1986–87 St. John's Redmen basketball team

198687 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Lapchick Memorial Champions
ECAC Holiday Festival Champions
Conference Big East Conference (1979–2013)
198687 record 219 (106 Big East)
Head coach Lou Carnesecca
Assistant coach Brian Mahoney
Assistant coach Al LoBalbo
Assistant coach Ron Rutledge
Home arena Alumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
1986–87 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#4 Georgetown 12 4   .750     29 5   .853
#12 Pittsburgh 12 4   .750     25 8   .758
#10 Syracuse 12 4   .750     31 7   .816
Providence 10 6   .625     25 9   .735
St. John's 10 6   .625     21 9   .700
Villanova 6 10   .375     15 16   .484
Seton Hall 4 12   .250     15 14   .517
Boston College 3 13   .188     11 18   .379
Connecticut 3 13   .188     9 19   .321
† 1987 Big East Tournament winner
As of March 30, 1987[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 198687 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his nineteenth 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.

Roster

1986–87 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
F 4 Hempel, JohnJohn Hempel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr Union Catholic/Massachusetts Linden, NJ
G 5 Broadnax, MarcusMarcus Broadnax 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr Fort Walton Beach Fort Walton Beach, FL
C 10 Bross, TerryTerry Bross 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Jr Immaculata El Paso, TX
F/C 11 Williams, JaysonJayson Williams (I) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr Christ the King Queens, NY
G 13 Jackson, MarkMark Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr Bishop Loughlin Brooklyn, NY
C 14 Baldi, MarcoMarco Baldi 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
So Long Island Lutheran Sarre, Italy
G 15 Fitzpatrick, KevinKevin Fitzpatrick
So St. Francis Prep
G 22 Lewis, ElanderElander Lewis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr Albany High School Albany, NY
G/F 23 Brust, MattMatt Brust 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
RS So Babylon High School/UNC Babylon, NY
G/F 30 Glass, WillieWillie Glass 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr Atlantic City Atlantic City, NJ
F 31 Jones, SheltonShelton Jones 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Jr Amityville Memorial Amityville, NY
G 40 Shurina, SteveSteve Shurina 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr St. Francis Prep Woodside, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Regular Season

11/28/86*
Southern
Lapchick Tournament Opening Round
W 126-81  1-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

11/29/86*
Youngstown State
Lapchick Tournament Championship
W 75-65  2-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

12/02/86*
Fordham W 80-61  3-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

12/06/86*
Wagner W 102-69  4-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

12/11/86
Seton Hall W 72-69  5-0 (1-0)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

12/13/86*
#11 UCLA W 70-63  6-0
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

12/20/86*
#15 at Niagara W 66-58  7-0
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 
Buffalo, NY

12/27/86*
#15 Virginia
ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal
W 64-58  8-0
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

12/29/86*
#15 #19 Georgia Tech
ECAC Holiday Festival Championship
W 62-53  9-0
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

01/04/87
#10 at Villanova L 54-62  9-1 (1-1)
du Pont Pavilion 
Villanova, PA

01/07/87
#10 at #16 Georgetown L 46-60  9-2 (1-2)
Capital Centre 
Landover, MD

01/10/87
#10 Boston College W 62-58  10-2 (2-2)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

01/14/87*
#13 Brooklyn College W 70-48  11-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

01/17/87
#13 at Connecticut W 69-54  12-2 (3-2)
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, CT

01/19/87
#13 at #18 Pittsburgh W 63-62  13-2 (4-2)
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, PA

01/24/87
#14 at #7 Syracuse L 63-64  13-3 (4-3)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY

01/27/87
#15 Villanova W 61-58  14-3 (5-3)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

01/31/87
#15 at Providence L 81-93 OT 14-4 (5-4)
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI

02/02/87
#15 #11 Georgetown W 67-65 OT 15-4 (6-4)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

02/06/87
#19 at Boston College W 65-50  16-4 (7-4)
Boston Garden 
Boston, MA

02/10/87
#16 at Seton Hall W 60-57 OT 17-4 (8-4)
Meadowlands Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ

02/14/87
#16 #20 Providence L 78-79  17-5 (8-5)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

02/16/87*
#16 Fairleigh Dickinson W 63-59  18-5
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

02/18/87
#20 Connecticut W 76-55  19-5 (9-5)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

02/21/87*
#20 #15 Kansas L 60-62  19-6
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

02/25/87
#11 Syracuse L 80-88  19-7 (9-6)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

02/28/87
#9 Pittsburgh W 76-74  20-7 (10-6)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
Big East Tournament

03/06/87
vs. Providence
Big East Tournament Quarterfinal
L 51-80  20-8
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
NCAA Tournament

03/13/87*
vs. (11) Wichita State
NCAA First Round
W 57-55  21-8
Rosemont Horizon 
Rosemont, IL

03/15/87*
at #5 (3) DePaul
NCAA Second Round
L 75-83 OT 21-9
Rosemont Horizon 
Rosemont, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 18 Mark Jackson New York Knicks
3 69 Willie Glass Los Angeles Lakers

References

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