1995–96 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

19951996 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
Conference Big East Conference (1979–2013)
19951996 record 1116 (513 Big East)
Head coach Brian Mahoney
Assistant coach Al LoBalbo
Assistant coach Ron Rutledge
Home arena Alumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
1995–96 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Big East 6
#3 Connecticut171 .944  323  .914
#10 Villanova144 .778  267  .788
Boston College108 .556  1911  .633
West Virginia711 .389  1215  .444
St. John's513 .278  1116  .407
Notre Dame414 .222  918  .333
Big East 7
#4 Georgetown135 .722  298  .784
#15 Syracuse126 .667  299  .763
Providence99 .500  1812  .600
Miami810 .444  1513  .536
Seton Hall711 .389  1216  .429
Rutgers612 .333  918  .333
Pittsburgh513 .278  1017  .370
† 1996 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 1, 1996[1][2][3]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 199596 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Brian Mahoney in his fourth 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.

Off season

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Sergio Luyk3F6'7"RS SeniorGraduated
James Scott32G6'6"SeniorGraduated. Entered 1995 NBA Draft
Roshown McLeod33F6'8"SophomoreTransferred. Duke

Class of 1995 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tyrone Grant
PF
Brooklyn, NY Grady High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Ed Brown
PF
Copiague, NY Copiague High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Mike Menniefield
PF
Greenville, SC Spartanburg Methodist College 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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:

  • "1995 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Roster

    1995–96 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 4 Tarik Turner 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
    SoOak Hill Charlottesville, VA
    G 5 Maurice Brown 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
    SrWilliam E. Grady Brooklyn, NY
    G 13 Felipe López 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
    SoRice Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
    F 14 Ed Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
    FrCopiague Copiague, NY
    F/C 21 Mike Menniefield 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
    JrSouthside/Spartanburg Methodist Greenville, SC
    F 22 Thomas Bayne 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
    SrBrentwood Brentwood, NY
    G 23 Derek Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
    RS SrH. Frank Carey Franklin Square, NY
    G 24 Rowan Barrett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
    SrWest Hill Scarborough, Ontario
    C 31 Zendon Hamilton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
    SoSewanhaka Floral Park, NY
    F 32 Tyrone Grant 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
    FrGrady Brooklyn, NY
    F 34 Charles Minlend  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
    SrSt. Thomas More School Cameroon, Africa
    G/F 44 Fred Lyson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
    RS JrOceanside Oceanside, NY
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    • Al LoBalbo
    • Ron Rutledge

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
    city, state
    Regular Season
    11/24/95*
    Niagara
    Lapchick Tournament Opening Round
    W 88-72  1-0
    Alumni Hall 
    Queens, NY
    11/25/95*
    California-Irvine
    Lapchick Tournament Championship
    L 77-83  1-1
    Alumni Hall 
    Queens, NY
    11/28/95*
    Manhattan W 71-68  2-1
    Alumni Hall 
    Queens, NY
    12/02/95
    at No. 3 Villanova L 68-83  2-2 (0-1)
    du Pont Pavilion 
    Villanova, PA
    12/05/95
    at Syracuse L 72-97  2-3 (0-2)
    Carrier Dome 
    Syracuse, NY
    12/09/95*
    at San Francisco W 80-78  3-3
    War Memorial Gymnasium 
    San Francisco, CA
    12/23/95*
    at Fordham W 66-47  4-3
    Rose Hill Gymnasium 
    Bronx, NY
    12/27/95*
    Iona
    ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal
    L 57-70  4-4
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    12/28/95*
    Rider
    ECAC Holiday Festival Consolation
    W 79-69  5-4
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    01/06/96
    Providence L 78-82  5-5 (0-3)
    Alumni Hall 
    Queens, NY
    01/10/96
    West Virginia W 89-74  6-5 (1-3)
    Alumni Hall 
    Queens, NY
    01/13/96*
    Louisville W 86-64  7-5
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    01/17/96
    at No. 5 Connecticut L 73-88  7-6 (1-4)
    Hartford Civic Center 
    Hartford, CT
    01/20/96
    at No. 24 Boston College L 78-91  7-7 (1-5)
    Silvio O. Conte Forum 
    Chestnut Hill, MA
    01/22/96
    at Seton Hall L 76-82  7-8 (1-6)
    Continental Airlines Arena 
    East Rutherford, NJ
    01/27/96
    No. 6 Georgetown W 83-72  8-8 (2-6)
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    01/31/96
    Notre Dame L 83-86  8-9 (2-7)
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    02/03/96
    No. 4 Connecticut L 63-77  8-10 (2-8)
    Madison Square Garden 
    Queens, NY
    02/07/96
    No. 22 Boston College L 73-89  8-11 (2-9)
    Alumni Hall 
    Queens, NY
    02/11/96
    at Notre Dame W 74-66  9-11 (3-9)
    Edmund P. Joyce Center 
    South Bend, IN
    02/15/96
    Rutgers L 70-82  9-12 (3-10)
    Louis Brown Athletic Center 
    Piscataway, NJ
    02/17/96
    Seton Hall W 78-73  10-12 (4-10)
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    02/20/96
    at Miami (F.L.) L 91-96 2OT 10-13 (4-11)
    Miami Arena 
    Miami, FL
    02/24/96
    at West Virginia L 77-92  10-14 (4-12)
    WVU Coliseum 
    Morgantown, WV
    02/26/96
    No. 15 Syracuse L 79-92  10-15 (4-13)
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    03/03/96
    at Pittsburgh W 74-68  11-15 (5-13)
    Fitzgerald Field House 
    Pittsburgh, PA
    Big East Tournament
    03/06/96
    vs. Providence
    Big East Tournament First Round
    L 72-80  11-16 (5-13)
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

    References

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