1991–92 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 1991–92 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his twenty fourth and final season 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.

1991–92 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Big East Regular Season Co-Champions Lapchick Memorial Champions ECAC Holiday Festival Champions
NCAA men's Division I tournament, first round
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
Record	19–11 (12–6 Big East)
Head coach	Lou Carnesecca
Assistant coaches	Brian Mahoney Al LoBalbo Ron Rutledge
Home arena	Alumni Hall Madison Square Garden

1991–92 Big East men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 19 Seton Hall	12	–	6		.667			23	–	9		.719
No. 22 Georgetown	12	–	6		.667			22	–	10		.688
St. John's	12	–	6		.667			19	–	11		.633
Villanova	11	–	7		.611			14	–	15		.483
No. 21 Syracuse†	10	–	8		.556			22	–	10		.688
Connecticut	10	–	8		.556			20	–	10		.667
Pittsburgh	9	–	9		.500			18	–	16		.529
Boston College	7	–	11		.389			17	–	14		.548
Providence	6	–	12		.333			14	–	17		.452
Miami	1	–	17		.056			8	–	24		.250
† 1992 Big East tournament winner As of April 6, 1992 Rankings from AP Poll

Off season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Billy Singleton	33	F	6'7"		Senior		Graduated
Sean Muto	50	C	7'0"		Senior		Graduated

Class of 1991 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Derek Brown SG	Franklin Square, NY	H. Frank Carey High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Mitchell Foster PF	Newark, NJ	Arizona Western College	6 ft 9 in (2.06 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: "1991 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

1991–92 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 3 Sergio Luyk  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — So University Heights Madrid, Spain G 10 Terence Mullin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Sr Xaverian Brooklyn, NY G 11 David Cain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Jr Adlai E. Stevenson Bronx, NY G 12 Jason Buchanan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Sr Nottingham Syracuse, NY G 13 Lee Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — So Tolentine/Cheshire Bronx, NY F/C 15 Mitchell Foster 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Jr Arizona Western Newark, NJ F 21 Malik Sealy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Sr Tolentine Bronx, NY G/F 22 Chucky Sproling 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Sr Manual Denver, CO G 23 Derek Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Fr H. Frank Carey Franklin Square, NY G 30 Carl Beckett  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr Christ the King Queens, NY F 31 Lamont Middleton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — RS Jr Walton/Hartford Bronx, NY C 41 Robert Werdann  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) — Sr Archbishop Molloy Sunnyside, NY C 42 Shawnelle Scott 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) — So All Hallows New York, NY G 45 Ron DeQueiroz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So Xaverian Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	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 (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/23/91*	No. 10	Niagara	W 73–64	1–0	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
11/29/91*	No. 8	UNC Wilmington Lapchick Tournament Opening Round	W 75–57	2–0	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
11/30/91*	No. 8	Drexel Lapchick Tournament Championship Final	W 81–61	3–0	Alumni Hall (5,431) Queens, NY
12/05/91* 9:00 p.m.	No. 7	vs. No. 1 Duke ACC-Big East Challenge	L 81–91	3–1	Greensboro Coliseum (15,781) Greensboro, NC
12/14/91*	No. 11	vs. Manhattan	W 86–50	4–1	Knickerbocker Arena  Albany, NY
12/21/91*	No. 10	No. 14 Indiana	L 77–82	4–2	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
12/27/91*	No. 18	Fordham ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal	W 70–53	5–2	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
12/28/91*	No. 18	Memphis State ECAC Holiday Festival Championship	W 75–54	6–2	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
01/02/92	No. 18	at Villanova	W 79–69	7–2 (1–0)	du Pont Pavilion  Villanova, PA
01/04/92	No. 18	Miami (F.L.)	W 83–69	8–2 (2–0)	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
01/07/92  WTNH	No. 17	at No. 5 Connecticut	L 76–85	8–3 (2–1)	Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT
01/11/92	No. 17	Boston College	W 85–72	9–3 (3–1)	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
01/14/92	No. 17	at Miami (F.L.)	L 42–45	9–4 (3–2)	Miami Arena  Miami, FL
01/18/92	No. 17	at Providence	W 85–75	10–4 (4–2)	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
01/20/92	No. 22	at Seton Hall	L 60–75	10–5 (4–3)	Meadowlands Arena  East Rutherford, NJ
01/25/92	No. 22	at No. 13 Syracuse	L 56–58	10–6 (4–4)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
01/29/92		at Georgetown	L 48–61	10–7 (4–5)	Capital Centre (10,109) Landover, MD
02/01/92  CBS		No. 6 Connecticut	W 90–57	11–7 (5–5)	Madison Square Garden (19,876) New York, NY
02/05/92		at Boston College	W 70–60	12–7 (6–5)	Silvio O. Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, MA
02/08/92		Villanova	W 69–53	13–7 (7–5)	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
02/15/92		at Pittsburgh	W 84–74	14–7 (8–5)	Fitzgerald Field House  Pittsburgh, PA
02/19/92	No. 24	No. 17 Syracuse	W 63–62	15–7 (9–5)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
02/22/92	No. 24	Pittsburgh	W 71–65	16–7 (10–5)	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
02/24/92	No. 20	at Providence	W 72–68 OT	17–7 (11–5)	Providence Civic Center  Providence, RI
02/29/92*	No. 20	at Notre Dame	L 70–79	17–8	Edmund P. Joyce Center  Notre Dame, IN
03/02/92		No. 17 Georgetown	W 65–49	18–8 (12–5)	Madison Square Garden (16,816) New York, NY
03/07/92		No. 22 Seton Hall	L 71–78	18–9 (12–6)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
Big East tournament
03/13/92  WTNH	(3) No. 25	vs. Connecticut Big East tournament quarterfinal	W 64–59 OT	19–9	Madison Square Garden (18,899) New York, NY
03/14/92	(3) No. 25	vs. (2) No. 21 Georgetown Big East tournament semifinal	L 64–68	19–10	Madison Square Garden (18,897) New York, NY
NCAA tournament
03/20/92	(7 SE)	vs. (10 SE) Tulane NCAA First Round	L 57–61	19–11	Omni Coliseum  Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	14	Malik Sealy	Indiana Pacers
2	46	Robert Werdann	Denver Nuggets