1986–87 St. John's Redmen basketball team


The 1986–87 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his nineteenth 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.

1986–87 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Lapchick Memorial Champions
ECAC Holiday Festival Champions
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Record21–9 (10–6 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
Seasons
1986–87 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Georgetown 12 4   .750 29 5   .853
No. 12 Pittsburgh 12 4   .750 25 8   .758
No. 10 Syracuse 12 4   .750 31 7   .816
Providence 10 6   .625 25 9   .735
St. John's 10 6   .625 21 9   .700
Villanova 6 10   .375 15 16   .484
Seton Hall 4 12   .250 15 14   .517
Boston College 3 13   .188 11 18   .379
Connecticut 3 13   .188 9 19   .321
1987 Big East tournament winner
As of March 30, 1987[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1986–87 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 4 John Hempel 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr Union Catholic/Massachusetts Linden, NJ
G 5 Marcus Broadnax 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr Fort Walton Beach Fort Walton Beach, FL
C 10 Terry Bross 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Jr Immaculata Somerville, NJ
F/C 11 Jayson Williams (I) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr Christ the King New York, NY
G 13 Mark Jackson (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr Bishop Loughlin St. Albans, NY
C 14 Marco Baldi 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
So Long Island Lutheran Aosta, Italy
G 15 Kevin Fitzpatrick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So St. Francis Prep Jackson Heights, NY
G 22 Elander Lewis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr Albany High School Albany, NY
G/F 23 Matt Brust 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
RS So Babylon/North Carolina Babylon, NY
G/F 30 Willie Glass (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr Atlantic City Atlantic City, NJ
F 31 Shelton Jones 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Jr Amityville Memorial Amityville, NY
G 40 Steve Shurina 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr St. Francis Prep Woodside, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
11/28/86*
Southern
Lapchick Tournament Opening Round
W 126–81[2][3]  1–0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
11/29/86*
Youngstown State
Lapchick Tournament Championship
W 75-65  2-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/02/86*
Fordham W 80-61  3-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/06/86*
Wagner W 102-69  4-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/11/86
Seton Hall W 72-69  5-0 (1-0)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/13/86*
No. 11 UCLA W 70-63  6-0
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/20/86*
No. 15 at Niagara W 66-58  7-0
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 
Buffalo, NY
12/27/86*
No. 15 Virginia
ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal
W 64-58  8-0
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/29/86*
No. 15 No. 19 Georgia Tech
ECAC Holiday Festival Championship
W 62-53  9-0
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/04/87
No. 10 at Villanova L 54-62  9-1 (1-1)
du Pont Pavilion 
Villanova, PA
01/07/87
No. 10 at No. 16 Georgetown L 46-60  9-2 (1-2)
Capital Centre 
Landover, MD
01/10/87
No. 10 Boston College W 62-58  10-2 (2-2)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/14/87*
No. 13 Brooklyn College W 70-48  11-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/17/87
No. 13 at Connecticut W 69-54  12-2 (3-2)
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, CT
01/19/87
No. 13 at No. 18 Pittsburgh W 63-62  13-2 (4-2)
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, PA
01/24/87
No. 14 at No. 7 Syracuse L 63-64  13-3 (4-3)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
01/27/87
No. 15 Villanova W 61-58  14-3 (5-3)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/31/87
No. 15 at Providence L 81-93 OT 14-4 (5-4)
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
02/02/87
No. 15 No. 11 Georgetown W 67-65 OT 15-4 (6-4)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/06/87
No. 19 at Boston College W 65-50  16-4 (7-4)
Boston Garden 
Boston, MA
02/10/87
No. 16 at Seton Hall W 60-57 OT 17-4 (8-4)
Meadowlands Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
02/14/87
No. 16 No. 20 Providence L 78-79  17-5 (8-5)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/16/87*
No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson W 63-59  18-5
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/18/87
No. 20 Connecticut W 76-55  19-5 (9-5)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/21/87*
No. 20 No. 15 Kansas L 60-62  19-6
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/25/87
No. 11 Syracuse L 80-88  19-7 (9-6)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/28/87
No. 9 Pittsburgh W 76-74  20-7 (10-6)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
Big East tournament
03/06/87
vs. Providence
Big East tournament Quarterfinal
L 51-80  20-8
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
03/13/87*
vs. (11) Wichita State
NCAA First Round
W 57-55[4]  21-8
Rosemont Horizon 
Rosemont, IL
03/15/87*
at No. 5 (3) DePaul
NCAA Second Round
L 75-83 OT[5] 21-9
Rosemont Horizon 
Rosemont, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

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Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 18 Mark Jackson New York Knicks
3 69 Willie Glass Los Angeles Lakers

References

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  1. ^ "1986-87 Big East Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  2. ^ "St. John's Cruises in Tourney Opener". The New York Times. November 29, 1986. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  3. ^ "St. John's 126, Southern 81". UPI Archives. November 29, 1986. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  4. ^ "St. John's Wins On Baldi's Shot With 2 Seconds Left". The New York Times. March 14, 1987. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "DePaul Tops Redmen in Overtime". The New York Times. March 16, 1987. Retrieved February 6, 2022.