2004–05 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

2004–05 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
2004–05 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
MSG Holiday Festival Champions
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Record	9–18 (3–13 Big East)
Head coach	Norm Roberts (1st year);
Assistant coaches	Glenn Braica; Chuck Martin; Fred Quartlebaum;
Home arena	Carnesecca Arena; Madison Square Garden
	Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

2004–05 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 14 Boston College	13	–	3	.813	25	–	5	.833
No. 13 Connecticut	13	–	3	.813	23	–	8	.742
No. 19 Villanova	11	–	5	.688	24	–	8	.750
Pittsburgh	10	–	6	.625	20	–	9	.690
Notre Dame	9	–	7	.563	17	–	12	.586
Georgetown	8	–	8	.500	19	–	13	.594
West Virginia	8	–	8	.500	24	–	11	.686
Providence	4	–	12	.250	14	–	17	.452
Seton Hall	4	–	12	.250	12	–	16	.429
Rutgers	2	–	14	.125	10	–	19	.345
St. John's*	3	–	13	.188	9	–	18	.333
No. 11 Syracuse†**	0	–	5	.000	12	–	7	.632

† 2005 Big East tournament winner As of April 4, 2005 Rankings from AP Poll Not eligible for the 2005 Big East tournament due to sanctions against the program. *Syracuse had 15 regular season games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Syracuse′s disputed record was 27–7, 11–5.

The 2004–05 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Norm Roberts in his first year at the school replacing interim head coach Kevin Clark. 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
Joe McDonald	2	G	5'11"	185	Senior	Farmingdale, New York	Graduated
Elijah Ingram	12	PG	6'0"	170	Sophomore	Jersey City, New Jersey	Transferred to New Mexico State^[1]
Kyle Cuffe	25	PF	6'9"	236	Senior	Bronx, New York	Graduated
Curtis Johnson	52	C	7'3"	320	Senior	Norfolk, Virginia	Graduated

Class of 2004 signees

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Cedric Jackson SG	Columbus, NJ	Northern Burlington High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
Cedric Jackson SG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Eugene Lawrence PG	Brooklyn, NY	Lincoln High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)
Eugene Lawrence PG	Recruit ratings: Scout: 247Sports:
Dexter Gray PF	Mount Vernon, NY	Mount Vernon High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	May 12, 2004
Dexter Gray PF	Recruit ratings: Scout: 247Sports:
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2004 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Transfer additions

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Rodney Epperson	F	6'7"	200	Senior	Queens, New York	junior college transfer from Midland College (1 yr immediate eligibility)
Ryan Williams	G/F	6'5"	225	Junior	Queens, New York	junior college transfer from Monroe College (2 yrs immediate eligibility)
Jermaine Maybank	G	6'4"	180	Junior	Bronx, New York	junior college transfer from Independence Community College (2 yrs immediate eligibility)

Roster

2004–05 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Nygel Roach (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Xavier	North Bergen, NJ
F	1	Tyler Jones	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Heritage Christian Academy (TX)	Denver, CO
F	2	Rodney Epperson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Midland College	Flushing, NY
G	3	Daryll Hill (C)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS So	Milford Academy	Bayside, NY
G	4	Eugene Lawrence	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Lincoln	Brooklyn, NY
G	5	Devin Mayo (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	158 lb (72 kg)	So	Clinton Christian School	Upper Marlboro, MD
G	10	Jermaine Maybank	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Independence C.C./Bronx Regional	Bronx, NY
G	11	Cedric Jackson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Northern Burlington	McGuire, NJ
F	15	Phil Missere	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Cornwall Central	Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY
F	23	Ryan Williams	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Monroe College	Queens, NY
F	24	Dexter Gray	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Mount Vernon	Mount Vernon, NY
F	33	Otoja Abit (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Archbishop Molloy	Woodside, NY
F/C	34	Lamont Hamilton (C)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Bridgton Academy	Brooklyn, NY
C	44	Mohamed Diakite	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Sr	Montrose Christian	Rockville, MD

Head coach

Norm Roberts (Queens College)

Assistant coach(es)

Glenn Braica
Chuck Martin
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
Exhibition
11/14/04* 7:00pm	Concordia	W 85–77		Alumni Hall (2,991) Queens, NY
Regular Season
11/20/04* 2:00pm, ESPN Radio	Wagner	W 79–68	1–0	Alumni Hall (3,592) Queens, NY
11/23/04* 7:30pm, ESPN Radio	St. Francis (N.Y.)	L 52–53	1–1	Alumni Hall (5,149) Queens, NY
11/27/04* 7:00pm, ESPN Radio	at Niagara	L 81–102	1–2	Gallagher Center (2,400) Niagara, NY
11/30/04* 7:30pm, ESPN Radio	Stony Brook	W 66–57	2–2	Alumni Hall (3,585) Queens, NY
12/04/04* 8:05pm, ESPN Radio	at Illinois State	L 69–77	2–3	Redbird Arena (9,044) Normal, IL
12/08/04* 7:30pm, Radio Disney	Virginia Tech	W 75–65	3–3	Alumni Hall (3,419) Queens, NY
12/11/04* 4:00pm, ESPN Radio	at Hofstra	L 68–78	3–4	Hofstra Arena (5,124) Hempstead, NY
12/19/04* 2:00pm, Radio Disney	Marist	W 74–66	4–4	Alumni Hall (3,282) Queens, NY
12/28/04* 8:30pm, ESPN Radio	vs. Canisius Dreyfus Holiday Festival Opening Round	W 71–51	5–4	Madison Square Garden (8,731) New York, NY
12/30/04* 8:30pm, ESPN Radio	vs. No. 17 N.C. State Dreyfus Holiday Festival Championship	W 63–45	6–4	Madison Square Garden (8,962) New York, NY
01/05/05 7:30pm, FSNY	No. 6 Syracuse	L 65–79	6–5 (0–1)	Madison Square Garden (9,596) New York, NY
01/08/05 2:00pm, MSG	at No. 21 West Virginia	L 60–64	6–6 (0–2)	WVU Coliseum (9,536) Morgantown, WV
01/15/05 2:00pm, Metro	at Notre Dame	L 66–67	6–7 (0–3)	Joyce Convocation Center (11,418) Notre Dame, IN
01/18/05 7:30pm, MSG	No. 21 Pittsburgh	W 65–62	7–7 (1–3)	Madison Square Garden (5,084) New York, NY
01/22/05 7:30pm, MSG	No. 9 Boston College	L 73–79	7–8 (1–4)	Carnesecca Arena (4,679) Queens, NY
01/25/05 7:30pm, Metro	at Georgetown	L 57–66	7–9 (1–5)	MCI Center (7,864) Washington, D.C.
01/29/05 2:00pm, MSG	Seton Hall	L 55–62	7–10 (1–6)	Madison Square Garden (6,665) New York, NY
02/02/05 7:00pm, MSG	Rutgers	W 53–52	8–10 (2–6)	Madison Square Garden (5,775) New York, NY
02/05/05 12:00pm, MSG	at No. 23 Connecticut	L 46–68	8–11 (2–7)	Hartford Civic Center (10,167) Storrs, CT
02/08/05 7:00pm, Metro	at No. 18 Pittsburgh	L 44–55	8–12 (2–8)	Petersen Events Center (11,034) Pittsburgh, PA
02/12/05 7:30pm, MSG	at Seton Hall	L 55–57	8–13 (2–9)	Izod Center (9,293) East Rutherford, NJ
02/16/05 7:30pm, FSNY	West Virginia	L 66–67	8–14 (2–10)	Carnesecca Arena (3,943) Queens, NY
02/20/05 2:00pm, ESPN Radio	Georgetown	W 76–67	9–14 (3–10)	Madison Square Garden (7,464) New York, NY
02/23/05 7:00pm, MSG	at No. 15 Syracuse	L 69–83	9–15 (3–11)	Carrier Dome (23,579) Syracuse, NY
02/26/05 1:00pm, ABC	No. 7 Duke	L 47–58	9–16 (3–11)	Madison Square Garden (16,290) New York, NY
03/01/05 7:30pm, MSG	at Providence	L 75–86	9–17 (3–12)	Dunkin Donuts Center (8,792) Providence, RI
03/05/05 2:00pm, MSG	No. 19 Villanova	L 68–70	9–18 (3–13)	Madison Square Garden (8,894) New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.