1990–91 St. John's Redmen basketball team

1990–91 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
1990–91 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Lapchick Memorial Champions; Cougar Classic Champions
NCAA men's Division I tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 20
Record	23–9 (10–6 Big East)
Head coach	Lou Carnesecca;
Assistant coaches	Brian Mahoney; Al LoBalbo; Ron Rutledge;
Home arena	Alumni Hall; Madison Square Garden
	Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →

The 1990–91 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his 23rd 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.

1990–91 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 Syracuse	12	–	4	.750	26	–	6	.813
No. 20 St. John's	10	–	6	.625	23	–	9	.719
Connecticut	9	–	7	.563	20	–	11	.645
No. 13 Seton Hall †	9	–	7	.563	25	–	9	.735
Pittsburgh	9	–	7	.563	21	–	12	.636
Georgetown	8	–	8	.500	19	–	13	.594
Providence	7	–	9	.438	19	–	13	.594
Villanova	7	–	9	.438	17	–	15	.531
Boston College	1	–	15	.063	11	–	19	.367

† 1991 Big East tournament winner As of April 1, 1991^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Off season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Notes
Boo Harvey	3	G	5'11"	Senior	Graduated. Entered 1990 NBA draft
Darrell Aiken	4	G	6'0"	Senior	Graduated
Jayson Williams	11	F	6'10"	Senior	Graduated. Entered 1990 NBA draft
Barry Milhaven	13	G/F	6'5"	Senior	Graduated

Class of 1990 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Shawnelle Scott C	New York, NY	All Hallows High School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	N/A
Shawnelle Scott C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Sergio Luyk SF	Spain, Europe	University Heights Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	N/A
Sergio Luyk SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Lee Green PG	New York, NY	Cheshire Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Lee Green PG	Recruiting star ratings: 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: "1990 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Lamont Middleton	31	PF	6'6"		Junior	Bronx, NY	Transferred from Hartford. Under NCAA transfer rules, Middleton had to redshirt for the 1990–91 season with two years of remaining eligibility.

Roster

1990–91 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	3	Sergio Luyk	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	University Heights	Madrid, Spain
G	10	Terence Mullin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr	Xaverian	Brooklyn, NY
G	11	David Cain	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	So	Adlai E. Stevenson	Bronx, NY
G	12	Jason Buchanan	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr	Nottingham	Syracuse, NY
G	13	Lee Green (I)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr	Cheshire Academy	Bronx, NY
G	30	Carl Beckett	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So	Christ the King	Queens, NY
F	31	Lamont Middleton	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr	Walton/Hartford	Bronx, NY
G/F	22	Chucky Sproling	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr	Manual	Denver, CO
F	33	Billy Singleton	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr	Adlai E. Stevenson	Bronx, NY
C	41	Robert Werdann	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	Jr	Archbishop Molloy	Sunnyside, NY
C	42	Shawnelle Scott	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	Fr	All Hallows	New York, NY
G	45	Ron DeQueiroz	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Fr	Xaverian	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
F/C	50	Sean Muto	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	—	Sr	Mechanicsburg	Mechanicsburg, PA
F	21	Malik Sealy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	St. Nicholas of Tolentine	Bronx, NY

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
11/23/90*	No. 25	Monmouth Lapchick Tournament Opening Round	W 85-60	1-0	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
11/24/90*	No. 25	Central Connecticut State Lapchick tournament championship	W 135-92	2-0	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
11/30/90*	No. 21	vs. Niagara	W 66-49	3-0	Niagara Falls Convention Center Niagara Falls, NY
12/05/90*	No. 17	vs. No. 20 Georgia Tech ACC-Big East Challenge	W 73-72 ^OT	4-0	Capital Centre Landover, MD
12/07/90*	No. 17	vs. George Mason Cougar Classic Semifinal	W 76-65	5-0	Marriott Center Provo, UT
12/08/90*	No. 17	at Brigham Young Cougar Classic Championship	W 67-62	6-0	Marriott Center Provo, UT
12/11/90*	No. 14	Brooklyn College	W 57-47	7-0	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/15/90*	No. 14	Howard	W 78-65	8-0	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/22/90*	No. 13	Fordham	W 74-62	9-0	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/02/91	No. 9	at No. 3 Syracuse	L 86-92 ^OT	9-1 (0-1)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
01/05/91	No. 9	Boston College	W 75-68	10-1 (1-1)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/09/91	No. 10	at Seton Hall	L 62-74	10-2 (1-2)	Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, NJ
01/13/91	No. 10	at No. 9 Connecticut	W 72-59	11-2 (2-2)	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
01/15/91	No. 10	Providence	W 85-72 ^OT	12-2 (3-2)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/19/91	No. 10	No. 16 Pittsburgh	W 73-71	13-2 (4-2)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/22/91	No. 10	No. 19 Connecticut	W 65-62	14-2 (5-2)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
01/26/91	No. 10	at Villanova	W 58-55	15-2 (6-2)	The Spectrum Philadelphia, PA
01/30/91	No. 5	at No. 18 Georgetown	L 53-59	15-3 (6-3)	Capital Centre Landover, MD
02/02/91	No. 5	No. 25 Seton Hall	W 81-65	16-3 (7-3)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
02/05/91	No. 8	Villanova	L 51-61	16-4 (7-4)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
02/09/91	No. 8	at Providence	L 64-75	16-5 (7-5)	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
02/13/91	No. 13	at Boston College	W 66-60	17-5 (8-5)	Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
02/16/91	No. 13	at No. 16 Pittsburgh	L 83-94	17-6 (8-6)	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA
02/20/91	No. 18	No. 5 Syracuse	W 77-72	18-6 (9-6)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
02/23/91*	No. 18	Notre Dame	W 57-55	19-6	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
02/25/91	No. 18	No. 25 Georgetown	W 68-58	20-6 (10-6)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
03/02/91*	No. 17	at DePaul	L 69-79	20-7	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL
Big East tournament
03/08/91	No. 20	vs. Providence Big East tournament Quarterfinal	L 64-72	20-8	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
NCAA tournament
03/15/91	No. 20	vs. (13) Northern Illinois NCAA first round	W 75-68	21-8	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH
03/17/91	No. 20	vs. No. 23 (5) Texas NCAA second round	W 84-76	22-8	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH
03/22/91	No. 20	vs. No. 5 (1) Ohio State NCAA regional semifinal	W 91-74	23-8	Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, MI
03/24/91	No. 20	vs. No. 6 (2) Duke NCAA Regional Final	L 61-78	23-9	Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, MI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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