2009–10 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2009–10 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball

NIT, First Round
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	17–16 (6–12 Big East)
Head coach	Norm Roberts (6th year)
Assistant coaches	Glenn Braica Chris Casey Fred Quartlebaum
Home arena	Carnesecca Arena Madison Square Garden
Seasons← 2008–09 2010–11 →

2009–10 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Syracuse	15	–	3	.833	30	–	5	.857
No. 6 West Virginia †	13	–	5	.722	31	–	7	.816
No. 9 Villanova	13	–	5	.722	25	–	8	.758
No. 18 Pittsburgh	13	–	5	.722	25	–	9	.735
Marquette	11	–	7	.611	22	–	12	.647
Louisville	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
No. 14 Georgetown	10	–	8	.556	23	–	11	.676
Notre Dame	10	–	8	.556	23	–	12	.657
South Florida	9	–	9	.500	20	–	13	.606
Seton Hall	9	–	9	.500	19	–	13	.594
Cincinnati	7	–	11	.389	19	–	16	.543
Connecticut	7	–	11	.389	18	–	16	.529
St. John's	6	–	12	.333	17	–	16	.515
Rutgers	5	–	13	.278	15	–	17	.469
Providence	4	–	14	.222	12	–	19	.387
DePaul	1	–	17	.056	8	–	23	.258


† 2010 Big East tournament winner As of April 3, 2010 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Norm Roberts in his sixth 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.

On March 30, 2010, Steve Lavin was announced as the team's new head coach, replacing Norm Roberts, who was fired after six seasons as head coach.

Off season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Tomas Jasiulionis	11	C	6'11"	249	Senior	Utena, Lithuania	Graduated
TyShwan Edmondson	12	G	6'4"	175	Freshman	Hopkinsville, Kentucky	Transferred to Austin Peay
Phil Wait	50	C	7'1"	245	Freshman	Manchester, England	Transferred to Monmouth

Class of 2009 signees

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Omari Lawrence SG	Bronx, NY	South Kent	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
Omari Lawrence SG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 87
Malik Stith PG	Hempstead, NY	Bridgton Academy	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
Malik Stith PG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 87
Dwight Hardy SG	Bronx, NY	Indian Hills Community College	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
Dwight Hardy SG	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 90
Justin Brownlee PF	Tifton, GA	Chipola College	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)
Justin Brownlee PF	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: JC
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: "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2008–09 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	1	D. J. Kennedy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	Jr	Schenley	Pittsburgh, PA
F	2	Anthony Mason Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	RS Sr	Failey	Memphis, TN
G	3	Malik Boothe	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Jr	Christ the King	Queens, NY
G	4	John Taubeneck	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Roger Williams	Salem, MA
F	5	Sean Evans	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	259 lb (117 kg)	Jr	Northeast	Philadelphia, PA
G	10	Quincy Roberts	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	So	Harrisburg	Harrisburg, PA
G/F	11	Omari Lawrence	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	South Kent	South Kent, CT
G	12	Dwight Hardy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Jr	John F. Kennedy\Indian Hills C.C.	Bronx, NY
F/C	15	Dele Coker	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	257 lb (117 kg)	Jr	South Kent	Lagos, Nigeria
G	23	Paris Horne	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Bridgton Academy	Middletown, DE
F	24	Justin Burrell	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Our Savior Lutheran High School/Bridgton Academy	Bronx, NY
G	31	Malik Stith	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Bridgton Academy/East Mecklenburg	Hempstead, NY
F	32	Justin Brownlee	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Jr	Chipola College	Tifton, GA
G	42	Kevin Clark	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Dunmore	Dunmore, PA
F	55	Rob Thomas	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	RS Jr	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

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/13/2009* 7:00 pm	Long Island	W 83–70	1–0	Carnesecca Arena New York, NY
11/17/2009* 7:00 pm	at St. Bonaventure Fibertech Classic	W 69–68	2–0	Blue Cross Arena Rochester, NY
11/20/2009* 7:00 pm	Brown Philly Hoop Group Classic	W 79–76	3–0	Carnesecca Arena New York, NY
11/27/2009* 5:30 pm	vs. Siena Philly Hoop Group Classic	W 77–68	4–0	The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
11/28/2009* 8:30 pm	vs. Temple Philly Hoop Group Classic	W 55–48	5–0	The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
12/02/2009* 7:00 pm, SNY	Stony Brook	W 63–55	6–0	Carnesecca Arena New York, NY
12/05/2009* 3:30 pm, ESPN2	at No. 5 Duke	L 71–80	6–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
12/09/2009* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	Georgia SEC-Big East Challenge	W 66–56	7–1	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
12/13/2009* 4:00 pm	Fordham	W 73–56	8–1	Carnesecca Arena New York, NY
12/20/2009* 2:00 pm, MSG	vs. Hofstra Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival	W 72–60	9–1	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
12/21/2009* 9:00 pm, MSG	vs. Cornell Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival	L 66–71	9–2	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
12/23/2009* 7:00 pm	Bryant	W 80–44	10–2	Carnesecca Arena New York, NY
Big East Conference Regular Season
12/31/2009 8:00 pm, ESPN2	at No. 13 Georgetown	L 59–66	10–3 (0–1)	Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
01/03/2010 5:30 pm, SNY	Providence	L 59–74	10–4 (0–2)	Carnesecca Arena New York City, NY
01/09/2010 12:00 pm, SNY	at Louisville	L 68–75	10–5 (0–3)	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
01/13/2010 7:00 pm, ESPNU	Cincinnati	W 52–50	11–5 (1–3)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
01/17/2010 2:00 pm, MSG	DePaul	W 67–47	12–5 (2–3)	Carnesecca Arena New York, NY
01/20/2010 7:00 pm, SNY	at Connecticut	L 59–75	12–6 (2–4)	XL Center Hartford, CT
01/23/2010 12:00 pm, ESPN	No. 4 Villanova	L 71–81	12–7 (2–5)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
01/28/2010 7:00 pm, ESPNU	at No. 17 Pittsburgh	L 53–63	12–8 (2–6)	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
02/02/2010 7:30 pm, MSG	at Rutgers	L 72–84	12–9 (2–7)	Louis Brown Athletic Center New Brunswick, NJ
02/06/2010 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 6 West Virginia	L 60–79	12–10 (2–8)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
02/11/2010 7:00 pm, ESPN	Louisville	W 74–55	13–10 (3–8)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
02/14/2010 7:30 pm, SNY	at Notre Dame	W 69–68	14–10 (4–8)	Convocation Center Notre Dame, IN
02/17/2010 7:30 pm, MSG+	Seton Hall	L 50–59	14–11 (4–9)	Carnesecca Arena New York, NY
02/20/2010 12:00 pm, SNY	at South Florida	W 74–58	15–11 (5–9)	Sun Dome Tampa, FL
02/23/2010 7:30 pm, MSG	Marquette	L 61–63	15–12 (5–10)	Carnesecca Arena New York, NY
02/27/2010 12:00 pm, MSG	No. 12 Pittsburgh	L 64–71	15–13 (5–11)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
03/02/2010 7:00 pm, SNY	at No. 1 Syracuse	L 66–85	15–14 (5–12)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
03/05/2010 8:30 pm, SNY	at DePaul	W 90–82	16–14 (6–12)	Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL
Big East tournament
03/09/2010 2:00 pm, ESPN	vs. Connecticut First Round	W 73–51	17–14 (6–12)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
03/10/2010 2:00 pm, ESPN	vs. Marquette Second Round	L 55–57	17–15 (6–12)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
NIT Tournament
03/17/2010 9:00 pm, ESPN2	at Memphis First Round	L 71–73	17–16 (6–12)	FedExForum Memphis, TN
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

"Big East Conference Standings - 2009-10." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-25-10.
"St. John's hires former UCLA hoops coach Lavin". March 30, 2010.
"St. John's fires coach Roberts after sixth season". March 19, 2010.

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
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Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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