1993–94 St. John's Redmen basketball team

1993–1994 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Lapchick Memorial Champions
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Record12–17 (5–13 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
Seasons
1993–94 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Connecticut 16 2   .889 29 5   .853
No. 15 Syracuse 13 5   .722 23 7   .767
Boston College 11 7   .611 23 11   .676
Providence 10 8   .556 20 10   .667
Villanova 10 8   .556 20 12   .625
Georgetown 10 8   .556 19 12   .613
Seton Hall 8 10   .444 17 13   .567
Pittsburgh 7 11   .389 13 14   .481
St. John's 5 13   .278 12 17   .414
Miami 0 18   .000 7 20   .259
1994 Big East tournament winner
As of April 4, 1994[1]
Rankings from AP poll

The 1993–94 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Brian Mahoney in his second year at the school. This was the Redmen's first losing season in 31 years, as well as its final season as the Redmen, before becoming the Red Storm the following season. 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
David Cain 11 G 6'0" Senior Graduated
Mitchell Foster 15 F 6'9" Senior Graduated
Lamont Middleton 31 F 6'6" RS Senior Graduated

Class of 1993 signees

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Roshown McLeod
PF
Jersey City, NJ St. Anthony High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
James Scott
SF
Paterson, NJ Eastside High School/Spartanburg Methodist 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) N/A  
Star ratings: 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:

  • "1993 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

1993–94 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)
RS Jr University Heights (KY) Madrid, Spain
G 5 Maurice Brown 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So William E. Grady (NY) Brooklyn, NY
G 13 Lee Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr Cheshire (CT) New York, NY
F 22 Thomas Bayne 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
So Brentwood (NY)
G 23 Derek Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr H. Frank Carey (NY) Franklin Square, NY
G 24 Rowan Barrett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So West Hill Scarborough, Ontario
G 30 Carl Beckett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
RS Sr Christ the King (NY) Queens, NY
G/F 32 James Scott 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr Spartanburg Methodist Paterson, NJ
F 33 Roshown McLeod 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr St. Anthony's (NJ) Jersey City, NJ
F 34 Charles Minlend 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So St. Thomas More (CT) Cameroon, Africa
C 42 Shawnelle Scott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Sr All Hallows (NY) Bronx, NY
G/F 44 Fred Lyson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So Oceanside (NY) Oceanside, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Al LoBalbo
  • Ron Rutledge
  • George Felton

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
11/17/93*
Towson State
Preseason NIT First Round
L 65-66  0-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
11/30/93*
Columbia W 79-49  1-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/04/93
Seton Hall W 72-64  2-1 (1-0)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/07/93
Pittsburgh L 68-75  2-2 (1-1)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/11/93*
Colgate
Lapchick Tournament Opening Round
W 92-79  3-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/12/93*
Hofstra
Lapchick Tournament Championship
W 70-42  4-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/18/93*
vs. Fordham W 98-72  5-2
Nassau Coliseum 
Uniondale, NY
12/22/93*
Niagara W 89-66  6-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/27/93*
Fairleigh Dickinson
ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal
W 83-59  7-2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/29/93*
No. 15 Georgia Tech
ECAC Holiday Festival Championship
L 69-71  7-3
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/08/94
Villanova L 68-69  7-4 (1-2)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/12/94
at Georgetown L 49-60  7-5 (1-3)
USAir Arena 
Landover, MD
01/15/94
No. 14 Connecticut L 81-85  7-6 (1-4)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/18/94
at No. 16 Syracuse L 82-92  7-7 (1-5)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
01/22/94
at Miami (F.L.) W 75-63  8-7 (2-5)
Miami Arena 
Miami, FL
01/26/94
Boston College L 68-85  8-8 (2-6)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/30/94*
No. 17 Minnesota L 64-92  8-9
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/02/94
at Villanova L 56-59  8-10 (2-7)
duPont Pavilion 
Villanova, PA
02/05/94
Providence W 73-69  9-10 (3-7)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/08/94
Miami (F.L.) W 78-63  10-10 (4-7)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/12/94
at Pittsburgh W 68-62  11-10 (5-7)
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, PA
02/14/94
at Seton Hall L 57-67  11-11 (5-8)
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
02/19/94
Georgetown L 61-74  11-12 (5-9)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/21/94
Providence L 67-75  11-13 (5-10)
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
02/27/94
No. 18 Syracuse L 81-82  11-14 (5-11)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
03/01/94
at No. 23 Boston College L 76-95  11-15 (5-12)
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
03/05/94
at No. 4 Connecticut L 80-95  11-16 (5-13)
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, CT
Big East tournament
03/10/94
vs. Pittsburgh
Big East tournament first round
W 80-72  12-16 (5-13)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
03/11/94
vs. No. 2 Connecticut
Big East tournament Quarterfinal
L 77-97  12-17 (5-13)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 43 Shawnelle Scott Portland Trail Blazers

References