1998–99 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

The 199899 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Mike Jarvis in his first year at the school after replacing head coach Fran Fraschilla. 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.

19981999 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
Big East Tournament Runner Up
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 9
19981999 record289 (144 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
1998–99 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Connecticut162 .889  342  .944
No. 10 Miami153 .833  237  .767
No. 9 St. John's144 .778  289  .757
Syracuse108 .556  2112  .636
Villanova108 .556  2111  .656
Rutgers99 .500  1913  .594
Providence99 .500  1614  .533
Notre Dame810 .444  1416  .467
Seton Hall810 .444  1515  .500
Georgetown612 .333  1516  .484
Pittsburgh513 .278  1416  .467
West Virginia414 .222  1019  .345
Boston College315 .167  621  .222
† 1999 Big East Tournament winner
As of March 29, 1999[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Off season

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownNotes
Tarik Turner4G6'5"SeniorCharlottesville, VirginiaGraduated
Felipe Lopez13G6'5"SeniorSanto Domingo, Dominican RepublicGraduated. Entered 1998 NBA Draft
Milos Dumic21F/C6'9"FreshmanBijeljina, YugoslaviaTransferred
Giovanni Soto24F6'7"SeniorFar Rockaway, New YorkGraduated
Zendon Hamilton31C6'9"SeniorFloral Park, New YorkGraduated. Entered 1998 NBA Draft/undrafted
Shannon CrooksG6'2"FreshmanBoston, MassachusettsTransferred. UMass
James FeltonF6'9"FreshmanBayonne, New JerseyTransferred. Florida State

Class of 1998 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Erick Barkley
PG
Queens, NY Maine Central Institute 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Bootsy Thornton
SG
Baltimore, MD Tallahassee Community College 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Anthony Glover
SF
Bronx, NY Rice High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Donald Emanuel
PF
Houston, TX Jesse H. Jones High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Albert Richardson
PF
New Orleans, LA McCook Junior College 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) N/A  
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:

  • "1998 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Roster

    1998–99 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G/F 3 Chudney Gray 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
    JrRice Bronx, NY
    G 10 Kareem Syed (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
    JrHillcrest Queens, NY
    G 11 Collin Charles 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
    JrEastern Commerce Toronto, Ontario
    G 12 Erick Barkley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
    FrChrist the King/Maine Central Queens, NY
    G 14 Bootsy Thornton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
    JrTallahassee C.C./Dunbar Baltimore, MD
    F 15 Ron Artest 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
    SoLa Salle Queensbridge, NY
    F 22 Anthony Glover (I) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
    FrRice Bronx, NY
    F 25 Lavor Postell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
    JrWestover Albany, GA
    F 32 Tyrone Grant 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
    SrGrady Brooklyn, NY
    F/C 33 Donald Emanuel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
    FrJones Houston, TX
    G/F 41 Reggie Jessie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
    SoBishop Loughlin Queensbridge, NY
    F 55 Albert Richardson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
    JrMcCook Junior College New Orleans, LA
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    • Kevin Clark
    • Mike Jarvis II
    • Dermon Player

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

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
    city, state
    Regular Season
    11/16/98*
    UNC Asheville
    Chase Preseason NIT First Round
    W 105-50  1-0
    Alumni Hall 
    Queens, NY
    11/18/98*
    No. 23 Massachusetts
    Chase Preseason NIT Quarterfinal
    W 73-69  2-0
    Alumni Hall 
    Queens, NY
    11/23/98*
    Columbia W 71-55  3-0
    Alumni Hall 
    Queens, NY
    11/25/98*
    No. 23 vs. No. 3 Stanford
    Chase Preseason NIT Semifinal
    L 53-55  3-1
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    11/27/98*
    No. 23 vs. No. 11 Purdue
    Chase Preseason NIT Consolation
    L 69-70  3-2
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    11/30/98*
    No. 23 St. Francis (N.Y.) W 97-63  4-2
    Alumni Hall 
    Queens, NY
    12/02/98*
    No. 25 Hofstra W 70-49  5-2
    Alumni Hall 
    Queens, NY
    12/05/98
    No. 25 at Boston College W 74-55  6-2 (1-0)
    Silvio O. Conte Forum 
    Chestnut Hill, MA
    12/09/98
    No. 18 No. 20 Pittsburgh W 73-52  7-2 (2-0)
    Alumni Hall 
    Queens, NY
    12/12/98*
    No. 18 at Virginia W 95-68  8-2 (2-0)
    University Hall 
    Charlottesville, VA
    12/19/98*
    No. 15 Fordham W 88-57  9-2 (2-0)
    Alumni Hall 
    Queens, NY
    12/22/98*
    No. 14 Fairleigh Dickinson W 81-54  10-2 (2-0)
    Alumni Hall 
    Queens, NY
    01/02/99
    No. 12 at Rutgers W 77-73  11-2 (3-0)
    Louis Brown Athletic Center 
    Piscataway, NJ
    01/04/99*
    No. 12 Niagara W 115-70  12-2 (3-0)
    Alumni Hall 
    Queens, NY
    01/06/99
    No. 10 at Miami (F.L.) L 79-84  12-3 (3-1)
    Miami Arena 
    Miami, FL
    01/09/99
    No. 10 Seton Hall W 86-75  13-3 (4-1)
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    01/11/99
    No. 10 Georgetown W 71-69  14-3 (5-1)
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    01/16/99
    No. 11 Rutgers W 88-78  15-3 (6-1)
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    01/20/99
    No. 8 at Providence W 84-57  16-3 (7-1)
    Providence Civic Center 
    Providence, RI
    01/24/99
     CBS
    No. 8 No. 2 Duke L 88-92 OT 16-4 (7-1)
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    01/27/99
    No. 9 at No. 17 Syracuse W 75-70  17-4 (8-1)
    Carrier Dome 
    Syracuse, NY
    01/30/99
     CBS
    No. 9 No. 1 Connecticut L 74-78  17-5 (8-2)
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    02/03/99
    No. 9 No. 25 Miami (F.L.) L 70-73  17-6 (8-3)
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    02/06/99
    No. 9 at Pittsburgh W 88-60  18-6 (9-3)
    Fitzgerald Field House 
    Pittsburgh, PA
    02/09/99
    No. 11 at West Virginia W 80-68  19-6 (10-3)
    WVU Coliseum 
    Morgantown, WV
    02/13/99
    No. 11 Villanova W 82-75  20-6 (11-3)
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    02/15/99
    No. 11 Providence W 104-70  21-6 (12-3)
    Alumni Hall 
    Queens, NY
    02/20/99
    No. 10 at Georgetown W 74-66  22-6 (13-3)
    MCI Center 
    Washington, D.C.
    02/24/99
    No. 8 Notre Dame W 73-53  23-6 (14-3)
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    02/27/99
     CBS
    No. 8 Villanova L 60-66  23-7(14-4)
    The Pavilion 
    Villanova, PA
    Big East Tournament
    03/04/99
    No. 10 vs. Rutgers
    Big East Tournament Quarterfinal
    W 77-62  24-7 (14-4)
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    03/05/99
    No. 10 vs. No. 9 Miami (F.L.)
    Big East Tournament Semifinal
    W 62-59  25-7 (14-4)
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    03/06/99
     ESPN
    No. 10 vs. No. 3 Connecticut
    Big East Tournament Championship
    L 63-82  25-8 (14-4)
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    NCAA Tournament
    03/11/99
     CBS
    No. 9 vs. (14) Samford
    NCAA First Round
    W 69-43  26-8 (14-4)
    Orlando Arena 
    Orlando, FL
    03/13/99
     CBS
    No. 9 vs. No. 19 (6) Indiana
    NCAA Second Round
    W 86-61  27-8 (14-4)
    Orlando Arena 
    Orlando, FL
    03/18/99
     CBS
    No. 9 vs. No. 5 (2) Maryland
    NCAA Regional Semifinal
    W 76-62  28-8 (14-4)
    Thompson-Boling Arena 
    Knoxville, TN
    03/20/99
     CBS
    No. 9 vs. No. 14 (4) Ohio State
    NCAA Regional Final
    L 74-77  28-9 (14-4)
    Thompson-Boling Arena 
    Knoxville, TN
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

    Team players drafted into the NBA

    RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
    116Ron ArtestChicago Bulls

    References

    1. "1998-99 Big East Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
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