2004–05 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

2004–05 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball

MSG Holiday Festival Champions
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2004–05 record	9–18 (3–13 Big East)
Head coach	Norm Roberts
Assistant coach	Glenn Braica
Assistant coach	Chuck Martin
Assistant coach	Fred Quartlebaum
Home arena	Carnesecca Arena Madison Square Garden

{{2004–05 Big East men's basketball standings}} The 2004–05 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Norm Roberts in his first year at the school replacing interim head coach Kevin Clark. St. John's home games are played at Carnesecca Arena 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
Joe McDonald	2	G	5'11"	185	Senior	Farmingdale, New York	Graduated
Elijah Ingram	12	PG	6'0"	170	Sophomore	Jersey City, New Jersey	Transferred. New Mexico State
Kyle Cuffe	25	PF	6'9"	236	Senior	Bronx, New York	Graduated
Curtis Johnson	52	C	7'3"	320	Senior	Norfolk, Virginia	Graduated

Class of 2004 signees

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Eugene Lawrence PG	Brooklyn, NY	Lincoln High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)
Eugene Lawrence PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Cedric Jackson PG	McGuire, NJ	Northern Burlington High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
Cedric Jackson PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Dexter Gray PF	Mount Vernon, NY	Mount Vernon High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	May 12, 2004
Dexter Gray PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Rodney Epperson PF	Queens, NY	Midland College	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 23, 2003
Rodney Epperson PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Ryan Williams SF	Bayside, NY	Monroe College	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jul 10, 2003
Ryan Williams SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Jermaine Maybank SG	Bronx, NY	Independence Community College	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 24, 2003
Jermaine Maybank SG	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: "2004 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2004–05 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	0	Roach, NygelNygel Roach (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Xavier	North Bergen, NJ
3.5 !F	1	Jones, TylerTyler Jones	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Heritage Christian Academy (TX)	Denver, CO
3.5 !F	2	Epperson, RodneyRodney Epperson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Midland College	Flushing, NY
1.5 !G	3	Hill, DaryllDaryll Hill (C)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 170 lb (77 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Milford Academy	Bayside, NY
1.5 !G	4	Lawrence, EugeneEugene Lawrence	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Lincoln	Brooklyn, NY
1.5 !G	5	Mayo, DevinDevin Mayo (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 158 lb (72 kg)	2.0 !So	Clinton Christian School	Upper Marlboro, MD
1.5 !G	10	Maybank, JermaineJermaine Maybank	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Independence C.C./Bronx Regional	Bronx, NY
1.5 !G	11	Jackson, CedricCedric Jackson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Northern Burlington	McGuire, NJ
3.5 !F	15	Missere, PhilPhil Missere	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 206 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Cornwall Central	Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY
3.5 !F	23	Williams, RyanRyan Williams	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 225 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Monroe College	Queens, NY
3.5 !F	24	Gray, DexterDexter Gray	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 220 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Mount Vernon	Mount Vernon, NY
3.5 !F	33	Abit, OtojaOtoja Abit (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Archbishop Molloy	Woodside, NY
4.5 !F/C	34	Hamilton, LamontLamont Hamilton (C)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	Bridgton Academy	Brooklyn, NY
5.0 !C	44	Diakite, MohamedMohamed Diakite	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 210 lb (95 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Montrose Christian

Head coach

Norm Roberts (Queens College)

Assistant coach(es)

Glenn Braica
Chuck Martin
Fred Quartlebaum

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/14/04*	Concordia	W 85-77		Alumni Hall (2,991)
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/20/04*	Wagner	W 79-68	1-0	Alumni Hall (3,592)
11/23/04*	St. Francis (N.Y.)	L 53-52	1-1	Alumni Hall (5,149)
11/27/04*	at Niagara	L 102-81	1-2	Gallagher Center (2,400)
11/30/04*	Stony Brook	W 66-57	2-2	Alumni Hall (3,585)
12/04/04*	at Illinois State	L 77-69	2-3	Redbird Arena (9,044)
12/08/04*	Virginia Tech	W 75-65	3-3	Alumni Hall (3,419)
12/11/04*	at Hofstra	L 78-68	3-4	Hofstra Arena (5,124)
12/19/04*	Marist	W 74-66	4-4	Alumni Hall (3,282)
12/28/04*	vs. Canisius (Dreyfus Holiday Festival Opening Round)	W 71-51	5-4	Madison Square Garden (8,731)
12/30/04*	vs. #17 N.C. State (Dreyfus Holiday Festival Championship)	W 63-45	6-4	Madison Square Garden (8,962)
Big East Conference Regular Season
01/05/05	#6 Syracuse	L 79-65	6-5 (0-1)	Madison Square Garden (9,596)
01/08/05	at #21 West Virginia	L 64-60	6-6 (0-2)	WVU Coliseum (9,536)
01/15/05	at Notre Dame	L 67-66	6-7 (0-3)	Joyce Convocation Center (11,418)
01/18/05	#21 Pittsburgh	W 65-62	7-7 (1-3)	Madison Square Garden (5,084)
01/22/05	#9 Boston College	L 79-73	7-8 (1-4)	Carnesecca Arena (4,679)
01/25/05	at Georgetown	L 66-57	7-9 (1-5)	MCI Center (7,864)
01/29/05	Seton Hall	L 62-55	7-10 (1-6)	Madison Square Garden (6,665)
02/02/05	Rutgers	W 53-52	8-10 (2-6)	Madison Square Garden (5,775)
02/05/05	at #23 Connecticut	L 68-46	8-11 (2-7)	Hartford Civic Center (10,167)
02/08/05	at #18 Pittsburgh	L 55-44	8-12 (2-8)	Petersen Events Center (11,034)
02/12/05	at Seton Hall	L 57-55	8-13 (2-9)	Izod Center (9,293)
02/16/05	West Virginia	L 67-66	8-14 (2-10)	Carnesecca Arena (3,943)
02/20/05	Georgetown	W 76-67	9-14 (3-10)	Madison Square Garden (7,464)
02/23/05	at #15 Syracuse	L 83-69	9-15 (3-11)	Carrier Dome (23,579)
02/26/05	#7 Duke	L 58-47	9-16 (3-11)	Madison Square Garden (16,290)
03/01/05	at Providence	L 86-75	9-17 (3-12)	Dunkin Donuts Center (8,792)
03/05/05	#19 Villanova	L 70-68	9-18 (3-13)	Madison Square Garden (8,894)
*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