2007–08 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

2007–08 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
2007–08 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	11–19 (5–13 Big East)
Head coach	Norm Roberts (4th year);
Assistant coaches	Glenn Braica; Chris Casey; Fred Quartlebaum;
Home arena	Carnesecca Arena; Madison Square Garden
	Seasons ← 2006–07 2008–09 →

2007–08 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Georgetown	15	–	3	.833	28	–	6	.824
No. 13 Louisville	14	–	4	.778	27	–	9	.750
No. 15 Notre Dame	14	–	4	.778	25	–	8	.758
No. 16 Connecticut	13	–	5	.722	24	–	9	.727
West Virginia	11	–	7	.611	26	–	11	.703
No. 25 Marquette	11	–	7	.611	25	–	10	.714
No. 17 Pittsburgh†	10	–	8	.556	27	–	10	.730
Villanova	9	–	9	.500	22	–	13	.629
Syracuse	9	–	9	.500	21	–	14	.600
Cincinnati	8	–	10	.444	13	–	19	.406
Seton Hall	7	–	11	.389	17	–	15	.531
Providence	6	–	12	.333	15	–	16	.484
*DePaul	6	–	12	.333	11	–	19	.367
*St. John's	5	–	13	.278	11	–	19	.367
*South Florida	3	–	15	.167	12	–	19	.387
*Rutgers	3	–	15	.167	11	–	20	.355


† 2008 Big East tournament winner As of April 7, 2008^[1] Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2008 Big East tournament.

The 2007–08 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Norm Roberts in his fourth 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.

Off season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Qa'rraan Calhoun	1	PF	6'7"	225	Freshman	North Bridgton, Maine	Transferred to Houston
Daryll Hill	3	PG	6'3"	170	Senior	Bayside, New York	Graduated
Avery Patterson	30	SG	6'4"	204	Junior	Kannapolis, North Carolina	Transferred to Tarleton State
Ricky Torres	22	SG	6'4"	200	Sophomore	Bronx, New York	Transferred to UMBC
Lamont Hamilton	34	PF	6'10"	225	Senior	Brooklyn, New York	Graduated
Aaron Spears	40	PF	6'9"	250	Senior	Chicago, Illinois	Graduated
Devin Mayo		G	6'8"	158	Senior	Upper Marlboro, Maryland	Graduated

Class of 2007 signees

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Paris Horne SG	Middleton, DE	Bridgton Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Jan 30, 2007
Paris Horne SG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 93
Justin Burrell PF	Bronx, NY	Bridgton Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	May 9, 2006
Justin Burrell PF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 82
Dele Coker C	Lagos, Nigeria	South Kent School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	257 lb (117 kg)	Oct 9, 2006
Dele Coker C	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 81
Malik Boothe PG	Queens, NY	Christ the King High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Aug 16, 2006
Malik Boothe PG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 81
D. J. Kennedy SF	Pittsburgh, PA	Schenley High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	May 12, 2007
D. J. Kennedy SF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 81
Sean Evans PF	Philadelphia, PA	Northeast High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	259 lb (117 kg)	May 23, 2007
Sean Evans PF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 76
Mike Cavataio SG	Fresh Meadows, NY	St. Francis Prep School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jan 22, 2007
Mike Cavataio SG	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 71
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: "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2007–08 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	2	Anthony Mason Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Jr	Failey	Memphis, TN
G	3	Malik Boothe	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Fr	Christ the King	Queens, NY
G	4	Eugene Lawrence	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Lincoln	Brooklyn, NY
G	5	Larry Wright	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	So	Saginaw	Saginaw, MI
G/F	10	D.J. Kennedy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	Fr	Schenley	Pittsburgh, PA
C	11	Tomas Jasiulionis	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	249 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Trinity Episcopal School	Utena, Lithuania
F/C	15	Dele Coker	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	257 lb (117 kg)	Fr	South Kent	Lagos, Nigeria
F	22	Sean Evans	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	259 lb (117 kg)	Fr	Northeast	Philadelphia, PA
G	23	Paris Horne	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Bridgton Academy	Middletown, DE
F	24	Justin Burrell	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	Fr	Our Savior Lutheran High School/Bridgton Academy	Bronx, NY
G	30	Liam Biesty	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Poly Prep	Brooklyn, NY
G/F	32	Mike Cavataio	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	St. Francis Prep	Forest Hills, NY
F	33	Otoja Abit	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Archbishop Molloy	Woodside, NY
G	25	Matt Duell	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	So	Greenport	Orient, NY
F	55	Rob Thomas	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	RS Fr	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 and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/07/07* 7:30pm	Molloy	W 95–66		Carnesecca Arena (N/A) Queens, NY
Regular Season
11/14/07* 7:30pm, SNY	St. Francis (NY)	W 72–64	1–0	Carnesecca Arena (3,395) Queens, NY
11/20/07* 7:30pm	Sacred Heart	W 76–49	2–0	Carnesecca Arena (3,403) Queens, NY
11/25/07* 7:30pm	Fairleigh Dickinson	W 92–67	3–0	Carnesecca Arena (3,190) Queens, NY
11/28/07* 7:30pm	LIU Brooklyn	W 68–56	4–0	Carnesecca Arena (3,831) Queens, NY
12/02/07* 4:00pm, FSN	at Miami (FL)	L 47–66	4–1	Convocation Center (3,515) Coral Gables, Florida
12/15/07* 4:00pm, SNY	Niagara	L 73–77	4–2	Carnesecca Arena (4,015) Queens, NY
12/19/07* 5:00pm	vs. Ohio Rainbow Classic Opening Round	L 69–71	4–3	Stan Sheriff Center (N/A) Honolulu, HI
12/21/07* 11:00am	vs. Hawaii Rainbow Classic Consolation	W 68–62	5–3	Stan Sheriff Center (N/A) Honolulu, HI
12/22/07* 6:30pm	vs. Tulane Rainbow Classic Consolation	L 71–79	5–4	Stan Sheriff Center (N/A) Honolulu, HI
12/28/07* 8:30pm, MSG	Marist Aeropostale Holiday Festival Opening Round	W 62–59	6–4	Madison Square Garden (8.914) New York, NY
12/29/07* 3:30pm, MSG	Virginia Tech Aeropostale Holiday Festival Championship	L 48–54	6–5	Madison Square Garden (6,818) New York, NY
01/02/08 7:00pm, SNY	at Syracuse	L 70–76	6–6 (0–1)	Carrier Dome (17,487) Syracuse, NY
01/05/08 6:00pm, ESPN Classic	Cincinnati	W 70–58	7–6 (1–1)	Carnesecca Arena (5,019) Queens, NY
01/08/08 7:00pm, SNY	at Connecticut	L 65–81	7–7 (1–2)	Gampel Pavilion (9,786) Storrs, CT
01/12/08 12:00pm, MSG	DePaul	L 54–60	7–8 (1–3)	Carnesecca Arena (4,451) Queens, NY
01/17/08 7:00pm, MSG	at West Virginia	L 64–73	7–9 (1–4)	WVU Coliseum (13,047) Morgantown, WV
01/23/08 7:00pm, MSG	No. 13 Pittsburgh	L 57–80	7–10 (1–5)	Madison Square Garden (17,487) New York, NY
01/26/08 3:30pm, MSG	at Louisville	L 57–67	7–11 (1–6)	Freedom Hall (19,462) Louisville, KY
01/30/08 7:00pm, FSNY	No. 6 Georgetown	L 42–74	7–12 (1–7)	Madison Square Garden (9,924) New York, NY
02/02/08 7:00pm, MSG	at South Florida	W 72–58	8–12 (2–7)	Sun Dome (4,836) Tampa, FL
02/06/08 7:30pm, ESPN 360	at Rutgers	W 52–45	9–12 (3–7)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,159) New Brunswick, NJ
02/09/08 12:00pm, FSNY	Providence	W 64–62	10–12 (4–7)	Carnesecca Arena (5,868) Queens, NY
02/13/08 7:00pm, ESPN2	at Cincinnati	L 43–60	10–13 (4–8)	Fifth Third Arena (7,884) Cincinnati, OH
02/16/08 8:00pm, ESPN Classic	Villanova	L 42–60	10–14 (4–9)	Madison Square Garden (10,823) New York, NY
02/20/08 7:00pm, ESPN2	No. 25 Marquette	L 64–73	10–15 (4–10)	Madison Square Garden (6,413) New York, NY
02/23/08 4:00pm, CBS	at No. 5 Duke	L 56–86	10–16	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
02/27/08 9:00pm, ESPNU	at No. 11 Georgetown	L 52–64	10–17 (4–11)	Verizon Center (9,018) Washington, D.C.
03/01/08 4:00pm, MSG	Seton Hall	W 65–62	11–17 (5–11)	Carnesecca Arena (5,537) Queens, NY
03/05/08 7:30pm, FSNY	at No. 19 Notre Dame	L 55–68	11–18 (5–12)	Joyce Convocation Center (11,418) Notre Dame, IN
03/08/08 12:00pm, MSG	West Virginia	L 74–83 ^OT	11–19 (5–13)	Madison Square Garden (7,363) New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

^ "2007-08 Big East Conference Season Summary: Standings" sports-reference.com. Retrieved 12-13-2013.

[standings-1] "2007-08 Big East Conference Season Summary: Standings" sports-reference.com. Retrieved 12-13-2013.

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v t e St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
Venues	Old Madison Square Garden (193?–1969) Madison Square Garden (1969–present) Carnesecca Arena (alternate; 1961–present)
Rivalries	Fordham Georgetown
Culture & lore	Gambling scandal Johnny Thunderbird
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
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Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics