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
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record24–10 (10–6 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
Seasons
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[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Off season

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Departures

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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

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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: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Carl Beckett
SG
Queens, NY Christ the King High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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

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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
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
11/16/89*
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

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Ranking movements
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Team players drafted into the NBA

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

References

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  1. ^ "1989-90 Big East Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.