2009–10 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

The 2009–10 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Norm Roberts in his sixth year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference.

2009–10 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	17–16 (6–12 Big East)
Head coach	Norm Roberts (6th year)
Assistant coaches	Glenn Braica Chris Casey Fred Quartlebaum
Home arena	Carnesecca Arena Madison Square Garden

2009–10 Big East men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Syracuse	15	–	3		.833			30	–	5		.857
No. 6 West Virginia †	13	–	5		.722			31	–	7		.816
No. 9 Villanova	13	–	5		.722			25	–	8		.758
No. 18 Pittsburgh	13	–	5		.722			25	–	9		.735
Marquette	11	–	7		.611			22	–	12		.647
Louisville	11	–	7		.611			20	–	13		.606
No. 14 Georgetown	10	–	8		.556			23	–	11		.676
Notre Dame	10	–	8		.556			23	–	12		.657
South Florida	9	–	9		.500			20	–	13		.606
Seton Hall	9	–	9		.500			19	–	13		.594
Cincinnati	7	–	11		.389			19	–	16		.543
Connecticut	7	–	11		.389			18	–	16		.529
St. John's	6	–	12		.333			17	–	16		.515
Rutgers	5	–	13		.278			15	–	17		.469
Providence	4	–	14		.222			12	–	19		.387
DePaul	1	–	17		.056			8	–	23		.258
† 2010 Big East tournament winner As of April 3, 2010 Rankings from AP Poll

On March 30, 2010, Steve Lavin was announced as the team's new head coach, replacing Norm Roberts, who was fired after six seasons as head coach.

Off season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Tomas Jasiulionis	11	C	6'11"	249	Senior	Utena, Lithuania	Graduated
TyShwan Edmondson	12	G	6'4"	175	Freshman	Hopkinsville, Kentucky	Transferred to Austin Peay
Phil Wait	50	C	7'1"	245	Freshman	Manchester, England	Transferred to Monmouth

Class of 2009 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Omari Lawrence SG	Bronx, NY	South Kent	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 87
Malik Stith PG	Hempstead, NY	Bridgton Academy	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 87
Dwight Hardy SG	Bronx, NY	Indian Hills Community College	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 90
Justin Brownlee PF	Tifton, GA	Chipola College	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: JC
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: "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2008–09 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G/F 1 D. J. Kennedy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jr Schenley Pittsburgh, PA F 2 Anthony Mason Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 213 lb (97 kg) RS Sr Failey Memphis, TN G 3 Malik Boothe 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Jr Christ the King Queens, NY G 4 John Taubeneck 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Roger Williams Salem, MA F 5 Sean Evans 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 259 lb (117 kg) Jr Northeast Philadelphia, PA G 10 Quincy Roberts 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 196 lb (89 kg) So Harrisburg Harrisburg, PA G/F 11 Omari Lawrence 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr South Kent South Kent, CT G 12 Dwight Hardy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr John F. Kennedy\Indian Hills C.C. Bronx, NY F/C 15 Dele Coker 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 257 lb (117 kg) Jr South Kent Lagos, Nigeria G 23 Paris Horne 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Jr Bridgton Academy Middletown, DE F 24 Justin Burrell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 244 lb (111 kg) Jr Our Savior Lutheran High School/Bridgton Academy Bronx, NY G 31 Malik Stith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Bridgton Academy/East Mecklenburg Hempstead, NY F 32 Justin Brownlee 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Jr Chipola College Tifton, GA G 42 Kevin Clark 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Jr Dunmore Dunmore, PA F 55 Rob Thomas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 247 lb (112 kg) RS Jr South Kent Harlem, NY	Head coach Norm Roberts (Queens College) Assistant coach(es) Glenn Braica Chris Casey Fred Quartlebaum Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/13/2009* 7:00 pm		Long Island	W 83–70	1–0	Carnesecca Arena  New York, NY
11/17/2009* 7:00 pm		at St. Bonaventure Fibertech Classic	W 69–68	2–0	Blue Cross Arena  Rochester, NY
11/20/2009* 7:00 pm		Brown Philly Hoop Group Classic	W 79–76	3–0	Carnesecca Arena  New York, NY
11/27/2009* 5:30 pm		vs. Siena Philly Hoop Group Classic	W 77–68	4–0	The Palestra  Philadelphia, PA
11/28/2009* 8:30 pm		vs. Temple Philly Hoop Group Classic	W 55–48	5–0	The Palestra  Philadelphia, PA
12/02/2009* 7:00 pm, SNY		Stony Brook	W 63–55	6–0	Carnesecca Arena  New York, NY
12/05/2009* 3:30 pm, ESPN2		at No. 5 Duke	L 71–80	6–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
12/09/2009* 7:00 pm, ESPN2		Georgia SEC-Big East Challenge	W 66–56	7–1	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
12/13/2009* 4:00 pm		Fordham	W 73–56	8–1	Carnesecca Arena  New York, NY
12/20/2009* 2:00 pm, MSG		vs. Hofstra Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival	W 72–60	9–1	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
12/21/2009* 9:00 pm, MSG		vs. Cornell Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival	L 66–71	9–2	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
12/23/2009* 7:00 pm		Bryant	W 80–44	10–2	Carnesecca Arena  New York, NY
Big East Conference Regular Season
12/31/2009 8:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 13 Georgetown	L 59–66	10–3 (0–1)	Verizon Center  Washington, D.C.
01/03/2010 5:30 pm, SNY		Providence	L 59–74	10–4 (0–2)	Carnesecca Arena  New York City, NY
01/09/2010 12:00 pm, SNY		at Louisville	L 68–75	10–5 (0–3)	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
01/13/2010 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Cincinnati	W 52–50	11–5 (1–3)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
01/17/2010 2:00 pm, MSG		DePaul	W 67–47	12–5 (2–3)	Carnesecca Arena  New York, NY
01/20/2010 7:00 pm, SNY		at Connecticut	L 59–75	12–6 (2–4)	XL Center  Hartford, CT
01/23/2010 12:00 pm, ESPN		No. 4 Villanova	L 71–81	12–7 (2–5)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
01/28/2010 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at No. 17 Pittsburgh	L 53–63	12–8 (2–6)	Petersen Events Center  Pittsburgh, PA
02/02/2010 7:30 pm, MSG		at Rutgers	L 72–84	12–9 (2–7)	Louis Brown Athletic Center  New Brunswick, NJ
02/06/2010 7:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 6 West Virginia	L 60–79	12–10 (2–8)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
02/11/2010 7:00 pm, ESPN		Louisville	W 74–55	13–10 (3–8)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
02/14/2010 7:30 pm, SNY		at Notre Dame	W 69–68	14–10 (4–8)	Convocation Center  Notre Dame, IN
02/17/2010 7:30 pm, MSG+		Seton Hall	L 50–59	14–11 (4–9)	Carnesecca Arena  New York, NY
02/20/2010 12:00 pm, SNY		at South Florida	W 74–58	15–11 (5–9)	Sun Dome  Tampa, FL
02/23/2010 7:30 pm, MSG		Marquette	L 61–63 OT	15–12 (5–10)	Carnesecca Arena  New York, NY
02/27/2010 12:00 pm, MSG		No. 12 Pittsburgh	L 64–71	15–13 (5–11)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
03/02/2010 7:00 pm, SNY		at No. 1 Syracuse	L 66–85	15–14 (5–12)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
03/05/2010 8:30 pm, SNY		at DePaul	W 90–82 3OT	16–14 (6–12)	Allstate Arena  Rosemont, IL
Big East tournament
03/09/2010 2:00 pm, ESPN		vs. Connecticut First Round	W 73–51	17–14 (6–12)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
03/10/2010 2:00 pm, ESPN		vs. Marquette Second Round	L 55–57	17–15 (6–12)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
NIT Tournament
03/17/2010 9:00 pm, ESPN2		at Memphis First Round	L 71–73	17–16 (6–12)	FedExForum  Memphis, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.