2010–11 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

2010–11 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
Great Alaska Shootout Champions
MSG Holiday Festival Champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
APNo. 18
Record21–12 (12–6 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarnesecca Arena
Madison Square Garden
Seasons
2010–11 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Pittsburgh 15 – 3   .833 28 – 6   .824
No. 5 Notre Dame 14 – 4   .778 27 – 7   .794
*#12 Syracuse 12 – 6   .667 27 – 8   .771
No. 14 Louisville 12 – 6   .667 25 – 10   .714
No. 18 St. John's 12 – 6   .667 21 – 12   .636
Cincinnati 11 – 7   .611 26 – 9   .743
No. 22 West Virginia 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636
Georgetown 10 – 8   .556 21 – 11   .656
No. 10 Connecticut† 9 – 9   .500 32 – 9   .780
Villanova 9 – 9   .500 21 – 12   .636
Marquette 9 – 9   .500 22 – 15   .595
Seton Hall 7 – 11   .389 13 – 18   .419
Rutgers 5 – 13   .278 15 – 17   .469
Providence 4 – 14   .222 15 – 17   .469
South Florida 3 – 15   .167 10 – 23   .303
DePaul 1 – 17   .056 7 – 24   .226
† 2011 Big East tournament winner
As of April 4, 2011[1]
*Syracuse:: 7 wins vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Syracuse–(27–8)(10–6)
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010–11 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Steve Lavin in his first year at the school. Saint John's home games were played at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 12–6 in Big East play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2011 Big East men's basketball tournament to Syracuse. They received an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they lost in the first round to Gonzaga.

Off season

On March 30, 2010, Lavin was announced as the head coach of St. John's.[2] Lavin replaced Norm Roberts, who was fired after six seasons as the Red Storm head coach.[3] Lavin named his mentor Gene Keady to the position of Special Assistant.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Anthony Mason, Jr. 2 F 6'7" 213 RS Senior Memphis, Tennessee Graduated
Omari Lawrence 11 G 6'4" 185 Freshman Bronx, New York Transferred to Kansas State

Class of 2010 signees

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dwayne Polee II
SF 		Los Angeles, CA Westchester High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 193 lb (88 kg) May 8, 2010 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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:

  • "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Season

St. John's, a former Big East and national power, had fallen on tough times in recent seasons. This year, the Red Storm (17–9, 9–5 Big East) have made a habit out of knocking off highly ranked teams, with wins over Duke, Notre Dame, Connecticut, Georgetown, and Pittsburgh,[4] all top-15 teams.[5] The Red Storm are looking for their first NCAA tournament berth since 2002.[6] After defeating then #4 Pittsburgh on February 19, all 63 participating brackets in The Bracket Project placed the Red Storm comfortably within the NCAA Tournament.[7]

The Red Storm also achieved their first Top 25 ranking in over a decade. The last time the Red Storm had previously been ranked was on November 28, 2000.[8] On February 21, the Red Storm were ranked #23 in the AP Poll and #25 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll.[9] They reached as high as #15 in both the AP Poll and the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll on February 28 following their road win against Villanova.[10]

Roster

2008–09 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Dwayne Polee II 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Fr Westchester H.S. Los Angeles, CA
G/F 1 D. J. Kennedy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Sr Schenley Pittsburgh, PA
G 3 Malik Boothe 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Sr Christ the King Queens, NY
F 5 Sean Evans 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 259 lb (117 kg) Sr Northeast Philadelphia, PA
G 10 Quincy Roberts 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 196 lb (89 kg) RS So Harrisburg Harrisburg, PA
G 12 Dwight Hardy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Sr John F. Kennedy\Indian Hills C.C. Bronx, NY
F/C 15 Dele Coker 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 257 lb (117 kg) Sr South Kent Lagos, Nigeria
G 23 Paris Horne 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Sr Bridgton Academy Middletown, DE
F 24 Justin Burrell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 244 lb (111 kg) Sr Our Savior Lutheran HS/Bridgton Academy Bronx, NY
G 30 Jamal White (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) So Roosevelt/Long Island Roosevelt, NY
G 31 Malik Stith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Bridgton Academy/East Mecklenburg Hempstead, NY
F 32 Justin Brownlee 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Sr Chipola College Tifton, GA
G 35 Cameron Edison (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Rolling Hills Prep Carson, CA
G 42 Kevin Clark (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Sr Dunmore Dunmore, PA
F 55 Rob Thomas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 247 lb (112 kg) RS Sr South Kent Harlem, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 6*
7:00pm 		Westmont W 100–42  —
 Carnesecca Arena 
Queens, NY
Regular season
November 16*
2:00am, ESPN 		at Saint Mary's L 71–76  0–1
 McKeon Pavilion (3,500[12])
Moraga, CA
November 17*
8:00pm 		Columbia W 79–66  1–1
 Carnesecca Arena (4,657[12])
Queens, NY
November 25*
1:45am, MSG Plus 		vs. Ball State
Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals 		W 78–73 OT 2–1
 Sullivan Arena (4,632[12])
Anchorage, AK
November 26*
9:30pm, MSG Plus 		vs. Drake
Great Alaska Shootout semifinals 		W 82–39  3–1
 Sullivan Arena (4,976[12])
Anchorage, AK
November 28*
12:00am, MSG Plus 		vs. Arizona State
Great Alaska Shootout finals 		W 67–58  4–1
 Sullivan Arena (5,662[12])
Anchorage, AK
December 1*
7:00pm 		Wagner W 69–61  5–1
 Carnesecca Arena (4,008[12])
Queens, NY
December 7*
7:00pm, SNY 		St. Bonaventure L 66–67  5–2
 Carnesecca Arena (4,408[12])
Queens, NY
December 11*
7:00pm, YES Network 		at Fordham L 81–84  5–3
 Rose Hill Gym (3,200[12])
Bronx, NY
December 20*
9:30pm, MSG 		Davidson
Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival 		W 62–57  6–3
 Madison Square Garden (6,596[12])
New York, NY
December 21*
9:30pm, MSG 		Northwestern
Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival 		W 85–69  7–3
 Madison Square Garden (5,583[12])
New York, NY
December 29
7:00pm, SNY 		at West Virginia W 81–71  8–3 (1–0)
 WVU Coliseum (11,138[12])
Morgantown, WV
January 1
7:00pm, SNY 		at Providence W 67–65  9–3 (2–0)
 Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,157[12])
Providence, RI
January 3
7:00pm, ESPN2 		No. 13 Georgetown W 61–58  10–3 (3–0)
 Madison Square Garden (8,897[12])
New York, NY
January 8
8:00pm, ESPNU 		at No. 15 Notre Dame L 61–76  10–4 (3–1)
 Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,032[12])
Notre Dame, IN
January 12
7:00pm, ESPNU 		No. 4 Syracuse L 59–76  10–5 (3–2)
 Madison Square Garden (14,440[12])
New York, NY
January 16
12:00pm, ESPNU 		No. 11 Notre Dame W 72–54  11–5 (4–2)
 Madison Square Garden (8,550[12])
New York, NY
January 19
7:00pm, SNY 		at No. 15 Louisville L 63–88  11–6 (4–3)
 KFC Yum! Center (21,638[12])
Louisville, KY
January 22
4:00pm, SNY 		Cincinnati L 51–53  11–7 (4–4)
 Carnesecca Arena (5,602[12])
Queens, NY
January 26
7:00pm, SNY 		at No. 20 Georgetown L 52–77  11–8 (4–5)
 Verizon Center (7,160[12])
Washington, D.C.
January 30*
1:00pm, CBS 		No. 3 Duke W 93–78  12–8
 Madison Square Garden (19,353[12])
New York, NY
February 2
9:00pm, SNY 		Rutgers W 58–56  13–8 (5–5)
 Carnesecca Arena (5,002[12])
Queens, NY
February 5*
1:00pm, CBS 		at UCLA L 59–66  13–9
 Pauley Pavilion (8,592[12])
Los Angeles, CA
February 10
7:00pm, ESPN 		No. 9 Connecticut W 89–72  14–9 (6–5)
 Madison Square Garden (13,652[12])
New York, NY
February 13
2:00pm, MSG 		at Cincinnati W 59–57  15–9 (7–5)
 Fifth Third Arena (7,374[12])
Cincinnati, OH
February 15
9:00pm, ESPNU 		at Marquette W 80–68  16–9 (8–5)
 Bradley Center (17,270[12])
Milwaukee, WI
February 19
12:00pm, ESPN 		No. 4 Pittsburgh W 60–59  17–9 (9–5)
 Madison Square Garden (14,514[12])
New York, NY
February 23
7:00pm, MSG Plus 		No. 23 DePaul W 76–51  18–9 (10–5)
 Carnesecca Arena (5,602[12])
Queens, NY
February 26
2:00pm, ESPN 		No. 23 at No. 15 Villanova W 81–68  19–9 (11–5)
 Wells Fargo Center (16,042[12])
Philadelphia, PA
March 3
7:00pm, ESPN2 		No. 15 at Seton Hall L 70–84  19–10 (11–6)
 Prudential Center (9,470[12])
Newark, NJ
March 5
8:00pm, MSG 		No. 15 South Florida W 72–56  20–10 (12–6)
 Carnesecca Arena (5,602[12])
Queens, NY
Big East tournament
March 9
2:00pm, ESPN 		(5) No. 17 (13) Rutgers
Second Round 		W 65–63  21–10
 Madison Square Garden (19,375[12])
New York, NY
March 10
2:00pm, ESPN 		(5) No. 17 (4) No. 13 Syracuse
Quarterfinals 		L 73–79  21–11
 Madison Square Garden (19,375[12])
New York, NY
NCAA tournament
March 17*
9:45pm, CBS 		(6 SE) No. 18 vs. (11 SE) Gonzaga
First Round 		L 71–86  21–12
 Pepsi Center (19,216[12])
Denver, CO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=NCAA Southeast Regional.

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References

  1. ^ "Big East Conference Standings - 2010-11." ESPN.com. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
  2. ^ "St. John's hires former UCLA hoops coach Lavin". ESPN.com. March 30, 2010.
  3. ^ "St. John's fires coach Roberts after sixth season". ESPN.com. March 19, 2010.
  4. ^ "Duke No. 1 in coaches' poll; St. John's returns". ESPN.com. February 21, 2011.
  5. ^ "St. John's spreading news with upset of Pitt". ESPN.com. February 19, 2011.
  6. ^ [1][dead link‍]
  7. ^ "The Bracket Project's Bracket Matrix - 2011". Archived from the original on February 22, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
  8. ^ "Rapid Reaction: St. John's 60, Pitt 59". ESPN.com. February 19, 2011.
  9. ^ "Most Popular E-mail Newsletter". USA Today. April 3, 2012.
  10. ^ "2010-11 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 17". ESPN.
  11. ^ "ST. JOhn's UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on February 19, 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag "Season Schedule/Results & Leaders". Saint John's University.
  13. ^ "ST. JOhn's UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on February 15, 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2011.