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

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2008–09 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
CBI First Round vs. Richmond, L 69–75
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record16–18 (6–12 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarnesecca Arena
Madison Square Garden
Seasons
2008–09 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Louisville 16 2   .889 31 6   .838
No. 4 Pittsburgh 15 3   .833 31 5   .861
No. 5 Connecticut 15 3   .833 31 5   .861
No. 11 Villanova 13 5   .722 30 8   .789
No. 23 Marquette 12 6   .667 25 10   .714
No. 13 Syracuse 11 7   .611 28 10   .737
West Virginia 10 8   .556 23 12   .657
Providence 10 8   .556 19 14   .576
Notre Dame 8 10   .444 21 15   .583
Cincinnati 8 10   .444 18 14   .563
Seton Hall 7 11   .389 17 15   .531
Georgetown 7 11   .389 16 15   .516
St. John's 6 12   .333 16 18   .471
South Florida 4 14   .222 9 22   .290
Rutgers 2 16   .111 11 21   .344
DePaul 0 18   .000 9 24   .273
2009 Big East tournament winner
As of April 4, 2009[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Norm Roberts in his fifth 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

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Eugene Lawrence 4 PG 6'1" 210 Senior Brooklyn, New York Graduated
Larry Wright 5 SG 6'2" 172 Sophomore Saginaw, Michigan Transferred to Oakland
Liam Biesty 30 G 6'0" 185 Senior Brooklyn, New York Graduated
Mike Cavataio 32 SG 6'4" 190 Freshman Forest Hills, New York Transferred to Holy Cross
Otoja Abit 33 F 6'6" 195 Senior Woodside, New York Graduated

Class of 2008 signees

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Quincy Roberts
SG
Harrisburg, PA Harrisburg High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Apr 29, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 78
TyShwan Edmondson
PG
Hopkinsville, KY University Heights Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Apr 30, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Phil Wait
C
Manchester, ENG Proctor Academy 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Jun 5, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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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) So Schenley Pittsburgh, PA
F 2 Anthony Mason Jr. Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Sr Failey Memphis, TN
G 3 Malik Boothe 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 184 lb (83 kg) So Christ the King Queens, NY
G 4 John Taubeneck 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Roger Williams Salem, MA
F 5 Sean Evans 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 259 lb (117 kg) So Northeast Philadelphia, PA
G 10 Quincy Roberts 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Fr Harrisburg Harrisburg, PA
C 11 Tomas Jasiulionis 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 249 lb (113 kg) Sr Trinity Episcopal School Utena, Lithuania
G 12 TyShwan Edmondson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr University Heights Academy Hopkinsville, KY
F/C 15 Dele Coker 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 257 lb (117 kg) So South Kent Lagos, Nigeria
G 23 Paris Horne 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) So Bridgton Academy Middletown, DE
F 24 Justin Burrell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 244 lb (111 kg) So Our Savior Lutheran High School/Bridgton Academy Bronx, NY
G 35 Matt Duell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Greenport Orient, NY
G 42 Kevin Clark 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 204 lb (93 kg) So Dunmore Dunmore, PA
C 50 Phil Wait 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Proctor Academy Manchester, England
F 55 Rob Thomas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 247 lb (112 kg) RS So South Kent Harlem, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/14/08*
9:00pm, SNY
LIU Brooklyn W 73–63  1–0
Carnesecca Arena (4,914)
Queens, NY
11/17/08*
9:30pm
vs. Cornell
NIT Season Tip-Off First Round
W 86–75  2–0
Conte Forum (4,283)
Chestnut Hill, MA
11/18/08*
7:30pm
vs. Boston College
NIT Season Tip-Off Quarterfinals
L 70–82  2–1
Conte Forum (4,462)
Chestnut Hill, MA
11/22/08*
2:00pm
Howard W 79–44  3–1
Carnesecca Arena (3,153)
Queens, NY
11/24/08*
8:00pm
Eastern Michigan
NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation
W 73–61  4–1
Carnesecca Arena (893)
Queens, NY
11/25/08*
8:00pm
Loyola (IL)
NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation
W 73–54  5–1
Carnesecca Arena (959)
Queens, NY
12/01/08*
7:30pm
St. Francis (NY) W 69–61  6–1
Carnesecca Arena (2,960)
Queens, NY
12/08/08*
7:30pm
NJIT W 82–54  7–1
Carnesecca Arena (808)
Queens, NY
12/14/08*
4:00pm
Bethune-Cookman W 77–59  8–1
Carnesecca Arena (3,053)
Queens, NY
12/20/08*
4:30pm, MSG
Marist
Aeropostale Holiday Festival Opening Round
W 65–44  9–1
Madison Square Garden (4.713)
New York, NY
12/21/08*
2:30pm, MSG
Virginia Tech
Aeropostale Holiday Festival Championship
L 67–81  9–2
Madison Square Garden (N/A)
New York, NY
12/27/08*
12:00pm, ESPNU
Miami (FL) L 56–70  9–3
Madison Square Garden (4,998)
New York, NY
12/31/08
4:00pm, SNY
at Providence L 54–75  9–4 (0–1)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (3,087)
Providence, RI
01/03/09
2:00pm, ESPNU
No. 7 Notre Dame W 71–65  10–4 (1–1)
Madison Square Garden (9,807)
New York, NY
01/11/09
12:00pm, ESPNU
at No. 1 Pittsburgh L 67–90  10–5 (1–2)
Petersen Events Center (12,508)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/15/09
7:00pm, ESPN
No. 4 Connecticut L 55–67  10–6 (1–3)
Madison Square Garden (7,545)
New York, NY
01/18/09
12:00pm, SNY
at No. 23 Villanova L 57–76  10–7 (1–4)
The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA
01/22/09
9:00pm, ESPNU
Cincinnati L 60–71  10–8 (1–5)
Carnesecca Arena (4,123)
Queens, NY
01/24/09
7:00pm, MSG+
Rutgers W 70–59  11–8 (2–5)
Carnesecca Arena (7,890)
Queens, NY
01/28/09
7:00pm, SNY
at West Virginia L 52–75  11–9 (2–6)
WVU Coliseum (6,583)
Morgantown, WV
02/01/09
2:00pm, ESPNU
South Florida W 65–48  12–9 (3–6)
Carnesecca Arena (3,872)
Queens, NY
02/05/09
9:00pm, ESPN
at Seton Hall L 81–91  12–10 (3–7)
Prudential Center (7,314)
Newark, NJ
02/08/09
1:30pm, MSG
No. 5 Louisville L 47–60  12–11 (3–8)
Madison Square Garden (6,128)
New York, NY
02/11/09
7:30pm, ESPN 360
at Cincinnati L 61–71  12–12 (3–9)
Fifth Third Arena (8,159)
Cincinnati, OH
02/14/09
9:00pm, SNY
at No. 10 Marquette L 59–73  12–13 (3–10)
Bradley Center (18,614)
Milwaukee, WI
02/19/09*
7:00pm, SNY
No. 9 Duke
Aeropostale Classic
L 69–76  12–14 (3–10)
Madison Square Garden (13,800)
New York, NY
02/22/09
5:00pm, SNY
Seton Hall W 70–65  13–14 (4–10)
Carnesecca Arena (5,602)
Queens, NY
02/24/09
7:30pm, MSG
Syracuse L 58–87  13–15 (4–11)
Madison Square Garden (11,148)
New York, NY
02/28/09
12:00pm, SNY
at DePaul W 84–63  14–15 (5–11)
Allstate Arena (9,814)
Rosemont, IL
03/03/09
7:30pm, MSG
Georgetown W 59–56 OT 15–15 (6–11)
Madison Square Garden (N/A)
New York, NY
03/06/09
7:00pm, MSG
at Notre Dame L 55–74  15–16 (6–12)
Joyce Convocation Center (11,028)
Notre Dame, IN
Big East tournament
03/10/09
2:00pm
Georgetown W 64–59  16–16 (6–12)
Madison Square Garden (19,375)
New York, NY
03/11/09
2:00pm
No. 21 Marquette L 45–74  16–17 (6–12)
Madison Square Garden (19,375)
New York, NY
CBI Tournament
03/18/09*
7:00pm
at Richmond
First Round
L 69–75  16–18 (6–12)
Robins Center (2,171)
Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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  1. ^ "Big East Conference Standings - 2008-09." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-23-10.