1998–99 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

1998–1999 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
Big East Tournament Runner Up
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
1998–1999 record	28–9 (14–4 Big East)
Head coach	Mike Jarvis
Assistant coach	Kevin Clark
Assistant coach	Mike Jarvis II
Assistant coach	Dermon Player
Home arena	Alumni Hall Madison Square Garden

	Conf				Overall
1998–99 Big East men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#3 Connecticut†	16	–	2	.889	34	–	2	.944
#10 Miami	15	–	3	.833	23	–	7	.767
#9 St. John's	14	–	4	.778	28	–	9	.757
Syracuse	10	–	8	.556	21	–	12	.636
Villanova	10	–	8	.556	21	–	11	.656
Rutgers	9	–	9	.500	19	–	13	.594
Providence	9	–	9	.500	16	–	14	.533
Notre Dame	8	–	10	.444	14	–	16	.467
Seton Hall	8	–	10	.444	15	–	15	.500
Georgetown	6	–	12	.333	15	–	16	.484
Pittsburgh	5	–	13	.278	14	–	16	.467
West Virginia	4	–	14	.222	10	–	19	.345
Boston College	3	–	15	.167	6	–	11	.353

† 1999 Big East Tournament winner As of March 29, 1999^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998–99 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Mike Jarvis in his first year at the school after replacing head coach Fran Fraschilla. 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
Tarik Turner	4	G	6'5"	Senior	Charlottesville, Virginia	Graduated
Felipe Lopez	13	G	6'5"	Senior	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Graduated. Entered 1998 NBA Draft
Milos Dumic	21	F/C	6'9"	Freshman	Bijeljina, Yugoslavia	Transferred
Giovanni Soto	24	F	6'7"	Senior	Far Rockaway, New York	Graduated
Zendon Hamilton	31	C	6'9"	Senior	Floral Park, New York	Graduated. Entered 1998 NBA Draft/undrafted
Shannon Crooks		G	6'2"	Freshman	Boston, Massachusetts	Transferred. UMass
James Felton		F	6'9"	Freshman	Bayonne, New Jersey	Transferred. Florida State

Class of 1998 signees

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Erick Barkley PG	Queens, NY	Maine Central Institute	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
Erick Barkley PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Bootsy Thornton SG	Baltimore, MD	Tallahassee Community College	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
Bootsy Thornton SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Anthony Glover SF	Bronx, NY	Rice High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	N/A
Anthony Glover SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Donald Emanuel PF	Houston, TX	Jesse H. Jones High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	N/A
Donald Emanuel PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Albert Richardson PF	New Orleans, LA	McCook Junior College	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	N/A
Albert Richardson 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: "1998 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

1998–99 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
2.5 !G/F	3	Gray, ChudneyChudney Gray	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Rice	Bronx, NY
1.5 !G	10	Syed, KareemKareem Syed (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	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)	—	3.0 !Jr	Eastern Commerce	Toronto, Ontario
1.5 !G	12	Barkley, ErickErick Barkley	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Christ the King/Maine Central	Queens, NY
1.5 !G	14	Thornton, BootsyBootsy Thornton	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Tallahassee C.C./Dunbar	Baltimore, MD
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)	—	2.0 !So	La Salle	Queensbridge, NY
3.5 !F	22	Glover, AnthonyAnthony Glover (I)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Rice	Bronx, 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)	—	3.0 !Jr	Westover	Albany, GA
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)	—	4.0 !Sr	Grady	Brooklyn, NY
4.5 !F/C	33	Emanuel, DonaldDonald Emanuel	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Jones	Houston, TX
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)	—	2.0 !So	Bishop Loughlin	Queensbridge, NY
3.5 !F	55	Richardson, AlbertAlbert Richardson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	McCook Junior College	New Orleans, LA

Head coach

Mike Jarvis (Northeastern University)

Assistant coach(es)

Kevin Clark
Mike Jarvis II
Dermon Player

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
11/16/98*		UNC Asheville (Chase Preseason NIT First Round)	W 105-50	1-0	Alumni Hall
11/18/98*		#23 Massachusetts (Chase Preseason NIT Quarterfinal)	W 73-69	2-0	Alumni Hall
11/23/98*		Columbia	W 71-55	3-0	Alumni Hall
11/25/98*	#23	vs. #3 Stanford (Chase Preseason NIT Semifinal)	L 53-55	3-1	Madison Square Garden
11/27/98*	#23	vs. #11 Purdue (Chase Preseason NIT Consolation)	L 69-70	3-2	Madison Square Garden
11/30/98*	#23	St. Francis (N.Y.)	W 97-63	4-2	Alumni Hall
12/02/98*	#25	Hofstra	W 70-49	5-2	Alumni Hall
12/05/98	#25	at Boston College	W 74-55	6-2 (1-0)	Silvio O. Conte Forum
12/09/98	#18	#20 Pittsburgh	W 73-52	7-2 (2-0)	Alumni Hall
12/12/98*	#18	at Virginia	W 95-68	8-2 (2-0)	University Hall
12/19/98*	#15	Fordham	W 88-57	9-2 (2-0)	Alumni Hall
12/22/98*	#14	Fairleigh Dickinson	W 81-54	10-2 (2-0)	Alumni Hall
01/02/99	#12	at Rutgers	W 77-73	11-2 (3-0)	Louis Brown Athletic Center
01/04/99*	#12	Niagara	W 115-70	12-2 (3-0)	Alumni Hall
01/06/99	#10	at Miami (F.L.)	L 79-84	12-3 (3-1)	Miami Arena
01/09/99	#10	Seton Hall	W 86-75	13-3 (4-1)	Madison Square Garden
01/11/99	#10	Georgetown	W 71-69	14-3 (5-1)	Madison Square Garden
01/16/99	#11	Rutgers	W 88-78	15-3 (6-1)	Madison Square Garden
01/20/99	#8	at Providence	W 84-57	16-3 (7-1)	Providence Civic Center
01/24/99	#8	#2 Duke	L 88-92 ^OT	16-4 (7-1)	Madison Square Garden
01/27/99	#9	at #17 Syracuse	W 75-70	17-4 (8-1)	Carrier Dome
01/30/99	#9	#1 Connecticut	L 74-78	17-5 (8-2)	Madison Square Garden
02/03/99	#9	#25 Miami (F.L.)	L 70-73	17-6 (8-3)	Madison Square Garden
02/06/99	#9	at Pittsburgh	W 88-60	18-6 (9-3)	Fitzgerald Field House
02/09/99	#11	at West Virginia	W 80-68	19-6 (10-3)	WVU Coliseum
02/13/99	#11	Villanova	W 82-75	20-6 (11-3)	Madison Square Garden
02/15/99	#11	Providence	W 104-70	21-6 (12-3)	Alumni Hall
02/20/99	#10	at Georgetown	W 74-66	22-6 (13-3)	MCI Center
02/24/99	#8	Notre Dame	W 73-53	23-6 (14-3)	Madison Square Garden
02/27/99	#8	Villanova	L 60-66	23-7(14-4)	The Pavilion
Big East Tournament
03/04/99	#10	vs. Rutgers (Big East Tournament Quarterfinal)	W 77-62	24-7 (14-4)	Madison Square Garden
03/05/99	#10	vs. #9 Miami (F.L.) (Big East Tournament Semifinal)	W 62-59	25-7 (14-4)	Madison Square Garden
03/06/99	#10	vs. #3 Connecticut (Big East Tournament Championship)	L 63-82	25-8 (14-4)	Madison Square Garden
NCAA Tournament
03/11/99	#9	vs. (14) Samford (NCAA First Round)	W 69-43	26-8 (14-4)	Orlando Arena
03/13/99	#9	vs. #19 (6) Indiana (NCAA Second Round)	W 86-61	27-8 (14-4)	Orlando Arena
03/18/99	#9	vs. #5 (2) Maryland (NCAA Regional Semifinal)	W 76-62	28-8 (14-4)	Thompson-Boling Arena
03/20/99	#9	vs. #14 (4) Ohio State (NCAA Regional Final)	L 74-77	28-9 (14-4)	Thompson-Boling Arena
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-east/1999.html

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