1989–90 St. John's Redmen basketball team

American college basketball season

1989–90 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Lapchick Memorial Champions Preseason NIT Runner Up
NCAA men's Division I tournament, second round
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	24–10 (10–6 Big East)
Head coach	Lou Carnesecca
Assistant coaches	Brian Mahoney Al LoBalbo Ron Rutledge
Home arena	Alumni Hall Madison Square Garden
Seasons ← 1988–89 1990–91 →

1989–90 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Connecticut†	12	–	4	.750	31	–	6	.838
No. 6 Syracuse	12	–	4	.750	26	–	7	.788
No. 8 Georgetown	11	–	5	.688	24	–	7	.774
St. John's	10	–	6	.625	24	–	10	.706
Villanova	8	–	8	.500	18	–	15	.545
Providence	8	–	8	.500	17	–	12	.586
Seton Hall	5	–	11	.313	12	–	16	.429
Pittsburgh	5	–	11	.313	12	–	17	.414
Boston College	1	–	15	.063	8	–	20	.286

† 1990 Big East tournament winner As of April 2, 1990^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989–90 St. John's Redmen men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his twenty-second year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall 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
Kevin Fitzpatrick	15	G			Senior		Graduated
Matt Brust	23	G/F	6'4"		RS Senior		Graduated

Class of 1989 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
David Cain PG	Bronx, NY	Adlai E. Stevenson High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
David Cain PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Carl Beckett SG	Queens, NY	Christ the King High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
Carl Beckett SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
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: "1989 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

1989–90 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	3	Boo Harvey	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Sr	Andrew Jackson/San Jacinto	St. Albans, NY
G	4	Darrell Aiken	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Sr	John F. Kennedy/Westchester	New York, NY
G	5	David Cain	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Fr	Adlai E. Stevenson	Bronx, NY
G	10	Terrence Mullin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	So	Xaverian	Brooklyn, NY
F/C	11	Jayson Williams	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Sr	Christ the King	New York, NY
G	12	Jason Buchanan	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So	Nottingham	Syracuse, NY
G/F	13	Barry Milhaven	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr	Schreiber/Nassau	Port Washington, NY
F	21	Malik Sealy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	So	St. Nicholas of Tolentine	Bronx, NY
G/F	22	Chucky Sproling	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So	Manual	Denver, CO
G	23	Charles Bemak	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Fr	Northeast Catholic High School	Philadelphia, PA
G	24	Chris Pursoo (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	So	Long Island Lutheran	Westbury, NY
G/F	30	Carl Beckett (I)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr	Christ the King	New York, NY
F	33	Billy Singleton	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr	Adlai E. Stevenson	Bronx, NY
C	41	Robert Werdann	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	So	Archbishop Molloy	Sunnyside, NY
C	50	Sean Muto	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	Jr	Mechanicsburg	Mechanicsburg, PA

Head coach

Lou Carnesecca (St. John's University)

Assistant coach(es)

Brian Mahoney
Al LoBalbo
Ron Rutledge

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
11/16/89*	No. 25	North Carolina A&T Dodge Preseason NIT First Round	W 64-57	1-0	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
11/18/89*	No. 25	Houston Dodge Preseason NIT Quarterfinal	W 76-69	2-0	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
11/22/89*	No. 25	DePaul Dodge Preseason NIT Semifinal	W 53-52	3-0	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
11/24/89*	No. 25	Kansas Dodge Preseason NIT Championship	L 57-66	3-1	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
12/02/89*	No. 20	San Diego Lapchick Tournament Opening Round	W 74-59	4-1	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/03/89*	No. 20	Wright State Lapchick Tournament Championship	W 76-56	5-1	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/05/89*	No. 15	vs. No. 19 North Carolina State ACC-Big East Challenge	L 58-67	5-2	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
12/09/89*	No. 15	Hofstra	W 58-47	6-2	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/12/89*	No. 18	Fordham	W 68-60	7-2	Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
12/16/89*	No. 18	Manhattan	W 68-52	8-2	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/23/89*	No. 19	Niagara	W 83-51	9-2	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/27/89*	No. 17	Howard	W 77-65	10-2	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/29/89*	No. 17	Davidson	W 83-65	11-2	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/02/90	No. 16	Connecticut	W 93-62	12-2 (1-0)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/06/90	No. 16	at Boston College	W 77-65	13-2 (2-0)	Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
01/10/90	No. 15	at No. 6 Syracuse	L 72-81	13-3 (2-1)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
01/13/90	No. 15	Pittsburgh	W 71-70	14-3 (3-1)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
01/16/90	No. 15	at Villanova	W 64-58	15-3 (4-1)	The Spectrum Philadelphia, PA
01/20/90	No. 15	Boston College	W 65-59	16-3 (5-1)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/24/90	No. 15	at Providence	W 83-75	17-3 (6-1)	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
01/27/90	No. 15	at No. 20 Connecticut	L 58-72	17-4 (6-2)	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
01/29/90	No. 15	No. 11 Syracuse	L 65-70	17-5 (6-3)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
02/03/90	No. 18	No. 6 Georgetown	L 67-74	17-6 (6-4)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
02/06/90*	No. 24	Rutgers	W 89-77	18-6	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
02/10/90	No. 24	Villanova	W 83-69	19-6 (7-4)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
02/14/90	No. 24	at Seton Hall	W 90-81 ^OT	20-6 (8-4)	Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, NJ
02/17/90	No. 24	Providence	L 74-77	20-7 (8-5)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
02/21/90		at No. 5 Georgetown	W 63-62	21-7 (9-5)	Capital Centre Landover, MD
02/24/90*		DePaul	W 77-74	22-7	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
02/26/90		at Pittsburgh	W 76-75	23-7 (10-5)	Pittsburgh Civic Arena Pittsburgh, PA
03/02/90		Seton Hall	L 65-71	23-8 (10-6)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
Big East tournament
03/09/90		Villanova Big East tournament Quarterfinal	L 60-70	23-9	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
NCAA tournament
03/16/90		vs. (11) Temple NCAA First Round	W 81-65	24-9	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA
03/18/90		vs. No. 15 (3) Duke NCAA Second Round	L 72-76	24-10	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	25	20	15	18	19	17	16	15	15	15	18	24	24	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	19	—	—	16	17	17	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	21	Jayson Williams	Phoenix Suns, traded to Philadelphia 76ers

References

^ "1989-90 Big East Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.

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