2013–14 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

2013–14 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball

NIT First round vs. Robert Morris, L 78–89
Conference	Big East Conference
2013–14 record	20–13 (10–8 Big East)
Head coach	Steve Lavin
Assistant coach	Jim Whitesell
Assistant coach	Tony Chiles
Assistant coach	Rico Hines
Home arena	Carnesecca Arena Madison Square Garden

	Conf				Overall
2013–14 Big East men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#6 Villanova	16	–	2	.889	29	–	5	.853
#16 Creighton	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
Providence †	10	–	8	.556	23	–	12	.657
Xavier	10	–	8	.556	21	–	13	.618
St. John's	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
Marquette	9	–	9	.500	17	–	15	.531
Georgetown	8	–	10	.444	18	–	15	.545
Seton Hall	6	–	12	.333	17	–	17	.500
Butler	4	–	14	.222	14	–	17	.452
DePaul	3	–	15	.167	12	–	21	.364

† 2014 Big East Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll Source:^[1]

The 2013–14 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Steve Lavin in his fourth year at the school. Saint John's home games were played at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden and the team was a founding member of the new Big East Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in three way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament to Providence. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Robert Morris in the first round.

Off season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Amir Garrett	22	F	6'6"	190	Sophomore	Los Angeles, California	Transferred. Cal State Northridge
Jamal White	30	G	6'4"	210	Senior	Roosevelt, New York	Graduated

Class of 2013 signees

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Rysheed Jordan PG	Philadelphia, PA	Roberts Vaux High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Apr 11, 2013
Rysheed Jordan PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92
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: "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2013–14 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	Branch, JamalJamal Branch	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%; \| 176 lb (80 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Grace Preparatory Academy/Texas A&M	Kansas City, MO
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)	3.0 !Jr	IMG Academy	Chicago, IL
2.5 !G/F	2	Bourgault, Marc-AntoineMarc-Antoine Bourgault	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%; \| 216 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Monroe College	Saint-Malo, France
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)	4.5 !RS Sr	Erie C.C.	Port Harcourt, Nigeria
3.5 !F	4	Jones, ChristianChristian Jones	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%; \| 228 lb (103 kg)	2.0 !So	IMG Academy	Arlington, TX
1.5 !G	5	Lipscomb, DavidDavid Lipscomb (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%; \| 175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Wheeler	Riverdale, GA
2.5 !G/F	10	Hooper, MaxMax Hooper	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%; \| 202 lb (92 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Brewster Academy/Harvard	Carmel Valley Village, CA
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)	3.0 !Jr	Dulles	Missouri City, TX
4.5 !F/C	12	Obekpa, ChrisChris Obekpa	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%; \| 219 lb (99 kg)	2.0 !So	Our Savior New American	Makurdi, Nigeria
3.5 !F	14	Sampson, JaKarrJaKarr Sampson	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%; \| 206 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Brewster Academy	Akron, Ohio
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)	3.0 !Jr	Quality Education Academy	Detroit, MI
1.5 !G	23	Jordan, RysheedRysheed Jordan	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%; \| 175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Roberts Vaux	Philadelphia, PA
1.5 !G	24	Balamou, FelixFelix Balamou	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%; \| 189 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Our Savior New American	Conakry,Guinea
3.5 !F	33	Sánchez, OrlandoOrlando Sánchez	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%; \| 216 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Monroe College	Nagua, Dominican Republic
3.5 !F	35	Ndiaye, KhadimKhadim Ndiaye (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	Christ the King	Queens, NY

Head coach

Steve Lavin (Chapman University)

Assistant coach(es)

Jim Whitesell
Rico Hines
Tony Chiles

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
November 2*		San Francisco State	W 82–80	–	Carnesecca Arena (3,263)
November 4*		Humboldt State	W 106–39	–	Carnesecca Arena (3,501)
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 8*		vs. #20 Wisconsin	L 75–86	0–1	Sanford Pentagon (3,523)
November 15*		Wagner	W 73–57	1–1	Carnesecca Arena (4,337)
November 18*		Bucknell	W 67–63	2–1	Carnesecca Arena (3,963)
November 22*		Monmouth (Barclays Center Classic)	W 64–54	3–1	Carnesecca Arena (4,185)
November 26*		Longwood (Barclays Center Classic)	W 65–47	4–1	Carnesecca Arena (3,531)
November 29*		vs. Penn State (Barclays Center Classic semifinals)	L 82–89 ^OT	4–2	Barclays Center (4,231)
November 30*		vs. Georgia Tech (Barclays Center Classic 3rd place game)	W 69–58	5–2	Barclays Center (3,088)
December 7*		Fordham (Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival)	W 104–58	6–2	Madison Square Garden (10,803)
December 15*		#2 Syracuse	L 63–68	6–3	Madison Square Garden (16,357)
December 18*		San Francisco	W 81–57	7–3	Carnesecca Arena (4,282)
December 21*		Youngstown State	W 96–87	8–3	Carnesecca Arena (4,248)
December 28*		vs. Columbia (Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival)	W 65–59	9–3	Barclays Center (7,203)
Big East Conference Regular Season
December 31		at Xavier	L 60–70	9–4 (0–1)	Cintas Center (10,250)
January 4		at Georgetown	L 60–77	9–5 (0–2)	Verizon Center (10,164)
January 11		#8 Villanova	L 67–74	9–6 (0–3)	Madison Square Garden (11,707)
January 14		at DePaul	L 75–77	9–7 (0–4)	Allstate Arena (6,102)
January 16		Providence	L 83–84 ^2OT	9–8 (0–5)	Carnesecca Arena (4,709)
January 18*		Dartmouth	W 69–55	10–8 (0–5)	Carnesecca Arena (5,505)
January 23		Seton Hall	W 77–76	11–8 (1–5)	Carnesecca Arena (5,016)
January 25		at Butler	W 69-52	12–8 (2–5)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (10,000)
January 28		at #20 Creighton	L 60–63	12–9 (2–6)	CenturyLink Center (17,515)
February 1		Marquette	W 74–59	13–9 (3–6)	Madison Square Garden (12,561)
February 4		at Providence	W 86–76	14–9 (4–6)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,798)
February 9		#12 Creighton	W 70–65	15–9 (5–6)	Madison Square Garden (6,739)
February 13		at Seton Hall	W 68–67	16–9 (6–6)	Prudential Center (5,636)
February 16		Georgetown	W 82–60	17–9 (7–6)	Madison Square Garden (10,340)
February 18		Butler	W 77–52	18–9 (8–6)	Madison Square Garden (7,002)
February 22		at #9 Villanova	L 54–57	18–10 (8–7)	Wells Fargo Center (17,124)
February 25		Xavier	L 53–65	18–11 (8–8)	Madison Square Garden (6,707)
March 2		DePaul	W 72–64	19–11 (9–8)	Madison Square Garden (10,670)
March 8		at Marquette	W 91–90 ^2OT	20–11 (10–8)	BMO Harris Bradley Center (16,784)
Big East Tournament
March 13		vs. Providence (Quarterfinals)	L 74–79	20–12	Madison Square Garden (14,925)
NIT
March 18*	#(1)	(8) Robert Morris (First round)	L 78–89	20–13	Carnesecca Arena (1,027)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ "Big East Conference Standings - 2013-14." ESPN.com. Retrieved: March 18, 2014.

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