2001–02 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

2001–02 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round (vacated)
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Record7–11 (13 wins 1 loss vacated) (0–7 (9 wins vacated) Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
Seasons
2001–02 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 10 Connecticut† 13 – 3   .813 27 – 7   .794
No. 21 Miami 10 – 6   .625 24 – 8   .750
St. John's 9 – 7   .563 20 – 12   .625
Boston College 8 – 8   .500 20 – 12   .625
Villanova 7 – 9   .438 19 – 13   .594
Providence 6 – 10   .375 15 – 16   .484
Virginia Tech* 4 – 12   .250 10 – 18   .357
West
No. 9 Pittsburgh 13 – 3   .813 29 – 6   .829
Notre Dame 10 – 6   .625 22 – 11   .667
Georgetown 9 – 7   .563 19 – 11   .633
Syracuse 9 – 7   .563 23 – 13   .639
Rutgers 8 – 8   .500 18 – 13   .581
Seton Hall 5 – 11   .313 12 – 18   .400
West Virginia* 1 – 15   .063 8 – 20   .286
† 2002 Big East tournament winner
As of April 1, 2002[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2002 Big East tournament


The 2001–02 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Mike Jarvis in his fourth year. St. John's home games are played at Carnesecca Arena, then called 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
Omar Cook 10 PG 6'1" 190 Freshman Brooklyn, New York Entered 2001 NBA draft
Reggie Jessie 41 SF 6'7" Senior Queens, New York Graduated
Jack Wolfinger 32 C 6'11" Sophomore Redding, Connecticut Transferred to Ventura College
John Parker 55 G 6'6" Sophomore Pasadena, California Transferred

Class of 2001 signees

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Marcus Hatten
PG 		Baltimore, MD Tallahassee Community College 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Tristan Smith
PG 		Amityville, NY Amityville Memorial High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Eric King
SF 		Brooklyn, NY Abraham Lincoln/Milford Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 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:

  • "2001 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2001–02 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Marcus Hatten 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Tallahassee C.C. Baltimore, MD
G 2 Tristan Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Amityville Memorial Amityville, NY
G 3 Sharif Fordham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Milford Academy/Gulf Coast C.C. Far Rockaway, NY
C 4 Abe Keita 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Jr Winchendon Tolland, CT
G 11 Jon Scheiman (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr LaGuardia Manhattan, NY
G 14 Andre Stanley (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Globe Institute/John Jay Brooklyn, NY
G 15 Alpha Bangura 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Jr Eleanor Roosevelt/Monmouth Lanham, MD
F 22 Anthony Glover 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Rice Bronx, NY
G/F 23 Willie Shaw 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So John F. Kennedy Mount Vernon, NY
F 25 Kyle Cuffe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 236 lb (107 kg) So Rice Bronx, NY
F/C 33 Donald Emanuel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 249 lb (113 kg) Sr Jones Houston, TX
F 34 Eric King 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Lincoln/Milford Academy Brooklyn, NY
C 44 Mohamed Diakite 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Montrose Christian Rockville, MD
C 52 Curtis Johnson 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 320 lb (145 kg) So Ryan Academy Norfolk, VA
G 55 Danny Bovain (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Jr Columbus Bronx, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Kevin Clark
  • Mike Jarvis II
  • Dermon Player
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: May 27, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/10/01*
2:00pm 		Harlem Globetrotters W 75-69 
Madison Square Garden (12,398)
New York, NY
Regular Season
11/17/01*
7:30pm 		Stony Brook W 72-55  1-0
 Alumni Hall (6,008)
Queens, NY
11/22/01*
12:00am, ESPN 		vs. Gonzaga
Great Alaska Shootout 		L 58-65  1-1
 Sullivan Arena (7,601)
Anchorage, AK
11/23/01*
2:00pm 		vs. Oregon State
Great Alaska Shootout 		W 66-63  2-1
 Sullivan Arena (6,505)
Anchorage, AK
11/24/01*
6:00pm 		vs. Tennessee
Great Alaska Shootout 		W 69-55  3-1
 Sullivan Arena (6,528)
Anchorage, AK
12/27/01*
7:30pm 		New York Panthers (Exp.) W 87-74 
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/01/01*
2:30pm 		Fordham W 76-67  4-1
 Madison Square Garden (8,803)
New York, NY
12/08/01*
2:00pm 		at Manhattan L 68-85  4-2
 Madison Square Garden (9,768)
New York, NY
12/11/01*
7:30pm 		at Niagara W 60-52  5-2
 Gallagher Center (2,046)
Niagara, NY
12/16/01*
2:00pm 		Hofstra W 89-79  6-2
 Alumni Hall (6,008)
Queens, NY
12/20/01*
7:30pm 		St. Francis (N.Y.) W 89-82  7-2
 Alumni Hall (6,008)
Queens, NY
12/22/01*
12:00pm, ESPN 		No. 20 Wake Forest W 72-60  8-2
 Madison Square Garden (12,072)
New York, NY
12/29/01*
2:00pm 		Quinnipiac W 97-60  9-2
 Alumni Hall (6,008)
Queens, NY
01/02/02
7:30pm 		at Pittsburgh L 54-77  9-3 (0-1)
 Fitzgerald Field House (5,892)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/05/02
2:00pm 		West Virginia W 72-53  10-3 (1-1)
 Madison Square Garden (8,659)
New York, NY
01/08/02
7:30pm, ESPN2 		No. 21 Miami (F.L.) W 71-60  11-3 (2-1)
 Alumni Hall (6,008)
Queens, NY
01/12/02
12:00pm 		at Providence L 57-78  11-4 (2-2)
 Providence Civic Center (8,134)
Providence, RI
01/17/02
7:00pm, ESPN 		at No. 22 Boston College W 64-57  12-4 (3-2)
 Silvio O. Conte Forum (7,523)
Chestnut Hill, MA
01/20/02
2:00pm 		Villanova W 65-63  13-4 (4-2)
 Madison Square Garden (13,101)
New York, NY
01/23/02
7:30pm 		at No. 25 Connecticut L 70-75  13-5 (4-3)
 Gampel Pavilion (10,027)
Storrs, CT
01/26/02
9:00pm 		Providence L 70-75 OT 13-6 (4-4)
 Madison Square Garden (9,683)
New York, NY
01/29/02
7:30pm, ESPN2 		at Seton Hall L 61-63 OT 13-7 (4-5)
 Continental Airlines Arena (9,152)
East Rutherford, NJ
02/03/02
2:00pm 		at Virginia Tech W 72-63  14-7 (5-5)
 Cassell Coliseum (3,215)
Blacksburg, VA
02/06/02*
7:30pm 		Fairfield W 95-56  15-7 (5-5)
 Alumni Hall (N/A)
Queens, NY
02/09/02
7:00pm, ESPN 		Connecticut W 85-83 OT 16-7 (6-5)
 Madison Square Garden (19,580)
New York, NY
02/13/02
7:30pm 		at Miami L 56-79  16-8 (6-6)
 Miami Arena (5,782)
Miami, FL
02/16/02
4:00pm 		Virginia Tech W 73-63  17-8 (7-6)
 Alumni Hall (6,008)
Queens, NY
02/18/02
7:00pm, ESPN 		Boston College W 71-62  18-8 (8-6)
 Madison Square Garden (N/A)
New York, NY
02/24/02*
4:00pm, CBS 		at No. 3 Duke L 55-97  18-9 (8-6)
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
02/27/02
7:30pm 		Notre Dame W 84-81  19-9 (9-6)
 Madison Square Garden (13,214)
New York, NY
03/03/02
2:00pm 		at Villanova L 62-77  19-10 (9-7)
 The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA
Big East tournament
03/06/02
9:00pm 		vs. Seton Hall
Big East tournament first round 		W 64-58  20-10 (9-7)
 Madison Square Garden (19,221)
New York, NY
03/07/02
9:30pm 		vs. Notre Dame
Big East tournament Quarterfinal 		L 63-83  20-11 (9-7)
 Madison Square Garden (19,589)
New York, NY
NCAA tournament
03/15/02
7:30pm, CBS 		vs. Wisconsin
NCAA First Round 		L 70-80  20-12 (9-7)
 MCI Center (N/A)
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-east/2002.html