2013–14 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

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2013–14 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record20–13 (10–8 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarnesecca Arena
Madison Square Garden
Seasons
2013–14 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Villanova 16 2   .889 29 5   .853
No. 16 Creighton 14 4   .778 27 8   .771
Providence 10 8   .556 23 12   .657
Xavier 10 8   .556 21 13   .618
St. John's 10 8   .556 20 13   .606
Marquette 9 9   .500 17 15   .531
Georgetown 8 10   .444 18 15   .545
Seton Hall 6 12   .333 17 17   .500
Butler 4 14   .222 14 17   .452
DePaul 3 15   .167 12 21   .364
2014 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
Source:[1]

The 2013–14 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Steve Lavin in his fourth year at the school. Saint John's home games were played at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden and the team was a founding member of the new Big East Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in three-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament to Providence. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Robert Morris in the first round.

Off season[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Amir Garrett 22 F 6'6" 190 Sophomore Los Angeles, California Transferred to Cal State Northridge
Jamal White 30 G 6'4" 210 Senior Roosevelt, New York Graduated

Class of 2013 signees[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Rysheed Jordan
PG
Philadelphia, PA Roberts Vaux High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Apr 11, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 92
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:

  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster[edit]

2013–14 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jamal Branch 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Jr Grace Preparatory Academy/Texas A&M Kansas City, MO
G 1 Phil Greene 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr IMG Academy Chicago, IL
G/F 2 Marc-Antoine Bourgault 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Sr Monroe College Saint-Malo, France
F/C 3 God'sgift Achiuwa 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 236 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Erie C.C. Port Harcourt, Nigeria
F 4 Christian Jones Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 228 lb (103 kg) So IMG Academy Arlington, TX
G 5 David Lipscomb (W) Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Wheeler Riverdale, GA
G/F 10 Max Hooper 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 202 lb (92 kg) RS So Brewster Academy/Harvard Carmel Valley Village, CA
G 11 D'Angelo Harrison 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Jr Dulles Missouri City, TX
F/C 12 Chris Obekpa 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 219 lb (99 kg) So Our Savior New American Makurdi, Nigeria
F 14 JaKarr Sampson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 206 lb (93 kg) So Brewster Academy Akron, Ohio
G/F 15 Sir'Dominic Pointer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Jr Quality Education Academy Detroit, MI
G 23 Rysheed Jordan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Roberts Vaux Philadelphia, PA
G 24 Felix Balamou 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 189 lb (86 kg) So Our Savior New American Conakry, Guinea
F 33 Orlando Sánchez 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Sr Monroe College Nagua, Dominican Republic
F 35 Khadim Ndiaye (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Christ the King Queens, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Jim Whitesell
  • Rico Hines
  • Tony Chiles
  • Gene Keady (special asst.)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule[edit]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2*
3:00 pm
San Francisco State W 82–80 
 29  Harrison   10  Sanchez   4  Sanchez  Carnesecca Arena (3,263)
Queens, NY
November 4*
7:30 pm
Humboldt State W 106–39 
 24  Achiuwa   10  Tied   5  Pointer  Carnesecca Arena (3,501)
Queens, NY
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 8*
7:00 pm, BTN
vs. No. 20 Wisconsin L 75–86  0–1
 27  Harrison   7  Sampson   3  Jordan  Sanford Pentagon (3,523)
Sioux Falls, SD
November 15*
6:00 pm, FS2
Wagner W 73–57  1–1
 25  Harrison   8  Tied   4  Harrison  Carnesecca Arena (4,337)
Queens, NY
November 18*
8:30 pm, FS1
Bucknell W 67–63  2–1
 16  Greene IV   6  3 Tied   6  Pointer  Carnesecca Arena (3,963)
Queens, NY
November 22*
9:00 pm, FS1
Monmouth
Barclays Center Classic opening round
W 64–54  3–1
 22  Greene IV   9  Sampson   6  Sanchez  Carnesecca Arena (4,185)
Queens, NY
November 26*
7:00 pm, FS1
Longwood
Barclays Center Classic opening round
W 65–47  4–1
 18  Harrison   11  Sampson   4  Jordan  Carnesecca Arena (3,531)
Queens, NY
November 29*
7:00 pm
vs. Penn State
Barclays Center Classic semifinals
L 82–89 OT 4–2
 20  Harrison   13  Obekpa   5  Greene IV  Barclays Center (4,231)
Brooklyn, NY
November 30*
2:00 pm, NBCSN
vs. Georgia Tech
Barclays Center Classic third-place game
W 69–58  5–2
 21  Harrison   5  Obekpa   4  Branch  Barclays Center (3,088)
Brooklyn, NY
December 7*
1:30 pm, MSG
Fordham
Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival
W 104–58  6–2
 19  Sanchez   9  Pointer   11  Pointer  Madison Square Garden (10,803)
New York City, NY
December 15*
12:00 pm, FS1
No. 2 Syracuse L 63–68  6–3
 21  Harrison   7  Sanchez   3  Jordan  Madison Square Garden (16,357)
New York City, NY
December 18*
8:00 pm, FS1
San Francisco W 81–57  7–3
 18  Harrison   7  Obekpa   4  Jordan  Carnesecca Arena (4,282)
Queens, NY
December 21*
2:00 pm, FS1
Youngstown State W 96–87  8–3
 29  Harrison   13  Sampson   4  Tied  Carnesecca Arena (4,248)
Queens, NY
December 28*
2:30 pm, FS1
vs. Columbia
Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival
W 65–59  9–3
 15  Harrison   9  Sanchez   2  3 Tied  Barclays Center (7,203)
Brooklyn, NY
December 31
12:00 pm, FS1
at Xavier L 60–70  9–4 (0–1)
 21  Harrison   8  Tied   3  Branch  Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH
January 4
1:00 pm, FS1
at Georgetown L 60–77  9–5 (0–2)
 13  Hooper   7  Tied   3  Harrison  Verizon Center (10,164)
Washington, D.C.
January 11
1:00 pm, FS1
No. 8 Villanova L 67–74  9–6 (0–3)
 22  Harrison   9  Sampson   2  Tied  Madison Square Garden (11,707)
New York City, NY
January 14
1:00 pm, FS1
at DePaul L 75–77  9–7 (0–4)
 24  Harrison   6  Jordan   4  Jordan  Allstate Arena (6,102)
Rosemont, IL
January 16
7:00 pm, FS1
Providence L 83–84 2OT 9–8 (0–5)
 16  Sampson   8  Tied   4  Tied  Carnesecca Arena (4,709)
Queens, NY
January 18*
6:00 pm, FS1
Dartmouth W 69–55  10–8 (0–5)
 16  Greene IV   10  Sanchez   3  Harrison  Carnesecca Arena (5,505)
Queens, NY
January 23
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Seton Hall W 77–76  11–8 (1–5)
 16  3 Tied   6  Harrison   6  Jordan  Carnesecca Arena (5,016)
Queens, NY
January 25
4:00 pm, FSN
at Butler W 69–52  12–8 (2–5)
 20  Sampson   9  Sanchez   8  Branch  Hinkle Fieldhouse (10,000)
Indianapolis, IN
January 28
4:00 pm, FS1
at No. 20 Creighton L 60–63  12–9 (2–6)
 15  Harrison   6  Tied   3  Pointer  CenturyLink Center (17,515)
Omaha, NE
February 1
12:30 pm, FS1
Marquette W 74–59  13–9 (3–6)
 27  Harrison   7  Obepka   7  Jordan  Madison Square Garden (12,561)
New York City, NY
February 4
7:00 pm, FS1
at Providence W 86–76  14–9 (4–6)
 22  Harrison   7  Sampson   6  Jordan  Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,798)
Providence, RI
February 9
7:00 pm, FS1
No. 12 Creighton W 70–65  15–9 (5–6)
 19  Harrison   7  Sanchez   7  Jordan  Madison Square Garden (6,739)
New York City, NY
February 13
9:00 pm, FS1
at Seton Hall W 68–67  16–9 (6–6)
 12  Harrison   6  Tied   4  Sampson  Prudential Center (5,636)
Newark, NJ
February 16
7:00 pm, FS1
Georgetown W 82–60  17–9 (7–6)
 24  Tied   6  Harrison   4  Obepka  Madison Square Garden (10,340)
New York City, NY
February 18
9:00 pm, FS1
Butler W 77–52  18–9 (8–6)
 23  Sampson   11  Sanchez   5  Branch  Madison Square Garden (7,002)
New York City, NY
February 22
1:30 pm, FS1
at No. 9 Villanova L 54–57  18–10 (8–7)
 15  Harrison   10  Sampson   3  Greene IV  Wells Fargo Center (17,124)
Philadelphia, PA
February 25
7:00 pm, FS1
Xavier L 53–65  18–11 (8–8)
 14  Sampson   6  Pointer   4  Harrison  Madison Square Garden (6,707)
New York City, NY
March 2
12:00 pm, CBSSN
DePaul W 72–64  19–11 (9–8)
 25  Harrison   11  Obepka   4  Harrison  Madison Square Garden (10,670)
New York City, NY
March 8
12:00 pm, FS1
at Marquette W 91–90 2OT 20–11 (10–8)
 20  3 Tied   9  Obepka   6  Jordan  BMO Harris Bradley Center (16,784)
Milwaukee, WI
Big East tournament
March 13
3:30 pm, FS1
vs. Providence
Quarterfinals
L 74–79  20–12
 21  Harrison   12  Sanchez   4  Harrison  Madison Square Garden (14,925)
New York City, NY
NIT
March 18*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. (1) (8) Robert Morris
First round
L 78–89  20–13
 22  Branch   8  Sanchez   3  3 Tied  Carnesecca Arena (1,027)
Queens, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Big East Conference Standings - 2013-14." ESPN.com. Retrieved: March 18, 2014.