1999–2000 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

1999–2000 Big East men's basketball standings
	† 2000 Big East Tournament winner ; As of April 3, 2000; Rankings from AP Poll

1999–2000 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
1999–2000 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
Big East Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 9
1999–2000 record	25–8 (12–4 Big East)
Head coach	Mike Jarvis (2nd year);
Assistant coaches	Kevin Clark; Mike Jarvis II; Dermon Player;
Home arena	Alumni Hall; Madison Square Garden
	Seasons ← 1998–99 2000–01 →

The 1999–2000 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Mike Jarvis in his 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	Year	Hometown	Notes
Collin Charles	11	G	5'11"	Junior	Toronto, Ontario	Transferred to Quinnipiac
Ron Artest	15	F	6'6"	Sophomore	Queens, New York	Entered 1999 NBA Draft
Tyrone Grant	32	F	6'7"	Senior	Brooklyn, New York	Graduated
Albert Richardson	55	F/C	6'9"	Junior	New Orleans, Louisiana	Out of Div. 1 eligibility. Transferred to Kentucky Wesleyan

Transfer addition[]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Alpha Bangura	15	G	6'6"	Sophomore	Lanham, Maryland	Transfer from Monmouth (3 yrs eligibility remaining)

Class of 1999 signees[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Heath Orvis PG	Longmont, CO	Longmont High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Heath Orvis PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Jack Wolfinger PF	Portland, OR	Joel Barlow High School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	N/A
Jack Wolfinger PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Abe Keita C	Tolland, CT	Winchendon School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	N/A
Abe Keita C	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: "1999 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster[]

1999–2000 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	3	Chudney Gray	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr	Rice	Bronx, NY
C	4	Abe Keita (I)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Fr	Winchendon	Tolland, CT
G	10	Kareem Syed (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr	Hillcrest	Queens, NY
G	11	John Scheiman (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Fr	LaGuardia	Manhattan, NY
G	12	Erick Barkley	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	So	Christ the King/Maine Central	Queens, NY
G	14	Bootsy Thornton	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr	Tallahassee C.C./Dunbar	Baltimore, MD
G	15	Alpha Bangura	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So	Roosevelt High School/Monmouth	Lanham, MD
G	21	Heath Orvis	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Fr	Longmont	Longmont, CO
F	22	Anthony Glover	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So	Rice	Bronx, NY
F	25	Lavor Postell	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr	Westover	Albany, GA
F	32	Jack Wolfinger	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	Fr	Joel Barlow	Portland, OR
F/C	33	Donald Emanuel	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	So	Jones	Houston, TX
G/F	41	Reggie Jessie	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	Bishop Loughlin	Queensbridge, NY
F	55	John Parker (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Fr	John Muir	Pasadena, CA

Head coach

Mike Jarvis (Northeastern)

Assistant coach(es)

Kevin Clark
Mike Jarvis II
Dermon Player

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
Exhibition
11/02/99*		Marathon Basketball	W 98–59		Alumni Hall Queens, NY
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/19/99*	No. 15	vs. Samford CoSIDA Classic Semifinal	L 60–68	0–1	WisePies Arena Albuquerque, NM
11/20/99*	No. 15	vs. New Mexico CoSIDA Classic Consolation	W 70–62	1–1	WisePies Arena Albuquerque, NM
11/23/99*		at Stony Brook	W 84–43	2–1	Stony Brook Arena Stony Brook, NY
12/01/99*		Coppin State	W 75–52	3–1	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/04/99*		Virginia	W 85–63	4–1	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
12/08/99*		St. Francis (N.Y.)	W 88–66	5–1	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/11/99*		at Niagara	W 81–66	6–1	Gallagher Center Niagara, NY
12/14/99*		at DePaul	L 65–71	6–2	Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL
12/22/99*		Hofstra	W 98–86	7–2	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/29/99*		Sacred Heart	W 95–66	8–2	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
Big East Conference Regular Season
01/03/00		Pittsburgh	W 82–58	9–2 (1–0)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/08/00		at West Virginia	W 86–74	10–2 (2–0)	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
01/10/00		Georgetown	W 75–66	11–2 (3–0)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
01/16/00 CBS		at No. 5 Connecticut	W 82–77	12–2 (4–0)	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
01/18/00	No. 23	at Seton Hall	L 70–78	12–3 (4–1)	Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, NJ
01/22/00* CBS	No. 23	No. 13 Ohio State	L 64–65	12–4	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
01/25/00	No. 25	Rutgers	W 61–57	13–4 (5–1)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
01/29/00	No. 25	at Notre Dame	L 60–73	13–5 (5–2)	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
01/31/00		at No. 4 Syracuse	L 57–63	13–6 (5–3)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
02/05/00		Boston College	W 59–58	14–6 (6–3)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
02/08/00		at Providence	W 61–46	15–6 (7–3)	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
02/12/00		Villanova	W 78–75	16–6 (8–3)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
02/15/00		at Boston College	W 73–69	17–6 (9–3)	Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
02/19/00		No. 9 Syracuse	W 76–75	18–6 (10–3)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
02/21/00		No. 18 Connecticut	W 79–64	19–6 (11–3)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
02/26/00* CBS		at No. 2 Duke	W 83–82	20–6	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
02/29/00	No. 18	No. 23 Seton Hall	W 66–60	21–6 (12–3)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
03/05/00 CBS	No. 18	at Miami (F.L.)	L 70–74 ^OT	21–7 (12–4)	Miami Arena Miami, FL
Big East Tournament
03/09/00	No. 19	vs. Villanova Quarterfinal	W 75–70	22–7	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
03/10/00	No. 19	vs. No. 23 Miami (F.L.) Semifinal	W 58–57	23–7	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
03/11/00 ESPN	No. 19	vs. No. 21 Connecticut Championship	W 80–70	24–7	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
03/16/02 CBS	(2) No. 9	vs. (15) Northern Arizona First Round	W 61–56	25–7	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
03/18/02 CBS	(2) No. 9	vs. (10) Gonzaga Second Round	L 76–82	25–8	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Team players drafted into the NBA[]

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	28	Erick Barkley	Portland Trail Blazers
2	39	Lavor Postell	New York Knicks

References[]

^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-east/2000.html

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Culture & lore	Johnny Thunderbird
People	Statistical leaders
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Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

1999–2000 Big East men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 16 Syracuse	13	–	3	.813	26	–	6	.813
No. 23 Miami	13	–	3	.813	23	–	11	.676
No. 9 St. John's†	12	–	4	.750	25	–	8	.758
No. 20 Connecticut	10	–	6	.625	25	–	10	.714
Seton Hall	10	–	6	.625	22	–	10	.688
Villanova	8	–	8	.500	20	–	13	.606
Notre Dame	8	–	8	.500	22	–	15	.595
West Virginia	6	–	10	.375	14	–	14	.500
Georgetown	6	–	10	.375	19	–	15	.559
Rutgers	6	–	10	.375	15	–	16	.484
Pittsburgh	5	–	11	.313	13	–	15	.464
Providence	4	–	12	.250	11	–	19	.367
Boston College	3	–	13	.188	11	–	19	.367

† 2000 Big East Tournament winner As of April 3, 2000^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll