1991–92 St. John's Redmen basketball team

1991–92 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
1991–92 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Big East Regular Season Co-Champions; Lapchick Memorial Champions; ECAC Holiday Festival Champions
NCAA men's Division I tournament, first round
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
Record	19–11 (12–6 Big East)
Head coach	Lou Carnesecca;
Assistant coaches	Brian Mahoney; Al LoBalbo; Ron Rutledge;
Home arena	Alumni Hall; Madison Square Garden
	Seasons ← 1990–91 1992–93 →

1991–92 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 19 Seton Hall	12	–	6	.667	23	–	9	.719
No. 22 Georgetown	12	–	6	.667	22	–	10	.688
St. John's	12	–	6	.667	19	–	11	.633
Villanova	11	–	7	.611	14	–	15	.483
No. 21 Syracuse†	10	–	8	.556	22	–	10	.688
Connecticut	10	–	8	.556	20	–	10	.667
Pittsburgh	9	–	9	.500	18	–	16	.529
Boston College	7	–	11	.389	17	–	14	.548
Providence	6	–	12	.333	14	–	17	.452
Miami	1	–	17	.056	8	–	24	.250

† 1992 Big East tournament winner As of April 6, 1992^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991–92 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his twenty fourth and final season 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.^[2]

Off season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Billy Singleton	33	F	6'7"		Senior		Graduated
Sean Muto	50	C	7'0"		Senior		Graduated

Class of 1991 signees

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Derek Brown SG	Franklin Square, NY	H. Frank Carey High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
Derek Brown SG	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Mitchell Foster PF	Newark, NJ	Arizona Western College	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	N/A
Mitchell Foster PF	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: "1991 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

1991–92 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	3	Sergio Luyk	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So	University Heights	Madrid, Spain
G	10	Terence Mullin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Sr	Xaverian	Brooklyn, NY
G	11	David Cain	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr	Adlai E. Stevenson	Bronx, NY
G	12	Jason Buchanan	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Sr	Nottingham	Syracuse, NY
G	13	Lee Green	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So	Tolentine/Cheshire	Bronx, NY
F/C	15	Mitchell Foster	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Jr	Arizona Western	Newark, NJ
F	21	Malik Sealy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr	Tolentine	Bronx, NY
G/F	22	Chucky Sproling	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr	Manual	Denver, CO
G	23	Derek Brown	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Fr	H. Frank Carey	Franklin Square, NY
G	30	Carl Beckett	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	Christ the King	Queens, NY
F	31	Lamont Middleton	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	RS Jr	Walton/Hartford	Bronx, NY
C	41	Robert Werdann	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	Sr	Archbishop Molloy	Sunnyside, NY
C	42	Shawnelle Scott	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	So	All Hallows	New York, NY
G	45	Ron DeQueiroz	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So	Xaverian	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Head coach

Lou Carnesecca(St. John's University)

Assistant coach(es)

Brian Mahoney
Al LoBalbo
Ron Rutledge

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 (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/23/91*	No. 10	Niagara	W 73–64	1–0	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
11/29/91*	No. 8	UNC Wilmington Lapchick Tournament Opening Round	W 75–57	2–0	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
11/30/91*	No. 8	Drexel Lapchick Tournament Championship Final	W 81–61	3–0	Alumni Hall (5,431) Queens, NY
12/05/91* 9:00 p.m.	No. 7	vs. No. 1 Duke ACC-Big East Challenge	L 81–91	3–1	Greensboro Coliseum (15,781) Greensboro, NC
12/14/91*	No. 11	vs. Manhattan	W 86–50	4–1	Knickerbocker Arena Albany, NY
12/21/91*	No. 10	No. 14 Indiana	L 77–82	4–2	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
12/27/91*	No. 18	Fordham ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal	W 70–53	5–2	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
12/28/91*	No. 18	Memphis State ECAC Holiday Festival Championship	W 75–54	6–2	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
01/02/92	No. 18	at Villanova	W 79–69	7–2 (1–0)	du Pont Pavilion Villanova, PA
01/04/92	No. 18	Miami (F.L.)	W 83–69	8–2 (2–0)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/07/92 WTNH	No. 17	at No. 5 Connecticut	L 76–85	8–3 (2–1)	Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT
01/11/92	No. 17	Boston College	W 85–72	9–3 (3–1)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/14/92	No. 17	at Miami (F.L.)	L 42–45	9–4 (3–2)	Miami Arena Miami, FL
01/18/92	No. 17	at Providence	W 85–75	10–4 (4–2)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/20/92	No. 22	at Seton Hall	L 60–75	10–5 (4–3)	Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, NJ
01/25/92	No. 22	at No. 13 Syracuse	L 56–58	10–6 (4–4)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
01/29/92		at Georgetown	L 48–61	10–7 (4–5)	Capital Centre (10,109) Landover, MD
02/01/92 CBS		No. 6 Connecticut	W 90–57	11–7 (5–5)	Madison Square Garden (19,876) New York, NY
02/05/92		at Boston College	W 70–60	12–7 (6–5)	Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
02/08/92		Villanova	W 69–53	13–7 (7–5)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
02/15/92		at Pittsburgh	W 84–74	14–7 (8–5)	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA
02/19/92	No. 24	No. 17 Syracuse	W 63–62	15–7 (9–5)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
02/22/92	No. 24	Pittsburgh	W 71–65	16–7 (10–5)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
02/24/92	No. 20	at Providence	W 72–68 ^OT	17–7 (11–5)	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
02/29/92*	No. 20	at Notre Dame	L 70–79	17–8	Edmund P. Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
03/02/92		No. 17 Georgetown	W 65–49	18–8 (12–5)	Madison Square Garden (16,816) New York, NY
03/07/92		No. 22 Seton Hall	L 71–78	18–9 (12–6)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
Big East tournament
03/13/92 WTNH	(3) No. 25	vs. Connecticut Big East tournament quarterfinal	W 64–59 ^OT	19–9	Madison Square Garden (18,899) New York, NY
03/14/92	(3) No. 25	vs. (2) No. 21 Georgetown Big East tournament semifinal	L 64–68	19–10	Madison Square Garden (18,897) New York, NY
NCAA tournament
03/20/92	(7 SE)	vs. (10 SE) Tulane NCAA First Round	L 57–61^[3]	19–11	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	14	Malik Sealy	Indiana Pacers
2	46	Robert Werdann	Denver Nuggets

References

^ sports-reference.com 1991-92 Big East Conference Season Summary
^ 1991-92 St. John's (NY) Red Storm Roster and Stats
^ "Tulane Comes From Nowhere to Oust St. John's". New York Times. March 21, 1992. Retrieved March 20, 2021.

[1] sports-reference.com 1991-92 Big East Conference Season Summary

[2] 1991-92 St. John's (NY) Red Storm Roster and Stats

[3] "Tulane Comes From Nowhere to Oust St. John's". New York Times. March 21, 1992. Retrieved March 20, 2021.

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Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics