2008–09 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

2008–09 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball

Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2008–09 record	16–18 (6–12 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

{{2008–09 Big East men's basketball standings}} The 2008–09 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Norm Roberts in his fifth 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
Eugene Lawrence	4	PG	6'1"	210	Senior	Brooklyn, New York	Graduated
Larry Wright	5	SG	6'2"	172	Sophomore	Saginaw, Michigan	Transferred. Oakland
Liam Biesty	30	G	6'0"	185	Senior	Brooklyn, New York	Graduated
Mike Cavataio	32	SG	6'4"	190	Freshman	Forest Hills, New York	Transferred. Holy Cross
Otoja Abit	33	F	6'6"	195	Senior	Woodside, New York	Graduated

Class of 2008 signees

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Quincy Roberts SG	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 29, 2008
Quincy Roberts SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 78
TyShwan Edmondson PG	Hopkinsville, KY	University Heights Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Apr 30, 2008
TyShwan Edmondson PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR
Phil Wait C	Manchester, ENG	Proctor Academy	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Jun 5, 2008
Phil Wait C	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR
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: "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2008–09 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
2.5 !G/F	1	Kennedy, D.J.D.J. Kennedy	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	2.0 !So	Schenley	Pittsburgh, PA
3.5 !F	2	Mason Jr., AnthonyAnthony Mason Jr.	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Failey	Memphis, TN
1.5 !G	3	Boothe, MalikMalik Boothe	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	2.0 !So	Christ the King	Queens, NY
1.5 !G	4	Taubeneck, JohnJohn Taubeneck	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Roger Williams	Salem, MA
3.5 !F	5	Evans, SeanSean Evans	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	259 lb (117 kg)	2.0 !So	Northeast	Philadelphia, PA
1.5 !G	10	Roberts, QuincyQuincy Roberts	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Harrisburg	Harrisburg, PA
5.0 !C	11	Jasiulionis, TomasTomas Jasiulionis	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	249 lb (113 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Trinity Episcopal School	Utena, Lithuania
1.5 !G	12	Edmondson, TyShwanTyShwan Edmondson	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	University Heights Academy	Hopkinsville, KY
4.5 !F/C	15	Coker, DeleDele Coker	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	257 lb (117 kg)	2.0 !So	South Kent	Lagos, Nigeria
1.5 !G	23	Horne, ParisParis Horne	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Bridgton Academy	Middletown, DE
3.5 !F	24	Burrell, JustinJustin Burrell	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	2.0 !So	Our Savior Lutheran High School/Bridgton Academy	Bronx, NY
1.5 !G	35	Duell, MattMatt Duell	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Greenport	Orient, NY
1.5 !G	42	Clark, KevinKevin Clark	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Dunmore	Dunmore, PA
5.0 !C	50	Wait, PhilPhil Wait	85 !7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Proctor Academy	Manchester, England
3.5 !F	55	Thomas, RobRob Thomas	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	2.5 !RS So	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 Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/14/08* 9:00pm, SNY	LIU Brooklyn	W 73-63	1-0	Carnesecca Arena (4,914) Queens, NY
11/17/08* 9:30pm	vs. Cornell NIT Season Tip-Off First Round	W 86-75	2-0	Conte Forum (4,283) Chestnut Hill, MA
11/18/08* 7:30pm	vs. Boston College NIT Season Tip-Off Quarterfinals	L 82-70	2-1	Conte Forum (4,462) Chestnut Hill, MA
11/22/08* 2:00pm	Howard	W 79-44	3-1	Carnesecca Arena (3,153) Queens, NY
11/24/08* 8:00pm	Eastern Michigan NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation	W 73-61	4-1	Carnesecca Arena (893) Queens, NY
11/25/08* 8:00pm	Loyola (IL) NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation	W 73-54	5-1	Carnesecca Arena (959) Queens, NY
12/01/08* 7:30pm	St. Francis (NY)	W 69-61	6-1	Carnesecca Arena (2,960) Queens, NY
12/08/08* 7:30pm	NJIT	W 82-54	7-1	Carnesecca Arena (808) Queens, NY
12/14/08* 4:00pm	Bethune-Cookman	W 77-59	8-1	Carnesecca Arena (3,053) Queens, NY
12/20/08* 4:30pm, MSG	Marist Aeropostale Holiday Festival Opening Round	W 65-44	9-1	Madison Square Garden (4.713) New York, NY
12/21/08* 2:30pm, MSG	Virginia Tech Aeropostale Holiday Festival Championship	L 81-67	9-2	Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY
12/27/08* 12:00pm, ESPNU	Miami (FL)	L 70-56	9-3	Madison Square Garden (4,998) New York, NY
Big East Conference Regular Season
12/31/08* 4:00pm, SNY	at Providence	L 75-54	9-4 (0-1)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (3,087) Providence, RI
01/03/09* 2:00pm, ESPNU	#7 Notre Dame	W 71-65	10-4 (1-1)	Madison Square Garden (9,807) New York, NY
01/11/09* 12:00pm, ESPNU	at #1 Pittsburgh	L 90-67	10-5 (1-2)	Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA
01/15/09* 7:00pm, ESPN	#4 Connecticut	L 67-55	10-6 (1-3)	Madison Square Garden (7,545) New York, NY
01/18/09* 12:00pm, SNY	at #23 Villanova	L 76-57	10-7 (1-4)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
01/22/09* 9:00pm, ESPNU	Cincinnati	L 71-60	10-8 (1-5)	Carnesecca Arena (4,123) Queens, NY
01/24/09* 7:00pm, MSG+	Rutgers	W 70-59	11-8 (2-5)	Carnesecca Arena (7,890) Queens, NY
01/28/09* 7:00pm, SNY	at West Virginia	L 75-52	11-9 (2-6)	WVU Coliseum (6,583) Morgantown, WV
02/01/09* 2:00pm, ESPNU	South Florida	W 65-48	12-9 (3-6)	Carnesecca Arena (3,872) Queens, NY
02/05/09* 9:00pm, ESPN	at Seton Hall	L 91-81	12-10(3-7)	Prudential Center (7,314) Newark, NJ
02/08/09* 1:30pm, MSG	#5 Louisville	L 60-47	12-11 (3-8)	Madison Square Garden (6,128) New York, NY
02/11/09* 7:30pm, ESPN 360	at Cincinnati	L 71-61	12-12 (3-9)	Fifth Third Arena (8,159) Cincinnati, OH
02/14/09* 9:00pm, SNY	at #10 Marquette	L 73-59	12-13 (3-10)	Bradley Center (18,614) Milwaukee, WI
02/19/09* 7:00pm, SNY	#9 Duke Aeropostale Classic	L 76-69	12-14 (3-10)	Madison Square Garden (13,800) New York, NY
02/22/09* 5:00pm, SNY	Seton Hall	W 70-65	13-14 (4-10)	Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY
02/24/09* 7:30pm, MSG	Syracuse	L 87-58	13-15 (4-11)	Madison Square Garden (11,148) New York, NY
02/28/09* 12:00pm, SNY	at Depaul	W 84-63	14-15 (5-11)	Allstate Arena (9,814) Rosemont, IL
03/03/09* 7:30pm, MSG	Georgetown	W 59-56 ^OT	15-15 (6-11)	Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY
03/06/09* 7:00pm, MSG	at Notre Dame	L 74-55	15-16 (6-12)	Joyce Convocation Center (11,028) Notre Dame, IN
Big East Tournament
03/10/09* 2:00pm	Georgetown	W 64-59	16-16 (6-12)	Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York, NY
03/11/09* 2:00pm	#21 Marquette	L 74-45	16-17 (6-12)	Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York, NY
CBI Tournament
03/18/09* 7:00pm	at Richmond	L 75-69	16-18 (6-12)	Robins Center (2,171) Richmond, VA
*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

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

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