1989–90 St. John's Redmen basketball team

1989–90 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Lapchick Memorial Champions Preseason NIT Runner Up
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
1989–90 record	24–10 (10–6 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

1989–90 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#6 Syracuse	12	–	4	.750	26	–	7	.788
#4 Connecticut†	12	–	4	.750	31	–	6	.838
#8 Georgetown	11	–	5	.688	24	–	7	.774
St. John's	10	–	6	.625	24	–	10	.706
Villanova	8	–	8	.500	18	–	15	.545
Providence	8	–	8	.500	17	–	12	.586
Seton Hall	5	–	11	.313	12	–	16	.429
Pittsburgh	5	–	11	.313	12	–	17	.414
Boston College	1	–	15	.063	8	–	20	.286

† 1990 Big East Tournament winner As of April 2, 1990^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989–90 St. John's Redmen men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his twenty-second 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.

Off season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Kevin Fitzpatrick	15	G			Senior		Graduated
Matt Brust	23	G/F	6'4"		RS Senior		Graduated

Class of 1989 signees

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight
David Cain PG	Bronx, NY	Adlai E. Stevenson High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
David Cain PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Carl Beckett SG	Queens, NY	Christ the King High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
Carl Beckett SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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: "1989 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

1989–90 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	3	Harvey, BooBoo Harvey	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Andrew Jackson/San Jacinto	Queens, NY
1.5 !G	4	Aiken, DarrellDarrell Aiken	—	—	4.0 !Sr	Westchester C.C.
1.5 !G	5	Cain, DavidDavid Cain	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Adlai E. Stevenson	Bronx, NY
1.5 !G	10	Mullin, TerrenceTerrence Mullin	—	—	2.0 !So	Xaverian	Brooklyn, NY
4.5 !F/C	11	Williams, JaysonJayson Williams	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Christ the King	Queens, NY
1.5 !G	12	Buchanan, JasonJason Buchanan	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	2.0 !So	Nottingham	Syracuse, NY
3.5 !F	13	Milhaven, BarryBarry Milhaven	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	4.0 !Sr	Nassau C.C.
3.5 !F	21	Sealy, MalikMalik Sealy	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	2.0 !So	St. Nicholas of Tolentine	Bronx, NY
2.5 !G/F	22	Sproling, ChuckyChucky Sproling	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	2.0 !So	Manual	Denver, CO
1.5 !G	30	Beckett, CarlCarl Beckett (I)	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Christ the King	Queens, NY
3.5 !F	33	Singleton, BillyBilly Singleton	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	Adlai E. Stevenson	Bronx, NY
5.0 !C	41	Werdann, RobertRobert Werdann	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	2.0 !So	Archbishop Molloy	Sunnyside, NY
5.0 !C	50	Muto, SeanSean Muto	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	—	3.0 !Jr	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
11/16/89*	#25	North Carolina A&T Dodge Preseason NIT First Round	W 64-57	1-0	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
11/18/89*	#25	Houston Dodge Preseason NIT Quarterfinal	W 76-69	2-0	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
11/22/89*	#25	DePaul Dodge Preseason NIT Semifinal	W 53-52	3-0	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
11/24/89*	#25	Kansas Dodge Preseason NIT Championship	L 57-66	3-1	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
12/02/89*	#20	San Diego Lapchick Tournament Opening Round	W 74-59	4-1	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/03/89*	#20	Write State Lapchick Tournament Championship	W 76-56	5-1	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/05/89*	#15	vs. #19 North Carolina State ACC-Big East Challenge	L 58-67	5-2	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
12/09/89*	#15	Hofstra	W 58-47	6-2	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/12/89*	#18	Fordham	W 68-60	7-2	Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
12/16/89*	#18	Manhattan	W 68-52	8-2	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/23/89*	#19	Niagara	W 83-51	9-2	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/27/89*	#17	Howard	W 77-65	10-2	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/29/89*	#17	Davidson	W 83-65	11-2	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/02/90	#16	Connecticut	W 93-62	12-2 (1-0)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/06/90	#16	at Boston College	W 77-65	13-2 (2-0)	Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
01/10/90	#15	at #6 Syracuse	L 72-81	13-3 (2-1)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
01/13/90	#15	Pittsburgh	W 71-70	14-3 (3-1)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
01/16/90	#15	at Villanova	W 64-58	15-3 (4-1)	The Spectrum Philadelphia, PA
01/20/90	#15	Boston College	W 65-59	16-3 (5-1)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/24/90	#15	at Providence	W 83-75	17-3 (6-1)	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
01/27/90	#15	at #20 Connecticut	L 58-72	17-4 (6-2)	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
01/29/90	#15	#11 Syracuse	L 65-70	17-5 (6-3)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
02/03/90	#18	#6 Georgetown	L 67-74	17-6 (6-4)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
02/06/90*	#24	Rutgers	W 89-77	18-6	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
02/10/90	#24	Villanova	W 83-69	19-6 (7-4)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
02/14/90	#24	at Seton Hall	W 90-81 ^OT	20-6 (8-4)	Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, NJ
02/17/90	#24	Providence	L 74-77	20-7 (8-5)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
02/21/90		at #5 Georgetown	W 63-62	21-7 (9-5)	Capital Centre Landover, MD
02/24/90*		DePaul	W 77-74	22-7	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
02/26/90		at Pittsburgh	W 76-75	23-7 (10-5)	Pittsburgh Civic Arena Pittsburgh, PA
03/02/90		Seton Hall	L 65-71	23-8 (10-6)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
Big East Tournament
03/09/90		Villanova Big East Tournament Quarterfinal	L 60-70	23-9	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
03/16/90		vs. (11) Temple NCAA First Round	W 81-65	24-9	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA
03/18/90		vs. #15 (3) Duke NCAA Second Round	L 72-76	24-10	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	21	Jayson Williams	Phoenix Suns, traded to Philadelphia 76ers

References

↑ sports-reference.com 1989-90 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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