2005–06 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

2005–06 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
MSG Holiday Festival Champions
Conference Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2005–06 record 12–15 (5–11 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

{{2005–06 Big East men's basketball standings}} The 2005–06 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Norm Roberts in his second year at the school. 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
Tyler Jones 1 PF 6'9" 210 Sophomore Denver, Colorado Transferred
Rodney Epperson 2 PF 6'7" 200 Junior Flushing, New York Transferred. Mountain State
Mohamed Diakite 44 C 6'11" 210 RS Senior Rockville, Maryland Graduated

Class of 2005 signees

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ricky Torres
SG		 Bronx, NY St. Raymond High School for Boys 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 16, 2004 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Anthony Mason, Jr.
SF		 Memphis, TN Fairley High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Oct 3, 2004 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Tomas Jasiulionis
C		 Utena, Lithuania Trinity Episcopal School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 249 lb (113 kg) Nov 5, 2004 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Aaron Spears
PF		 Chicago, IL Highland Community College 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Nov 5, 2004 
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:


Roster

2005–06 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) Sr Xavier North Bergen, NJ
G 3 Hill, DaryllDaryll Hill (C) 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 Jr Milford Academy Bayside, NY
G 4 Lawrence, EugeneEugene Lawrence style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) So Lincoln Brooklyn, NY
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) Jr Clinton Christian School Upper Marlboro, MD
C 10 Jasiulionis, TomasTomas Jasiulionis 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%; | 249 lb (113 kg) Fr Trinity Episcopal School Utena, Lithuania
G 11 Jackson, CedricCedric Jackson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) So Northern Burlington McGuire, NJ
F 15 Missere, PhilPhil Missere 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) Sr Cornwall Central Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY
F 20 Mason Jr., AnthonyAnthony Mason Jr. 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%; | 213 lb (97 kg) Fr Failey Memphis, TN
G 21 Maybank, JermaineJermaine Maybank 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%; | 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Independence C.C./Bronx Regional Bronx, NY
G 22 Torres, RickyRicky Torres 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%; | 200 lb (91 kg) Fr St. Raymond's New York, NY
F 23 Williams, RyanRyan Williams style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Monroe College Queens, NY
F 24 Gray, DexterDexter Gray 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%; | 220 lb (100 kg) So Mount Vernon Mount Vernon, NY
G 30 Biesty, LiamLiam Biesty (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%; | 185 lb (84 kg) So Poly Prep Brooklyn, NY
F/C 34 Hamilton, LamontLamont Hamilton (C) 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) Jr Bridgton Academy Brooklyn, NY
F 33 Abit, OtojaOtoja Abit (W) 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%; | 195 lb (88 kg) So Archbishop Molloy Woodside, NY
F 40 Spears, AaronAaron Spears 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%; | 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Highland C.C./Illinois/Dunbar Chicago, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/14/05* Queens College W 102-62  Carnesecca Arena (N/A)
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/19/05* Maryland-Eastern Shore W 77-40  1-0 Carnesecca Arena (N/A)
11/22/05* St. Francis (NY) W 64-50  2-0 Carnesecca Arena (N/A)
11/26/05* Niagara W 67-61  3-0 Carnesecca Arena (3,821)
11/29/05* Hofstra L 64-51  3-1 Carnesecca Arena (N/A)
12/03/05* Charleston Southern W 64-50  4-1 Carnesecca Arena (3,663)
12/07/05* Stony Brook W 63-45  5-1 Carnesecca Arena (N/A)
12/10/05* at Virginia Tech L 73-64  5-2 Cassell Coliseum (9,847)
12/17/05* Marist L 56-53  5-3 Madison Square Garden (N/A)
12/21/05* at #1 Duke L 70-57  5-4 Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
12/27/05* Columbia
(Panasonic Holiday Festival Opening Round)		 W 63-39  6-4 Madison Square Garden (7,617)
12/28/05* UMass
(Panasonic Holiday Festival Championship)		 W 51-49  7-4 Madison Square Garden (7,408)
Big East Conference Regular Season
01/04/06 at Seton Hall L 69-61 OT 7-5 (0-1) Izod Center (6,092)
01/08/06 Georgetown L 79-65  7-6 (0-2) Madison Square Garden (N/A)
01/14/06 at South Florida W 68-49  8-6 (1-2) Sun Dome (4,456)
01/17/06 #17 Louisville W 68-56  9-6 (2-2) Madison Square Garden (5,224)
01/21/06 #9 Pittsburgh W 55-50  10-6 (3-2) Madison Square Garden (6,942)
01/25/06 at #1 Connecticut L 66-50  10-7 (3-3) Hartford Civic Center (10,167)
01/29/06 West Virginia L 66-61  10-8 (3-4) Madison Square Garden (7,236)
02/01/06 at Marquette L 81-61  10-9 (3-5) BMO Harris Bradley Center (14,105)
02/04/06 at Providence L 81-73  10-10 (3-6) Dunkin Donuts Center (11,952)
02/09/06 at #15 Georgetown L 64-41  10-11 (3-7) Verizon Center (9,739)
02/12/06 Syracuse L 75-60  10-12 (3-8) Madison Square Garden (11,473)
02/15/06 at Rutgers W 54-51  11-12 (4-8) Louis Brown Athletic Center (6,864)
02/18/06 DePaul L 52-48  11-13 (4-9) Madison Square Garden (6,233)
02/21/06 Seton Hall W 58-47  12-13 (5-9) Madison Square Garden (6,719)
03/01/06 at #4 Villanova L 62-52  12-14 (5-10) The Pavilion (6,500)
03/05/06 Rutgers L 82-70  12-15 (5-11) Carnesecca Arena (6,008)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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