fran Fraschilla
Assistant coach	Ron Rutledge
Assistant coach	Darren Savino
Home arena	Alumni Hall Madison Square Garden

	Conf				Overall
1997–98 Big East men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Big East 6
#6 Connecticut†	15	–	3	.833	32	–	5	.865
St. John's	13	–	5	.722	22	–	10	.688
West Virginia	11	–	7	.611	24	–	9	.727
Villanova	8	–	10	.444	12	–	17	.414
Notre Dame	7	–	11	.389	13	–	14	.481
Boston College	6	–	12	.333	15	–	16	.484
Big East 7
#21 Syracuse	12	–	6	.667	26	–	9	.743
Miami	11	–	7	.611	18	–	10	.643
Seton Hall	9	–	9	.500	15	–	15	.500
Providence	7	–	11	.389	13	–	16	.448
Pittsburgh	6	–	12	.333	11	–	16	.407
Rutgers	6	–	12	.333	14	–	15	.483
Georgetown	6	–	12	.333	16	–	15	.516

† 1998 Big East Tournament winner As of March 30, 1998^[1]^[2]^[3]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997–98 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Fran Fraschilla in his second 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	Hometown	Notes
Ed Brown	14	F	6'8"	RS Freshman	Copiague, New York	Transferred
Mike Menniefield	21	F/C	6'8"	Senior	Greenville, South Carolina	Graduated
Charles Minlend	34	F	6'6"	RS Senior	Cameroon, Africa	Graduated

Class of 1997 signees

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Ron Artest SF	Queensbridge, NY	La Salle Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	N/A
Ron Artest SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Reggie Jessie SF	Queensbridge, NY	Bishop Loughlin High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	N/A
Reggie Jessie SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Shannon Crooks PG	Boston, MA	Everett High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Shannon Crooks PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
James Felton PF	Bayonne, NJ	Marist High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	N/A
James Felton PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Milos Dumic C	Bijeljina, Yugoslavia		6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	N/A
Milos Dumic C	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: "1997 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

1997–98 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	4	Turner, TarikTarik Turner	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Oak Hill	Charlottesville, VA
1.5 !G	10	Syed, KareemKareem Syed	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	2.0 !So	Hillcrest	Queens, NY
1.5 !G	11	Charles, CollinCollin Charles	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	2.0 !So	Eastern Commerce	Toronto, Ontario
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)	—	4.0 !Sr	Rice	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1.5 !G	14	Gray, ChudneyChudney Gray	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	2.0 !So	Rice	Bronx, NY
3.5 !F	15	Artest, RonRon Artest	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	La Salle	Queensbridge, NY
4.5 !F/C	21	Dumic, MilosMilos Dumic	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Bijeljina, Yugoslavia
3.5 !F	24	Soto, GiovanniGiovanni Soto	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Far Rockaway, NY
3.5 !F	25	Postell, LavorLavor Postell	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	2.0 !So	Westover	Albany, GA
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)	—	4.0 !Sr	Sewanhaka	Floral Park, NY
3.5 !F	32	Grant, TyroneTyrone Grant	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Grady	Brooklyn, NY
2.5 !G/F	41	Jessie, ReggieReggie Jessie	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Bishop Loughlin	Queensbridge, NY
1.5 !G		Crooks, ShannonShannon Crooks	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Everett	Boston, MA
3.5 !F		Felton, JamesJames Felton	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Marist	Bayonne, NJ

Head coach

Fran Fraschilla (Brooklyn College)

Assistant coach(es)

Ron Rutledge
Darren Savino

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site
Regular Season
11/15/97*	Lafayette	W 72-49	1-0	Alumni Hall
11/22/97*	St. Francis (N.Y.)	W 83-73	2-0	Alumni Hall
11/27/97*	vs. AUPR (Puerto Rico Shootout Opening Round)	W 93-81	3-0
11/28/97*	vs. Georgia Tech (Puerto Rico Shootout Semifinal)	L 65-77	3-1
11/29/97*	vs. Illinois (Puerto Rico Shootout Consolation)	W 83-66	4-1
12/03/97	Syracuse	L 73-80	4-2 (0-1)	Madison Square Garden
12/06/97	at West Virginia	L 70-86	4-3 (0-2)	WVU Coliseum
12/09/97*	Colgate	W 69-53	5-3 (0-2)	Alumni Hall
12/17/97*	at Manhattan	W 84-60	6-3 (0-2)	Draddy Gymnasium
12/20/97*	DePaul	W 74-70 ^2OT	7-3 (0-2)	Alumni Hall
12/26/97*	Niagara (ECAC Holiday Festival Opening Round)	L 63-86	7-4 (0-2)	Madison Square Garden
12/27/97*	Drexel (ECAC Holiday Festival Consolation)	W 75-46	8-4 (0-2)	Madison Square Garden
12/30/97	at Notre Dame	W 79-69	9-4 (1-2)	Joyce Center
01/03/98	Seton Hall	L 59-61	9-5 (1-3)	Madison Square Garden
01/06/98*	at Louisville	L 67-73	9-6 (1-3)	Freedom Hall
01/10/98	at Georgetown	W 66-60	10-6 (2-3)	MCI Center
01/13/98	Miami (F.L.)	W 73-64	11-6 (3-3)	Alumni Hall
01/17/98	at Providence	W 63-56	12-6 (4-3)	Providence Civic Center
01/19/98	#10 Connecticut	W 64-62	13-6 (5-3)	Madison Square Garden
01/22/98	at Pittsburgh	W 90-83 ^2OT	14-6 (6-3)	Fitzgerald Field House
01/25/98	Villanova	W 82-59	15-6 (7-3)	Madison Square Garden
01/28/98	Rutgers	W 76-58	16-6 (8-3)	Madison Square Garden
01/31/98	Notre Dame	L 65-73	16-7 (8-4)	Madison Square Garden
02/04/98	at Boston College	W 91-79	17-7 (9-4)	Silvio O. Conte Forum
02/07/98	#15 West Virginia	W 77-69	18-7 (10-4)	Alumni Hall
02/15/98	at Seton Hall	W 64-60	19-7 (11-4)	Continental Airlines Arena
02/18/98	Boston College	W 66-61	20-7 (12-4)	Madison Square Garden
02/24/98	at #23 Syracuse	W 67-65	21-7 (13-4)	Carrier Dome
02/28/98	at #6 Connecticut	L 58-87	21-8 (13-5)	Gampel Pavilion
Big East Tournament
03/05/98	vs. Boston College (Big East Tournament Quarterfinal)	W 91-80	22-8 (13-5)	Madison Square Garden
03/06/98	vs. #22 Syracuse (Big East Tournament Semifinal)	L 67-69 ^OT	22-9 (13-5)	Madison Square Garden
NCAA Tournament
03/13/98	vs. (10) Detroit Mercy (NCAA First Round)	L 64-66	22-10 (13-5)	United Center
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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