2002–03 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

2002–03 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
NIT Champions (vacated)
NIT Championship vs. Georgetown,W,70-67
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2002–03 record	21–13 (7–9 Big East)
Head coach	Mike Jarvis
Assistant coach	Kevin Clark
Assistant coach	Mike Jarvis II
Assistant coach	Dermon Player
Home arena	Alumni Hall Madison Square Garden

2002–03 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Boston College	10	–	6		.625			19	–	12		.613
#11 Connecticut	10	–	6		.625			23	–	10		.697
Providence	8	–	8		.500			18	–	14		.563
Villanova	8	–	8		.500			15	–	16		.484
St. John's	7	–	9		.438			21	–	13		.618
Miami	4	–	12		.250			11	–	17		.393
Virginia Tech*	4	–	12		.250			11	–	18		.379
West
#1 Syracuse	13	–	3		.813			30	–	5		.857
#8 Pittsburgh†	13	–	3		.813			28	–	5		.848
Seton Hall	10	–	6		.625			17	–	13		.567
#15 Notre Dame	10	–	6		.625			24	–	10		.706
Georgetown	6	–	10		.375			19	–	15		.559
West Virginia	5	–	11		.313			14	–	15		.483
Rutgers*	4	–	12		.250			12	–	16		.429
† 2003 Big East Tournament winner As of March 31, 2003; Rankings from Coaches' Poll *Did not qualify for 2003 Big East Tournament

The 2002–03 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Mike Jarvis in his fifth year. St. John's home games are played at Carnesecca Arena, then called 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
Sharif Fordham	3	SG	6'4"	Senior	Far Rockaway, New York	Graduated
Alpha Bangura	15	SG	6'6"	Junior	Lanham, Maryland	Entered 2002 NBA Draft/undrafted
Donald Emanuel	33	PG	6'9"	Senior	Houston, Texas	Graduated

Class of 2002 signees

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Elijah Ingram PG	Jersey City, NJ	St. Anthony High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Daryll Hill PG	Queens, NY	Benjamin Cardozo/Milford Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Grady Reynolds PF	Abbeville, AL	Southern Union State Community College	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Tim Doyle SF	Merrick, NY	St. Dominic High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals:   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: "2002 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2002–03 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High school/previous college Home town 2.5 !G/F 0 Doyle, TimTim Doyle 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1.0 !Fr St. Dominic's Merrick, NY 1.5 !G 1 Hatten, MarcusMarcus Hatten 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — 4.0 !Sr Tallahassee C.C. Baltimore, MD 1.5 !G 2 Smith, TristanTristan Smith 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — 2.0 !So Amityville Memorial Amityville, NY 1.5 !G 3 Hill, DaryllDaryll Hill  75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1.0 !Fr Cardozo/Milford Academy Bayside, NY 5.0 !C 4 Keita, AbeAbe Keita 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) — 4.0 !Sr Winchendon Tolland, CT 3.5 !F 5 King, EricEric King 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2.0 !So Lincoln/Milford Academy Brooklyn, NY 1.5 !G 11 Scheiman, JonJon Scheiman (W) 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — 4.0 !Sr LaGuardia Manhattan, NY 1.5 !G 12 Ingram, ElijahElijah Ingram 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1.0 !Fr St. Anthony's East Orange, NJ 1.5 !G 14 Stanley, AndreAndre Stanley (W) 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 3.0 !Jr Global Institute/John Jay Brooklyn, NY 3.5 !F 22 Glover, AnthonyAnthony Glover 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — 5.0 !GS Rice Bronx, NY 2.5 !G/F 23 Shaw, WillieWillie Shaw 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 3.0 !Jr John F. Kennedy Mount Vernon, NY 3.5 !F 25 Cuffe, KyleKyle Cuffe 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 3.0 !Jr Rice Bronx, NY 3.5 !F 33 Reynolds, GradyGrady Reynolds 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 3.0 !Jr Southern Union Abbeville, AL 5.0 !C 44 Diakite, MohamedMohamed Diakite  83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 3.0 !Jr Montrose Christian Rockville, MD 5.0 !C 52 Johnson, CurtisCurtis Johnson 87 !7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 320 lb (145 kg) 3.0 !Jr Ryan Academy Norfolk, VA	Head coach Mike Jarvis (Northeastern University) Assistant coach(es) Kevin Clark Mike Jarvis II Dermon Player Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/08/02* 7:30pm, Metro		Harlem Globetrotters	L 86-61		Madison Square Garden (13,506) New York, NY
11/15/02* 7:30pm		Israeli Pro Team	W 77-64		Alumni Hall (5,524) Queens, NY
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/26/02* 7:30pm		Stony Brook	W 68-57	1-0	Alumni Hall (5,603) Queens, NY
11/30/02* 7:30pm		at Fairfield	W 81-68	2-0	Webster Bank Arena (5,277) Bridgeport, CT
12/07/02* 4:00pm		Fordham	W 81-58	3-0	Madison Square Garden (11,463) New York, NY
12/11/02* 7:30pm		St. Francis (N.Y.)	W 80-58	4-0	Alumni Hall (5,462) Queens, NY
12/14/02* 2:00pm, MSG		Hofstra	W 84-59	5-0	Madison Square Garden (10,729) New York, NY
12/21/02* 3:30pm		at Wake Forest	L 84-72	5-1	Lawrence Joel Coliseum (10,173) Winston-Salem, NC
12/27/02* 8:30pm, MSG		vs. Manhattan ECAC Holiday Festival Opening Round	L 72-65	5-2	Madison Square Garden (14,179) New York, NY
12/28/02* 3:00pm, MSG		vs. #22 North Carolina ECAC Holiday Festival Consolation	L 63-59	5-3	Madison Square Garden (12,214) New York, NY
01/02/03* 7:30pm		Niagara	W 78-68	6-3	Alumni Hall (5,485) Queens, NY
Big East Conference Regular Season
01/04/03 12:00pm, MSG		Seton Hall	W 74-66	7-3 (1-0)	Madison Square Garden (9,412) New York, NY
01/08/03 7:30pm		at Providence	L 75-71	7-4 (1-1)	Dunkin Donuts Center (8,367) Providence, RI
01/11/03* 3:00pm, FOX		at UCLA	W 80-65	8-4 (1-1)	Pauley Pavilion (8,503) Los Angeles, CA
01/15/03 7:30pm, MSG		Villanova	L 82-73	8-5 (1-2)	Madison Square Garden (10,684) New York, NY
01/18/03 12:00pm		at Georgetown	W 77-72	9-5 (2-2)	MCI Center (11,777) Washington, D.C.
01/25/03 2:00pm		at Virginia Tech	W 62-59	10-5 (3-2)	Cassell Coliseum (5,628) Blacksburg, VA
01/27/03 7:00pm, ESPN		#14 Connecticut	L 74-68	10-6 (3-3)	Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY
02/02/03 2:00pm, MSG		Miami (F.L.)	W 77-74	11-6 (4-3)	Madison Square Garden (10,341) New York, NY
02/05/03 7:30pm, Metro		at Boston College	L 84-82	11-7 (4-4)	Silvio O. Conte Forum (6,733) Chestnut Hill, MA
02/08/03 4:00pm, MSG		Virginia Tech	L 71-54	11-8 (4-5)	Alumni Hall (6,008) Queens, NY
02/11/03 7:00pm, ESPN2		at Villanova	W 52-50	12-8 (5-5)	First Union Center (10,017) Philadelphia, PA
02/15/03 2:00pm, MSG		Providence	L 69-59	12-9 (5-6)	Alumni Hall (6,008) Queens, NY
02/18/03 7:00pm, ESPN2		at #15 Syracuse	L 66-60	12-10 (5-7)	Carrier Dome (21,044) Syracuse, NY
02/22/03 2:00pm, CBS		at Connecticut	L 77-69	12-11 (5-8)	Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
02/26/03 7:30pm, MSG		Boston College	L 81-63	12-12 (5-9)	Madison Square Garden (10,069) New York, NY
03/02/03* 12:00pm, CBS		#6 Duke	W 72-71	13-12 (5-9)	Madison Square Garden (19,610) New York, NY
03/06/03 7:30pm, MSG		Rutgers	W 75-59	14-12 (6-9)	Madison Square Garden (8,648) New York, NY
03/08/03 9:00pm, ESPN		at Miami (F.L.)	W 76-73	15-12 (7-9)	Convocation Center (3,828) Coral Gables, FL
Big East Tournament
03/12/03 12:00pm, ESPN		vs. #17 Notre Dame Big East Tournament First Round	W 83-80	16-12 (7-9)	Madison Square Garden (19,786) New York, NY
03/13/03 12:00pm, ESPN		vs. Boston College Big East Tournament Quarterfinals	L 82-75 OT	16-13 (7-9)	Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY
NIT Tournament
03/19/03 7:30pm		Boston University NIT First Round	W 62-57	17-13 (7-9)	Alumni Hall (2,653) Queens, NY
03/24/03 7:30pm		Virginia NIT Second Round	W 73-63	18-13 (7-9)	Alumni Hall (3,435) Queens, NY
03/27/03 7:30pm		UAB NIT Quarterfinal	W 79-71	19-13 (7-9)	Alumni Hall (3,227) Queens, NY
04/01/03 9:30pm, ESPN		vs. Texas Tech NIT Semifinal	W 64-63	20-13 (7-9)	Madison Square Garden (10,008) New York, NY
04/03/03 8:00pm, ESPN2		vs. Georgetown NIT Championship	W 70-67	21-13 (7-9)	Madison Square Garden (12,406) New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.