2014–15 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

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2014–15 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
NCAA tournament, round of 64
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record21–12 (10–8 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarnesecca Arena
Madison Square Garden
Seasons
2014–15 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Villanova † 16 – 2   .889 33 – 3   .917
No. 22 Georgetown 12 – 6   .667 22 – 11   .667
No. 24 Butler 12 – 6   .667 23 – 11   .676
Providence 11 – 7   .611 22 – 12   .647
St. John's 10 – 8   .556 21 – 12   .636
Xavier 9 – 9   .500 23 – 14   .622
DePaul 6 – 12   .333 12 – 20   .375
Seton Hall 6 – 12   .333 16 – 15   .516
Marquette 4 – 14   .222 13 – 19   .406
Creighton 4 – 14   .222 14 – 19   .424
† 2015 Big East tournament winner
As of April 6, 2015
Rankings from AP poll


The 2014–15 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Steve Lavin in his fifth year at the school. St. John's home games were played at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden and the team was members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament to Providence. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to San Diego State. On March 27, 2015 St. John's and head coach Steve Lavin mutually agreed to part ways.[1]

Previous season[edit]

The Red Storm 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.

Departures[edit]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Marc-Antoine Bourgault 2 G/F 6'6" 216 Senior Saint-Malo, France Graduated
God'sgift Achiuwa 3 F/C 6'8" 236 RS Senior Port Harcourt, Nigeria Graduated
Max Hooper 10 G/F 6'6" 202 RS Sophomore Carmel Valley, California Graduated
Transferred to Oakland
JaKarr Sampson 14 F 6'8" 208 Sophomore Akron, Ohio Entered 2014 NBA draft
Orlando Sánchez 33 F 6'9" 216 Senior Nagua, Dominican Republic Graduated

Class of 2014 signees[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Adonis De La Rosa
C 		Bronx, NY Christ the King High School 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 322 lb (146 kg) Apr 9, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Amar Alibegovic
PF 		Rome, Italy Istituto Tecnico Minerva 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (100 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Transfer additions[edit]

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Joey De La Rosa C 6'11" 240 Senior Bronx, New York mid-season transfer from Florida International (0.5 yr eligibility remaining). Under NCAA transfer rules, he would be forced to sit out the fall semester of the 2014-15 season.
Keith Thomas F 6'8" 221 Junior Mount Vernon, New York junior college transfer from Westchester Community College (2 yrs immediate eligibility). Did not met the necessary NCAA transfer requirements and was ruled ineligible for the 2014-15 season.

Roster[edit]

2014–15 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) 169 lb (77 kg) Sr Grace Preparatory Academy/Texas A&M Kansas City, MO
G 1 Phil Greene 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Sr IMG Academy Chicago, IL
G 2 Myles Stewart (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Westchester Los Angeles, CA
F 4 Christian Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So IMG Academy Arlington, TX
G 5 David Lipscomb (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Wheeler Riverdale, GA
G 10 Felix Balamou 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Jr Our Savior New American Conakry, Guinea
G 11 D'Angelo Harrison 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Sr Dulles Missouri City, TX
F/C 12 Chris Obekpa 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Jr Our Savior New American Makurdi, Nigeria
F 14 Amar Alibegović 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Istituto Tecnico Minerva Rome, Italy
G/F 15 Sir'Dominic Pointer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Sr Quality Education Academy Detroit, MI
G 22 Jay Henderson (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Lake Highland Prep Orlando, FL
G 23 Rysheed Jordan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) So Roberts Vaux Philadelphia, PA
C 31 Adonis Delarosa (I) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 322 lb (146 kg) Fr Christ the King Bronx, NY
C 34 Joey Delarosa 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 249 lb (113 kg) Sr Montverde Academy/FIU Bronx, NY
F 35 Khadim Ndiaye 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Christ the King Queens, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule[edit]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2014*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Humboldt State W 95–83 
 28 – Harrison   10 – Obekpa   5 – Branch  Carnesecca Arena (3,338[2])
Queens, NY
11/08/2014*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		St. Thomas Aquinas W 97–71 
 21 – Greene IV   10 – Harrison   4 – Greene IV  Carnesecca Arena (3,490[3])
Queens, NY
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm, FSN 		NJIT W 77–58  1–0
  18 – Jordan   13 – Obekpa   5 – Jordan  Carnesecca Arena (4,703[4])
Queens, NY
11/17/2014*
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		Franklin Pierce
NIT Season Tip-Off opening round 		W 94–81  2–0
  31 – Harrison   17 – Harrison   6 – Tied  Carnesecca Arena (3,553[5])
Queens, NY
11/19/2014*
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		LIU Brooklyn
NIT Season Tip-Off opening round 		W 66–53  3–0
  18 – Pointer   10 – Obekpa   2 – 3 Tied  Carnesecca Arena (3,733[6])
Queens, NY
11/26/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Minnesota
NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals 		W 70–61  4–0
  19 – Harrison   11 – Pointer   3 – Tied  Madison Square Garden (5,128[7])
New York, NY
11/28/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. No. 10 Gonzaga
NIT Season Tip-Off championship 		L 66–73  4–1
  20 – Greene IV   9 – Pointer   5 – Pointer  Madison Square Garden (5,548[8])
New York, NY
12/02/2014*
7:00 pm, FS1 		Niagara W 70–57  5–1
  16 – Harrison   9 – Tied   6 – Branch  Carnesecca Arena (4,475[9])
Queens, NY
12/06/2014*
5:15 pm, ESPN2 		at Syracuse W 69–57  6–1
  24 – Harrison   16 – Obekpa   5 – Pointer  Carrier Dome (24,884)
Syracuse, NY
12/10/2014*
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		No. 24 Fairleigh Dickinson W 74–52  7–1
  26 – Harrison   12 – Obekpa   5 – Jordan  Carnesecca Arena (4,528)
Queens, NY
12/14/2014*
1:30 pm, FSN 		No. 24 vs. Fordham
Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival 		W 74–53  8–1
  24 – Jordan   6 – Jones   7 – Branch  Madison Square Garden (8,074)
New York, NY
12/19/2014*
7:00 pm, FS1 		No. 20 Saint Mary's W 53–47  9–1
  21 – Harrison   11 – Pointer   5 – Pointer  Carnesecca Arena (4,645)
Queens, NY
12/22/2014*
7:30 pm, CBSSN 		No. 17 Long Beach State W 66–49  10–1
  16 – Tied   10 – Harrison   7 – Pointer  Carnesecca Arena (5,014)
Queens, NY
12/28/2014*
12:00 pm, FS1 		No. 17 vs. Tulane
Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival 		W 82–57  11–1
  24 – Pointer   8 – Obekpa   4 – Pointer  Barclays Center (6,032)
Brooklyn, NY
12/31/2014
12:00 pm, FS1 		No. 15 at Seton Hall L 67–78  11–2 (0–1)
  25 – Harrison   7 – Tied   4 – Branch  Prudential Center (9,183)
Newark, NJ
01/03/2015
4:00 pm, CBSSN 		No. 15 Butler L 69–73  11–3 (0–2)
  31 – Harrison   8 – Pointer   4 – Pointer  Carnesecca Arena (5,602)
Queens, NY
01/06/2015
9:00 pm, FS1 		No. 24 No. 8 Villanova L 72–90  11–4 (0–3)
  25 – Harrison   5 – Obekpa   3 – Branch  Madison Square Garden (8,565)
New York, NY
01/14/2015
7:00 pm, FS1 		at Providence W 83–70  12–4 (1–3)
  20 – Tied   8 – Pointer   4 – Harrison  Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,176)
Providence, RI
01/18/2015
2:30 pm, FS1 		at DePaul L 67–71  12–5 (1–4)
  17 – Tied   5 – 3 Tied   4 – Jordan  Allstate Arena (6,243)
Rosemont, IL
01/21/2015
7:00 pm, FS1 		Marquette W 60–57  13–5 (2–4)
  15 – Tied   12 – Pointer   6 – Pointer  Madison Square Garden (7,532)
New York, NY
01/25/2015*
2:00 pm, FOX 		No. 5 Duke L 68–77  13–6
  21 – Pointer   10 – Pointer   4 – Pointer  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY
01/28/2015
9:00 pm, FS1 		at Creighton L 74–77  13–7 (2–5)
  18 – Harrison   10 – Pointer   6 – Pointer  CenturyLink Center (16,544)
Omaha, NE
01/31/2015
12:00 pm, FOX 		Providence W 75–66  14–7 (3–5)
  20 – Pointer   10 – Obekpa   5 – Pointer  Madison Square Garden (8,973)
New York, NY
02/03/2015
7:00 pm, FS1 		at No. 22 Butler L 62–85  14–8 (3–6)
  19 – Pointer   6 – Pointer   4 – Jordan  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,132)
Indianapolis, IN
02/07/2015
12:00 pm, FSN 		Creighton W 84–66  15–8 (4–6)
  25 – Jordan   10 – Harrison   6 – Harrison  Madison Square Garden (10,759)
New York, NY
02/11/2015
9:00 pm, CBSSN 		DePaul W 86–78  16–8 (5–6)
  33 – Harrison   11 – Pointer   4 – Tied  Carnesecca Arena (5,040)
Queens, NY
02/14/2015
12:30 pm, FOX 		at Xavier W 78–70  17–8 (6–6)
  24 – Pointer   5 – 4 Tied   3 – Harrison  Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH
02/17/2015
7:00 pm, FS1 		at Georgetown L 57–79  17–9 (6–7)
  18 – Greene IV   8 – Pointer   5 – Branch  Verizon Center (8,685)
Washington, D.C.
02/21/2015
12:00 pm, FOX 		Seton Hall W 85–72  18–9 (7–7)
  22 – Pointer   10 – Pointer   6 – Jordan  Carnesecca Arena (5,602)
Queens, NY
02/23/2015
8:00 pm, FS1 		Xavier W 58–57  19–9 (8–7)
  20 – Harrison   9 – Pointer   6 – Jordan  Madison Square Garden (6,634)
New York, NY
02/28/2015
12:00 noon, CBS 		Georgetown W 81–70  20–9 (9–7)
  26 – Pointer   7 – Tied   3 – Tied  Madison Square Garden (13,615)
New York, NY
03/04/2015
9:15 pm, FS1 		at Marquette W 67–51  21–9 (10–7)
  23 – Jordan   13 – Pointer   7 – Pointer  BMO Harris Bradley Center (14,201)
Milwaukee, WI
03/07/2015
12:00 p.m., FOX 		at No. 4 Villanova L 68–105  21–10 (10–8)
  21 – Jordan   4 – Tied   8 – Jordan  Wells Fargo Center (19,161)
Philadelphia, PA
Big East tournament
03/12/2015
2:30 pm, FS1 		vs. Providence
Quarterfinals 		L 57–74  21–11
  18 – Jordan   9 – Obekpa   2 – Branch  Madison Square Garden (15,197)
New York, NY
NCAA tournament
03/20/2015*
9:40 pm, CBS 		No. (9) vs. (8) San Diego State
First round 		L 64–76  21–12
  21 – Pointer   10 – Pointer   2 – Tied  Time Warner Cable Arena (16,945)
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region S=South.

Rankings[edit]

Main article: 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received votes. NR=Not ranked.
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Post Final
AP NR NR NR NR RV 24 20 17 15 24 RV RV NR NR NR NR NR RV RV NR N/A
Coaches NR NR NR NR RV RV 23 19 17 24 RV RV NR NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR

Team players drafted into the NBA[edit]

Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 53 Sir'Dominic Pointer Cleveland Cavaliers

References[edit]

  1. ^ Eisenberg, Jeff (March 27, 2015). "Steve Lavin out at St. John's after five up-and-down seasons". sports.yahoo. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  2. ^ "MBB vs. Humboldt State box score". redstormsports.com. St. John's University. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  3. ^ "MBB vs. St. Thomas Aquinas box score". redstormsports.com. St. John's University. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  4. ^ "MBB vs. NJIT box score". redstormsports.com. St. John's University. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  5. ^ "MBB vs. Franklin Pierce box score". redstormsports.com. St. John's University. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  6. ^ "MBB vs. LIU Brooklyn box score". redstormsports.com. St. John's University. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  7. ^ "MBB vs. Minnesota box score". redstormsports.com. St. John's University. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  8. ^ "MBB vs. Gonzaga box score". redstormsports.com. St. John's University. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  9. ^ "MBB vs. Niagara box score". redstormsports.com. St. John's University. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
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