1987–88 St. John's Redmen basketball team

1987–88 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Lapchick Memorial Champions ECAC Holiday Festival Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, First Round
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
1987–88 record	17–12 (8–8 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

1987–88 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#8 Pittsburgh	12	–	4	.750	24	–	7	.774
#9 Syracuse†	11	–	5	.688	26	–	9	.743
Georgetown	9	–	7	.563	20	–	10	.667
Villanova	9	–	7	.563	24	–	13	.649
St. John's	8	–	8	.500	17	–	12	.586
Seton Hall	8	–	8	.500	22	–	13	.629
Boston College	6	–	10	.375	18	–	15	.545
Providence	5	–	11	.313	11	–	17	.393
Connecticut	4	–	12	.250	20	–	14	.588

† 1988 Big East Tournament winner As of April 4, 1988^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987–88 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his twentieth 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

1987–88 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	3	Harvey, BooBoo Harvey	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Andrew Jackson/San Jacinto	Queens, NY
1.5 !G	4	Porter, MichaelMichael Porter	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Pulaski High School/San Jacinto	Pulaski, VA
1.5 !G	5	Broadnax, MarcusMarcus Broadnax	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	2.0 !So	Fort Walton Beach	Fort Walton Beach, FL
5.0 !C	10	Bross, TerryTerry Bross	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Immaculata	El Paso, TX
4.5 !F/C	11	Williams, JaysonJayson Williams	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	2.0 !So	Christ the King	Queens, NY
5.0 !C	14	Baldi, MarcoMarco Baldi	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Long Island Lutheran	Sarre, Italy
1.5 !G	15	Fitzpatrick, KevinKevin Fitzpatrick	—	—	3.0 !Jr	St. Francis Prep
1.5 !G	22	Lewis, ElanderElander Lewis	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	2.0 !So	Albany High School	Albany, NY
2.5 !G/F	23	Brust, MattMatt Brust	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	3.5 !RS Jr	Babylon High School/UNC	Babylon, NY
3.5 !F	31	Jones, SheltonShelton Jones	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Amityville Memorial	Amityville, NY
3.5 !F	33	Singleton, BillyBilly Singleton (I)	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Adlai E. Stevenson	Bronx, NY
1.5 !G	40	Shurina, SteveSteve Shurina	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	St. Francis Prep	Woodside, NY
5.0 !C	50	Muto, SeanSean Muto	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Mechanicsburg	Mechanicsburg, PA

Head coach

Lou Carnesecca (St. John's University)

Assistant coach(es)

Brian Mahoney
Al LoBalbo
Ron Rutledge

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 City, State
Regular Season
11/28/87*		Harvard Lapchick Tournament Opening Round	W 105-60	1-0	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
11/29/87*		Loyola Marymount Lapchick Tournament Championship	W 88-85	2-0	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/02/87*		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 82-60	3-0	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/05/87*		at #16 Kansas	L 54-63	3-1	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
12/09/87*		at Fordham	W 76-71 ^2OT	4-1	Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
12/12/87*		at UCLA	W 72-69	5-1	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
12/19/87*		Niagara	W 80-65	6-1	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/28/87*		Marist ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal	W 66-59	7-1	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
12/30/87*		#17 Kansas ECAC Holiday Festival Championship	W 70-56	8-1	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
01/04/88		Villanova	L 62-69	8-2 (0-1)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/09/88	#20	at #2 Pittsburgh	L 70-81	8-3 (0-2)	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA
01/12/88*		Rutgers	W 73-55	9-3	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
01/16/88		Seton Hall	W 71-70	10-3 (1-2)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/20/88		at #15 Georgetown	W 65-58	11-3 (2-2)	Capital Centre Landover, MD
01/23/88		Connecticut	W 79-72	12-3 (3-2)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/27/88		at #19 Villanova	W 60-55	13-3 (4-2)	du Pont Pavilion Villanova, PA
01/30/88		at Seton Hall	W 58-55	14-3 (5-2)	Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, NJ
02/03/88	#20	#9 Pittsburgh	L 71-88	14-4 (5-3)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
02/06/88	#20	#12 Syracuse	L 62-79	14-5 (5-4)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
02/08/88	#20	Boston College	L 76-80	14-6 (5-5)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
02/13/88		Providence	W 88-67	15-6 (6-5)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
02/17/88		at #12 Syracuse	L 68-82	15-7 (6-6)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
02/20/88*		DePaul	L 51-65	15-8	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
02/23/88		Georgetown	W 69-66	16-8 (7-6)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
02/27/88		at Boston College	L 65-74	16-9 (7-7)	Boston Garden Boston, MA
02/29/88		at Connecticut	W 77-62	17-9 (8-7)	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT
03/05/88		at Providence	L 81-90	17-10 (8-8)	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
Big East Tournament
03/11/88		vs. Villanova Big East Tournament Quarterfinal	L 68-71	17-11	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
03/17/88*		vs. (6) Florida NCAA First Round	L 59-62	17-12	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	27	Shelton Jones	San Antonio Spurs

References

↑ sports-reference.com 1987-88 Big East Conference Season Summary

St. John's Red Storm men's basketball

Venues	Old Madison Square Garden (193?–1969) Madison Square Garden (1969–present) Carnesecca Arena (alternate; 1961–present)

Culture & lore	Johnny Thunderbird

People	Head coaches

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Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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