1999–2000 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Mike Jarvis in his 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.

1999–2000 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
Big East tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 9
Record	25–8 (12–4 Big East)
Head coach	Mike Jarvis (2nd year)
Assistant coaches	Kevin Clark Mike Jarvis II Dermon Player
Home arena	Alumni Hall Madison Square Garden

1999–2000 Big East men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 16 Syracuse	13	–	3		.813			26	–	6		.813
No. 23 Miami (FL)	13	–	3		.813			23	–	11		.676
No. 9 St. John's†	12	–	4		.750			25	–	8		.758
No. 20 Connecticut	10	–	6		.625			25	–	10		.714
Seton Hall	10	–	6		.625			22	–	10		.688
Villanova	8	–	8		.500			20	–	13		.606
Notre Dame	8	–	8		.500			22	–	15		.595
West Virginia	6	–	10		.375			14	–	14		.500
Georgetown	6	–	10		.375			19	–	15		.559
Rutgers	6	–	10		.375			15	–	16		.484
Pittsburgh	5	–	11		.313			13	–	15		.464
Providence	4	–	12		.250			11	–	19		.367
Boston College	3	–	13		.188			11	–	19		.367
† 2000 Big East tournament winner As of April 3, 2000 Rankings from AP poll

Off season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Collin Charles	11	G	5'11"	Junior	Toronto, Ontario	Transferred to Quinnipiac
Ron Artest	15	F	6'6"	Sophomore	Queens, New York	Entered 1999 NBA draft
Tyrone Grant	32	F	6'7"	Senior	Brooklyn, New York	Graduated
Albert Richardson	55	F/C	6'9"	Junior	New Orleans, Louisiana	Out of Div. 1 eligibility. Transferred to Kentucky Wesleyan

Transfer addition

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Alpha Bangura	15	G	6'6"	Sophomore	Lanham, Maryland	Transfer from Monmouth (3 yrs eligibility remaining)

Class of 1999 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Heath Orvis PG	Longmont, CO	Longmont High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jack Wolfinger PF	Portland, OR	Joel Barlow High School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Abe Keita C	Tolland, CT	Winchendon School	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: "1999 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

1999–2000 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 3 Chudney Gray 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr Rice Bronx, NY C 4 Abe Keita (I) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Fr Winchendon Tolland, CT G 10 Kareem Syed (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr Hillcrest Queens, NY G 11 John Scheiman (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Fr LaGuardia Manhattan, NY G 12 Erick Barkley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — So Christ the King/Maine Central Queens, NY G 14 Bootsy Thornton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr Tallahassee C.C./Dunbar Baltimore, MD G 15 Alpha Bangura  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — So Roosevelt High School/Monmouth Lanham, MD G 21 Heath Orvis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Fr Longmont Longmont, CO F 22 Anthony Glover 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — So Rice Bronx, NY F 25 Lavor Postell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Sr Westover Albany, GA F 32 Jack Wolfinger  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) — Fr Joel Barlow Portland, OR F/C 33 Donald Emanuel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — So Jones Houston, TX G/F 41 Reggie Jessie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Jr Bishop Loughlin Queensbridge, NY F 55 John Parker (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Fr John Muir Pasadena, CA	Head coach Mike Jarvis (Northeastern) Assistant coach(es) Kevin Clark Mike Jarvis II Dermon Player 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
Exhibition
11/02/99*		Marathon Basketball	W 98–59		Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
Regular season
11/19/99*	No. 15	vs. Samford CoSIDA Classic Semifinal	L 60–68	0–1	WisePies Arena  Albuquerque, NM
11/20/99*	No. 15	vs. New Mexico CoSIDA Classic Consolation	W 70–62	1–1	WisePies Arena  Albuquerque, NM
11/23/99*		at Stony Brook	W 84–43	2–1	Stony Brook Arena  Stony Brook, NY
12/01/99*		Coppin State	W 75–52	3–1	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
12/04/99*		Virginia	W 85–63	4–1	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
12/08/99*		St. Francis (N.Y.)	W 88–66	5–1	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
12/11/99*		at Niagara	W 81–66	6–1	Gallagher Center  Niagara, NY
12/14/99*		at DePaul	L 65–71	6–2	Allstate Arena  Rosemont, IL
12/22/99*		Hofstra	W 98–86	7–2	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
12/29/99*		Sacred Heart	W 95–66	8–2	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
01/03/00		Pittsburgh	W 82–58	9–2 (1–0)	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
01/08/00		at West Virginia	W 86–74	10–2 (2–0)	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, WV
01/10/00		Georgetown	W 75–66	11–2 (3–0)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
01/16/00  CBS		at No. 5 Connecticut	W 82–77	12–2 (4–0)	Gampel Pavilion  Storrs, CT
01/18/00	No. 23	at Seton Hall	L 70–78	12–3 (4–1)	Continental Airlines Arena  East Rutherford, NJ
01/22/00*  CBS	No. 23	No. 13 Ohio State	L 64–65	12–4	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
01/25/00	No. 25	Rutgers	W 61–57	13–4 (5–1)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
01/29/00	No. 25	at Notre Dame	L 60–73	13–5 (5–2)	Joyce Center  Notre Dame, IN
01/31/00		at No. 4 Syracuse	L 57–63	13–6 (5–3)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
02/05/00		Boston College	W 59–58	14–6 (6–3)	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
02/08/00		at Providence	W 61–46	15–6 (7–3)	Providence Civic Center  Providence, RI
02/12/00		Villanova	W 78–75	16–6 (8–3)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
02/15/00		at Boston College	W 73–69	17–6 (9–3)	Silvio O. Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, MA
02/19/00		No. 9 Syracuse	W 76–75	18–6 (10–3)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
02/21/00		No. 18 Connecticut	W 79–64	19–6 (11–3)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
02/26/00*  CBS		at No. 2 Duke	W 83–82	20–6	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
02/29/00	No. 18	No. 23 Seton Hall	W 66–60	21–6 (12–3)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
03/05/00  CBS	No. 18	at Miami (F.L.)	L 70–74 OT	21–7 (12–4)	Miami Arena  Miami, FL
Big East tournament
03/09/00	No. 19	vs. Villanova Quarterfinal	W 75–70	22–7	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
03/10/00	No. 19	vs. No. 23 Miami (F.L.) Semifinal	W 58–57	23–7	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
03/11/00  ESPN	No. 19	vs. No. 21 Connecticut Championship	W 80–70	24–7	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
NCAA tournament
03/16/02  CBS	(2) No. 9	vs. (15) Northern Arizona First Round	W 61–56	25–7	McKale Center  Tucson, AZ
03/18/02  CBS	(2) No. 9	vs. (10) Gonzaga Second Round	L 76–82	25–8	McKale Center  Tucson, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	28	Erick Barkley	Portland Trail Blazers
2	39	Lavor Postell	New York Knicks