2011–12 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

2011–12 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball

Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2011–12 record	13–19 (6–12 Big East)
Head coach	Steve Lavin
Assistant coach	Mike Dunlap
Assistant coach	Tony Chiles
Assistant coach	Rico Hines
Home arena	Carnesecca Arena Madison Square Garden

	Conf				Overall
2011–12 Big East men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#2 Syracuse	17	–	1	.944	34	–	3	.919
#11 Marquette	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
Notre Dame	13	–	5	.722	22	–	12	.647
Cincinnati	12	–	6	.667	26	–	11	.703
#15 Georgetown	12	–	6	.667	24	–	9	.727
South Florida	12	–	6	.667	22	–	14	.611
#17 Louisville†	10	–	8	.556	30	–	10	.750
West Virginia	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
Connecticut	8	–	10	.444	20	–	14	.588
Seton Hall	8	–	10	.444	21	–	13	.618
Rutgers	6	–	12	.333	14	–	18	.438
St. John's	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
Pittsburgh	5	–	13	.278	22	–	17	.564
Villanova	5	–	13	.278	13	–	19	.406
Providence	4	–	14	.222	15	–	17	.469
DePaul	3	–	15	.167	12	–	19	.387


† 2012 Big East Tournament winner As of March 31, 2012^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represents St. John's University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is coached by Steve Lavin in his second year at the school. Saint 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
Dwayne Polee II	0	F	6'7"	193	Freshman	Los Angeles, California	Transferred. San Diego State
D.J. Kennedy	1	F	6'5"	214	Senior	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Graduated
Malik Boothe	3	G	5'9"	184	Senior	Queens, New York	Graduated
Sean Evans	5	F	6'8"	259	Senior	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Graduated
Quincy Roberts	10	G	6'5"	196	RS Sophomore	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	Transferred. Grambling State
Dwight Hardy	11	G	6'2"	187	Senior	Bronx, New York	Graduated
Dele Coker	15	C	6'10"	257	Senior	Lagos, Nigeria	Graduated
Paris Horne	23	G	6'3"	189	Senior	Middletown, Delaware	Graduated
Justin Burrell	24	F	6'8"	244	Senior	Bronx, New York	Graduated
Justin Brownlee	32	F	6'7"	232	Senior	Tifton, Georgia	Graduated
Kevin Clark	42	G	6'2"	204	Senior	Dunmore, Pennsylvania	Graduated
Rob Thomas	55	F	6'6"	247	RS Senior	Harlem, New York	Graduated

Class of 2011 signees

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Sir'Dominic Pointer SF	Detroit, MI	Quality Education Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Nov 11, 2010
Sir'Dominic Pointer SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96
Maurice Harkless SF	Queens, NY	South Kent School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Nov 10, 2010
Maurice Harkless SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96
D'Angelo Harrison SG	Missouri City, TX	Dulles High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Nov 10, 2010
D'Angelo Harrison SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 94
Amir Garrett SF	Los Angeles, CA	Bridgton Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 17, 2010
Amir Garrett SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92
Phil Greene SG	Chicago, IL	IMG Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Apr 14, 2011
Phil Greene SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91
Nurideen Lindsay SG	Philadelphia, PA	Redlands Community College	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Nov 10, 2010
Nurideen Lindsay SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JC
God's Gift Achiuwa C	Port Harcourt, Nigeria	Erie Community College	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	Apr 28, 2011
God's Gift Achiuwa C	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JC
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: "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2011–12 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	1	Greene, PhilPhil Greene	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%; \| 180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	IMG Academy	Chicago, IL
4.5 !F/C	3	Achiuwa, God's GiftGod's Gift Achiuwa	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 236 lb (107 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Erie C.C.	Port Harcourt, Nigeria
3.5 !F	4	Harkless, MauriceMaurice Harkless	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 208 lb (94 kg)	1.0 !Fr	South Kent	Queens, NY
1.5 !G	10	Lindsay, NurideenNurideen Lindsay	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%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Overbrook/Redlands C.C.	Philadelphia, PA
1.5 !G	11	Harrison, D'AngeloD'Angelo Harrison	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%; \| 203 lb (92 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Dulles	Missouri City, TX
2.5 !G/F	15	Pointer, Sir'DominicSir'Dominic Pointer	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%; \| 196 lb (89 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Quality Education Academy	Detroit, MI
3.5 !F	22	Garrett, AmirAmir Garrett	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%; \| 190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Bridgton Academy	Los Angeles, CA
1.5 !G	23	Aryee, AntehAnteh Aryee (W)	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%; \| 183 lb (83 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Arlington Christian School	Fairburn, GA
1.5 !G	25	Rivers, GerardGerard Rivers (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%; \| 175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Paraclete High School	Lancaster, CA
1.5 !G	30	White, JamalJamal White (W)	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)	3.0 !Jr	Roosevelt/Long Island	Roosevelt, NY
1.5 !G	31	Stith, MalikMalik Stith	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Bridgton Academy/East Mecklenburg	Hempstead, NY
3.5 !F	40	Sealy, SamSam Sealy (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Longwood High School	Medford, NY
1.5 !G	55	Brakalov, BorisBoris Brakalov (W)	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%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	National Trade and Banking	Sofia, Bulgaria

Head coach

Steve Lavin (Chapman University)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Dunlap
Rico Hines
Tony Chiles

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
October 25*	C.W. Post	W 110–80		Carnesecca Arena (4,025)
November 1*	St. Mary's (MD)	W 77–70		Carnesecca Arena (3,088)
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 7*	William & Mary (2K Sports Classic Opening Round)	W 74–59	1–0	Carnesecca Arena (4,142)
November 9*	Lehigh	W 78–73	2–0	Carnesecca Arena (4,409)
November 13*	UMBC	W 82–59	3–0	Carnesecca Arena (4,424)
November 17*	vs. #15 Arizona (2K Sports Classic semifinal)	L 72–81	3–1	Madison Square Garden (9,036)
November 18*	vs. #19 Texas A&M (2K Sports Classic Consolation)	L 57–58	3–2	Madison Square Garden (NA)
November 22*	St. Francis (NY)	W 63–48	4–2	Carnesecca Arena (3,922)
November 26*	Northeastern	L 64–78	4–3	Carnesecca Arena (5,207)
December 1*	at #1 Kentucky (SEC–Big East Challenge)	L 59–81	4–4	Rupp Arena (24,119)
December 5*	at Detroit	L 63–69	4–5	Calihan Hall (5,377)
December 17*	Fordham (Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival)	W 56–50	5–5	Madison Square Garden
December 21*	Texas-Pan American	W 66–61	6–5	Carnesecca Arena (3,821)
Big East Conference Regular Season
December 27	Providence	W 91–67	7–5 (1–0)	Carnesecca Arena (5,602)
December 31	at #9 Connecticut	L 69–83	7–6 (1–1)	XL Center (16,294)
January 3	#11 Louisville	L 58–73	7–7 (1–2)	Madison Square Garden (9,258)
January 7	at Cincinnati	W 57–55	8–7 (2–2)	Fifth Third Arena (8,820)
January 11	at #25 Marquette	L 64–83	8–8 (2–3)	Bradley Center (14,484)
January 15	#11 Georgetown	L 49–69	8–9 (2–4)	Madison Square Garden (11,475)
January 18	at South Florida	L 49–64	8–10 (2–5)	Tampa Bay Times Forum (3,145)
January 21	Villanova	L 76–79 ^OT	8–11 (2–6)	Madison Square Garden (11,430)
January 25	West Virginia	W 78–62	9–11 (3–6)	Madison Square Garden (6,901)
January 28*	at Duke	L 76–83	9–12	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
February 1	at DePaul	W 87–81	9–12 (4–6)	Allstate Arena (7,994)
February 4	Syracuse	L 70–95	9–13 (4–7)	Madison Square Garden (19,979)
February 8	Cincinnati	L 56–74	9–14 (4–8)	Madison Square Garden (7,618)
February 12	at Georgetown	L 61–71	9–15 (4–9)	Verizon Center (12,285)
February 14	at Seton Hall	L 64–94	10–16 (4–10)	Prudential Center
February 18*	UCLA	W 66–63	11–16	Madison Square Garden (7,305 )
February 20	DePaul	W 79–72	12–16 (5–10)	Carnesecca Arena (5,110)
February 25	#20 Notre Dame	W 61–58	13–16 (6–10)	Madison Square Garden (11,436)
February 29	at Pittsburgh	L 69–89	13–17 (6–11)	Petersen Events Center (9,449)
March 3	at Rutgers	L 58–61	13–18 (6–12)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (7,349)
Big East Tournament
March 6	vs. Pittsburgh (First Round)	L 59-73	13–19	Madison Square Garden (20,507)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

↑ "Big East Conference Standings - 2011-12." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-31-12.
↑ http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/stjo-m-baskbl-sched.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

2011–12 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

Off season

Departures

Class of 2011 signees

Roster

Schedule

See also

References