2015–16 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

2015–16 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
Conference Big East Conference
2015–16 record 8–24 (1–17 Big East)
Head coach Chris Mullin (1st season)
Assistant coach Barry Rohrssen
Assistant coach Matt Abdelmassih
Assistant coach Greg St. Jean
Home arena Carnesecca Arena
Madison Square Garden
2015–16 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#6 Villanova16–2 .889  35–5  .875
#9 Xavier14–4 .778  28–5  .848
#20 Seton Hall †12–6 .667  25–9  .735
Providence10–8 .556  24–11  .686
Butler10–8 .556  22–11  .667
Creighton9–9 .500  20–15  .571
Marquette8–10 .444  20–13  .606
Georgetown7–11 .389  15–18  .455
DePaul3–15 .167  9–22  .290
St. John's1–17 .056  8–24  .250
† 2016 Big East Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by alumni and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member Chris Mullin in his first year at the school. St. John's home games were played at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden and was a member of the Big East Conference.

They finished the season with a record of 8–24, 1–17 in Big East play to finish in last place in conference. They lost to Marquette in the first round of the Big East Tournament.

Previous season

The Red Storm finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 21–12, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in fifth place in conference. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament to Providence. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to San Diego State.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Jamal Branch0G6'3"169SeniorKansas City, MissouriGraduated
Phil Greene1G6'2"187SeniorChicago, IllinoisGraduated
Myles Stewart2G6'5"180FreshmanLos Angeles, CaliforniaTransferred to Arizona State
D'Angelo Harrison11G6'4"202SeniorMissouri City, TexasGraduated
Chris Obekpa12F/C6'10"236JuniorMakurdi, NigeriaTransferred to UNLV
Sir'Dominic Pointer15G/F6'5"192SeniorDetroit, MichiganGraduated.
Drafted in 2015 NBA Draft
Jay Henderson22G6'5"180FreshmanOrlando, FloridaTransferred to Louisville
Rysheed Jordan23G6'4"193SophomorePhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaDrafted in 2015 NBA Development League Draft
Adonis De La Rosa31C7'0"322FreshmanBronx, New YorkTransferred to Williston State
Joey De La Rosa34C6'11"249SeniorBronx, New YorkTransferred to LU–Belleville
Khadim Ndiaye35F6'6"195SeniorQueens, New YorkGraduated

Recruiting

Class of 2015 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Marcus LoVett, Jr.
PG		 Fort Wayne, ID Morgan Park High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 21, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 80
Kassoum Yakwe
PF		 Bamako, Mali Our Savior New American (N.Y) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Aug 23, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 80
Yankuba Sima
C		 Girona, Spain Elev8 Sports Institute 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Apr 13, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 79
Malik Ellison
SG		 Voorhees, NJ Life Center Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) May 1, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 77
Federico Mussini
PG		 Reggio Emilia, Italy Liceo Scientifico Aldo Moro 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jun 29, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Transfer additions

    NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
    Durand JohnsonG/F6'6"210GSBaltimore, Marylandgrad student transfer from Pittsburgh (1 yr immediate eligibility)
    Ron MvouikaG6'6"210GSParis, Francegrad student transfer from Missouri State (1 yr immediate eligibility)
    Tariq OwensF6'11"190SophomoreOdenton, MDtransfer from Tennessee (3 yr eligibility remaining)
    Darien WilliamsF6'8"225JuniorCerritos, Californiajunior college transfer from City College of San Francisco (2 yrs immediate eligibility)

    Class of 2016 signees

    Roster

    2015–16 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Malik Ellison 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrLife Center Academy Voorhees, NJ
    F 1 Amar Alibegovic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoIstituto Tecnico Minerva Rome, Italy
    F 2 Christian Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS JrIMG Academy Arlington, TX
    G 3 Marcus Lovett Jr. (I)  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrMorgan Park Fort Wayne, IN
    G 4 Federico Mussini 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrLiceo Scientifico Aldo Moro Reggio Emilia, Italy
    G/F 5 Durand Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) GSBrewster Academy
    Pittsburgh    		 Baltimore, MD
    G 10 Felix Balamou 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrOur Savior New American School Conakry, Guinea
    F 11 Tariq Owens  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoMount Zion Prep
    Tennessee    		 Odenton, MD
    G 12 Elijah Holifield (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrPace Academy Atlanta, GA
    F 14 Kassoum Yakwe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrOur Savior New American School Bamako, Mali
    G 23 Abdul Dial (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrCardinal Newman West Palm Beach, Fla.
    G/F 24 Ron Mvouika 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) GSHuntington Prep
    Missouri State    		 Paris, France
    C 35 Yankuba Sima 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrElev8 Sports Institute Girona, Spain
    F 45 Darien Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrSt. John Bosco
    City College of San Francisco    		 Cerritos, CA
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Nov 4, 2015*
    7:00 pm    		 St. Thomas Aquinas L 58–90 
    		 16 – Mussini  11 – Jones  3 – Tied  Carnesecca Arena (4,058)
    Queens, NY
    Nov 7, 2015*
    4:00 pm    		 Sonoma State W 64–46 
    		 16 – Sima  16 – Sima  1 – Tied  Carnesecca Arena (3,902)
    Queens, NY
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 13, 2015*
    6:00 pm, FS1    		 Wagner W 66–57  1–0
    		  18 – Mussini  8 – Tied  3 – Tied  Carnesecca Arena (4,677)
    Queens, NY
    Nov 16, 2015*
    7:00 pm, FS1    		 UMBC
    Maui Invitational opening round    		 W 75–53  2–0
    		  18 – Mussini  9 – Sima  6 – Mussini  Carnesecca Arena (4,098)
    Queens, NY
    Nov 19, 2015*
    7:00 pm, FS1    		 Rutgers
    Gavitt Tipoff Games    		 W 61–59  3–0
    		  13 – Tied  11 – Balamou  7 – Balamou  Carnesecca Arena (4,540)
    Queens, NY
    Nov 23, 2015*
    2:30 pm, ESPN2    		 vs. No. 19 Vanderbilt
    Maui Invitational quarterfinals    		 L 55–92  3–1
    		  14 – Mussini  5 – Jones  2 – Mussini  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
    Maui, HI
    Nov 24, 2015*
    2:00 pm, ESPN2    		 vs. No. 13 Indiana
    Maui Invitational consolation second round    		 L 73–83  3–2
    		  17 – Tied  7 – Sima  4 – Balamou  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
    Maui, HI
    Nov 25, 2015*
    2:30 pm, ESPNU    		 vs. Chaminade
    Maui Invitational 7th place game    		 W 100–93  4–2
    		  24 – Mussini  11 – Jones  6 – Mussini  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
    Maui, HI
    Dec 2, 2015*
    7:00 pm    		 at Fordham L 57–73  4–3
    		  14 – Balamou  5 – Tied  5 – Balamou  Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,068)
    Bronx, NY
    Dec 6, 2015*
    11 am, FS1    		 St. Francis Brooklyn
    Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival    		 W 63–56  5–3
    		  19 – Johnson  10 – Sima  6 – Mussini  Madison Square Garden (7,196)
    New York City, NY
    Dec 9, 2015*
    5:00 pm, FS1    		 Niagara W 48–44  6–3
    		  11 – Mussini  8 – Mvouika  4 – Balamou  Carnesecca Arena (5,602)
    Queens, NY
    Dec 13, 2015*
    12:00 pm, FS1    		 Syracuse W 84–72  7–3
    		  17 – Mussini  9 – Alibegovic  5 – Mvouika  Madison Square Garden (13,473)
    New York City, NY
    Dec 18, 2015*
    7:00 pm, FS1    		 Incarnate Word L 51–73  7–4
    		  15 – Johnson  6 – Johnson  3 – Tied  Carnesecca Arena (4,120)
    Queens, NY
    Dec 20, 2015*
    12:00 pm, FS1    		 NJIT L 74–83  7–5
    		  20 – Mussini  14 – Sima  4 – Mvouika  Carnesecca Arena (4,414)
    Queens, NY
    Dec 22, 2015*
    9:00 pm, CBSSN    		 vs. No. 25 South Carolina
    Hall of Fame Shootout    		 L 61–75  7–6
    		  16 – Johnson  5 – Johnson  3 – Mussini  Mohegan Sun Arena (2,355)
    Uncasville, CT
    Big East regular season
    Dec 31, 2015
    2:00 pm, FS1    		 Creighton L 70–80  7–7
    (0–1)    		  17 – Ellison  9 – Jones  5 – Balamou  Carnesecca Arena (4,633)
    Queens, NY
    Jan 2, 2016
    3:30 pm, FS1    		 at No. 12 Providence
    Big East New Year's Marathon    		 L 65–83  7–8
    (0–2)    		  14 – Sima  8 – Sima  3 – Balamou  Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,410)
    Providence, RI
    Jan 6, 2016
    9:00 pm, FS1    		 No. 10 Xavier L 66–74  7–9
    (0–3)    		  19 – Tied  5 – Tied  3 – Johnson  Carnesecca Arena (4,168)
    Queens, NY
    Jan 9, 2016
    2:00 pm, FSN    		 at Marquette L 75–81  7–10
    (0–4)    		  18 – Johnson  11 – Yakwe  5 – Mvouika  BMO Harris Bradley Center (13,468)
    Milwaukee, WI
    Jan 13, 2016
    6:30 pm, FS1    		 Georgetown L 73–93  7–11
    (0–5)    		  15 – Mvouika  8 – Yakwe  4 – Mussini  Madison Square Garden (7,837)
    New York City, NY
    Jan 16, 2016
    12:00 pm, FS1    		 at No. 23 Butler L 58–78  7–12
    (0–6)    		  14 – Mussini  8 – Yakwe  2 – Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,144)
    Indianapolis, IN
    Jan 24, 2016
    3:45 pm, CBSSN    		 Marquette L 73–78  7–13
    (0–7)    		  20 – Johnson  8 – Yakwe  3 – Tied  Carnesecca Arena (1,032)
    Queens, NY
    Jan 27, 2016
    7:00 pm, FS1    		 at Seton Hall L 60–79  7–14
    (0–8)    		  15 – Jones  10 – Yakwe  6 – Ellison  Prudential Center (6,767)
    Newark, NJ
    Jan 31, 2016
    12:00 pm, FOX    		 No. 6 Villanova L 53–68  7–15
    (0–9)    		  13 – Johnson  10 – Mvouika  6 – Mvouika  Madison Square Garden (12,713)
    New York City, NY
    Feb 3, 2016
    6:30 pm, FS1    		 at No. 6 Xavier L 83–90  7–16
    (0–10)    		  20 – Balamou  7 – Yakwe  3 – Tied  Cintas Center (10,250)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Feb 6, 2016
    4:30 pm, FSN    		 Butler L 56–89  7–17
    (0–11)    		  11 – Yakwe  5 – Sima  3 – Sima  Carnesecca Arena (5,602)
    Queens, NY
    Feb 8, 2016
    7:00 pm, FS1    		 at Georgetown L 67–92  7–18
    (0–12)    		  14 – Jones  9 – Jones  3 – Ellison  Verizon Center (5,369)
    Washington, D.C.
    Feb 13, 2016
    8:00 pm, CBSSN    		 at No. 1 Villanova L 63–73  7–19
    (0–13)    		  18 – Alibegovic  6 – Alibegovic  5 – Ellison  Wells Fargo Center (18,052)
    Philadelphia, PA
    Feb 17, 2016
    8:00 pm, CBSSN    		 DePaul W 80–65  8–19
    (1–13)    		  18 – Johnson  11 – Yakwe  5 – Balamou  Carnesecca Arena (5,010)
    Queens, NY
    Feb 21, 2016
    12:00 pm, FS1    		 Seton Hall L 61–62  8–20
    (1–14)    		  16 – Yakwe  15 – Yakwe  3 – Ellison  Madison Square Garden (13,204)
    New York City, NY
    Feb 25, 2016
    9:00 pm, FS1    		 at DePaul L 75–83  8–21
    (1–15)    		  20 – Mvouika  6 – Tied  7 – Balamou  Allstate Arena (4,817)
    Rosemont, IL
    Feb 28, 2016
    2:30 pm, FS1    		 at Creighton L 59–100  8–22
    (1–16)    		  17 – Jones  6 – Johnson  4 – Tied  CenturyLink Center (17,351)
    Omaha, NE
    Mar 5, 2016
    12:30 pm, FS1    		 Providence L 76–90  8–23
    (1–17)    		  15 – Johnson  12 – Jones  5 – Tied  Madison Square Garden (10,079)
    New York City, NY
    Big East Tournament
    Mar 9, 2016
    9:30 pm, FS1    		 vs. Marquette
    First round    		 L 93–101  8–24
    		  29 – Jones  7 – Jones  5 – Ellison  Madison Square Garden (12,604)
    New York City, NY
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    References

      This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.