1997–98 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

1997–98 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Big East 6
No. 6 Connecticut†	15	–	3	.833	32	–	5	.865
St. John's	13	–	5	.722	22	–	10	.688
West Virginia	11	–	7	.611	24	–	9	.727
Villanova	8	–	10	.444	12	–	17	.414
Notre Dame	7	–	11	.389	13	–	14	.481
Boston College	6	–	12	.333	15	–	16	.484
Big East 7
No. 21 Syracuse	12	–	6	.667	26	–	9	.743
Miami	11	–	7	.611	18	–	10	.643
Seton Hall	9	–	9	.500	15	–	15	.500
Providence	7	–	11	.389	13	–	16	.448
Pittsburgh	6	–	12	.333	11	–	16	.407
Rutgers	6	–	12	.333	14	–	15	.483
Georgetown	6	–	12	.333	16	–	15	.516

† 1998 Big East tournament winner As of March 30, 1998^[1]^[2]^[3] Rankings from AP poll

The 1997–98 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Fran Fraschilla in his second 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	Hometown	Notes
Ed Brown	14	F	6'8"	RS Freshman	Copiague, New York	Transferred
Mike Menniefield	21	F/C	6'8"	Senior	Greenville, South Carolina	Graduated
Charles Minlend	34	F	6'6"	RS Senior	Cameroon, Africa	Graduated

Class of 1997 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Ron Artest SF	Queensbridge, NY	La Salle Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	N/A
Ron Artest SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Reggie Jessie SF	Queensbridge, NY	Bishop Loughlin High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	N/A
Reggie Jessie SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Shannon Crooks PG	Boston, MA	Everett High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Shannon Crooks PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
James Felton PF	Bayonne, NJ	Marist High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	N/A
James Felton PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Milos Dumic C	Bijeljina, Yugoslavia		6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	N/A
Milos Dumic C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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: "1997 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

1997–98 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	4	Tarik Turner	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr	Oak Hill	Charlottesville, VA
G	10	Kareem Syed	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So	Hillcrest	Queens, NY
G	11	Collin Charles	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	So	Eastern Commerce	Toronto, Ontario
G	13	Felipe López	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr	Rice	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
G	14	Chudney Gray	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So	Rice	Bronx, NY
F	15	Ron Artest	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Fr	La Salle	Queensbridge, NY
F/C	21	Milos Dumic	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Fr	Bijeljina, Yugoslavia
F	24	Giovanni Soto	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr	Far Rockaway, NY
F	25	Lavor Postell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So	Westover	Albany, GA
C	31	Zendon Hamilton	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Sr	Sewanhaka	Floral Park, NY
F	32	Tyrone Grant	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	Grady	Brooklyn, NY
G/F	41	Reggie Jessie	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	Bishop Loughlin	Queensbridge, NY
G		Shannon Crooks	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr	Everett	Boston, MA
F		James Felton	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Fr	Marist	Bayonne, NJ

Head coach

Fran Fraschilla (Brooklyn College)

Assistant coach(es)

Ron Rutledge
Darren Savino

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

References

[1] sports-reference.com 1997-98 Big East Conference Season Summary

[2] Keefe, Gavin, "Big East Notes: The Big East 7 and Big East 6? Big Deal!", The Day, January 1, 1996, p. 7.

[3] "PLUS: COLLEGE BASKETBALL -- BIG EAST CONFERENCE; League Cuts Games In Search of Bids," The New York Times, August 7, 1998.

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