2002–03 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

2002–03 Big East men's basketball standings
	East
	West
	† 2003 Big East Tournament winner ; As of March 31, 2003; Rankings from AP Poll; *Did not qualify for 2003 Big East Tournament

2002–03 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
2002–03 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
NIT Champions (vacated)
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2002–03 record	21–13 (7–9 Big East)
Head coach	Mike Jarvis (5th year);
Assistant coaches	Kevin Clark; Mike Jarvis II; Dermon Player;
Home arena	Alumni Hall; Madison Square Garden
	Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

The 2002–03 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Mike Jarvis in his fifth year. St. John's home games are played at Carnesecca Arena, then called 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
Sharif Fordham	3	SG	6'4"	Senior	Far Rockaway, New York	Graduated
Alpha Bangura	15	SG	6'6"	Junior	Lanham, Maryland	Entered 2002 NBA Draft/undrafted
Donald Emanuel	33	PG	6'9"	Senior	Houston, Texas	Graduated

Class of 2002 signees[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Elijah Ingram PG	Jersey City, NJ	St. Anthony High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
Elijah Ingram PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Daryll Hill PG	Queens, NY	Milford Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
Daryll Hill PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Tim Doyle SF	Merrick, NY	St. Dominic High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)
Tim Doyle SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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: "2002 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Transfer additions[]

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Grady Reynolds	F	6'7"	210	Junior	Abbeyville, Alabama	junior college transfer from Southern Union State Community College (2 yrs immediate eligibility)

Roster[]

2002–03 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	0	Tim Doyle	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	St. Dominic's	Merrick, NY
G	1	Marcus Hatten	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Tallahassee C.C.	Baltimore, MD
G	2	Tristan Smith	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Amityville Memorial	Amityville, NY
G	3	Daryll Hill	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Cardozo/Milford Academy	Bayside, NY
C	4	Abe Keita	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Winchendon	Tolland, CT
F	5	Eric King	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Lincoln/Milford Academy	Brooklyn, NY
G	11	Jon Scheiman (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	LaGuardia	Manhattan, NY
G	12	Elijah Ingram	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	St. Anthony's	East Orange, NJ
G	14	Andre Stanley (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Global Institute/John Jay	Brooklyn, NY
F	22	Anthony Glover	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	Rice	Bronx, NY
G/F	23	Willie Shaw	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	John F. Kennedy	Mount Vernon, NY
F	25	Kyle Cuffe	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Rice	Bronx, NY
F	33	Grady Reynolds	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Southern Union	Abbeville, AL
C	44	Mohamed Diakite	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Montrose Christian	Rockville, MD
C	52	Curtis Johnson	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	320 lb (145 kg)	Jr	Ryan Academy	Norfolk, VA

Head coach

Mike Jarvis (Northeastern University)

Assistant coach(es)

Kevin Clark
Mike Jarvis II
Dermon Player

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 27, 2020

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/08/02* 7:30pm, Metro	Harlem Globetrotters	W 86-61		Madison Square Garden (13,506) New York, NY
11/15/02* 7:30pm	Israeli Pro Team	W 77-64		Alumni Hall (5,524) Queens, NY
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/26/02* 7:30pm	Stony Brook	W 68-57	1-0	Alumni Hall (5,603) Queens, NY
11/30/02* 7:30pm	at Fairfield	W 81-68	2-0	Webster Bank Arena (5,277) Bridgeport, CT
12/07/02* 4:00pm	Fordham	W 81-58	3-0	Madison Square Garden (11,463) New York, NY
12/11/02* 7:30pm	St. Francis (N.Y.)	W 80-58	4-0	Alumni Hall (5,462) Queens, NY
12/14/02* 2:00pm, MSG	Hofstra	W 84-59	5-0	Madison Square Garden (10,729) New York, NY
12/21/02* 3:30pm	at Wake Forest	L 72-84	5-1	Lawrence Joel Coliseum (10,173) Winston-Salem, NC
12/27/02* 8:30pm, MSG	vs. Manhattan ECAC Holiday Festival Opening Round	L 65-72	5-2	Madison Square Garden (14,179) New York, NY
12/28/02* 3:00pm, MSG	vs. No. 22 North Carolina ECAC Holiday Festival Consolation	L 59-63	5-3	Madison Square Garden (12,214) New York, NY
01/02/03* 7:30pm	Niagara	W 78-68	6-3	Alumni Hall (5,485) Queens, NY
Big East Conference Regular Season
01/04/03 12:00pm, MSG	Seton Hall	W 74-66	7-3 (1-0)	Madison Square Garden (9,412) New York, NY
01/08/03 7:30pm	at Providence	L 71-75	7-4 (1-1)	Dunkin Donuts Center (8,367) Providence, RI
01/11/03* 3:00pm, FOX	at UCLA	W 80-65	8-4 (1-1)	Pauley Pavilion (8,503) Los Angeles, CA
01/15/03 7:30pm, MSG	Villanova	L 73-82	8-5 (1-2)	Madison Square Garden (10,684) New York, NY
01/18/03 12:00pm	at Georgetown	W 77-72	9-5 (2-2)	MCI Center (11,777) Washington, D.C.
01/25/03 2:00pm	at Virginia Tech	W 62-59	10-5 (3-2)	Cassell Coliseum (5,628) Blacksburg, VA
01/27/03 7:00pm, ESPN	No. 14 Connecticut	L 68-74	10-6 (3-3)	Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY
02/02/03 2:00pm, MSG	Miami (F.L.)	W 77-74	11-6 (4-3)	Madison Square Garden (10,341) New York, NY
02/05/03 7:30pm, Metro	at Boston College	L 82-84	11-7 (4-4)	Silvio O. Conte Forum (6,733) Chestnut Hill, MA
02/08/03 4:00pm, MSG	Virginia Tech	L 54-71	11-8 (4-5)	Alumni Hall (6,008) Queens, NY
02/11/03 7:00pm, ESPN2	at Villanova	W 52-50	12-8 (5-5)	First Union Center (10,017) Philadelphia, PA
02/15/03 2:00pm, MSG	Providence	L 59-69	12-9 (5-6)	Alumni Hall (6,008) Queens, NY
02/18/03 7:00pm, ESPN2	at No. 15 Syracuse	L 60-66	12-10 (5-7)	Carrier Dome (21,044) Syracuse, NY
02/22/03 2:00pm, CBS	at Connecticut	L 69-77	12-11 (5-8)	Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
02/26/03 7:30pm, MSG	Boston College	L 63-81	12-12 (5-9)	Madison Square Garden (10,069) New York, NY
03/02/03* 12:00pm, CBS	No. 6 Duke	W 72-71	13-12 (5-9)	Madison Square Garden (19,610) New York, NY
03/06/03 7:30pm, MSG	Rutgers	W 75-59	14-12 (6-9)	Madison Square Garden (8,648) New York, NY
03/08/03 9:00pm, ESPN	at Miami (F.L.)	W 76-73	15-12 (7-9)	Convocation Center (3,828) Coral Gables, FL
Big East Tournament
03/12/03 12:00pm, ESPN	vs. No. 17 Notre Dame Big East Tournament First Round	W 83-80	16-12 (7-9)	Madison Square Garden (19,786) New York, NY
03/13/03 12:00pm, ESPN	vs. Boston College Big East Tournament Quarterfinals	L 75-82 ^OT	16-13 (7-9)	Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY

03/19/03 7:30pm	Boston University NIT First Round	W 62-57	17-13 (7-9)	Alumni Hall (2,653) Queens, NY
03/24/03 7:30pm	Virginia NIT Second Round	W 73-63	18-13 (7-9)	Alumni Hall (3,435) Queens, NY
03/27/03 7:30pm	UAB NIT Quarterfinal	W 79-71	19-13 (7-9)	Alumni Hall (3,227) Queens, NY
04/01/03 9:30pm, ESPN	vs. Texas Tech NIT Semifinal	W 64-63	20-13 (7-9)	Madison Square Garden (10,008) New York, NY
04/03/03 8:00pm, ESPN2	vs. Georgetown NIT Championship	W 70-67	21-13 (7-9)	Madison Square Garden (12,406) New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References[]

^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-east/2003.html

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

2002–03 Big East men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Boston College	10	–	6	.625	19	–	12	.613
No. 23 Connecticut	10	–	6	.625	23	–	10	.697
Providence	8	–	8	.500	18	–	14	.563
Villanova	8	–	8	.500	15	–	16	.484
St. John's	7	–	9	.438	21	–	13	.618
Miami	4	–	12	.250	11	–	17	.393
Virginia Tech*	4	–	12	.250	11	–	18	.379
West
No. 13 Syracuse	13	–	3	.813	30	–	5	.857
No. 4 Pittsburgh†	13	–	3	.813	28	–	5	.848
Seton Hall	10	–	6	.625	17	–	13	.567
No. 22 Notre Dame	10	–	6	.625	24	–	10	.706
Georgetown	6	–	10	.375	19	–	15	.559
West Virginia	5	–	11	.313	14	–	15	.483
Rutgers*	4	–	12	.250	12	–	16	.429

† 2003 Big East Tournament winner As of March 31, 2003^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2003 Big East Tournament