1987–88 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 1987–88 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his twentieth 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.

1987–88 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Lapchick Memorial Champions ECAC Holiday Festival Champions
NCAA men's Division I tournament, first round
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Record	17–12 (8–8 Big East)
Head coach	Lou Carnesecca
Assistant coaches	Brian Mahoney Al LoBalbo Ron Rutledge
Home arena	Alumni Hall Madison Square Garden

1987–88 Big East men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 Pittsburgh	12	–	4		.750			24	–	7		.774
No. 9 Syracuse†	11	–	5		.688			26	–	9		.743
Georgetown	9	–	7		.563			20	–	10		.667
Villanova	9	–	7		.563			24	–	13		.649
St. John's	8	–	8		.500			17	–	12		.586
Seton Hall	8	–	8		.500			22	–	13		.629
Boston College	6	–	10		.375			18	–	15		.545
Providence	5	–	11		.313			11	–	17		.393
Connecticut	4	–	12		.250			20	–	14		.588
† 1988 Big East tournament winner As of April 4, 1988 Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1987–88 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) — Jr Andrew Jackson/San Jacinto St. Albans, NY G 4 Michael Porter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Jr Pulaski County/San Jacinto Alexandria, VA G 5 Marcus Broadnax 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — So Fort Walton Beach Fort Walton Beach, FL C 10 Terry Bross (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Sr Immaculata Somerville, NJ F/C 11 Jayson Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — So Christ the King New York, NY C 14 Marco Baldi 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) — Jr Long Island Lutheran Aosta, Italy G 15 Kevin Fitzpatrick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Jr St. Francis Prep Jackson Heights, NY G 22 Elander Lewis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — So Albany High School Albany, NY G/F 23 Matt Brust 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — RS Jr Babylon/North Carolina Babylon, NY F 31 Shelton Jones (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Sr Amityville Memorial Amityville, NY F 33 Billy Singleton (I) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Fr Adlai E. Stevenson Bronx, NY G 40 Steve Shurina (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr St. Francis Prep Woodside, NY C 50 Sean Muto 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) — Fr 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
11/28/87*		Harvard Lapchick Tournament Opening Round	W 105–60	1–0	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
11/29/87*		Loyola Marymount Lapchick Tournament Championship	W 88–85	2–0	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
12/02/87*		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 82–60	3–0	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
12/05/87*		at No. 16 Kansas	L 54–63	3–1	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
12/09/87*		at Fordham	W 76–71 2OT	4–1	Rose Hill Gymnasium  Bronx, NY
12/12/87*		at UCLA	W 72–69	5–1	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
12/19/87*		Niagara	W 80–65	6–1	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
12/28/87*		Marist ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal	W 66–59	7–1	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
12/30/87*		No. 17 Kansas ECAC Holiday Festival Championship	W 70–56	8–1	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
01/04/88		Villanova	L 62–69	8–2 (0–1)	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
01/09/88	No. 20	at No. 2 Pittsburgh	L 70–81	8–3 (0–2)	Fitzgerald Field House  Pittsburgh, PA
01/12/88*		Rutgers	W 73–55	9–3	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
01/16/88		Seton Hall	W 71–70	10–3 (1–2)	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
01/20/88		at No. 15 Georgetown	W 65–58	11–3 (2–2)	Capital Centre (10,503) Landover, MD
01/23/88		Connecticut	W 79–72	12–3 (3–2)	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
01/27/88		at No. 19 Villanova	W 60–55	13–3 (4–2)	du Pont Pavilion  Villanova, PA
01/30/88		at Seton Hall	W 58–55	14–3 (5–2)	Meadowlands Arena  East Rutherford, NJ
02/03/88	No. 20	No. 9 Pittsburgh	L 71–88	14–4 (5–3)	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
02/06/88	No. 20	No. 12 Syracuse	L 62–79	14–5 (5–4)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
02/08/88	No. 20	Boston College	L 76–80	14–6 (5–5)	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
02/13/88		Providence	W 88–67	15–6 (6–5)	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
02/17/88		at No. 12 Syracuse	L 68–82	15–7 (6–6)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
02/20/88*		DePaul	L 51–65	15–8	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
02/23/88		Georgetown	W 69–66	16–8 (7–6)	Madison Square Garden (17,892) New York, NY
02/27/88		at Boston College	L 65–74	16–9 (7–7)	Boston Garden  Boston, MA
02/29/88		at Connecticut	W 77–62	17–9 (8–7)	Hartford Civic Center  Hartford, CT
03/05/88		at Providence	L 81–90	17–10 (8–8)	Providence Civic Center  Providence, RI
Big East tournament
03/11/88		vs. Villanova Big East tournament Quarterfinal	L 68–71	17–11	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
03/17/88*		vs. (6) Florida NCAA First Round	L 59–62	17–12	Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Main article: 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	27	Shelton Jones	San Antonio Spurs