2018–19 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

2018–19 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 23 Villanova †	13	–	5	.722	26	–	10	.722
Marquette	12	–	6	.667	24	–	10	.706
Seton Hall	9	–	9	.500	20	–	14	.588
Xavier	9	–	9	.500	19	–	16	.543
Creighton	9	–	9	.500	20	–	15	.571
Georgetown	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
St. John's	8	–	10	.444	21	–	13	.618
Providence	7	–	11	.389	18	–	16	.529
Butler	7	–	11	.389	16	–	17	.485
DePaul	7	–	11	.389	19	–	17	.528

† 2019 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018–19 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team will represent St. John's University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They will be coached by alumnus and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member Chris Mullin, in his fourth year at the school. They will play their home games at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden as members of the Big East Conference.

Previous season

The Red Storm finished the 2017–18 season with a record of 16–17, 4–14 in Big East play to finish in ninth place in conference. They defeated Georgetown in the first round of the Big East Tournament before losing to Xavier in the quarterfinals.^[1]^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Bashir Ahmed	1	G/F	6'7"	210	Senior	Bronx, New York	Graduated
Amar Alibegovic	10	F	6'9"	240	Senior	Rome, Italy	Graduated
Tariq Owens	11	F	6'11"	205	RS Junior	Odenton, MD	Graduated. Transferred to Texas Tech.^[3]
Kassoum Yakwe	14	F	6'7"	210	Junior	Bamako, Mali	Graduated. Transferred to Connecticut.^[4]
Marcus Lovett	20	G	6'0"	180	RS Sophomore	Fort Wayne, IN	Going professional
Boubacar Diakite	22	F	6'8"	185	Freshman	Bamako, Mali	Transferred to Iona

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
David Caraher^[5]	11	F	6'6"	220	Sophomore	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	Transferred from Houston Baptist. Under NCAA transfer rules, Caraher will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Mustapha Heron^[6]	14	G	6'5"	218	Junior	Waterbury, Connecticut	Transferred from Auburn. Under NCAA transfer rules, Heron will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Expected to apply for a hardship waiver in order to gain immediate eligibility.
Eli Wright^[7]	40	G	6'4"	203	Junior	Owensboro, Kentucky	Transferred from Mississippi State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Wright will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
LJ Figueroa^[8]	30	G/F	6'6"	185	Sophomore	Lawrence, Massachusetts	Transferred from junior college Odessa College. Under NCAA transfer rules, Figueroa is eligible immediately and will have three years of eligibility remaining.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Greg Williams SG	Lafayette, LA	Lafayette Christian Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 15, 2017
Greg Williams SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 82
Josh Roberts SF	Troy, AL	Montverde Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sep 8, 2017
Josh Roberts SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 77
Marcellus Earlington PF	Ramsey, NJ	Don Bosco Prep	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Feb 28, 2018
Marcellus Earlington PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2018–19 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Sedee Keita	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS So	22ft Academy South Carolina	Philadelphia, PA
F	1	Josh Roberts	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Montverde Academy	Troy, AL
G	2	Shamorie Ponds	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Thomas Jefferson	Brooklyn, NY
G	3	Mikey Dixon	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS So	Sanford School Quinnipiac	New Castle, DE
G	4	Greg Williams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Lafayette Christian Academy	Lafayette, LA
G	5	Justin Simon	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	Brewster Academy Arizona	Temcula, CA
F	10	Marcellus Earlington	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Don Bosco Prep	Ramsey, NJ
F	11	David Caraher	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Wesleyan Christian Houston Baptist	Chapel Hill, NC
G	12	Bryan Trimble Jr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Sunrise Christian Academy	Kansas City, MO
F	13	Marvin Clark II	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Sr	Sunrise Christian Academy Michigan State	Kansas City, MO
G	14	Mustapha Heron	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Sacred Heart Auburn	Waterbury, CT
G	23	Justin Cole (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Archbishop Molloy	Rockville Centre, NY
G	24	Brandon Lawrence (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Moreau Catholic	Union City, CA
G/F	30	LJ Figoeroa	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	West Oaks Academy Odessa College	Lawrence, MA
G	32	Jay Camus (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Archbishop Molloy Manhattan	Queens, NY
G	40	Eli Wright	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	22ft Academy Mississippi State	Owensboro, KY

Head coach

Chris Mullin (St. John's)

Assistant coach(es)

Mitch Richmond (Kansas State)
Matt Abdelmassih (St. John's)
Greg St. Jean (Wesleyan)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2018* TBA	Maryville	Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
Regular season
November 6, 2018* 6:30 PM, FSN	Loyola (MD) Legends Classic campus-site game	Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
November 9, 2018* 6:30 PM, FS2	Bowling Green Legends Classic campus-site game	Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
November 16, 2018* 7:00 PM, BTN	at Rutgers Gavitt Tipoff Games	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
November 19, 2018* 7:00 PM, ESPN2	vs. California Legends Classic semifinals	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
November 20, 2018* 5:00 PM/7:30 PM, ESPNU/ESPN2	vs. Temple or VCU Legends Classic	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
November 27, 2018* 6:30 PM, FS1	Maryland Eastern Shore	Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
December 1, 2018* 12:00 PM, ESPNU	vs. Georgia Tech Hoophall Miami Invitational	American Airlines Arena Miami, FL
December 5, 2018* 6:30 PM, FS2	Mount St. Mary's	Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
December 9, 2018* 1:00 PM, FS1	Princeton Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
December 16, 2018* 4:30 PM, FS1	Wagner	Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
December 19, 2018* 6:30 PM, FS1	St. Francis Brooklyn	Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
December 22, 2018* 8:00 PM, FS1	Sacred Heart	Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
December 29, 2018 8:30 PM, FSN	at Seton Hall	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
January 1, 2019 7:00 PM, FS1	Marquette	Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
January 5, 2019 1:00 PM, CBS	at Georgetown	Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
January 8, 2019 7:00 PM, FS1	at Villanova	Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
January 12, 2019 6:00 PM, CBSSN	DePaul	Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
January 16, 2019 6:30 PM, FS1	at Creighton	Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
January 19, 2019 4:30 PM, FOX	at Butler	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
January 27, 2019 12:00 PM, FOX	Georgetown	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
January 30, 2019 8:30 PM, FS1	at Creighton	CHI Health Center Omaha, NE
February 2, 2019* 12:00 PM, ESPN	at Duke	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 5, 2019 8:00 PM, FS1	at Marquette	Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
February 9, 2019 12:00 PM, CBSSN	Providence	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
February 12, 2019 8:30 PM, CBSSN	Butler	Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
February 17, 2019 5:00 PM, FS1	Villanova	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
February 20, 2019 8:30 PM, FS1	at Providence	Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
February 23, 2019 8:00 PM, FS1	Seton Hall	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
February 28, 2019 6:30 PM, FS1	Xavier	Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
March 3, 2019 12:00 PM, FS1	at DePaul	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
March 9, 2019 TBA, FOX/FS1/FSN	at Xavier	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Big East Tournament
March 13-16, 2019 TBA, FS1/FOX	vs. TBD Quarterfinal	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ "Top-seeded Xavier basketball trounces St. John's in Big East Tournament". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
^ "St. John's falls to Xavier in Big East quarters". Newsday. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
^ Markus, Don. "St. John's graduate transfer Tariq Owens (Pallotti) picks Texas Tech over Maryland". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
^ Amore, Dom. "UConn Men Fill Out Roster With Grad Transfer Kassoum Yakwe". courant.com. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
^ "St. John's News: David Caraher verbally commits to Red Storm". elitesportsny.com. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
^ "Mustapha Heron Commits to St. John's". Retrieved 2018-06-06.
^ "Soph. G Eli Wright transfers to St. John's from Mississippi State". Rumble In The Garden. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
^ "St. John's adds JUCO All-American LJ Figueroa (UPDATED) | Zagsblog". Zagsblog. 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2018-04-23.

[1] "Top-seeded Xavier basketball trounces St. John's in Big East Tournament". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 2018-04-23.

[2] "St. John's falls to Xavier in Big East quarters". Newsday. Retrieved 2018-04-23.

[3] Markus, Don. "St. John's graduate transfer Tariq Owens (Pallotti) picks Texas Tech over Maryland". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2018-04-23.

[4] Amore, Dom. "UConn Men Fill Out Roster With Grad Transfer Kassoum Yakwe". courant.com. Retrieved 2018-04-23.

[5] "St. John's News: David Caraher verbally commits to Red Storm". elitesportsny.com. Retrieved 2018-04-23.

[6] "Mustapha Heron Commits to St. John's". Retrieved 2018-06-06.

[7] "Soph. G Eli Wright transfers to St. John's from Mississippi State". Rumble In The Garden. Retrieved 2018-04-23.

[8] "St. John's adds JUCO All-American LJ Figueroa (UPDATED) | Zagsblog". Zagsblog. 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2018-04-23.

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