1999–2000 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

1999–2000 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
Big East Tournament Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, 2nd Round
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
1999–2000 record	25–8 (12–4 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
1999–2000 Big East men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#16 Syracuse	13	–	3	.813	26	–	6	.813
#23 Miami	12	–	2	.857	23	–	11	.676
#9 St. John's†	12	–	4	.750	25	–	8	.758
#20 Connecticut	10	–	6	.625	25	–	10	.714
Seton Hall	10	–	6	.625	22	–	10	.688
Villanova	8	–	8	.500	20	–	13	.606
Notre Dame	8	–	8	.500	22	–	15	.595
West Virginia	6	–	10	.375	14	–	14	.500
Georgetown	6	–	10	.375	19	–	15	.559
Rutgers	6	–	10	.375	15	–	16	.484
Pittsburgh	5	–	11	.313	13	–	15	.464
Providence	4	–	12	.250	11	–	19	.367
Boston College	3	–	13	.188	11	–	19	.367

† 2000 Big East Tournament winner As of April 3, 2000^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999–2000 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1999–00 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Mike Jarvis 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
Collin Charles	11	G	5'11"	Junior	Toronto, Canada	Transferred. Quinnipiac
Ron Artest	15	F	6'6"	Sophomore	Queens, New York	Entered 1999 NBA Draft
Tyrone Grant	32	F	6'7"	Senior	Brooklyn, New York	Graduated
Albert Richardson	55	F	6'9"	Senior		Graduated

Class of 1999 signees

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Heath Orvis PG	Longmong, CO	Longmont High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Heath Orvis PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Jack Wolfinger PF	Redding, CT	Joel Barlow High School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	N/A
Jack Wolfinger PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Abe Keita C	Tolland, CT	Winchendon Academy	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	N/A
Abe Keita 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: "1999 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

1999–2000 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)	—	4.0 !Sr	Rice	Bronx, NY
5.0 !C	4	Keita, AbeAbe Keita (I)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Winchendon Academy	Tolland, CT
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)	—	4.0 !Sr	Hillcrest	Queens, NY
1.5 !G	11	Scheiman, JohnJohn Scheiman (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	LaGuardia	Manhattan, NY
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)	—	2.0 !So	Christ the King	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)	—	4.0 !Sr	Tallahassee C.C./Dunbar	Baltimore, MD
1.5 !G	21	Orvis, HeathHeath Orvis	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Longmont	Longmont, CO
3.5 !F	22	Glover, AnthonyAnthony Glover	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	2.0 !So	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)	—	4.0 !Sr	Westover	Albany, GA
3.5 !F	32	Wolfinger, JackJack Wolfinger	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Barlow	Redding, CT
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)	—	2.0 !So	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)	—	3.0 !Jr	Bishop Loughlin	Queensbridge, NY
3.5 !F	55	Parker, JohnJohn Parker (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	John Muir	Pasadena, CA

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
Exhibition
11/02/99*		Marathon Basketball	W 98-59		Alumni Hall
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/19/99*	#15	vs. Samford (CoSIDA Classic Opening Round)	L 68-60	0-1	WisePies Arena
11/20/99*	#15	vs. New Mexico (CoSIDA Classic Consolation)	W 70-62	1-1	WisePies Arena
11/23/99*		at Stony Brook	W 84-43	2-1	Stony Brook Arena
12/01/99*		Coppin State	W 75-52	3-1	Alumni Hall
12/04/99*		Virginia	W 85-63	4-1	Madison Square Garden
12/08/99*		St. Francis (N.Y.)	W 88-66	5-1	Alumni Hall
12/11/99*		at Niagara	W 81-66	6-1	Gallagher Center
12/14/99*		at DePaul	L 71-65	6-2	Allstate Arena
12/22/99*		Hofstra	W 98-86	7-2	Alumni Hall
12/29/99*		Sacred Heart	W 95-66	8-2	Alumni Hall
Big East Conference Regular Season
01/03/00		Pittsburgh	W 82-58	9-2 (1-0)	Alumni Hall
01/08/00		at West Virginia	W 86-74	10-2 (2-0)	WVU Coliseum
01/10/00		Georgetown	W 75-66	11-2 (3-0)	Madison Square Garden
01/16/00		at #5 Connecticut	W 82-77	12-2 (4-0)	Gampel Pavilion
01/18/00	#23	at Seton Hall	L 78-70	12-3 (4-1)	Continental Airlines Arena
01/22/00*	#23	#13 Ohio State	L 65-64	12-4 (4-1)	Madison Square Garden
01/25/00	#25	Rutgers	W 61-57	13-4 (5-1)	Madison Square Garden
01/29/00	#25	at Notre Dame	L 60-73	13-5 (5-2)	Joyce Center
01/31/00		at #4 Syracuse	L 63-57	13-6 (5-3)	Carrier Dome
02/05/00		Boston College	W 59-58	14-6 (6-3)	Alumni Hall
02/08/00		at Providence	W 61-46	15-6 (7-3)	Providence Civic Center
02/12/00		Villanova	W 78-75	16-6 (8-3)	Madison Square Garden
02/15/00		at Boston College	W 73-69	17-6 (9-3)	Silvio O. Conte Forum
02/19/00		#9 Syracuse	W 76-75	18-6 (10-3)	Madison Square Garden
02/21/00		#18 Connecticut	W 79-64	19-6 (11-3)	Madison Square Garden
02/26/00*		at #3 Duke	W 83-82	20-6 (11-3)	Cameron Indoor Stadium
02/29/00	#18	#23 Seton Hall	W 66-60	21-6 (12-3)	Madison Square Garden
03/05/00	#18	at Miami (F.L.)	L 74-70 ^OT	21-7 (12-4)	Miami Arena
Big East Tournament
03/09/00	#19	vs. Villanova (Big East Tournament Quarterfinal)	W 75-70	22-7 (12-4)	Madison Square Garden
03/10/00	#19	vs. #23 Miami (F.L.) (Big East Tournament Semifinal)	W 58-57	23-7 (12-4)	Madison Square Garden
03/11/00	#19	vs. #21 Connecticut (Big East Tournament Championship)	W 80-70	24-7 (12-4)	Madison Square Garden
NCAA Tournament
03/16/02	#9	vs. (15) Northern Arizona (NCAA First Round)	W 61-56	25-7 (12-4)	McKale Center
03/18/02	#9	vs. (11) Gonzaga (NCAA Second Round)	L 82-76	25-8 (12-4)	McKale Center
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-east/2000.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