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

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2005–06 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
MSG Holiday Festival Champions
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Record	12–15 (5–11 Big East)
Head coach	Norm Roberts (2nd year)
Assistant coaches	Glenn Braica Chuck Martin Fred Quartlebaum
Home arena	Carnesecca Arena Madison Square Garden
Seasons← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	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 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
Anthony Mason, Jr. SF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Ricky Torres SG	Bronx, NY	St. Raymond High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 16, 2004
Ricky Torres SG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Tomas Jasiulionis C	Utena, Lithuania	Trinity Episcopal School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	249 lb (113 kg)	Nov 5, 2004
Tomas Jasiulionis C	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
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

Norm Roberts (Queens College)

Assistant coach(es)

Glenn Braica
Chuck Martin
Fred Quartlebaum

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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	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

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

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