1988–89 St. John's Redmen basketball team

American college basketball season

1988–89 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
NIT champions Lapchick Memorial Champions
NIT Championship vs. Saint Louis,W, 73-65
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Record	20–13 (6–10 Big East)
Head coach	Lou Carnesecca
Assistant coaches	Brian Mahoney Al LoBalbo Ron Rutledge
Home arena	Alumni Hall Madison Square Garden
Seasons← 1987–88 1989–90 →

1988–89 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Georgetown †	13	–	3	.813	29	–	5	.853
No. 11 Seton Hall	11	–	5	.688	31	–	7	.816
No. 7 Syracuse	10	–	6	.625	30	–	8	.789
Pittsburgh	9	–	7	.563	17	–	13	.567
Villanova	7	–	9	.438	18	–	16	.529
Providence	7	–	9	.438	18	–	11	.621
Connecticut	6	–	10	.375	18	–	13	.581
St. John's	6	–	10	.375	20	–	13	.606
Boston College	3	–	13	.188	12	–	17	.414

† 1989 Big East tournament winner As of April 3, 1989 Rankings from AP poll

The 1988–89 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his twenty first year at the school. 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	Year	Notes
Marcus Broadnax	5	G	6'2"	Sophomore	Transferred to UAB
Terry Bross	10	C	6'9"	Senior	Graduated. Entered 1987 MLB Draft
Marco Baldi	14	C	6'11"	Junior	Entered Italian basketball league
Elander Lewis	22	G	6'4"	Sophomore	Transferred. VCU
Shelton Jones	31	F	6'9"	Senior	Graduated. Entered 1988 NBA draft
Steve Shurina	40	G	6'4"	Senior	Graduated
Michael Porter		G	6'0"	Junior	Entered CBA

Class of 1988 signees

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Malik Sealy SF	Bronx, NY	St. Nicholas of Tolentine High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	N/A
Malik Sealy SF	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Robert Werdann C	Sunnyside, NY	Archbishop Molloy High School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	N/A
Robert Werdann C	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Jason Buchanan PG	Syracuse, NY	Nottingham High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Jason Buchanan PG	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Chucky Sproling SG	Denver, CO	Manual High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
Chucky Sproling SG	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Terence Mullin SG	Brooklyn, NY	Xaverian High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Terence Mullin SG	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: "1988 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Darrell Aiken	5	SG	6'0"		Junior		Transferred from Westchester Community College.
Barry Milhaven	13	SF	6'5"		Junior		Transferred from Nassau Community College.

Roster

1988–89 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	3	Boo Harvey (I)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Sr	Andrew Jackson/San Jacinto	St. Albans, NY
G	5	Darrell Aiken	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr	John F. Kennedy/Westchester	New York, NY
G	10	Terence Mullin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Fr	Xaverian	Brooklyn, NY
F/C	11	Jayson Williams	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Jr	Christ the King	New York, NY
G	12	Jason Buchanan	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Fr	Nottingham	Syracuse, NY
F	13	Barry Milhaven	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Schreiber/Nassau	Port Washington, NY
G	15	Kevin Fitzpatrick (C)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Sr	St. Francis Prep	Jackson Heights, NY
F	21	Malik Sealy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr	St. Nicholas of Tolentine	Bronx, NY
G/F	22	Chucky Sproling (I)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr	Manual	Denver, CO
G/F	23	Matt Brust (C)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	RS Sr	Babylon High School/UNC	Babylon, NY
G	24	Chris Pursoo (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Fr	Long Island Lutheran	Westbury, NY
F	33	Billy Singleton	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So	Adlai E. Stevenson	Bronx, NY
C	41	Robert Werdann	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	Fr	Archbishop Molloy	Sunnyside, NY
C	50	Sean Muto	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	So	Mechanicsburg	Mechanicsburg, PA

Head coach

Lou Carnesecca (St. John's University)

Assistant coach(es)

Brian Mahoney
Al LoBalbo
Ron Rutledge

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
11/25/88*	Long Island University Lapchick Tournament Opening Round	W 71-55	1-0	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
11/26/88*	Brigham Young Lapchick Tournament Championship	W 83-77	2-0	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
11/30/88*	Fairleigh Dickinson	W 86-55	3-0	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/03/88*	Hawaii	W 65-60	4-0	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/07/88*	Fordham	W 67-47	5-0	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/10/88	No. 20 Seton Hall	L 63-74	5-1 (0-1)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/17/88*	at Manhattan	W 71-54	6-1	Draddy Gymnasium Bronx, NY
12/23/88*	at Niagara	L 63-68	6-2	Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
12/27/88*	Fordham ECAC Holiday Festival Opening Round	W 84-59	7-2	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
12/29/88*	No. 15 Ohio State ECAC Holiday Festival Championship	L 72-77	7-3	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
01/03/89	at Providence	L 69-98	7-4 (0-2)	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
01/07/89	Villanova	W 81-62	8-4 (1-2)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/10/89	Connecticut	W 71-63	9-4 (2-2)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/14/89	No. 4 Syracuse	W 65-63	10-4 (3-2)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
01/18/89*	vs. Rutgers	W 62-61	11-4	Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, NJ
01/21/89	at Boston College	W 74-66	12-4 (4-2)	Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
01/23/89	at No. 3 Georgetown	L 64-75	12-5 (4-3)	Capital Centre Landover, MD
01/28/89	at Connecticut	L 52-80	12-6 (4-4)	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT
01/30/89	Pittsburgh	L 81-85	12-7 (4-5)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
02/01/89	Providence	W 87-73	13-7 (5-5)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
02/11/89	at No. 9 Syracuse	L 69-92	13-8 (5-6)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
02/14/89	at Pittsburgh	L 77-87	13-9 (5-7)	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA
02/18/89	at DePaul	W 67-64	14-9	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL
02/21/89	at No. 15 Seton Hall	L 60-63	14-10 (5-8)	Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, NJ
02/25/89	No. 3 Georgetown	L 55-63	14-11 (5-9)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
02/27/89	Boston College	W 62-59	15-11 (6-9)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
03/04/89	at Villanova	L 60-74	15-12 (6-10)	du Pont Pavilion Villanova, PA
Big East tournament
03/09/89	vs. Boston College Big East tournament first round	L 74-81	15-13	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
NIT
03/15/89	Mississippi NIT First Round	W 70-67	16-13	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
03/21/89	Oklahoma State NIT Second Round	W 76-64	17-13	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
03/23/89	at Ohio State NIT Quarterfinal	W 83-80	18-13	St. John Arena Columbus, OH
03/27/89	vs. Alabama-Birmingham NIT Semifinal	W 76-65	19-13	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
03/29/89	vs. St. Louis NIT Championship	W 73-65	20-13	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

sports-reference.com 1988-89 Big East Conference Season Summary

v t e St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
Venues	Old Madison Square Garden (193?–1969) Madison Square Garden (1969–present) Carnesecca Arena (alternate; 1961–present)
Rivalries	Fordham Georgetown
Culture & lore	Gambling scandal Johnny Thunderbird
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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