2006–07 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

2006–07 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball

Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2006–07 record	16–15 (7–9 Big East)
Head coach	Norm Roberts
Assistant coach	Glenn Braica
Assistant coach	Chris Casey
Assistant coach	Fred Quartlebaum
Home arena	Carnesecca Arena Madison Square Garden

{{2006–07 Big East men's basketball standings}} The 2006–07 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Norm Roberts in his third 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
Nygel Roach	0	G	6'3"	195	Senior	North Bergen, New Jersey	Graduated
Jermaine Maybank	1	SG	6'4"	180	RS Junior	Bronx, New York	Transferred. Kansas State
Phil Missere	15	PF	6'9"	206	Senior	Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York	Graduated
Ryan Williams	23	SF	6'5"	225	Senior	Bayside, New York	Graduated
Dexter Gray	24	PF	6'6"	220	Sophomore	Mount Vernon, New York	Transferred. Iona
Cedric Jackson		PG	6'1"	180	Sophomore	McGuire, New Jersey	Transferred. Cleveland State

Class of 2006 signees

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Derwin Kitchen SG	Jacksonville, FL	Raines High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Apr 7, 2006
Derwin Kitchen SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Qa'rraan Calhoun PF	North Bridgton, ME	Bridgton Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	May 10, 2005
Qa'rraan Calhoun PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Larry Wright SG	Saginaw, MI	Saginaw High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Feb 9, 2006
Larry Wright SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Rob Thomas PF	Harlem, NY	South Kent School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	Feb 14, 2006
Rob Thomas PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Avery Patterson SG	Kannapolis, NC	Iowa Western Community College	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Apr 11, 2006
Avery Patterson 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: "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

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
3.5 !F	1	Calhoun, Qa'rraanQa'rraan Calhoun	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%; \| 225 lb (102 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Bridgton Academy	Hazlet, NJ
3.5 !F	2	Mason Jr., AnthonyAnthony Mason Jr.	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%; \| 213 lb (97 kg)	2.0 !So	Failey	Memphis, TN
1.5 !G	3	Hill, DaryllDaryll Hill	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)	4.5 !RS Sr	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)	3.0 !Jr	Lincoln	Brooklyn, NY
1.5 !G	5	Wright, LarryLarry Wright	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 172 lb (78 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Saginaw	Saginaw, MI
1.5 !G	10	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)	4.0 !Sr	Clinton Christian School	Upper Marlboro, MD
5.0 !C	11	Jasiulionis, TomasTomas Jasiulionis	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%; \| 249 lb (113 kg)	2.0 !So	Trinity Episcopal School	Utena, Lithuania
1.5 !G	15	Patterson, AveryAvery Patterson	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%; \| 204 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Iowa Western	Kannapolis, NC
1.5 !G	22	Torres, RickyRicky Torres	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%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	St. Raymond's	New York, NY
1.5 !G	23	Kitchen, DerwinDerwin Kitchen (I)	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%; \| 205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Raines	Jacksonville, FL
1.5 !G	30	Biesty, LiamLiam Biesty (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%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Poly Prep	Brooklyn, NY
4.5 !F/C	34	Hamilton, LamontLamont Hamilton	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)	4.0 !Sr	Bridgton Academy	Brooklyn, 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)	3.0 !Jr	Archbishop Molloy	Woodside, NY
3.5 !F	40	Spears, AaronAaron Spears	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%; \| 250 lb (113 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Highland C.C./Illinois/Dunbar	Chicago, IL
3.5 !F	55	Thomas, RobRob Thomas	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%; \| 247 lb (112 kg)	1.0 !Fr	South Kent	Harlem, NY

Head coach

Norm Roberts (Queens College)

Assistant coach(es)

Glenn Braica
Chris Casey
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
11/04/06*	St. Thomas Aquinas	W 82-64		Carnesecca Arena (3,779)
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/10/06*	North Florida (Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Opening Round)	W 74-53	1-0	Carnesecca Arena (4,035)
11/11/06*	Navy (Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Opening Round)	W 72-49	2-0	Carnesecca Arena (4,258)
11/16/06*	vs. Maryland (Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Semifinal)	L 92-60	2-1	Madison Square Garden (N/A)
11/17/06*	vs. #19 Texas (Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Consolation)	L 77-76	2-2	Madison Square Garden (N/A)
11/25/06*	Illinois State	L 78-65	2-3	Carnesecca Arena (4,038)
11/28/06*	LIU Brooklyn	W 64-46	3-3	Carnesecca Arena (3,840)
12/01/06*	UMBC	W 78-57	4-3	Carnesecca Arena (3,994)
12/05/06*	St. Francis (NY)	W 59-42	5-3	Carnesecca Arena (3,752)
12/09/06*	at Niagara	W 86-64	6-3	Gallagher Center (1,869)
12/21/06*	N.J.I.T.	W 68-50	7-3	Carnesecca Arena (4,165)
12/23/06*	Columbia	W 76-70	8-3	Carnesecca Arena (4,368)
12/28/06*	vs. Boston University (Aeropostale Holiday Festival Opening Round)	W 45-44 ^OT	9-3	Madison Square Garden (10,613)
12/29/06*	vs. Hofstra (Aeropostale Holiday Festival Championship)	L 63-51	9-4	Madison Square Garden (9,931)
Big East Conference Regular Season
01/03/07	DePaul	W 64-53	10-4 (1-0)	Carnesecca Arena (5,055)
01/06/07	at #25 West Virginia	L 73-46	10-5 (1-1)	WVU Coliseum (11,083)
01/11/07	at Seton Hall	L 79-63	10-6 (1-2)	Izod Center (6,528)
01/13/07	#24 Connecticut	L 68-59	10-7 (1-3)	Madison Square Garden (12,178)
01/16/07	at DePaul	L 71-63	10-8 (1-4)	Allstate Arena (8,011)
01/21/07	Syracuse	W 64-60	11-8 (2-4)	Madison Square Garden (N/A)
01/23/07	#22 Notre Dame	W 71-68	12-8 (3-4)	Madison Square Garden (6,873)
01/27/07	at #9 Pittsburgh	L 72-46	12-9 (3-5)	Petersen Events Center (12,058)
02/01/07	Georgetown	L 72-48	12-10 (3-6)	Madison Square Garden (7,797)
02/04/07	at Cincinnati	W 73-64	13-10 (4-6)	Fifth Third Arena (7,902)
02/07/07	South Florida	W 66-62	14-10 (5-6)	Carnesecca Arenna (4,597)
02/11/07	at Syracuse	L 76-74	14-11 (5-7)	Carrier Dome (24,106)
02/15/07	Rutgers	W 60-55	15-11 (6-7)	Carnesecca Arena (5,503)
02/17/07	at Providence	L 71-66	15-12 (6-8)	Dunkin Donuts Center (10,800)
02/21/07	at #20 Louisville	L 72-48	15-13 (6-9)	Freedom Hall (19,634)
02/25/07	#18 Duke	L 67-50	15-14 (6-9)	Madison Square Garden (17,283)
03/04/07	Providence	W 77-64	16-14 (7-9)	Madison Square Garden (7,481)
Big East Tournament
03/07/07	vs. #18 Marquette	L 76-67	16-15 (7-9)	Madison Square Garden (19,594)
*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

Seasons	1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics