2011–12 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

The 2011–12 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represents St. John's University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is coached by Steve Lavin in his second year at the school. Saint John's home games are played at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference.

2011–12 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
2011–12 record13–19 (6–12 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarnesecca Arena
Madison Square Garden
2011–12 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 11 Marquette144 .778  278  .771
Notre Dame135 .722  2212  .647
Cincinnati126 .667  2611  .703
No. 15 Georgetown126 .667  249  .727
South Florida126 .667  2214  .611
West Virginia99 .500  1914  .576
Connecticut810 .444  2014  .588
Seton Hall810 .444  2113  .618
Rutgers612 .333  1418  .438
St. John's612 .333  1319  .406
Pittsburgh513 .278  2217  .564
Villanova513 .278  1319  .406
Providence414 .222  1517  .469
DePaul315 .167  1219  .387
*No. 2 Syracuse01 .000  03  .000
**No. 17 Louisville08 .000  010  .000
2012 Big East Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2012[1]
*Syracuse: 30 reg. season games, 4 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Syracuse–(34–3)(17–1) **Louisville: 25 reg. season games, 5 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Louisville–(30-10)(10-8); Rankings from AP Poll

Off season

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Dwayne Polee II0F6'7"193FreshmanLos Angeles, CaliforniaTransferred to San Diego State
D. J. Kennedy1F6'5"214SeniorPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaGraduated
Malik Boothe3G5'9"184SeniorQueens, New YorkGraduated
Sean Evans5F6'8"259SeniorPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaGraduated
Quincy Roberts10G6'5"196RS SophomoreHarrisburg, PennsylvaniaTransferred to Grambling State
Nurideen Lindsay10G6'4"185SophomorePhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaTransferred to Rider (mid-season)
Dwight Hardy11G6'2"187SeniorBronx, New YorkGraduated
Dele Coker15C6'10"257SeniorLagos, NigeriaGraduated
Paris Horne23G6'3"189SeniorMiddletown, DelawareGraduated
Justin Burrell24F6'8"244SeniorBronx, New YorkGraduated
Justin Brownlee32F6'7"232SeniorTifton, GeorgiaGraduated
Kevin Clark42G6'2"204SeniorDunmore, PennsylvaniaGraduated
Rob Thomas55F6'6"247RS SeniorHarlem, New YorkGraduated

Class of 2011 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Sir'Dominic Pointer
SF
Detroit, MI Quality Education Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Nov 11, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 96
Maurice Harkless
SF
Queens, NY South Kent School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Nov 10, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 96
D'Angelo Harrison
SG
Missouri City, TX Dulles High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Nov 10, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 94
Amir Garrett
SF
Los Angeles, CA Bridgton Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Nov 17, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 92
Phil Greene IV
SG
Chicago, IL IMG Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Apr 14, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 91
Nurideen Lindsay
SG
Philadelphia, PA Redlands Community College 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Nov 10, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: JC
God'sgift Achiuwa
C
Port Harcourt, Nigeria Erie Community College 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Apr 28, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: JC
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:

  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Roster

    2011–12 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 1 Phil Greene 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrIMG Academy Chicago, IL
    F/C 3 God'sgift Achiuwa 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)236 lb (107 kg) JrErie C.C. Port Harcourt, Nigeria
    F 4 Maurice Harkless 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)208 lb (94 kg) FrSouth Kent Queens, NY
    G 11 D'Angelo Harrison 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)203 lb (92 kg) FrDulles Missouri City, TX
    G/F 15 Sir'Dominic Pointer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)196 lb (89 kg) FrQuality Education Academy Detroit, MI
    F 22 Amir Garrett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrBridgton Academy Los Angeles, CA
    G 23 Anteh Aryee (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)183 lb (83 kg) FrArlington Christian School Fairburn, GA
    G 25 Gerard Rivers (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrParaclete High School Lancaster, CA
    G 30 Jamal White (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrRoosevelt/Long Island Roosevelt, NY
    G 31 Malik Stith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrBridgton Academy/East Mecklenburg Hempstead, NY
    F 40 Sam Sealy (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrLongwood High School Medford, NY
    G 55 Boris Brakalov (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrNational Trade and Banking Sofia, Bulgaria
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Schedule

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    October 25*
    7:00pm, SNY
    C.W. Post W 110–80 
    Carnesecca Arena (4,025)
    Queens, NY
    November 1*
    7:00pm, ESPN3
    St. Mary's (MD) W 77–70 
    Carnesecca Arena (3,088)
    Queens, NY
    Non-Conference Regular Season
    November 7*
    7:00pm, ESPNU
    William & Mary
    2K Sports Classic opening round
    W 74–59  1–0
    Carnesecca Arena (4,142)
    Queens, NY
    November 9*
    7:00pm, ESPN2
    Lehigh
    2K Sports Classic opening round
    W 78–73  2–0
    Carnesecca Arena (4,409)
    Queens, NY
    November 13*
    2:00pm, ESPNU
    UMBC W 82–59  3–0
    Carnesecca Arena (4,424)
    Queens, NY
    November 17*
    9:30pm, ESPN2
    vs. No. 15 Arizona
    2K Sports Classic semifinal
    L 72–81  3–1
    Madison Square Garden (9,036)
    New York, NY
    November 18*
    4:30pm, ESPN2
    vs. No. 19 Texas A&M
    2K Sports Classic consolation
    L 57–58  3–2
    Madison Square Garden (6,338)
    New York, NY
    November 22*
    9:00pm, ESPN3
    St. Francis (NY) W 63–48  4–2
    Carnesecca Arena (3,922)
    Queens, NY
    November 26*
    4:00pm, ESPN3
    Northeastern L 64–78  4–3
    Carnesecca Arena (5,207)
    Queens, NY
    December 1*
    7:30pm, ESPN2
    at No. 1 Kentucky
    SEC–Big East Challenge
    L 59–81  4–4
    Rupp Arena (24,119)
    Lexington, KY
    December 5*
    7:00pm, ESPN2
    at Detroit L 63–69  4–5
    Calihan Hall (5,377)
    Detroit, MI
    December 17*
    2:30pm, MSG
    Fordham
    Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival
    W 56–50  5–5
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    December 21*
    7:00pm
    Texas-Pan American W 66–61  6–5
    Carnesecca Arena (3,821)
    Queens, NY
    Big East Conference Regular Season
    December 27
    7:00pm, MSG
    Providence W 91–67  7–5 (1–0)
    Carnesecca Arena (5,602)
    Queens, NY
    December 31
    12:00pm, SNY
    at No. 9 Connecticut L 69–83  7–6 (1–1)
    XL Center (16,294)
    Hartford, CT
    January 3
    7:00pm, ESPNU
    No. 11 Louisville L 58–73  7–7 (1–2)
    Madison Square Garden (9,258)
    New York, NY
    January 7
    2:00pm, MSG
    at Cincinnati W 57–55  8–7 (2–2)
    Fifth Third Arena (8,820)
    Cincinnati, OH
    January 11
    7:00pm, ESPNU
    at No. 25 Marquette L 64–83  8–8 (2–3)
    Bradley Center (14,484)
    Milwaukee, WI
    January 15
    12:00pm, MSG
    No. 11 Georgetown L 49–69  8–9 (2–4)
    Madison Square Garden (11,475)
    New York, NY
    January 18
    7:00pm, SNY
    at South Florida L 49–64  8–10 (2–5)
    Tampa Bay Times Forum (3,145)
    Tampa, FL
    January 21
    1:00pm, ESPNU
    Villanova L 76–79 OT 8–11 (2–6)
    Madison Square Garden (11,430)
    New York, NY
    January 25
    7:00pm, ESPNU
    West Virginia W 78–62  9–11 (3–6)
    Madison Square Garden (6,901)
    New York, NY
    January 28*
    12:00pm, ESPN
    at No. 8 Duke L 76–83  9–12
    Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
    Durham, NC
    February 1
    8:30pm, SNY
    at DePaul W 87–81  9–12 (4–6)
    Allstate Arena (7,994)
    Rosemont, IL
    February 4
    12:00pm, ESPN
    No. 2 Syracuse L 70–95  9–13 (4–7)
    Madison Square Garden (19,979)
    New York, NY
    February 8
    7:00pm, ESPNU
    Cincinnati L 56–74  9–14 (4–8)
    Madison Square Garden (7,618)
    New York, NY
    February 12
    1:00pm, ESPN
    at No. 12 Georgetown L 61–71  9–15 (4–9)
    Verizon Center (12,285)
    Washington, DC
    February 14
    7:00pm, SNY
    at Seton Hall L 64–94  10–16 (4–10)
    Prudential Center 
    Newark, NJ
    February 18*
    1:00pm, CBS
    UCLA W 66–63  11–16
    Madison Square Garden (7,305 )
    New York, NY
    February 20
    9:00pm, ESPNU
    DePaul W 79–72  12–16 (5–10)
    Carnesecca Arena (5,110)
    Queens, NY
    February 25
    12:00pm, ESPN2
    No. 20 Notre Dame W 61–58  13–16 (6–10)
    Madison Square Garden (11,436)
    New York, NY
    February 29
    7:00pm, ESPNU
    at Pittsburgh L 69–89  13–17 (6–11)
    Petersen Events Center (9,449)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    March 3
    8:00pm, MSG
    at Rutgers L 58–61  13–18 (6–12)
    Louis Brown Athletic Center (7,349)
    Piscataway, NJ
    Big East Tournament
    March 6
    2:00 pm, ESPN2
    vs. Pittsburgh
    First Round
    L 59–73  13–19
    Madison Square Garden (20,507)
    New York, NY
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

    [2]

    Team players drafted into the NBA

    RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
    115Maurice HarklessPhiladelphia 76ers traded to the Orlando Magic

    See also

    References

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