2003–04 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

200304 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
Conference Big East Conference (1979–2013)
200304 record 621 (115 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

{{200304 Big East men's basketball standings}} The 200304 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Mike Jarvis in his sixth year at the school until he was replaced by interim coach Kevin Clark. St. John's home games are played at Carnesecca Arena, then called Alumni Hall, and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference.

Off season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Tim Doyle 0 G 6'4" 215 Freshman Merrick, New York Transferred. Northwestern
Marcus Hatten 1 PG 6'1" 165 Senior Baltimore, Maryland Graduated
Tristan Smith 2 PG 6'1" 185 Sophomore Amityville, New York Transferred. St. Francis
Eric King 5 SF 6'6" 220 Sophomore Brooklyn, New York Transferred. Tennessee State
Anthony Glover 22 PF 6'6" 231 Graduate Bronx, New York Graduated.

Class of 2003 signees

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Lamont Hamilton
PF
Brooklyn, NY Bridgton Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Aug 1, 2003 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Tyler Jones
PF
Denver, CO Heritage Christian Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Aug 1, 2003 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   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:

Roster

2003–04 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 0 Roach, NygelNygel Roach (W) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 195 lb (88 kg) So Xavier North Bergen, NJ
G 2 McDonald, JoeJoe McDonald (W) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Nassau C.C. Farmingdale, NY
G 3 Hill, DaryllDaryll Hill style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Milford Academy Bayside, NY
C 4 Keita, AbeAbe Keita (S) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 222 lb (101 kg) GS Winchendon Academy Tolland, CT
G 5 Mayo, DevinDevin Mayo (W) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 158 lb (72 kg) Fr Clinton Christian School Upper Marlboro, MD
F 11 Jones, TylerTyler Jones style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Heritage Christian Academy (TX) Denver, CO
G 12 Ingram, ElijahElijah Ingram (S) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 170 lb (77 kg) So St. Anthony's East Orange, NJ
G 14 Stanley, AndreAndre Stanley style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Global Institute/John Jay Brooklyn, NY
F 15 Missere, PhilPhil Missere (W) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 206 lb (93 kg) Jr Cornwall Central Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY
G/F 23 Shaw, WillieWillie Shaw (S) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) Sr John F. Kennedy Mount Vernon, NY
F 25 Cuffe, KyleKyle Cuffe (C) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 236 lb (107 kg) Sr Rice Bronx, NY
F 33 Reynolds, GradyGrady Reynolds (S) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Southern Union Abbeville, AL
F/C 34 Hamilton, LamontLamont Hamilton (S) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Bridgton Academy Brooklyn, NY
C 44 Diakite, MohamedMohamed Diakite (S) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Montrose Christian Rockville, MD
C 52 Johnson, CurtisCurtis Johnson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 320 lb (145 kg) Sr Ryan Academy Norfolk, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Kevin Clark
  • Mike Jarvis II
  • Dermon Player

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

Schedule and results

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/04/03* SLAM All-Stars W 82-73  Alumni Hall (3,493)
11/08/03* EA Sports L 80-74  Alumni Hall (N/A)
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/13/03* #23 Marquette
(Coaches vs. Cancer Classic)
L 52-45  0-1 Madison Square Garden (6,222)
11/24/03* Fairfield L 64-59 OT 0-2 Alumni Hall (4,336)
11/29/03* at Stony Brook W 72-61  1-2 Stony Brook Arena (3,765)
12/02/03* Hofstra L 81-64  1-3 Alumni Hall (4,164)
12/06/03* at #6 Duke L 79-58  1-4 Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
12/09/03* St. Francis (N.Y.) W 58-52  2-4 Alumni Hall (4,014)
12/21/03* at #5 Georgia Tech L 79-66  2-5 Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,008)
12/28/03* vs. Penn
(Dreyfus Holiday Festival Opening Round)
L 63-61 2OT 2-6 Madison Square Garden (11,380)
12/29/03* vs. Holy Cross
(Dreyfus Holiday Festival Consolation)
W 64-61  3-6 Madison Square Garden (11,989)
01/03/04* Niagara W 72-65  4-6 Madison Square Garden (11,650)
Big East Conference Regular Season
01/07/04 at #17 Syracuse L 65-59  4-7 (0-1) Carrier Dome (17,033)
01/10/04 Seton Hall L 71-54  4-8 (0-2) Madison Square Garden (8,059)
01/14/04 Miami L 70-64  4-9 (0-3) Alumni Hall (4,071)
01/18/04 at Villanova L 85-74  4-10 (0-4) The Pavilion (6,500)
01/20/04 at Georgetown L 71-69  4-11(0-5) MCI Center (7,203)
01/24/04 at Rutgers L 78-70  4-12 (0-6) Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,097)
01/28/04 West Virginia L 73-64  4-13 (0-7) Alumni Hall (3,923)
01/31/04 UCLA W 71-55  5-13 (0-7) Madison Square Garden (9,077)
02/04/04 at #4 Pittsburgh L 71-51  5-14 (0-8) Petersen Events Center (12,508)
02/08/04 Boston College L 89-61  5-15 (0-9) Madison Square Garden (7,453)
02/11/04 at West Virginia L 86-52  5-16 (0-10) WVU Coliseum (5,816)
02/18/04 Georgetown W 65-58  6-16 (1-10) Madison Square Garden (6,192)
02/21/04 at Virginia Tech L 54-53  6-17 (1-11) Cassell Coliseum (6,552)
02/24/04 #8 Connecticut L 71-53  6-18 (1-12) Madison Square Garden (11,736)
02/29/04 #13 Providence L 103-78  6-19 (1-13) Madison Square Garden (6,824)
03/03/04 at Boston College L 68-54  6-20 (1-14) Silvio O. Conte Forum (5,406)
03/05/04 Notre Dame L 89-62  6-21 (1-15) Madison Square Garden (7,543)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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