2013–14 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team American college basketball season
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
Class of 2013 signees
College recruiting information
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
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:
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
Assistant coach(es)
Jim Whitesell
Rico Hines
Tony Chiles
Gene Keady (special asst.)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2 *3:00 pm
San Francisco State
W 82–80
–
29 – Harrison
10 – Sanchez
4 – Sanchez
Carnesecca Arena (3,263)Queens, NY
November 4 *7:30 pm
Humboldt State
W 106–39
–
24 – Achiuwa
10 – Tied
5 – Pointer
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
27 – Harrison
7 – Sampson
3 – Jordan
Sanford Pentagon (3,523)Sioux Falls, SD
November 15 *6:00 pm, FS2
Wagner
W 73–57
1–1
25 – Harrison
8 – Tied
4 – Harrison
Carnesecca Arena (4,337)Queens, NY
November 18 *8:30 pm, FS1
Bucknell
W 67–63
2–1
16 – Greene IV
6 – 3 Tied
6 – Pointer
Carnesecca Arena (3,963)Queens, NY
November 22 *9:00 pm, FS1
Monmouth Barclays Center Classic opening round
W 64–54
3–1
22 – Greene IV
9 – Sampson
6 – Sanchez
Carnesecca Arena (4,185)Queens, NY
November 26 *7:00 pm, FS1
Longwood Barclays Center Classic opening round
W 65–47
4–1
18 – Harrison
11 – Sampson
4 – Jordan
Carnesecca Arena (3,531)Queens, NY
November 29 *7:00 pm
vs. Penn State Barclays Center Classic semifinals
L 82–89 OT
4–2
20 – Harrison
13 – Obekpa
5 – Greene IV
Barclays Center (4,231)Brooklyn, NY
November 30 *2:00 pm, NBCSN
vs. Georgia Tech Barclays Center Classic third-place game
W 69–58
5–2
21 – Harrison
5 – Obekpa
4 – Branch
Barclays Center (3,088)Brooklyn, NY
December 7 *1:30 pm, MSG
Fordham Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival
W 104–58
6–2
19 – Sanchez
9 – Pointer
11 – Pointer
Madison Square Garden (10,803)New York City, NY
December 15 *12:00 pm, FS1
No. 2 Syracuse
L 63–68
6–3
21 – Harrison
7 – Sanchez
3 – Jordan
Madison Square Garden (16,357)New York City, NY
December 18 *8:00 pm, FS1
San Francisco
W 81–57
7–3
18 – Harrison
7 – Obekpa
4 – Jordan
Carnesecca Arena (4,282)Queens, NY
December 21 *2:00 pm, FS1
Youngstown State
W 96–87
8–3
29 – Harrison
13 – Sampson
4 – Tied
Carnesecca Arena (4,248)Queens, NY
December 28 *2:30 pm, FS1
vs. Columbia Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival
W 65–59
9–3
15 – Harrison
9 – Sanchez
2 – 3 Tied
Barclays Center (7,203)Brooklyn, NY
December 31 12:00 pm, FS1
at Xavier
L 60–70
9–4 (0–1)
21 – Harrison
8 – Tied
3 – Branch
Cintas Center (10,250)Cincinnati, OH
January 4 1:00 pm, FS1
at Georgetown
L 60–77
9–5 (0–2)
13 – Hooper
7 – Tied
3 – Harrison
Verizon Center (10,164)Washington, D.C.
January 11 1:00 pm, FS1
No. 8 Villanova
L 67–74
9–6 (0–3)
22 – Harrison
9 – Sampson
2 – Tied
Madison Square Garden (11,707)New York City, NY
January 14 1:00 pm, FS1
at DePaul
L 75–77
9–7 (0–4)
24 – Harrison
6 – Jordan
4 – Jordan
Allstate Arena (6,102)Rosemont, IL
January 16 7:00 pm, FS1
Providence
L 83–84 2OT
9–8 (0–5)
16 – Sampson
8 – Tied
4 – Tied
Carnesecca Arena (4,709)Queens, NY
January 18 *6:00 pm, FS1
Dartmouth
W 69–55
10–8 (0–5)
16 – Greene IV
10 – Sanchez
3 – Harrison
Carnesecca Arena (5,505)Queens, NY
January 23 7:00 pm, CBSSN
Seton Hall
W 77–76
11–8 (1–5)
16 – 3 Tied
6 – Harrison
6 – Jordan
Carnesecca Arena (5,016)Queens, NY
January 25 4:00 pm, FSN
at Butler
W 69–52
12–8 (2–5)
20 – Sampson
9 – Sanchez
8 – Branch
Hinkle Fieldhouse (10,000)Indianapolis, IN
January 28 4:00 pm, FS1
at No. 20 Creighton
L 60–63
12–9 (2–6)
15 – Harrison
6 – Tied
3 – Pointer
CenturyLink Center (17,515)Omaha, NE
February 1 12:30 pm, FS1
Marquette
W 74–59
13–9 (3–6)
27 – Harrison
7 – Obepka
7 – Jordan
Madison Square Garden (12,561)New York City, NY
February 4 7:00 pm, FS1
at Providence
W 86–76
14–9 (4–6)
22 – Harrison
7 – Sampson
6 – Jordan
Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,798)Providence, RI
February 9 7:00 pm, FS1
No. 12 Creighton
W 70–65
15–9 (5–6)
19 – Harrison
7 – Sanchez
7 – Jordan
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)
12 – Harrison
6 – Tied
4 – Sampson
Prudential Center (5,636)Newark, NJ
February 16 7:00 pm, FS1
Georgetown
W 82–60
17–9 (7–6)
24 – Tied
6 – Harrison
4 – Obepka
Madison Square Garden (10,340)New York City, NY
February 18 9:00 pm, FS1
Butler
W 77–52
18–9 (8–6)
23 – Sampson
11 – Sanchez
5 – Branch
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)
15 – Harrison
10 – Sampson
3 – Greene IV
Wells Fargo Center (17,124)Philadelphia, PA
February 25 7:00 pm, FS1
Xavier
L 53–65
18–11 (8–8)
14 – Sampson
6 – Pointer
4 – Harrison
Madison Square Garden (6,707)New York City, NY
March 2 12:00 pm, CBSSN
DePaul
W 72–64
19–11 (9–8)
25 – Harrison
11 – Obepka
4 – Harrison
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)
20 – 3 Tied
9 – Obepka
6 – Jordan
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
21 – Harrison
12 – Sanchez
4 – Harrison
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
22 – Branch
8 – Sanchez
3 – 3 Tied
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
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics