2012–13 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

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2012–13 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
St. John's Red Storm logo.svg
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
2012–13 record17–16 (8–10 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarnesecca Arena
Madison Square Garden
Seasons
2012–13 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Georgetown 14 4   .778 25 7   .781
No. 15 Marquette 14 4   .778 26 9   .743
No. 20 Pittsburgh 12 6   .667 24 9   .727
No. 16 Syracuse 11 7   .611 30 10   .750
No. 23 Notre Dame 11 7   .611 25 10   .714
Villanova 10 8   .556 20 14   .588
Connecticut* 10 8   .556 20 10   .667
Cincinnati 9 9   .500 22 12   .647
Providence 9 9   .500 19 15   .559
St. John's 8 10   .444 17 16   .515
Rutgers 5 13   .278 15 16   .484
Seton Hall 3 15   .167 15 18   .455
South Florida 3 15   .167 12 19   .387
DePaul 2 16   .111 11 21   .344
No. 2 Louisville†** 0 4   .000 0 5   .000
2013 Big East Tournament winner
As of March 30, 2013[1]; Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties. **Louisville: 29 reg. season games, 6 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed Record-(35–5)(14–4)

The 2012–13 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Steve Lavin in his third year at the school. St. John's home games were played at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden and the team was a member of the Big East Conference.

Off season[]

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Maurice Harkless 4 F 6'8" 208 Freshman Queens, New York Entered 2012 NBA Draft
Malik Stith 31 G 5'11" 185 Junior Hempstead, New York Transferred to Fairmont State
Boris Brakalov 55 G 6'2" 185 Senior Sofia, Bulgaria Graduated

Class of 2012 signees[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
JaKarr Sampson
SF
Akron, OH Brewster Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Mar 14, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 95
Chris Obekpa
C
Centereach, NY Our Savior New American School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jun 11, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 92
Felix Balamou
SG
Centereach, NY Our Savior New American School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Mar 12, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 81
Christian Jones
PF
Arlington, TX IMG Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Jul 1, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/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:

  • "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Transfer additions[]

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jamal Branch G 6'3" 170 Sophomore Kansas City, Missouri mid-season transfer from Texas A&M (2.5 yrs eligibility remaining)
Max Hooper G/F 6'6" 202 Sophomore Carmel Valley Village, California transfer from Harvard (3 yrs eligibility remaining)
Orlando Sánchez F 6'8" 210 Junior Nagua, Dominican Republic junior college transfer from Monroe College (1 yr eligibility remaining)
Marco Bourgault G/F 6'6" 200 Junior St. Malo, France junior college transfer from Monroe College (2 yrs immediate eligibility)

Roster[]

2011–12 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jamal Branch 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 176 lb (80 kg) So Grace Preparatory Academy/Texas A&M Kansas City, MO
G 1 Phil Greene 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So IMG Academy Chicago, IL
G/F 2 Marc-Antoine Bourgault 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Jr Monroe College Saint-Malo, France
F/C 3 God'sgift Achiuwa Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Sr Erie C.C. Port Harcourt, Nigeria
F 4 Christian Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Fr IMG Academy Arlington, TX
G/F 10 Max Hooper Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 202 lb (92 kg) So Brewster Academy/Harvard Carmel Valley Village, CA
G 11 D'Angelo Harrison 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) So Dulles Missouri City, TX
F/C 12 Chris Obekpa 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Fr Our Savior New American Makurdi, Nigeria
F 14 JaKarr Sampson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Fr Brewster Academy Akron, Ohio
G/F 15 Sir'Dominic Pointer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 196 lb (89 kg) So Quality Education Academy Detroit, MI
F 22 Amir Garrett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Bridgton Academy Los Angeles, CA
G 24 Felix Balamou 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Fr Our Savior New American Conakry, Guinea
G 30 Jamal White (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Roosevelt/Long Island Roosevelt, NY
F 33 Orlando Sánchez (I) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Jr Monroe College Nagua, Dominican Republic
F 35 Khadim Ndiaye (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Christ the King Queens, NY
F 40 Sam Sealy (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Longwood High School Medford, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule[]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3*
5:30 pm, ESPN3
Sonoma State W 73–55 
Carnesecca Arena (3,324)
Queens, NY
November 6*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Concordia W 87–36 
Carnesecca Arena (3,829)
Queens, NY
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 13*
2:00 pm, ESPN
Detroit W 77–74  1–0
Carnesecca Arena (3,506)
Queens, NY
November 15*
5:00 pm, ESPNU
at College of Charleston
Charleston Classic quarterfinals
W 64–53  2–0
TD Arena (4,716)
Charleston, SC
November 16*
5:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Murray State
Charleston Classic semifinals
L 67–72  2–1
TD Arena (4,780)
Charleston, SC
November 18*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. No. 16 Baylor
Charleston Classic 3rd place game
L 78–97  2–2
TD Arena (3,291)
Charleston, SC
November 21*
7:30 pm, SNY
Holy Cross W 65–53  3–2
Carnesecca Arena (4,030)
Queens, NY
November 24*
7:30 pm
Florida Gulf Coast W 79–68  4–2
Carnesecca Arena (4,003)
Queens, NY
November 29*
7:30 pm, ESPNU
South Carolina
SEC–Big East Challenge
W 89–65  5–2
Carnesecca Arena (4,902)
Queens, NY
December 1*
1:00 pm
NJIT W 57–49  6–2
Carnesecca Arena (4,314)
Queens, NY
December 4*
10:00 pm, ESPN3
at San Francisco L 65–81  6–3
War Memorial Gymnasium (2,200)
San Francisco, CA
December 8*
7:00 pm, MSG+
vs. Fordham
Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival
W 58–47  7–3
Madison Square Garden (10,003)
New York City, NY
December 15*
5:00 pm
vs. St. Francis Brooklyn
Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival
W 77–60  8–3
Barclays Center (16,514)
Brooklyn, NY
December 21*
7:30 pm
UNC Asheville L 65–72  8–4
Carnesecca Arena (4,417)
Queens, NY
Big East Conference Regular Season
January 2
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Villanova L 86–98 OT 8–5 (0–1)
The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA
January 5
4:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 14 Cincinnati W 53–52  9–5 (1–1)
Fifth Third Arena (8,142)
Cincinnati, OH
January 9
7:00 pm, MSG
Rutgers L 56–58  9–6 (1–2)
Madison Square Garden (6,192)
New York City, NY
January 12
11:00 am, ESPN2
No. 19 Georgetown L 51–67  9–7 (1–3)
Madison Square Garden (11,057)
New York City, NY
January 15
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 20 Notre Dame W 67–63  10–7 (2–3)
Madison Square Garden (7,434)
New York City, NY
January 19
12:00 pm, SNY
at DePaul W 71–62  11–7 (3–3)
Allstate Arena (7,785)
Rosemont, IL
January 23
7:30 pm, SNY
at Rutgers W 72–60  12–7 (4–3)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,742)
Piscataway, NJ
January 27
12:00 pm, MSG
Seton Hall W 71–67  13–7 (5–3)
Madison Square Garden (7,641)
New York City, NY
January 30
9:00 pm, ESPNU
DePaul W 79–74 OT 14–7 (6–3)
Carnesecca Arena (4,949)
Queens, NY
February 2
4:00 pm, CBS
at Georgetown L 56–68  14–8 (6–4)
Verizon Center (15,625)
Washington, DC
February 6
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Connecticut W 71–65  15–8 (7–4)
Madison Square Garden (8,441)
New York City, NY
February 10
3:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 9 Syracuse L 58–77  15–9 (7–5)
Carrier Dome (27,169)
Syracuse, NY
February 14
9:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 12 Louisville L 58–72  15–10 (7–6)
KFC Yum! Center (22,086)
Louisville, KY
February 20
7:00 pm, SNY
South Florida W 69–54  16–10 (8–6)
Carnesecca Arena (5,602)
Queens, NY
February 24
12:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 20 Pittsburgh L 47–63  16–11 (8–7)
Madison Square Garden (9,129)
New York City, NY
March 2
8:00 pm, SNY
at Providence L 59–62  16–12 (8–8)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,560)
Providence, RI
March 5
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 24 Notre Dame L 40–66  16–13 (8–9)
Purcell Pavilion (9,149)
South Bend, IN
March 9
2:00 pm, ESPN
No. 15 Marquette L 67–69 OT 16–14 (8–10)
Madison Square Garden (12,474)
New York City, NY
Big East Tournament
March 13
7:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Villanova
Second Round
L 53–66  16–15
Madison Square Garden (20,057)
New York City, NY
NIT
March 19*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. (5) at (4) Saint Joseph's
First Round
W 63–61  17–15
Hagan Arena (3,148)
Philadelphia, PA
March 24*
11:00 am, ESPN
No. (5) at (1) Virginia
Second Round
L 50–68  17–16
John Paul Jones Arena (8,457)
Charlottesville, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References[]

  1. ^ "Big East Conference Standings – 2012–13." ESPN.com. Retrieved: March 18, 2013.
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