1990–91 St. John's Redmen basketball team

1990–91 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Lapchick Memorial Champions
Cougar Classic Champions
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 20
Record23–9 (10–6 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
Seasons
1990–91 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Syracuse 12 – 4   .750 26 – 6   .813
No. 20 St. John's 10 – 6   .625 23 – 9   .719
Connecticut 9 – 7   .563 20 – 11   .645
No. 13 Seton Hall † 9 – 7   .563 25 – 9   .735
Pittsburgh 9 – 7   .563 21 – 12   .636
Georgetown 8 – 8   .500 19 – 13   .594
Providence 7 – 9   .438 19 – 13   .594
Villanova 7 – 9   .438 17 – 15   .531
Boston College 1 – 15   .063 11 – 19   .367
† 1991 Big East tournament winner
As of April 1, 1991[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990–91 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his 23rd 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.

Off season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Boo Harvey 3 G 5'11" Senior Graduated. Entered 1990 NBA draft
Darrell Aiken 4 G 6'0" Senior Graduated
Jayson Williams 11 F 6'10" Senior Graduated. Entered 1990 NBA draft
Barry Milhaven 13 G/F 6'5" Senior Graduated

Class of 1990 signees

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Shawnelle Scott
C 		New York, NY All Hallows High School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Sergio Luyk
SF 		Spain, Europe University Heights Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Lee Green
PG 		New York, NY Cheshire Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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:

  • "1990 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Lamont Middleton 31 PF 6'6" Junior Bronx, NY Transferred from Hartford. Under NCAA transfer rules, Middleton had to redshirt for the 1990–91 season with two years of remaining eligibility.

Roster

1990–91 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 3 Sergio Luyk 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Fr University Heights Madrid, Spain
G 10 Terence Mullin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
 Jr Xaverian Brooklyn, NY
G 11 David Cain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
 So Adlai E. Stevenson Bronx, NY
G 12 Jason Buchanan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 Jr Nottingham Syracuse, NY
G 13 Lee Green (I) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 Fr Cheshire Academy Bronx, NY
G 30 Carl Beckett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 So Christ the King Queens, NY
F 31 Lamont Middleton Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Jr Walton/Hartford Bronx, NY
G/F 22 Chucky Sproling 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Jr Manual Denver, CO
F 33 Billy Singleton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Sr Adlai E. Stevenson Bronx, NY
C 41 Robert Werdann 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
—
 Jr Archbishop Molloy Sunnyside, NY
C 42 Shawnelle Scott 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
—
 Fr All Hallows New York, NY
G 45 Ron DeQueiroz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Fr Xaverian Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
F/C 50 Sean Muto 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
—
 Sr Mechanicsburg Mechanicsburg, PA
F 21 Malik Sealy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Jr St. Nicholas of Tolentine Bronx, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
11/23/90*
 No. 25 Monmouth
Lapchick Tournament Opening Round 		W 85-60  1-0
 Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
11/24/90*
 No. 25 Central Connecticut State
Lapchick tournament championship 		W 135-92  2-0
 Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
11/30/90*
 No. 21 vs. Niagara W 66-49  3-0
 Niagara Falls Convention Center 
Niagara Falls, NY
12/05/90*
 No. 17 vs. No. 20 Georgia Tech
ACC-Big East Challenge 		W 73-72 OT 4-0
 Capital Centre 
Landover, MD
12/07/90*
 No. 17 vs. George Mason
Cougar Classic Semifinal 		W 76-65  5-0
 Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
12/08/90*
 No. 17 at Brigham Young
Cougar Classic Championship 		W 67-62  6-0
 Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
12/11/90*
 No. 14 Brooklyn College W 57-47  7-0
 Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/15/90*
 No. 14 Howard W 78-65  8-0
 Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/22/90*
 No. 13 Fordham W 74-62  9-0
 Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/02/91
 No. 9 at No. 3 Syracuse L 86-92 OT 9-1 (0-1)
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
01/05/91
 No. 9 Boston College W 75-68  10-1 (1-1)
 Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/09/91
 No. 10 at Seton Hall L 62-74  10-2 (1-2)
 Meadowlands Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
01/13/91
 No. 10 at No. 9 Connecticut W 72-59  11-2 (2-2)
 Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, CT
01/15/91
 No. 10 Providence W 85-72 OT 12-2 (3-2)
 Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/19/91
 No. 10 No. 16 Pittsburgh W 73-71  13-2 (4-2)
 Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/22/91
 No. 10 No. 19 Connecticut W 65-62  14-2 (5-2)
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/26/91
 No. 10 at Villanova W 58-55  15-2 (6-2)
 The Spectrum 
Philadelphia, PA
01/30/91
 No. 5 at No. 18 Georgetown L 53-59  15-3 (6-3)
 Capital Centre 
Landover, MD
02/02/91
 No. 5 No. 25 Seton Hall W 81-65  16-3 (7-3)
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/05/91
 No. 8 Villanova L 51-61  16-4 (7-4)
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/09/91
 No. 8 at Providence L 64-75  16-5 (7-5)
 Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
02/13/91
 No. 13 at Boston College W 66-60  17-5 (8-5)
 Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
02/16/91
 No. 13 at No. 16 Pittsburgh L 83-94  17-6 (8-6)
 Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, PA
02/20/91
 No. 18 No. 5 Syracuse W 77-72  18-6 (9-6)
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/23/91*
 No. 18 Notre Dame W 57-55  19-6
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/25/91
 No. 18 No. 25 Georgetown W 68-58  20-6 (10-6)
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
03/02/91*
 No. 17 at DePaul L 69-79  20-7
 Rosemont Horizon 
Rosemont, IL
Big East tournament
03/08/91
 No. 20 vs. Providence
Big East tournament Quarterfinal 		L 64-72  20-8
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
NCAA tournament
03/15/91
 No. 20 vs. (13) Northern Illinois
NCAA first round 		W 75-68  21-8
 University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, OH
03/17/91
 No. 20 vs. No. 23 (5) Texas
NCAA second round 		W 84-76  22-8
 University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, OH
03/22/91
 No. 20 vs. No. 5 (1) Ohio State
NCAA regional semifinal 		W 91-74  23-8
 Pontiac Silverdome 
Pontiac, MI
03/24/91
 No. 20 vs. No. 6 (2) Duke
NCAA Regional Final 		L 61-78  23-9
 Pontiac Silverdome 
Pontiac, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1990-91 Big East Conference Season Summary