1985–86 St. John's Redmen basketball team

1985–86 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Big East Tournament Champions Big East Regular Season Co-Champions Lapchick Memorial Champions ECAC Holiday Festival Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
1985–86 record	31–5 (14–2 Big East)
Head coach	Lou Carnesecca
Assistant coach	Brian Mahoney
Assistant coach	Al LoBalbo
Assistant coach	Ron Rutledge
Home arena	Alumni Hall Madison Square Garden

1985–86 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#4 St. John's †	14	–	2	.875	31	–	5	.861
#9 Syracuse	14	–	2	.875	26	–	6	.813
#13 Georgetown	11	–	5	.688	24	–	8	.750
Villanova	10	–	6	.625	23	–	14	.622
Providence	7	–	9	.438	17	–	14	.548
Pittsburgh	6	–	10	.375	15	–	14	.517
Boston College	4	–	12	.250	13	–	15	.464
Connecticut	3	–	13	.188	12	–	16	.429
Seton Hall	3	–	13	.188	14	–	18	.438

† 1986 Big East Tournament winner As of March 31, 1986^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985–86 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his eighteenth year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference.

Roster

1985–86 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
3.5 !F	4	Hempel, JohnJohn Hempel	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Union Catholic/Massachusetts	Linden, NJ
5.0 !C	10	Bross, TerryTerry Bross	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	2.0 !So	Immaculata	El Paso, TX
2.5 !G/F	12	Rowan, RonRon Rowan	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Beaver Falls/Notre Dame	Beaver Falls, PA
1.5 !G	13	Jackson, MarkMark Jackson	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Bishop Loughlin	Brooklyn, NY
5.0 !C	14	Baldi, MarcoMarco Baldi	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Long Island Lutheran	Sarre, Italy
3.5 !F	21	Berry, WalterWalter Berry	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Benjamin Franklin/San Jacinto	New York, NY
2.5 !G/F	23	Brust, MattMatt Brust	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	2.0 !So	Babylon High School/UNC	Babylon, NY
2.5 !G/F	30	Glass, WillieWillie Glass	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Atlantic City	Atlantic City, NJ
3.5 !F	31	Jones, SheltonShelton Jones	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	2.0 !So	Amityville Memorial	Amityville, NY
1.5 !G	40	Shurina, SteveSteve Shurina	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	2.0 !So	St. Francis Prep	Woodside, NY

Head coach

Lou Carnesecca (St. John's University)

Assistant coach(es)

Brian Mahoney
Al LoBalbo
Ron Rutledge

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	14	Walter Berry	Portland Trail Blazers traded to the San Antonio Spurs
3	67	Ron Rowan	Philadelphia 76ers

References

↑ sports-reference.com 1985-86 Big East Conference Season Summary

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 2015–16

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

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