| 2018–19St. John's Red Storm men's basketball | |
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Legends Classic champions | |
NCAA tournament, First Four | |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Record | 21–13 (8–10 Big East) |
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| Home arena | Carnesecca Arena Madison Square Garden |
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| No. 23Villanova † | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2018–19 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team representedSt. John's University during the2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached byalumnus andNaismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame memberChris Mullin, in his fourth year at the school. They played their home games atCarnesecca Arena andMadison Square Garden as members of theBig East Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 8–10 inBig East Play to finish in seventh place. They defeatedDePaul in the first round of theBig East tournament before losingMarquette in the quarter-finals. They received an at-large bid to theNCAA tournament as an 11th seed. However, they lost to fellow 11th seedArizona State at the First Four.
On April 9, 2019, head coach Chris Mullin resigned after four seasons.[1] On April 19, the school announced it had hired formerArkansas head coachMike Anderson as the team's new coach.[2]
TheRed Storm finished the2017–18 season with a record of 16–17, 4–14 inBig East play to finish in ninth place in the conference. They defeatedGeorgetown in the first round of theBig East tournament before losing toXavier in the quarterfinals.[3][4]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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| Bashir Ahmed | 1 | G/F | 6'7" | 210 | Senior | Bronx, New York | Graduated |
| Mikey Dixon | 3 | G | 6'2" | 170 | RS Sophomore | New Castle, DE | Transferred toGrand Canyon (mid-season)[5] |
| Amar Alibegović | 10 | F | 6'9" | 240 | Senior | Rome,Italy | Graduated |
| Tariq Owens | 11 | F | 6'11" | 205 | RS Junior | Odenton, MD | Graduated Transferred toTexas Tech.[6] |
| Kassoum Yakwe | 14 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Junior | Bamako,Mali | Graduated Transferred toConnecticut.[7] |
| Marcus LoVett Jr. | 20 | G | 6'0" | 180 | RS Sophomore | Fort Wayne, IN | EnteredKLS |
| Boubacar Diakite | 22 | F | 6'8" | 185 | Freshman | Bamako,Mali | Transferred toIona[8] |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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| David Caraher[9] | 11 | F | 6'6" | 220 | Sophomore | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | Houston Baptist |
| Mustapha Heron[10] | 14 | G | 6'5" | 218 | Junior | Waterbury, Connecticut | Auburn |
| Eli Wright[11] | 40 | G | 6'4" | 203 | Junior | Owensboro, Kentucky | Mississippi State |
| L. J. Figueroa[12] | 30 | G/F | 6'6" | 185 | Sophomore | Lawrence, Massachusetts | Odessa College |
| Ian Steere[13] | 33 | F | 6'9" | 260 | Freshman | Sanford, North Carolina | NC State (mid-season) |
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Greg Williams Jr. SG | Lafayette, LA | Lafayette Christian Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Nov 15, 2017 | |
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| Josh Roberts SF | Troy, AL | Montverde Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Sep 8, 2017 | |
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| Marcellus Earlington PF | Ramsey, NJ | Don Bosco Prep | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Feb 28, 2018 | |
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| Johnathan McGriff PG | District Heights, MD | Bishop McNamara | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | May 2, 2019 | |
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| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| November 1, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | Maryville | W 71–57 | 15 – Figueroa | 12 – Ponds | 6 – Tied | Carnesecca Arena (4,262) Queens, NY | |||||
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| November 6, 2018* 6:30 pm, FSN | Loyola (MD) Legends Classic campus-site game | W 76–55 | 1–0 | 20 – Ponds | 8 – Figueroa | 4 – Ponds | Carnesecca Arena (4,863) Queens, NY | ||||
| November 9, 2018* 6:30 pm, FS2 | Bowling Green Legends Classic campus-site game | W 84–80 | 2–0 | 26 – Heron | 6 – Heron | 6 – Simon | Carnesecca Arena (5,174) Queens, NY | ||||
| November 16, 2018* 7:00 pm, BTN | at Rutgers Gavitt Tipoff Games | W 84–65 | 3–0 | 27 – Heron | 11 – Figueroa | 6 – Ponds | Louis Brown Athletic Center (7,102) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
| November 19, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. California Legends Classic semifinals | W 82–79 | 4–0 | 32 – Ponds | 8 – Clark II | 5 – Ponds | Barclays Center (5,967) Brooklyn, NY | ||||
| November 20, 2018* 7:30 pm, ESPN2 | vs. VCU Legends Classic championship | W 87–86 OT | 5–0 | 35 – Ponds | 9 – Figueroa | 7 – Ponds | Barclays Center (5,453) Brooklyn, NY | ||||
| November 27, 2018* 6:30 pm, FS1 | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 85–64 | 6–0 | 25 – Figueroa | 13 – Figueroa | 6 – Ponds | Carnesecca Arena (4,727) Queens, NY | ||||
| December 1, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPNU | vs. Georgia Tech Hoophall Miami Invitational | W 76–73 | 7–0 | 37 – Ponds | 7 – Simon | 3 – Heron | American Airlines Arena (5,749) Miami, FL | ||||
| December 5, 2018* 6:30 pm, FS2 | Mount St. Mary's | W 85–71 | 8–0 | 21 – Clark II | 11 – Figueroa | 7 – Tied | Carnesecca Arena (4,928) Queens, NY | ||||
| December 9, 2018* 1:00 pm, FS1 | Princeton Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival | W 89–74 | 9–0 | 26 – Ponds | 8 – Tied | 5 – Ponds | Madison Square Garden (10,078) New York, NY | ||||
| December 16, 2018* 4:30 pm, FS1 | Wagner | W 73–58 | 10–0 | 19 – Figueroa | 9 – Ponds | 14 – Ponds | Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY | ||||
| December 19, 2018* 6:30 pm, FS1 | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 86–52 | 11–0 | 13 – Tied | 9 – Figueroa | 5 – Ponds | Carnesecca Arena (5,151) Queens, NY | ||||
| December 22, 2018* 8:00 pm, FS1 | Sacred Heart | W 104–82 | 12–0 | 23 – Tied | 6 – Clark II | 9 – Ponds | Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY | ||||
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| December 29, 2018 8:30 pm, FSN | at Seton Hall | L 74–76 | 12–1 (0–1) | 19 – Heron | 7 – Figueroa | 7 – Ponds | Prudential Center (10,481) Newark, NJ | ||||
| January 1, 2019 7:00 pm, FS1 | No. 16 Marquette | W 89–69 | 13–1 (1–1) | 26 – Ponds | 8 – Heron | 5 – Ponds | Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY | ||||
| January 5, 2019 1:08 pm, CBS | at Georgetown Rivalry | W 97–94 OT | 14–1 (2–1) | 37 – Ponds | 9 – Tied | 6 – Tied | Capital One Arena (11,115) Washington, D.C. | ||||
| January 8, 2019 7:00 pm, FS1 | No. 24 | at Villanova | L 71–76 | 14–2 (2–2) | 23 – Ponds | 7 – Figueroa | 9 – Simon | Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA | |||
| January 12, 2019 6:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 24 | DePaul | L 71–79 | 14–3 (2–3) | 23 – Figueroa | 12 – Clark II | 7 – Simon | Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY | |||
| January 16, 2019 6:30 pm, FS1 | Creighton | W 81–66 | 15–3 (3–3) | 22 – Ponds | 13 – Figueroa | 5 – Ponds | Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY | ||||
| January 19, 2019 4:30 pm, FOX | at Butler | L 71–80 | 15–4 (3–4) | 20 – Tied | 8 – Tied | 5 – Simon | Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,121) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
| January 27, 2019 12:00 pm, FOX | Georgetown Rivalry | L 78–89 | 15–5 (3–5) | 21 – Ponds | 7 – Simon | 3 – Tie | Madison Square Garden (17,801) New York, NY | ||||
| January 30, 2019 8:30 pm, FS1 | at Creighton | W 83–67 | 16–5 (4–5) | 26 – Ponds | 8 – Ponds | 8 – Ponds | CHI Health Center (16,832) Omaha, NE | ||||
| February 2, 2019* 12:00 pm, ESPN | at No. 2 Duke | L 61–91 | 16–6 | 14 – Figueroa | 8 – Figueroa | 4 – Ponds | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | ||||
| February 5, 2019 8:00 pm, FS1 | at No. 10 Marquette | W 70–69 | 17–6 (5–5) | 28 – Ponds | 7 – Ponds | 3 – Simon | Fiserv Forum (14,030) Milwaukee, WI | ||||
| February 9, 2019 12:00 pm, CBSSN | Providence | L 56–70 | 17–7 (5–6) | 20 – Ponds | 8 – Clark II | 4 – Simon | Madison Square Garden (16,268) New York, NY | ||||
| February 12, 2019 8:30 pm, CBSSN | Butler | W 77–73 OT | 18–7 (6–6) | 28 – Heron | 7 – Tied | 4 – Figueroa | Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY | ||||
| February 17, 2019 5:00 pm, FS1 | No. 13 Villanova | W 71–65 | 19–7 (7–6) | 22 – Figueroa | 12 – Figueroa | 4 – Simon | Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY | ||||
| February 20, 2019 8:30 pm, FS1 | at Providence | L 59–78 | 19–8 (7–7) | 16 – Figueroa | 5 – Tied | 5 – Ponds | Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,872) Providence, RI | ||||
| February 23, 2019 8:00 pm, FS1 | Seton Hall | W 78–70 | 20–8 (8–7) | 27 – Ponds | 6 – Clark II | 5 – Ponds | Madison Square Garden (18,529) New York, NY | ||||
| February 28, 2019 6:30 pm, FS1 | Xavier | L 73–84 | 20–9 (8–8) | 23 – Figueroa | 7 – Simon | 6 – Ponds | Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY | ||||
| March 3, 2019 12:00 pm, FS1 | at DePaul | L 83–92 | 20–10 (8–9) | 29 – Ponds | 5 – Figueroa | 2 – Tied | Wintrust Arena (5,736) Chicago, IL | ||||
| March 9, 2019 5:00 pm, FOX | at Xavier | L 68–81 | 20–11 (8–10) | 20 – Figueroa | 8 – Clark II | 10 – Ponds | Cintas Center (10,391) Cincinnati, OH | ||||
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| March 13, 2019 9:30 pm, FS1 | (7) | vs. (10) DePaul First Round | W 82–74 | 21–11 | 18 – Tied | 7 – Heron | 7 – Ponds | Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY | |||
| March 14, 2019 7:00 pm, FS1 | (7) | vs. (2) No. 23 Marquette Quarterfinals | L 54–86 | 21–12 | 14 – Simon | 8 – Simon | 2 – Tied | Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY | |||
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| March 20, 2019* 9:10 pm, truTV | (11 W) | vs. (11 W) Arizona State First Four | L 65–74 | 21–13 | 25 – Ponds | 10 – Figueroa | 4 – Ponds | UD Arena (11,827) Dayton, OH | |||
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