2001–02 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

The 2001–02 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Mike Jarvis in his fourth year. St. John's home games are played at Carnesecca Arena, then called Alumni Hall, and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference.

2001–02 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round (vacated)
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Record	7–11 (13 wins 1 loss vacated) (0–7 (9 wins vacated) Big East)
Head coach	Mike Jarvis (4th year)
Assistant coaches	Kevin Clark Mike Jarvis II Dermon Player
Home arena	Alumni Hall Madison Square Garden

2001–02 Big East men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
No. 10 Connecticut†	13	–	3		.813			27	–	7		.794
No. 21 Miami	10	–	6		.625			24	–	8		.750
St. John's	9	–	7		.563			20	–	12		.625
Boston College	8	–	8		.500			20	–	12		.625
Villanova	7	–	9		.438			19	–	13		.594
Providence	6	–	10		.375			15	–	16		.484
Virginia Tech*	4	–	12		.250			10	–	18		.357
West
No. 9 Pittsburgh	13	–	3		.813			29	–	6		.829
Notre Dame	10	–	6		.625			22	–	11		.667
Georgetown	9	–	7		.563			19	–	11		.633
Syracuse	9	–	7		.563			23	–	13		.639
Rutgers	8	–	8		.500			18	–	13		.581
Seton Hall	5	–	11		.313			12	–	18		.400
West Virginia*	1	–	15		.063			8	–	20		.286
† 2002 Big East tournament winner As of April 1, 2002 Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2002 Big East tournament

Off season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Omar Cook	10	PG	6'1"	190	Freshman	Brooklyn, New York	Entered 2001 NBA draft
Reggie Jessie	41	SF	6'7"		Senior	Queens, New York	Graduated
Jack Wolfinger	32	C	6'11"		Sophomore	Redding, Connecticut	Transferred to Ventura College
John Parker	55	G	6'6"		Sophomore	Pasadena, California	Transferred

Class of 2001 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Marcus Hatten PG	Baltimore, MD	Tallahassee Community College	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Tristan Smith PG	Amityville, NY	Amityville Memorial High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Eric King SF	Brooklyn, NY	Abraham Lincoln/Milford Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 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: "2001 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2001–02 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Marcus Hatten 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Tallahassee C.C. Baltimore, MD G 2 Tristan Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Amityville Memorial Amityville, NY G 3 Sharif Fordham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Milford Academy/Gulf Coast C.C. Far Rockaway, NY C 4 Abe Keita 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Jr Winchendon Tolland, CT G 11 Jon Scheiman (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr LaGuardia Manhattan, NY G 14 Andre Stanley (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Globe Institute/John Jay Brooklyn, NY G 15 Alpha Bangura 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Jr Eleanor Roosevelt/Monmouth Lanham, MD F 22 Anthony Glover 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Rice Bronx, NY G/F 23 Willie Shaw 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So John F. Kennedy Mount Vernon, NY F 25 Kyle Cuffe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 236 lb (107 kg) So Rice Bronx, NY F/C 33 Donald Emanuel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 249 lb (113 kg) Sr Jones Houston, TX F 34 Eric King 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Lincoln/Milford Academy Brooklyn, NY C 44 Mohamed Diakite 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Montrose Christian Rockville, MD C 52 Curtis Johnson 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 320 lb (145 kg) So Ryan Academy Norfolk, VA G 55 Danny Bovain (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Jr Columbus Bronx, NY	Head coach Mike Jarvis (Northeastern University) Assistant coach(es) Kevin Clark Mike Jarvis II Dermon Player Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: May 27, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/10/01* 2:00pm		Harlem Globetrotters	W 75-69		Madison Square Garden (12,398) New York, NY
Regular Season
11/17/01* 7:30pm		Stony Brook	W 72-55	1-0	Alumni Hall (6,008) Queens, NY
11/22/01* 12:00am, ESPN		vs. Gonzaga Great Alaska Shootout	L 58-65	1-1	Sullivan Arena (7,601) Anchorage, AK
11/23/01* 2:00pm		vs. Oregon State Great Alaska Shootout	W 66-63	2-1	Sullivan Arena (6,505) Anchorage, AK
11/24/01* 6:00pm		vs. Tennessee Great Alaska Shootout	W 69-55	3-1	Sullivan Arena (6,528) Anchorage, AK
12/27/01* 7:30pm		New York Panthers (Exp.)	W 87-74		Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
12/01/01* 2:30pm		Fordham	W 76-67	4-1	Madison Square Garden (8,803) New York, NY
12/08/01* 2:00pm		at Manhattan	L 68-85	4-2	Madison Square Garden (9,768) New York, NY
12/11/01* 7:30pm		at Niagara	W 60-52	5-2	Gallagher Center (2,046) Niagara, NY
12/16/01* 2:00pm		Hofstra	W 89-79	6-2	Alumni Hall (6,008) Queens, NY
12/20/01* 7:30pm		St. Francis (N.Y.)	W 89-82	7-2	Alumni Hall (6,008) Queens, NY
12/22/01* 12:00pm, ESPN		No. 20 Wake Forest	W 72-60	8-2	Madison Square Garden (12,072) New York, NY
12/29/01* 2:00pm		Quinnipiac	W 97-60	9-2	Alumni Hall (6,008) Queens, NY
01/02/02 7:30pm		at Pittsburgh	L 54-77	9-3 (0-1)	Fitzgerald Field House (5,892) Pittsburgh, PA
01/05/02 2:00pm		West Virginia	W 72-53	10-3 (1-1)	Madison Square Garden (8,659) New York, NY
01/08/02 7:30pm, ESPN2		No. 21 Miami (F.L.)	W 71-60	11-3 (2-1)	Alumni Hall (6,008) Queens, NY
01/12/02 12:00pm		at Providence	L 57-78	11-4 (2-2)	Providence Civic Center (8,134) Providence, RI
01/17/02 7:00pm, ESPN		at No. 22 Boston College	W 64-57	12-4 (3-2)	Silvio O. Conte Forum (7,523) Chestnut Hill, MA
01/20/02 2:00pm		Villanova	W 65-63	13-4 (4-2)	Madison Square Garden (13,101) New York, NY
01/23/02 7:30pm		at No. 25 Connecticut	L 70-75	13-5 (4-3)	Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
01/26/02 9:00pm		Providence	L 70-75 OT	13-6 (4-4)	Madison Square Garden (9,683) New York, NY
01/29/02 7:30pm, ESPN2		at Seton Hall	L 61-63 OT	13-7 (4-5)	Continental Airlines Arena (9,152) East Rutherford, NJ
02/03/02 2:00pm		at Virginia Tech	W 72-63	14-7 (5-5)	Cassell Coliseum (3,215) Blacksburg, VA
02/06/02* 7:30pm		Fairfield	W 95-56	15-7 (5-5)	Alumni Hall (N/A) Queens, NY
02/09/02 7:00pm, ESPN		Connecticut	W 85-83 OT	16-7 (6-5)	Madison Square Garden (19,580) New York, NY
02/13/02 7:30pm		at Miami	L 56-79	16-8 (6-6)	Miami Arena (5,782) Miami, FL
02/16/02 4:00pm		Virginia Tech	W 73-63	17-8 (7-6)	Alumni Hall (6,008) Queens, NY
02/18/02 7:00pm, ESPN		Boston College	W 71-62	18-8 (8-6)	Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY
02/24/02* 4:00pm, CBS		at No. 3 Duke	L 55-97	18-9 (8-6)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
02/27/02 7:30pm		Notre Dame	W 84-81	19-9 (9-6)	Madison Square Garden (13,214) New York, NY
03/03/02 2:00pm		at Villanova	L 62-77	19-10 (9-7)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
Big East tournament
03/06/02 9:00pm		vs. Seton Hall Big East tournament first round	W 64-58	20-10 (9-7)	Madison Square Garden (19,221) New York, NY
03/07/02 9:30pm		vs. Notre Dame Big East tournament Quarterfinal	L 63-83	20-11 (9-7)	Madison Square Garden (19,589) New York, NY
NCAA tournament
03/15/02 7:30pm, CBS		vs. Wisconsin NCAA First Round	L 70-80	20-12 (9-7)	MCI Center (N/A) Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.