2005–06 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

2005–06 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
MSG Holiday Festival Champions
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Record12–15 (5–11 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarnesecca Arena
Madison Square Garden
Seasons
2005–06 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Connecticut 14 – 2   .875 30 – 4   .882
No. 3 Villanova 14 – 2   .875 28 – 5   .848
No. 22 West Virginia 11 – 5   .688 22 – 11   .667
Marquette 10 – 6   .625 20 – 11   .645
No. 23 Georgetown 10 – 6   .625 23 – 10   .697
No. 16 Pittsburgh 10 – 6   .625 25 – 8   .758
Seton Hall 9 – 7   .563 18 – 12   .600
Cincinnati 8 – 8   .500 21 – 13   .618
No. 21 Syracuse† 7 – 9   .438 23 – 12   .657
Rutgers 7 – 9   .438 19 – 14   .576
Louisville 6 – 10   .375 21 – 13   .618
Notre Dame 6 – 10   .375 16 – 14   .533
DePaul* 5 – 11   .313 12 – 15   .444
Providence* 5 – 11   .313 12 – 15   .444
St. John's* 5 – 11   .313 12 – 15   .444
South Florida* 1 – 15   .063 7 – 22   .241
† 2006 Big East tournament winner
As of April 3, 2006[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2006 Big East tournament.

The 2005–06 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Storm, led by head coach Norm Roberts in his second year at the school, played their home games at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden as members of the Big East Conference.

Off season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Tyler Jones 1 PF 6'9" 210 Sophomore Denver, Colorado Transferred
Rodney Epperson 2 PF 6'7" 200 Junior Flushing, New York Transferred to Mountain State
Mohamed Diakite 44 C 6'11" 210 RS Senior Rockville, Maryland Graduated

Class of 2005 signees

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Anthony Mason, Jr.
SF 		Memphis, TN Fairley High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Oct 3, 2004 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars
Ricky Torres
SG 		Bronx, NY St. Raymond High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 16, 2004 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Tomas Jasiulionis
C 		Utena, Lithuania Trinity Episcopal School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 249 lb (113 kg) Nov 5, 2004 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:2/5 stars
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:

  • "2005 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Transfer additions

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Aaron Spears F 6'9" 250 Junior Chicago, Illinois junior college transfer from Highland Community College (2 yrs immediate eligibility)

Roster

2005–06 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Nygel Roach (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Xavier North Bergen, NJ
G 3 Daryll Hill (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Milford Academy Bayside, NY
G 4 Eugene Lawrence 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Lincoln Brooklyn, NY
G 5 Devin Mayo (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 158 lb (72 kg) Jr Clinton Christian School Upper Marlboro, MD
C 10 Tomas Jasiulionis 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 249 lb (113 kg) Fr Trinity Episcopal School Utena, Lithuania
G 11 Cedric Jackson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Northern Burlington McGuire, NJ
F 15 Phil Missere 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Sr Cornwall Central Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY
F 20 Anthony Mason Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Fr Failey Memphis, TN
G 1 Jermaine Maybank 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Independence C.C./Bronx Regional Bronx, NY
G 22 Ricky Torres 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr St. Raymond's New York, NY
F 23 Ryan Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Monroe College Queens, NY
F 24 Dexter Gray 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Mount Vernon Mount Vernon, NY
G 30 Liam Biesty (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Poly Prep Brooklyn, NY
F/C 34 Lamont Hamilton (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Bridgton Academy Brooklyn, NY
F 33 Otoja Abit (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Archbishop Molloy Woodside, NY
F 40 Aaron Spears 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Highland C.C./Illinois/Dunbar Chicago, IL
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 (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/14/05*
7:30pm 		Queens College W 102–62 
Carnesecca Arena (N/A)
Queens, NY
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/19/05*
7:30pm 		Maryland-Eastern Shore W 77–40  1–0
 Carnesecca Arena (N/A)
Queens, NY
11/22/05*
7:30pm 		St. Francis (NY) W 64–50  2–0
 Carnesecca Arena (N/A)
Queens, NY
11/26/05*
3:00pm 		Niagara W 67–61  3–0
 Carnesecca Arena (3,821)
Queens, NY
11/29/05*
7:30pm 		Hofstra L 51–64  3–1
 Carnesecca Arena (N/A)
Queens, NY
12/03/05*
7:30pm 		Charleston Southern W 64–50  4–1
 Carnesecca Arena (3,663)
Queens, NY
12/07/05*
7:30pm 		Stony Brook W 63–45  5–1
 Carnesecca Arena (N/A)
Queens, NY
12/10/05*
4:00 pm, FSN 		at Virginia Tech L 64–73  5–2
 Cassell Coliseum (9,847)
Blacksburg, VA
12/17/05*
2:00pm 		Marist L 53–56  5–3
 Madison Square Garden (N/A)
New York, NY
12/21/05*
6:00pm, ESPN2 		at No. 1 Duke L 57–70  5–4
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
12/27/05*
8:30pm, MSG 		Columbia
Panasonic Holiday Festival Opening Round 		W 63–39  6–4
 Madison Square Garden (7,617)
New York, NY
12/28/05*
8:30pm, MSG 		UMass
Panasonic Holiday Festival Championship 		W 51–49  7–4
 Madison Square Garden (7,408)
New York, NY
Big East Conference Regular Season
01/04/06
7:00pm, MSG 		at Seton Hall L 61–69 OT 7–5 (0–1)
 Izod Center (6,092)
East Rutherford, NJ
01/08/06
7:00pm, MSG 		Georgetown L 65–79  7–6 (0–2)
 Madison Square Garden (N/A)
New York, NY
01/14/06
7:00pm, MSG 		at South Florida W 68–49  8–6 (1–2)
 Sun Dome (4,456)
Tampa, FL
01/17/06
9:00pm, ESPN2 		No. 17 Louisville W 68–56  9–6 (2–2)
 Madison Square Garden (5,224)
New York, NY
01/21/06
12:00pm, MSG 		No. 9 Pittsburgh W 55–50  10–6 (3–2)
 Madison Square Garden (6,942)
New York, NY
01/25/06
7:30pm, FSNY 		at No. 1 Connecticut L 50–66  10–7 (3–3)
 Hartford Civic Center (10,167)
Storrs, CT
01/29/06
2:30pm, MSG 		West Virginia L 61–66  10–8 (3–4)
 Madison Square Garden (7,236)
New York, NY
02/01/06
8:00pm 		at Marquette L 61–81  10–9 (3–5)
 BMO Harris Bradley Center (14,105)
Milwaukee, WI
02/04/06
7:30pm 		at Providence L 73–81  10–10 (3–6)
 Dunkin Donuts Center (11,952)
Providence, RI
02/09/06
9:00pm, ESPN2 		at No. 15 Georgetown L 41–64  10–11 (3–7)
 Verizon Center (9,739)
Washington, D.C.
02/12/06
2:00pm, MSG 		Syracuse L 60–75  10–12 (3–8)
 Madison Square Garden (11,473)
New York, NY
02/15/06
7:30pm, FSNY 		at Rutgers W 54–51  11–12 (4–8)
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (6,864)
Piscataway, NJ
02/18/06
12:00pm, MSG 		DePaul L 48–52  11–13 (4–9)
 Madison Square Garden (6,233)
New York, NY
02/21/06
7:00pm, MSG 		Seton Hall W 58–47  12–13 (5–9)
 Madison Square Garden (6,719)
New York, NY
03/01/06
7:30pm, N/A 		at No. 4 Villanova L 52–62  12–14 (5–10)
 The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA
03/05/06
2:00pm, MSG 		Rutgers L 70–82  12–15 (5–11)
 Carnesecca Arena (6,008)
Queens, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. ^ "2005-06 Big East Conference Season Summary: Standings" sports-reference.com. Retrieved 11-14-2013.