1989–90 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 1989–90 St. John's Redmen men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his twenty-second 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.

1989–90 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Lapchick Memorial Champions
Preseason NIT Runner Up
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record24–10 (10–6 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
Seasons
1989–90 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Connecticut124 .750316 .838
No. 6 Syracuse124 .750267 .788
No. 8 Georgetown115 .688247 .774
St. John's106 .6252410 .706
Villanova88 .5001815 .545
Providence88 .5001712 .586
Seton Hall511 .3131216 .429
Pittsburgh511 .3131217 .414
Boston College115 .063820 .286
1990 Big East tournament winner
As of April 2, 1990[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Off season

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Kevin Fitzpatrick15GSeniorGraduated
Matt Brust23G/F6'4"RS SeniorGraduated

Class of 1989 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
David Cain
PG
Bronx, NYAdlai E. Stevenson High School6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)N/A 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Carl Beckett
SG
Queens, NYChrist the King High School6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)N/A 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

  • "1989 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

1989–90 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G3Boo Harvey5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
SrAndrew Jackson/San JacintoSt. Albans, NY
G4Darrell Aiken6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
SrJohn F. Kennedy/WestchesterNew York, NY
G5David Cain6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
FrAdlai E. StevensonBronx, NY
G10Terrence Mullin6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
SoXaverianBrooklyn, NY
F/C11Jayson Williams  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
SrChrist the KingNew York, NY
G12Jason Buchanan6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
SoNottinghamSyracuse, NY
G/F13Barry Milhaven6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
SrSchreiber/NassauPort Washington, NY
F21Malik Sealy6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
SoSt. Nicholas of TolentineBronx, NY
G/F22Chucky Sproling6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
SoManualDenver, CO
G23Charles Bemak5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
FrNortheast Catholic High SchoolPhiladelphia, PA
G24Chris Pursoo (W)6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
SoLong Island LutheranWestbury, NY
G/F30Carl Beckett (I)6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
FrChrist the KingNew York, NY
F33Billy Singleton6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
JrAdlai E. StevensonBronx, NY
C41Robert Werdann6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
SoArchbishop MolloySunnyside, NY
C50Sean Muto6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
JrMechanicsburgMechanicsburg, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
Regular season
11/16/89*
No. 25 North Carolina A&T
Dodge Preseason NIT First Round
W 64-57 1-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
11/18/89*
No. 25 Houston
Dodge Preseason NIT Quarterfinal
W 76-69 2-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
11/22/89*
No. 25 DePaul
Dodge Preseason NIT Semifinal
W 53-52 3-0
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
11/24/89*
No. 25 Kansas
Dodge Preseason NIT Championship
L 57-66 3-1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/02/89*
No. 20 San Diego
Lapchick Tournament Opening Round
W 74-59 4-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/03/89*
No. 20 Wright State
Lapchick Tournament Championship
W 76-56 5-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/05/89*
No. 15 vs. No. 19 North Carolina State
ACC-Big East Challenge
L 58-67 5-2
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
12/09/89*
No. 15 HofstraW 58-47 6-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/12/89*
No. 18 FordhamW 68-60 7-2
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
12/16/89*
No. 18 ManhattanW 68-52 8-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/23/89*
No. 19 NiagaraW 83-51 9-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/27/89*
No. 17 HowardW 77-65 10-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/29/89*
No. 17 DavidsonW 83-65 11-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/02/90
No. 16 ConnecticutW 93-62 12-2 (1-0)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/06/90
No. 16 at Boston CollegeW 77-65 13-2 (2-0)
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
01/10/90
No. 15 at No. 6 SyracuseL 72-81 13-3 (2-1)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
01/13/90
No. 15 PittsburghW 71-70 14-3 (3-1)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/16/90
No. 15 at VillanovaW 64-58 15-3 (4-1)
The Spectrum 
Philadelphia, PA
01/20/90
No. 15 Boston CollegeW 65-59 16-3 (5-1)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/24/90
No. 15 at ProvidenceW 83-75 17-3 (6-1)
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
01/27/90
No. 15 at No. 20 ConnecticutL 58-72 17-4 (6-2)
Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, CT
01/29/90
No. 15 No. 11 SyracuseL 65-70 17-5 (6-3)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/03/90
No. 18 No. 6 GeorgetownL 67-74 17-6 (6-4)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/06/90*
No. 24 RutgersW 89-77 18-6
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/10/90
No. 24 VillanovaW 83-69 19-6 (7-4)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/14/90
No. 24 at Seton HallW 90-81 OT20-6 (8-4)
Meadowlands Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
02/17/90
No. 24 ProvidenceL 74-77 20-7 (8-5)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/21/90
at No. 5 GeorgetownW 63-62 21-7 (9-5)
Capital Centre 
Landover, MD
02/24/90*
DePaulW 77-74 22-7
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/26/90
at PittsburghW 76-75 23-7 (10-5)
Pittsburgh Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, PA
03/02/90
Seton HallL 65-71 23-8 (10-6)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
Big East tournament
03/09/90
Villanova
Big East tournament Quarterfinal
L 60-70 23-9
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
NCAA tournament
03/16/90
vs. (11) Temple
NCAA First Round
W 81-65 24-9
Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
03/18/90
vs. No. 15 (3) Duke
NCAA Second Round
L 72-76 24-10
Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
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AP25201518191716151515182424
Coaches1916171719

Team players drafted into the NBA

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
121Jayson WilliamsPhoenix Suns, traded to Philadelphia 76ers

References