2014–15 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

2014–15 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference Big East Conference
2014–15 record 21–12 (10–8 Big East)
Head coach Steve Lavin
Assistant coach Jim Whitesell
Assistant coach Tony Chiles
Assistant coach Rico Hines
Home arena Carnesecca Arena
Madison Square Garden
2014–15 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#9 Villanova 16 2   .889     33 3   .917
Georgetown 12 6   .667     22 11   .667
#23 Butler 12 6   .667     23 11   .676
Providence 11 7   .611     22 12   .647
St. John's 10 8   .556     21 12   .636
#22 Xavier 9 9   .500     23 14   .622
DePaul 6 12   .333     12 20   .375
Seton Hall 6 12   .333     16 15   .516
Marquette 4 14   .222     13 19   .406
Creighton 4 14   .222     14 19   .424
2015 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 6, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Steve Lavin in his fifth year at the school. St. John's home games were played at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden and the team was members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament to Providence. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to San Diego State.

On March 27, 2015 St. John's and head coach Steve Lavin mutually agreed to part ways.[1]

Previous season

The Red Storm finished the season 20–13, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in three way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament to Providence. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Robert Morris in the first round.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Marc-Antoine Bourgault 2 G/F 6'6" 216 Senior Saint-Malo, France Graduated
God'sgift Achiuwa 3 F/C 6'8" 236 RS Senior Port Harcourt, Nigeria Graduated
Max Hooper 10 G/F 6'6" 202 Sophomore Carmel Valley, California Transferred to Oakland
JaKarr Sampson 14 F 6'8" 208 Sophomore Akron, Ohio Entered 2014 NBA Draft
Orlando Sánchez 33 F 6'9" 216 Senior Nagua, Dominican Republic Graduated

Class of 2014 signees

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Adonis De La Rosa
C
Bronx, NY Christ the King High School 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 322 lb (146 kg) Apr 9, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Amar Alibegovic
PF
Rome, Italy Istituto Tecnico Minerva 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (100 kg)  
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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:

Roster

2014–15 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Branch, JamalJamal Branch 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 169 lb (77 kg) Sr Grace Preparatory Academy/Texas A&M Kansas City, MO
G 1 Greene, PhilPhil Greene 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Sr IMG Academy Chicago, IL
G 2 Stewart, MylesMyles Stewart (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Westchester Los Angeles, CA
F 4 Jones, ChristianChristian Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So IMG Academy Arlington, TX
G 5 Lipscomb, DavidDavid Lipscomb (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Wheeler Riverdale, GA
G 10 Balamou, FelixFelix Balamou 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Jr Our Savior New American Conakry, Guinea
G 11 Harrison, D'AngeloD'Angelo Harrison 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Sr Dulles Missouri City, TX
F/C 12 Obekpa, ChrisChris Obekpa 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Jr Our Savior New American Makurdi, Nigeria
F 14 Alibegovic, AmarAmar Alibegovic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Istituto Tecnico Minerva Rome, Italy
G/F 15 Pointer, Sir'DominicSir'Dominic Pointer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Sr Quality Education Academy Detroit, MI
G 22 Henderson, JayJay Henderson (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Lake Highland Prep Orlando, FL
G 23 Jordan, RysheedRysheed Jordan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) So Roberts Vaux Philadelphia, PA
C 31 Delarosa, AdonisAdonis Delarosa (I) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 322 lb (146 kg) Fr Christ the King Bronx, NY
C 34 Delarosa, JoeyJoey Delarosa 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 249 lb (113 kg) Sr Montverde Academy/FIU Bronx, NY
F 35 Ndiaye, KhadimKhadim Ndiaye 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Christ the King Queens, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Jim Whitesell
  • Rico Hines
  • Tony Chiles

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

Roster

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/01/2014*
2:00 PM, ESPN3
  Humboldt State W 95–83 
Carnesecca Arena (3,338[2])
Queens, NY

11/08/2014*
2:00 PM, ESPN3
  St. Thomas Aquinas W 97–71 
Carnesecca Arena (3,490[3])
Queens, NY
Non-conference regular season

11/14/2014*
7:00 PM, FSN
  NJIT W 77–58  1–0
Carnesecca Arena (4,703[4])
Queens, NY

11/17/2014*
7:30 PM, ESPN3
  Franklin Pierce
NIT Season Tip-Off Opening Round
W 94–81  2–0
Carnesecca Arena (3,553[5])
Queens, NY

11/19/2014*
7:30 PM, ESPN3
  LIU Brooklyn
NIT Season Tip-Off Opening Round
W 66–53  3–0
Carnesecca Arena (3,733[6])
Queens, NY

11/26/2014*
7:00 PM, ESPNU
  vs. Minnesota
NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals
W 70–61  4–0
Madison Square Garden (5,128[7])
New York, NY

11/28/2014*
7:00 PM, ESPN2
  vs. #10 Gonzaga
NIT Season Tip-Off championship
L 66–73  4–1
Madison Square Garden (5,548[8])
New York, NY

12/02/2014*
7:00 PM, FS1
  Niagara W 70–57  5–1
Carnesecca Arena (4,475[9])
Queens, NY

12/06/2014*
5:15 PM, ESPN2
  at Syracuse W 69-57  6-1
Carrier Dome (24,884)
Syracuse, NY

12/10/2014*
8:00 PM, CBSSN
 #24 Fairleigh Dickinson W 74–52  7–1
Carnesecca Arena (4,528)
Queens, NY

12/14/2014*
1:30 PM, FSN
 #24 vs. Fordham
Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival
W 74–53  8–1
Madison Square Garden (8,074)
New York, NY

12/19/2014*
7:00 PM, FS1
 #20 Saint Mary's W 53–47  9–1
Carnesecca Arena (4,645)
Queens, NY

12/22/2014*
7:30 PM, CBSSN
 #17 Long Beach State W 66–49  10–1
Carnesecca Arena (5,014)
Queens, NY

12/28/2014*
12:00 PM, FS1
 #17 vs. Tulane
Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival
W 82–57  11–1
Barclays Center (6,032)
Brooklyn, NY
Big East Conference regular season

12/31/2014
12:00 PM, FS1
 #15 at Seton Hall L 67–78  11–2 (0–1)
Prudential Center (9,183)
Newark, NJ

01/03/2015
4:00 PM, CBSSN
 #15 Butler L 69-73  11–3 (0–2)
Carnesecca Arena (5,602)
Queens, NY

01/06/2015
9:00 PM, FS1
 #24 #8 Villanova L 72–90  11–4 (0–3)
Madison Square Garden (8,565)
New York, NY

01/14/2015
7:00 PM, FS1
  at Providence W 83–70  12–4 (1–3)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,176)
Providence, RI

01/18/2015
2:30 PM, FS1
  at DePaul L 67–71  12–5 (1–4)
Allstate Arena (6,243)
Rosemont, IL

01/21/2015
7:00 PM, FS1
  Marquette W 60–57  13–5 (2–4)
Madison Square Garden (7,532)
New York, NY

01/25/2015*
2:00 PM, FOX
  #5 Duke L 68–77  13–6
Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY

01/28/2015
9:00 PM, FS1
  at Creighton L 74–77  13–7 (2–5)
CenturyLink Center (16,544)
Omaha, NE

01/31/2015
12:00 PM, FOX
  Providence W 75–66  14–7 (3–5)
Madison Square Garden (8,973)
New York, NY

02/03/2015
7:00 PM, FS1
  at #22 Butler L 62–85  14–8 (3–6)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,132)
Indianapolis, IN

02/07/2015
12:00 PM, FSN
  Creighton W 84–66  15–8 (4–6)
Madison Square Garden (10,759)
New York, NY

02/11/2015
9:00 PM, CBSSN
  DePaul W 86–78  16–8 (5–6)
Carnesecca Arena (5,040)
Queens, NY

02/14/2015
12:30 PM, FOX
  at Xavier W 78–70  17–8 (6–6)
Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH

02/17/2015
7:00 PM, FS1
  at Georgetown L 57–79  17–9 (6–7)
Verizon Center (8,685)
Washington, D.C.

02/21/2015
12:00 PM, FOX
  Seton Hall W 85–72  18–9 (7–7)
Carnesecca Arena (5,602)
Queens, NY

02/23/2015
8:00 PM, FS1
  Xavier W 58–57  19–9 (8–7)
Madison Square Garden (6,634)
New York, NY

02/28/2015
12:00 noon, CBS
  Georgetown W 81–70  20–9 (9–7)
Madison Square Garden (13,615)
New York, NY

03/04/2015
9:15 PM, FS1
  at Marquette W 67-51  21–9 (10–7)
BMO Harris Bradley Center (14,201)
Milwaukee, WI

03/07/2015
12:00 p.m., FOX
  at #4 Villanova L 68–105  21–10 (10–8)
Wells Fargo Center (19,161)
Philadelphia, PA
Big East Tournament

03/12/2015
2:30 PM, FS1
  vs. Providence
Quarterfinals
L 57–74  21–11
Madison Square Garden (15,197)
New York, NY
NCAA Tournament

03/20/2015*
9:40 PM, CBS
 #(9 S) vs. (8 S) San Diego State
Second round
L 64–76  21–12
Time Warner Cable Arena (16,945)
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region S=South.

Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received votes. NR=Not ranked.
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Post Final
AP NR NR NR NR RV 24 20 17 15 24 RV RV NR NR NR NR NR RV RV NR N/A
Coaches NR NR NR NR RV RV 23 19 17 24 RV RV NR NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 53 Sir'Dominic Pointer Cleveland Cavaliers

References

  1. Eisenberg, Jeff (March 27, 2015). "Steve Lavin out at St. John's after five up-and-down seasons". sports.yahoo. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  2. "MBB vs. Humboldt State box score". redstormsports.com. St. John's University. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  3. "MBB vs. St. Thomas Aquinas box score". redstormsports.com. St. John's University. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  4. "MBB vs. NJIT box score". redstormsports.com. St. John's University. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  5. "MBB vs. Franklin Pierce box score". redstormsports.com. St. John's University. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  6. "MBB vs. LIU Brooklyn box score". redstormsports.com. St. John's University. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  7. "MBB vs. Minnesota box score". redstormsports.com. St. John's University. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  8. "MBB vs. Gonzaga box score". redstormsports.com. St. John's University. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  9. "MBB vs. Niagara box score". redstormsports.com. St. John's University. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
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