2013–14 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

2013–14 Big East men's basketball standings
	† 2014 Big East Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll; Source:

2013–14 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
2013–14 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference	Big East Conference
2013–14 record	20–13 (10–8 Big East)
Head coach	Steve Lavin (4th year);
Assistant coaches	Jim Whitesell; Tony Chiles; Rico Hines;
Home arena	Carnesecca Arena; Madison Square Garden
	Seasons ← 2012–13 2014–15 →

The 2013–14 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Steve Lavin in his fourth year at the school. Saint John's home games were played at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden and the team was a founding member of the new Big East Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in three-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament to Providence. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Robert Morris in the first round.

Off season[]

Departures[]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Amir Garrett	22	F	6'6"	190	Sophomore	Los Angeles, California	Transferred to Cal State Northridge
Jamal White	30	G	6'4"	210	Senior	Roosevelt, New York	Graduated

Class of 2013 signees[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Rysheed Jordan PG	Philadelphia, PA	Roberts Vaux High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Apr 11, 2013
Rysheed Jordan PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92
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: "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster[]

2013–14 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)	Jr	Grace Preparatory Academy/Texas A&M	Kansas City, MO
G	1	Phil Greene	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	IMG Academy	Chicago, IL
G/F	2	Marc-Antoine Bourgault	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Monroe College	Saint-Malo, France
F/C	3	God'sgift Achiuwa	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	RS Sr	Erie C.C.	Port Harcourt, Nigeria
F	4	Christian Jones	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	So	IMG Academy	Arlington, TX
G	5	David Lipscomb (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Wheeler	Riverdale, GA
G/F	10	Max Hooper	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	RS So	Brewster Academy/Harvard	Carmel Valley Village, CA
G	11	D'Angelo Harrison	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Jr	Dulles	Missouri City, TX
F/C	12	Chris Obekpa	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	So	Our Savior New American	Makurdi, Nigeria
F	14	JaKarr Sampson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	So	Brewster Academy	Akron, Ohio
G/F	15	Sir'Dominic Pointer	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Jr	Quality Education Academy	Detroit, MI
G	23	Rysheed Jordan	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Roberts Vaux	Philadelphia, PA
G	24	Felix Balamou	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	So	Our Savior New American	Conakry, Guinea
F	33	Orlando Sánchez	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Monroe College	Nagua, Dominican Republic
F	35	Khadim Ndiaye (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Christ the King	Queens, NY

Head coach

Steve Lavin (Chapman University)

Assistant coach(es)

Jim Whitesell
Rico Hines
Tony Chiles
Gene Keady (special asst.)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2* 3:00 pm		San Francisco State	W 82–80	–	Carnesecca Arena (3,263) Queens, NY
November 4* 7:30 pm		Humboldt State	W 106–39	–	Carnesecca Arena (3,501) Queens, NY
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 8* 7:00 pm, BTN		vs. No. 20 Wisconsin	L 75–86	0–1	Sanford Pentagon (3,523) Sioux Falls, SD
November 15* 6:00 pm, FS2		Wagner	W 73–57	1–1	Carnesecca Arena (4,337) Queens, NY
November 18* 8:30 pm, FS1		Bucknell	W 67–63	2–1	Carnesecca Arena (3,963) Queens, NY
November 22* 9:00 pm, FS1		Monmouth Barclays Center Classic opening round	W 64–54	3–1	Carnesecca Arena (4,185) Queens, NY
November 26* 7:00 pm, FS1		Longwood Barclays Center Classic opening round	W 65–47	4–1	Carnesecca Arena (3,531) Queens, NY
November 29* 7:00 pm		vs. Penn State Barclays Center Classic semifinals	L 82–89 ^OT	4–2	Barclays Center (4,231) Brooklyn, NY
November 30* 2:00 pm, NBCSN		vs. Georgia Tech Barclays Center Classic 3rd place game	W 69–58	5–2	Barclays Center (3,088) Brooklyn, NY
December 7* 1:30 pm, MSG		Fordham Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival	W 104–58	6–2	Madison Square Garden (10,803) New York City, NY
December 15* 12:00 pm, FS1		No. 2 Syracuse	L 63–68	6–3	Madison Square Garden (16,357) New York City, NY
December 18* 8:00 pm, FS1		San Francisco	W 81–57	7–3	Carnesecca Arena (4,282) Queens, NY
December 21* 2:00 pm, FS1		Youngstown State	W 96–87	8–3	Carnesecca Arena (4,248) Queens, NY
December 28* 2:30 pm, FS1		vs. Columbia Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival	W 65–59	9–3	Barclays Center (7,203) Brooklyn, NY
Big East Conference Regular Season
December 31 12:00 pm, FS1		at Xavier	L 60–70	9–4 (0–1)	Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH
January 4 1:00 pm, FS1		at Georgetown	L 60–77	9–5 (0–2)	Verizon Center (10,164) Washington, D.C.
January 11 1:00 pm, FS1		No. 8 Villanova	L 67–74	9–6 (0–3)	Madison Square Garden (11,707) New York City, NY
January 14 1:00 pm, FS1		at DePaul	L 75–77	9–7 (0–4)	Allstate Arena (6,102) Rosemont, IL
January 16 7:00 pm, FS1		Providence	L 83–84 ^2OT	9–8 (0–5)	Carnesecca Arena (4,709) Queens, NY
January 18* 6:00 pm, FS1		Dartmouth	W 69–55	10–8 (0–5)	Carnesecca Arena (5,505) Queens, NY
January 23 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Seton Hall	W 77–76	11–8 (1–5)	Carnesecca Arena (5,016) Queens, NY
January 25 4:00 pm, FSN		at Butler	W 69–52	12–8 (2–5)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (10,000) Indianapolis, IN
January 28 4:00 pm, FS1		at No. 20 Creighton	L 60–63	12–9 (2–6)	CenturyLink Center (17,515) Omaha, NE
February 1 12:30 pm, FS1		Marquette	W 74–59	13–9 (3–6)	Madison Square Garden (12,561) New York City, NY
February 4 7:00 pm, FS1		at Providence	W 86–76	14–9 (4–6)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,798) Providence, RI
February 9 7:00 pm, FS1		No. 12 Creighton	W 70–65	15–9 (5–6)	Madison Square Garden (6,739) New York City, NY
February 13 9:00 pm, FS1		at Seton Hall	W 68–67	16–9 (6–6)	Prudential Center (5,636) Newark, NJ
February 16 7:00 pm, FS1		Georgetown	W 82–60	17–9 (7–6)	Madison Square Garden (10,340) New York City, NY
February 18 9:00 pm, FS1		Butler	W 77–52	18–9 (8–6)	Madison Square Garden (7,002) New York City, NY
February 22 1:30 pm, FS1		at No. 9 Villanova	L 54–57	18–10 (8–7)	Wells Fargo Center (17,124) Philadelphia, PA
February 25 7:00 pm, FS1		Xavier	L 53–65	18–11 (8–8)	Madison Square Garden (6,707) New York City, NY
March 2 12:00 pm, CBSSN		DePaul	W 72–64	19–11 (9–8)	Madison Square Garden (10,670) New York City, NY
March 8 12:00 pm, FS1		at Marquette	W 91–90 ^2OT	20–11 (10–8)	BMO Harris Bradley Center (16,784) Milwaukee, WI
Big East Tournament
March 13 3:30 pm, FS1		vs. Providence Quarterfinals	L 74–79	20–12	Madison Square Garden (14,925) New York City, NY
NIT
March 18* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. (1)	(8) Robert Morris First round	L 78–89	20–13	Carnesecca Arena (1,027) Queens, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References[]

^ "Big East Conference Standings - 2013-14." ESPN.com. Retrieved: March 18, 2014.

[standings-1] "Big East Conference Standings - 2013-14." ESPN.com. Retrieved: March 18, 2014.

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v t St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
Venues	Old Madison Square Garden (193?–1969) Madison Square Garden (1969–present) Carnesecca Arena (alternate; 1961–present)
Rivalries	Fordham Georgetown
Culture & lore	Johnny Thunderbird
People	Statistical leaders
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Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

2013–14 Big East men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Villanova	16	–	2	.889	29	–	5	.853
No. 16 Creighton	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
Providence †	10	–	8	.556	23	–	12	.657
Xavier	10	–	8	.556	21	–	13	.618
St. John's	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
Marquette	9	–	9	.500	17	–	15	.531
Georgetown	8	–	10	.444	18	–	15	.545
Seton Hall	6	–	12	.333	17	–	17	.500
Butler	4	–	14	.222	14	–	17	.452
DePaul	3	–	15	.167	12	–	21	.364

† 2014 Big East Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll Source:^[1]