2006–07 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

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2006–07 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	16–15 (7–9 Big East)
Head coach	Norm Roberts (3rd year)
Assistant coaches	Glenn Braica Chris Casey Fred Quartlebaum
Home arena	Carnesecca Arena Madison Square Garden
Seasons← 2005–06 2007–08 →

2006–07 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Georgetown †	13	–	3	.813	30	–	7	.811
No. 16 Louisville	12	–	4	.750	24	–	10	.706
No. 12 Pittsburgh	12	–	4	.750	29	–	8	.784
No. 17 Notre Dame	11	–	5	.688	24	–	8	.750
No. 20 Marquette	10	–	6	.625	24	–	10	.706
West Virginia	9	–	7	.563	27	–	9	.750
DePaul	9	–	7	.563	20	–	14	.588
Villanova	9	–	7	.563	22	–	11	.667
Providence	8	–	8	.500	18	–	13	.581
St. John's	7	–	9	.438	16	–	15	.516
Connecticut	6	–	10	.375	17	–	14	.548
*Seton Hall	4	–	12	.250	13	–	16	.448
*South Florida	3	–	13	.188	12	–	18	.400
*Rutgers	3	–	13	.188	10	–	19	.345
*Cincinnati	2	–	14	.125	11	–	19	.367
**Syracuse	0	–	6	.000	2	–	11	.154


† 2007 Big East tournament winner As of April 2, 2007 Rankings from AP Poll Did not qualify for 2007 Big East tournament *Syracuse had 22 regular season games and two postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Syracuse′s disputed record was 10–6, 24–11.

The 2006–07 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Norm Roberts in his third year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Carnesecca Arena 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
Nygel Roach	0	G	6'3"	195	Senior	North Bergen, New Jersey	Graduated
Jermaine Maybank	1	SG	6'4"	180	RS Junior	Bronx, New York	Transferred to Kansas State
Phil Missere	15	PF	6'9"	206	Senior	Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York	Graduated
Ryan Williams	23	SF	6'5"	225	Senior	Bayside, New York	Graduated
Dexter Gray	24	PF	6'6"	220	Sophomore	Mount Vernon, New York	Transferred to Iona
Cedric Jackson		PG	6'1"	180	Sophomore	McGuire, New Jersey	Transferred to Cleveland State

Class of 2006 signees

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Derwin Kitchen SG	Jacksonville, FL	Raines High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Apr 7, 2006
Derwin Kitchen SG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Qa'rraan Calhoun PF	North Bridgton, ME	Bridgton Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	May 10, 2005
Qa'rraan Calhoun PF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Rob Thomas PF	Harlem, NY	South Kent School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	Feb 14, 2006
Rob Thomas PF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Larry Wright SG	Saginaw, MI	Saginaw High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Feb 9, 2006
Larry Wright SG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Avery Patterson SG	Kannapolis, NC	Iowa Western Community College	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Apr 11, 2006
Avery Patterson 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: "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Qa'rraan Calhoun	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Bridgton Academy	Hazlet, NJ
F	2	Anthony Mason Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	So	Failey	Memphis, TN
G	3	Daryll Hill	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Sr	Milford Academy	Bayside, NY
G	4	Eugene Lawrence	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Lincoln	Brooklyn, NY
G	5	Larry Wright	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Fr	Saginaw	Saginaw, MI
G	10	Devin Mayo (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	158 lb (72 kg)	Sr	Clinton Christian School	Upper Marlboro, MD
C	11	Tomas Jasiulionis	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	249 lb (113 kg)	So	Trinity Episcopal School	Utena, Lithuania
G	15	Avery Patterson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Iowa Western	Kannapolis, NC
G	22	Ricky Torres	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	St. Raymond's	New York, NY
G	23	Derwin Kitchen (I)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Raines	Jacksonville, FL
G	30	Liam Biesty (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Poly Prep	Brooklyn, NY
F/C	34	Lamont Hamilton	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Bridgton Academy	Brooklyn, NY
F	33	Otoja Abit (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Archbishop Molloy	Woodside, NY
F	40	Aaron Spears	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Highland C.C./Illinois/Dunbar	Chicago, IL
F	55	Rob Thomas	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	Fr	South Kent	Harlem, NY

Head coach

Norm Roberts (Queens College)

Assistant coach(es)

Glenn Braica
Chris Casey
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
11/04/06* 2:00pm	St. Thomas Aquinas	W 82–64		Carnesecca Arena (3,779) Queens, NY
Regular Season
11/10/06* 8:00pm	North Florida Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Opening Round	W 74–53	1–0	Carnesecca Arena (4,035) Queens, NY
11/11/06* 8:00pm	Navy Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Opening Round	W 72–49	2–0	Carnesecca Arena (4,258) Queens, NY
11/16/06* 7:00pm	vs. Maryland Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Semifinal	L 60–92	2–1	Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY
11/17/06* 7:00pm	vs. No. 19 Texas Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Consolation	L 76–77	2–2	Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY
11/25/06* 7:30pm	Illinois State	L 65–78	2–3	Carnesecca Arena (4,038) Queens, NY
11/28/06* 7:30pm	LIU Brooklyn	W 64–46	3–3	Carnesecca Arena (3,840) Queens, NY
12/01/06* 7:30pm	UMBC	W 78–57	4–3	Carnesecca Arena (3,994) Queens, NY
12/05/06* 7:30pm	St. Francis (NY)	W 59–42	5–3	Carnesecca Arena (3,752) Queens, NY
12/09/06* 9:00pm	at Niagara	W 86–64	6–3	Gallagher Center (1,869) Niagara Falls, NY
12/21/06* 7:30pm	N.J.I.T.	W 68–50	7–3	Carnesecca Arena (4,165) Queens, NY
12/23/06* 7:30pm	Columbia	W 76–70	8–3	Carnesecca Arena (4,368) Queens, NY
12/28/06* 8:30pm	vs. Boston University Aeropostale Holiday Festival Opening Round	W 45–44	9–3	Madison Square Garden (10,613) New York, NY
12/29/06* 8:30pm	vs. Hofstra Aeropostale Holiday Festival Championship	L 51–63	9–4	Madison Square Garden (9,931) New York, NY
01/03/07 7:30pm	DePaul	W 64–53	10–4 (1–0)	Carnesecca Arena (5,055) Queens, NY
01/06/07 4:00pm	at No. 25 West Virginia	L 46–73	10–5 (1–1)	WVU Coliseum (11,083) Morgantown, WV
01/11/07 7:00pm	at Seton Hall	L 63–79	10–6 (1–2)	Izod Center (6,528) East Rutherford, NJ
01/13/07 7:30pm	No. 24 Connecticut	L 59–68	10–7 (1–3)	Madison Square Garden (12,178) New York, NY
01/16/07 8:30pm	at DePaul	L 63–71	10–8 (1–4)	Allstate Arena (8,011) Rosemont, IL
01/21/07 2:00pm	Syracuse	W 64–60	11–8 (2–4)	Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY
01/23/07 7:30pm	No. 22 Notre Dame	W 71–68	12–8 (3–4)	Madison Square Garden (6,873) New York, NY
01/27/07 4:00pm	at No. 9 Pittsburgh	L 46–72	12–9 (3–5)	Petersen Events Center (12,058) Pittsburgh, PA
02/01/07 7:00pm	Georgetown	L 48–72	12–10 (3–6)	Madison Square Garden (7,797) New York, NY
02/04/07 12:00pm	at Cincinnati	W 73–64	13–10 (4–6)	Fifth Third Arena (7,902) Cincinnati, OH
02/07/07 7:30pm	South Florida	W 66–62	14–10 (5–6)	Carnesecca Arenna (4,597) Queens, NY
02/11/07 2:00pm	at Syracuse	L 74–76	14–11 (5–7)	Carrier Dome (24,106) Syracuse, NY
02/15/07 7:30pm	Rutgers	W 60–55	15–11 (6–7)	Carnesecca Arena (5,503) Queens, NY
02/17/07 12:00pm	at Providence	L 66–71	15–12 (6–8)	Dunkin Donuts Center (10,800) Providence, RI
02/21/07 7:00pm	at No. 20 Louisville	L 48–72	15–13 (6–9)	Freedom Hall (19,634) Louisville, KY
02/25/07* 2:00pm	No. 18 Duke	L 50–67	15–14 (6–9)	Madison Square Garden (17,283) New York, NY
03/04/07 2:00pm	Providence	W 77–64	16–14 (7–9)	Madison Square Garden (7,481) New York, NY
Big East tournament
03/07/07 9:00pm	vs. No. 18 Marquette	L 67–76	16–15 (7–9)	Madison Square Garden (19,594) New York, NY
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

"2006-07 Big East Conference Season Summary: Standings" sports-reference.com. Retrieved 12-13-2013.

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