2008–09 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

2008–09 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
2008–09 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
CBI First Round vs. Richmond, L 69–75
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	16–18 (6–12 Big East)
Head coach	Norm Roberts (5th year);
Assistant coaches	Glenn Braica; Chris Casey; Fred Quartlebaum;
Home arena	Carnesecca Arena; Madison Square Garden
	Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →

2008–09 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Louisville†	16	–	2	.889	31	–	6	.838
No. 4 Pittsburgh	15	–	3	.833	31	–	5	.861
No. 5 Connecticut	15	–	3	.833	31	–	5	.861
No. 11 Villanova	13	–	5	.722	30	–	8	.789
No. 23 Marquette	12	–	6	.667	25	–	10	.714
No. 13 Syracuse	11	–	7	.611	28	–	10	.737
West Virginia	10	–	8	.556	23	–	12	.657
Providence	10	–	8	.556	19	–	14	.576
Notre Dame	8	–	10	.444	21	–	15	.583
Cincinnati	8	–	10	.444	18	–	14	.563
Seton Hall	7	–	11	.389	17	–	15	.531
Georgetown	7	–	11	.389	16	–	15	.516
St. John's	6	–	12	.333	16	–	18	.471
South Florida	4	–	14	.222	9	–	22	.290
Rutgers	2	–	16	.111	11	–	21	.344
DePaul	0	–	18	.000	9	–	24	.273


† 2009 Big East tournament winner As of April 4, 2009^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Norm Roberts in his fifth year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Carnesecca Arena 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
Eugene Lawrence	4	PG	6'1"	210	Senior	Brooklyn, New York	Graduated
Larry Wright	5	SG	6'2"	172	Sophomore	Saginaw, Michigan	Transferred to Oakland
Liam Biesty	30	G	6'0"	185	Senior	Brooklyn, New York	Graduated
Mike Cavataio	32	SG	6'4"	190	Freshman	Forest Hills, New York	Transferred to Holy Cross
Otoja Abit	33	F	6'6"	195	Senior	Woodside, New York	Graduated

Class of 2008 signees

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Quincy Roberts SG	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 29, 2008
Quincy Roberts SG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 78
TyShwan Edmondson PG	Hopkinsville, KY	University Heights Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Apr 30, 2008
TyShwan Edmondson PG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR
Phil Wait C	Manchester, ENG	Proctor Academy	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Jun 5, 2008
Phil Wait C	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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: "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2008–09 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	1	D.J. Kennedy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	So	Schenley	Pittsburgh, PA
F	2	Anthony Mason Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Sr	Failey	Memphis, TN
G	3	Malik Boothe	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	So	Christ the King	Queens, NY
G	4	John Taubeneck	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Roger Williams	Salem, MA
F	5	Sean Evans	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	259 lb (117 kg)	So	Northeast	Philadelphia, PA
G	10	Quincy Roberts	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Fr	Harrisburg	Harrisburg, PA
C	11	Tomas Jasiulionis	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	249 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Trinity Episcopal School	Utena, Lithuania
G	12	TyShwan Edmondson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	University Heights Academy	Hopkinsville, KY
F/C	15	Dele Coker	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	257 lb (117 kg)	So	South Kent	Lagos, Nigeria
G	23	Paris Horne	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	So	Bridgton Academy	Middletown, DE
F	24	Justin Burrell	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	So	Our Savior Lutheran High School/Bridgton Academy	Bronx, NY
G	35	Matt Duell	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Jr	Greenport	Orient, NY
G	42	Kevin Clark	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	So	Dunmore	Dunmore, PA
C	50	Phil Wait	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr	Proctor Academy	Manchester, England
F	55	Rob Thomas	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	RS So	South Kent	Harlem, NY

Head coach

Norm Roberts (Queens College)

Assistant coach(es)

Glenn Braica
Chris Casey
Fred Quartlebaum

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/14/08* 9:00pm, SNY	LIU Brooklyn	W 73–63	1–0	Carnesecca Arena (4,914) Queens, NY
11/17/08* 9:30pm	vs. Cornell NIT Season Tip-Off First Round	W 86–75	2–0	Conte Forum (4,283) Chestnut Hill, MA
11/18/08* 7:30pm	vs. Boston College NIT Season Tip-Off Quarterfinals	L 70–82	2–1	Conte Forum (4,462) Chestnut Hill, MA
11/22/08* 2:00pm	Howard	W 79–44	3–1	Carnesecca Arena (3,153) Queens, NY
11/24/08* 8:00pm	Eastern Michigan NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation	W 73–61	4–1	Carnesecca Arena (893) Queens, NY
11/25/08* 8:00pm	Loyola (IL) NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation	W 73–54	5–1	Carnesecca Arena (959) Queens, NY
12/01/08* 7:30pm	St. Francis (NY)	W 69–61	6–1	Carnesecca Arena (2,960) Queens, NY
12/08/08* 7:30pm	NJIT	W 82–54	7–1	Carnesecca Arena (808) Queens, NY
12/14/08* 4:00pm	Bethune-Cookman	W 77–59	8–1	Carnesecca Arena (3,053) Queens, NY
12/20/08* 4:30pm, MSG	Marist Aeropostale Holiday Festival Opening Round	W 65–44	9–1	Madison Square Garden (4.713) New York, NY
12/21/08* 2:30pm, MSG	Virginia Tech Aeropostale Holiday Festival Championship	L 67–81	9–2	Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY
12/27/08* 12:00pm, ESPNU	Miami (FL)	L 56–70	9–3	Madison Square Garden (4,998) New York, NY
12/31/08 4:00pm, SNY	at Providence	L 54–75	9–4 (0–1)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (3,087) Providence, RI
01/03/09 2:00pm, ESPNU	No. 7 Notre Dame	W 71–65	10–4 (1–1)	Madison Square Garden (9,807) New York, NY
01/11/09 12:00pm, ESPNU	at No. 1 Pittsburgh	L 67–90	10–5 (1–2)	Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA
01/15/09 7:00pm, ESPN	No. 4 Connecticut	L 55–67	10–6 (1–3)	Madison Square Garden (7,545) New York, NY
01/18/09 12:00pm, SNY	at No. 23 Villanova	L 57–76	10–7 (1–4)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
01/22/09 9:00pm, ESPNU	Cincinnati	L 60–71	10–8 (1–5)	Carnesecca Arena (4,123) Queens, NY
01/24/09 7:00pm, MSG+	Rutgers	W 70–59	11–8 (2–5)	Carnesecca Arena (7,890) Queens, NY
01/28/09 7:00pm, SNY	at West Virginia	L 52–75	11–9 (2–6)	WVU Coliseum (6,583) Morgantown, WV
02/01/09 2:00pm, ESPNU	South Florida	W 65–48	12–9 (3–6)	Carnesecca Arena (3,872) Queens, NY
02/05/09 9:00pm, ESPN	at Seton Hall	L 81–91	12–10 (3–7)	Prudential Center (7,314) Newark, NJ
02/08/09 1:30pm, MSG	No. 5 Louisville	L 47–60	12–11 (3–8)	Madison Square Garden (6,128) New York, NY
02/11/09 7:30pm, ESPN 360	at Cincinnati	L 61–71	12–12 (3–9)	Fifth Third Arena (8,159) Cincinnati, OH
02/14/09 9:00pm, SNY	at No. 10 Marquette	L 59–73	12–13 (3–10)	Bradley Center (18,614) Milwaukee, WI
02/19/09* 7:00pm, SNY	No. 9 Duke Aeropostale Classic	L 69–76	12–14 (3–10)	Madison Square Garden (13,800) New York, NY
02/22/09 5:00pm, SNY	Seton Hall	W 70–65	13–14 (4–10)	Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY
02/24/09 7:30pm, MSG	Syracuse	L 58–87	13–15 (4–11)	Madison Square Garden (11,148) New York, NY
02/28/09 12:00pm, SNY	at DePaul	W 84–63	14–15 (5–11)	Allstate Arena (9,814) Rosemont, IL
03/03/09 7:30pm, MSG	Georgetown	W 59–56 ^OT	15–15 (6–11)	Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY
03/06/09 7:00pm, MSG	at Notre Dame	L 55–74	15–16 (6–12)	Joyce Convocation Center (11,028) Notre Dame, IN
Big East tournament
03/10/09 2:00pm	Georgetown	W 64–59	16–16 (6–12)	Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York, NY
03/11/09 2:00pm	No. 21 Marquette	L 45–74	16–17 (6–12)	Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York, NY
CBI Tournament
03/18/09* 7:00pm	at Richmond First Round	L 69–75	16–18 (6–12)	Robins Center (2,171) Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

^ "Big East Conference Standings - 2008-09." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-23-10.

[standings-1] "Big East Conference Standings - 2008-09." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-23-10.

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