1993–94 St. John's Redmen basketball team
American college basketball season
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
Roster
1993–94 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
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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
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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.
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Team players drafted into the NBA
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Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics |
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