1989–90 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 1989–90 St. John's Redmen men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his twenty-second 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.

1989–90 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Lapchick Memorial Champions Preseason NIT Runner Up
NCAA men's Division I tournament, second round
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	24–10 (10–6 Big East)
Head coach	Lou Carnesecca
Assistant coaches	Brian Mahoney Al LoBalbo Ron Rutledge
Home arena	Alumni Hall Madison Square Garden

1989–90 Big East men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Connecticut†	12	–	4		.750			31	–	6		.838
No. 6 Syracuse	12	–	4		.750			26	–	7		.788
No. 8 Georgetown	11	–	5		.688			24	–	7		.774
St. John's	10	–	6		.625			24	–	10		.706
Villanova	8	–	8		.500			18	–	15		.545
Providence	8	–	8		.500			17	–	12		.586
Seton Hall	5	–	11		.313			12	–	16		.429
Pittsburgh	5	–	11		.313			12	–	17		.414
Boston College	1	–	15		.063			8	–	20		.286
† 1990 Big East tournament winner As of April 2, 1990 Rankings from AP Poll

Off season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Kevin Fitzpatrick	15	G			Senior		Graduated
Matt Brust	23	G/F	6'4"		RS Senior		Graduated

Class of 1989 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
David Cain PG	Bronx, NY	Adlai E. Stevenson High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Carl Beckett SG	Queens, NY	Christ the King High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: 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: "1989 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

1989–90 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) — Sr Andrew Jackson/San Jacinto St. Albans, NY G 4 Darrell Aiken 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Sr John F. Kennedy/Westchester New York, NY G 5 David Cain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Fr Adlai E. Stevenson Bronx, NY G 10 Terrence Mullin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — So Xaverian Brooklyn, NY F/C 11 Jayson Williams  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Sr Christ the King New York, NY G 12 Jason Buchanan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — So Nottingham Syracuse, NY G/F 13 Barry Milhaven 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr Schreiber/Nassau Port Washington, NY F 21 Malik Sealy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — So St. Nicholas of Tolentine Bronx, NY G/F 22 Chucky Sproling 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — So Manual Denver, CO G 23 Charles Bemak 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Fr Northeast Catholic High School Philadelphia, PA G 24 Chris Pursoo (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — So Long Island Lutheran Westbury, NY G/F 30 Carl Beckett (I) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Fr Christ the King New York, NY F 33 Billy Singleton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr Adlai E. Stevenson Bronx, NY C 41 Robert Werdann 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) — So Archbishop Molloy Sunnyside, NY C 50 Sean Muto 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) — Jr 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
11/16/89*	No. 25	North Carolina A&T Dodge Preseason NIT First Round	W 64-57	1-0	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
11/18/89*	No. 25	Houston Dodge Preseason NIT Quarterfinal	W 76-69	2-0	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
11/22/89*	No. 25	DePaul Dodge Preseason NIT Semifinal	W 53-52	3-0	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
11/24/89*	No. 25	Kansas Dodge Preseason NIT Championship	L 57-66	3-1	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
12/02/89*	No. 20	San Diego Lapchick Tournament Opening Round	W 74-59	4-1	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
12/03/89*	No. 20	Wright State Lapchick Tournament Championship	W 76-56	5-1	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
12/05/89*	No. 15	vs. No. 19 North Carolina State ACC-Big East Challenge	L 58-67	5-2	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
12/09/89*	No. 15	Hofstra	W 58-47	6-2	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
12/12/89*	No. 18	Fordham	W 68-60	7-2	Rose Hill Gymnasium  Bronx, NY
12/16/89*	No. 18	Manhattan	W 68-52	8-2	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
12/23/89*	No. 19	Niagara	W 83-51	9-2	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
12/27/89*	No. 17	Howard	W 77-65	10-2	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
12/29/89*	No. 17	Davidson	W 83-65	11-2	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
01/02/90	No. 16	Connecticut	W 93-62	12-2 (1-0)	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
01/06/90	No. 16	at Boston College	W 77-65	13-2 (2-0)	Silvio O. Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, MA
01/10/90	No. 15	at No. 6 Syracuse	L 72-81	13-3 (2-1)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
01/13/90	No. 15	Pittsburgh	W 71-70	14-3 (3-1)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
01/16/90	No. 15	at Villanova	W 64-58	15-3 (4-1)	The Spectrum  Philadelphia, PA
01/20/90	No. 15	Boston College	W 65-59	16-3 (5-1)	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
01/24/90	No. 15	at Providence	W 83-75	17-3 (6-1)	Providence Civic Center  Providence, RI
01/27/90	No. 15	at No. 20 Connecticut	L 58-72	17-4 (6-2)	Gampel Pavilion  Storrs, CT
01/29/90	No. 15	No. 11 Syracuse	L 65-70	17-5 (6-3)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
02/03/90	No. 18	No. 6 Georgetown	L 67-74	17-6 (6-4)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
02/06/90*	No. 24	Rutgers	W 89-77	18-6	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
02/10/90	No. 24	Villanova	W 83-69	19-6 (7-4)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
02/14/90	No. 24	at Seton Hall	W 90-81 OT	20-6 (8-4)	Meadowlands Arena  East Rutherford, NJ
02/17/90	No. 24	Providence	L 74-77	20-7 (8-5)	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
02/21/90		at No. 5 Georgetown	W 63-62	21-7 (9-5)	Capital Centre  Landover, MD
02/24/90*		DePaul	W 77-74	22-7	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
02/26/90		at Pittsburgh	W 76-75	23-7 (10-5)	Pittsburgh Civic Arena  Pittsburgh, PA
03/02/90		Seton Hall	L 65-71	23-8 (10-6)	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
Big East tournament
03/09/90		Villanova Big East tournament Quarterfinal	L 60-70	23-9	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
NCAA tournament
03/16/90		vs. (11) Temple NCAA First Round	W 81-65	24-9	Omni Coliseum  Atlanta, GA
03/18/90		vs. No. 15 (3) Duke NCAA Second Round	L 72-76	24-10	Omni Coliseum  Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

See also: 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	25	20	15	18	19	17	16	15	15	15	18	24	24	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	19	—	—	16	17	17	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	21	Jayson Williams	Phoenix Suns, traded to Philadelphia 76ers