2014–15 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team American college basketball season
2014–15 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The team was coached by Steve Lavin in his fifth year at the school. St. John's home games were played at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden and the team was members of the Big East Conference . They finished the season 21–12, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in fifth place. 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 first round to San Diego State. On March 27, 2015 St. John's and head coach Steve Lavin mutually agreed to part ways.[ 1]
Previous season
The Red Storm finished the season 20–13, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in three-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament to Providence. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament , where they lost to Robert Morris in the first round.
Departures
Class of 2014 signees
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Adonis De La Rosa C Bronx, NY
Christ the King High School
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
322 lb (146 kg)
Apr 9, 2014
Star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 70
Amar Alibegovic PF Rome, Italy
Istituto Tecnico Minerva
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (100 kg)
Star ratings :Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A 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:
Transfer additions
Name
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Notes
Joey De La Rosa
C 6'11"
240
Senior
Bronx, New York mid-season transfer from Florida International (0.5 yr eligibility remaining). Under NCAA transfer rules, he would be forced to sit out the fall semester of the 2014-15 season.
Keith Thomas
F 6'8"
221
Junior
Mount Vernon, New York junior college transfer from Westchester Community College (2 yrs immediate eligibility). Did not met the necessary NCAA transfer requirements and was ruled ineligible for the 2014-15 season.
Roster
2014–15 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 0
Jamal Branch 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 169 lb (77 kg)
Sr Grace Preparatory Academy /Texas A&M
Kansas City, MO
G 1
Phil Greene 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg)
Sr IMG Academy
Chicago, IL
G 2
Myles Stewart (W)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Fr Westchester
Los Angeles, CA
F 4
Christian Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg)
RS So IMG Academy
Arlington, TX
G 5
David Lipscomb (W)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
RS So Wheeler
Riverdale, GA
G 10
Felix Balamou 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg)
Jr Our Savior New American
Conakry , Guinea
G 11
D'Angelo Harrison 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg)
Sr Dulles
Missouri City, TX
F/C 12
Chris Obekpa 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 236 lb (107 kg)
Jr Our Savior New American
Makurdi , Nigeria
F 14
Amar Alibegović 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg)
Fr Istituto Tecnico Minerva
Rome , Italy
G/F 15
Sir'Dominic Pointer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg)
Sr Quality Education Academy
Detroit, MI
G 22
Jay Henderson (W)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Fr Lake Highland Prep
Orlando, FL
G 23
Rysheed Jordan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg)
So Roberts Vaux
Philadelphia, PA
C 31
Adonis Delarosa (I)
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 322 lb (146 kg)
Fr Christ the King
Bronx, NY
C 34
Joey Delarosa 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 249 lb (113 kg)
Sr Montverde Academy /FIU
Bronx, NY
F 35
Khadim Ndiaye 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
Sr Christ the King
Queens, NY
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance)
Exhibition
11/01/2014 *2:00 pm, ESPN3
Humboldt State W 95–83 28 – Harrison
10 – Obekpa
5 – Branch
Carnesecca Arena [ 2] Queens, NY
11/08/2014 *2:00 pm, ESPN3
St. Thomas Aquinas W 97–71 21 – Greene IV
10 – Harrison
4 – Greene IV
Carnesecca Arena (3,490[ 3] Queens, NY
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014 *7:00 pm, FSN
NJIT W 77–58 1–0
18 – Jordan
13 – Obekpa
5 – Jordan
Carnesecca Arena (4,703[ 4] Queens, NY
11/17/2014 *7:30 pm, ESPN3
Franklin Pierce NIT Season Tip-Off opening roundW 94–81 2–0
31 – Harrison
17 – Harrison
6 – Tied
Carnesecca Arena (3,553[ 5] Queens, NY
11/19/2014 *7:30 pm, ESPN3
LIU Brooklyn NIT Season Tip-Off opening round W 66–53 3–0
18 – Pointer
10 – Obekpa
2 – 3 Tied
Carnesecca Arena (3,733[ 6] Queens, NY
11/26/2014 *7:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Minnesota NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals W 70–61 4–0
19 – Harrison
11 – Pointer
3 – Tied
Madison Square Garden [ 7] New York, NY
11/28/2014 *7:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 10 Gonzaga NIT Season Tip-Off championship L 66–73 4–1
20 – Greene IV
9 – Pointer
5 – Pointer
Madison Square Garden (5,548[ 8] New York, NY
12/02/2014 *7:00 pm, FS1
Niagara W 70–57 5–1
16 – Harrison
9 – Tied
6 – Branch
Carnesecca Arena (4,475[ 9] Queens, NY
12/06/2014 *5:15 pm, ESPN2
at Syracuse
W 69–57 6–1
24 – Harrison
16 – Obekpa
5 – Pointer
Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
12/10/2014 *8:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 24
Fairleigh Dickinson W 74–52 7–1
26 – Harrison
12 – Obekpa
5 – Jordan
Carnesecca Arena (4,528)Queens, NY
12/14/2014 *1:30 pm, FSN
No. 24
vs. Fordham Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival W 74–53 8–1
24 – Jordan
6 – Jones
7 – Branch
Madison Square Garden (8,074)New York, NY
12/19/2014 *7:00 pm, FS1
No. 20
Saint Mary's W 53–47 9–1
21 – Harrison
11 – Pointer
5 – Pointer
Carnesecca Arena (4,645)Queens, NY
12/22/2014 *7:30 pm, CBSSN
No. 17
Long Beach State W 66–49 10–1
16 – Tied
10 – Harrison
7 – Pointer
Carnesecca Arena (5,014)Queens, NY
12/28/2014 *12:00 pm, FS1
No. 17
vs. Tulane Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival W 82–57 11–1
24 – Pointer
8 – Obekpa
4 – Pointer
Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
12/31/2014 12:00 pm, FS1
No. 15
at Seton Hall
L 67–78 11–2 (0–1)
25 – Harrison
7 – Tied
4 – Branch
Prudential Center Newark, NJ
01/03/2015 4:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 15
Butler L 69–73 11–3 (0–2)
31 – Harrison
8 – Pointer
4 – Pointer
Carnesecca Arena (5,602)Queens, NY
01/06/2015 9:00 pm, FS1
No. 24
No. 8 Villanova
L 72–90 11–4 (0–3)
25 – Harrison
5 – Obekpa
3 – Branch
Madison Square Garden (8,565)New York, NY
01/14/2015 7:00 pm, FS1
at Providence
W 83–70 12–4 (1–3)
20 – Tied
8 – Pointer
4 – Harrison
Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
01/18/2015 2:30 pm, FS1
at DePaul
L 67–71 12–5 (1–4)
17 – Tied
5 – 3 Tied
4 – Jordan
Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL
01/21/2015 7:00 pm, FS1
Marquette W 60–57 13–5 (2–4)
15 – Tied
12 – Pointer
6 – Pointer
Madison Square Garden (7,532)New York, NY
01/25/2015 *2:00 pm, FOX
No. 5 Duke
L 68–77 13–6
21 – Pointer
10 – Pointer
4 – Pointer
Madison Square Garden (19,812)New York, NY
01/28/2015 9:00 pm, FS1
at Creighton
L 74–77 13–7 (2–5)
18 – Harrison
10 – Pointer
6 – Pointer
CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE
01/31/2015 12:00 pm, FOX
Providence W 75–66 14–7 (3–5)
20 – Pointer
10 – Obekpa
5 – Pointer
Madison Square Garden (8,973)New York, NY
02/03/2015 7:00 pm, FS1
at No. 22 Butler
L 62–85 14–8 (3–6)
19 – Pointer
6 – Pointer
4 – Jordan
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
02/07/2015 12:00 pm, FSN
Creighton W 84–66 15–8 (4–6)
25 – Jordan
10 – Harrison
6 – Harrison
Madison Square Garden (10,759)New York, NY
02/11/2015 9:00 pm, CBSSN
DePaul W 86–78 16–8 (5–6)
33 – Harrison
11 – Pointer
4 – Tied
Carnesecca Arena (5,040)Queens, NY
02/14/2015 12:30 pm, FOX
at Xavier
W 78–70 17–8 (6–6)
24 – Pointer
5 – 4 Tied
3 – Harrison
Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
02/17/2015 7:00 pm, FS1
at Georgetown
L 57–79 17–9 (6–7)
18 – Greene IV
8 – Pointer
5 – Branch
Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
02/21/2015 12:00 pm, FOX
Seton Hall W 85–72 18–9 (7–7)
22 – Pointer
10 – Pointer
6 – Jordan
Carnesecca Arena (5,602)Queens, NY
02/23/2015 8:00 pm, FS1
Xavier W 58–57 19–9 (8–7)
20 – Harrison
9 – Pointer
6 – Jordan
Madison Square Garden (6,634)New York, NY
02/28/2015 12:00 noon, CBS
Georgetown W 81–70 20–9 (9–7)
26 – Pointer
7 – Tied
3 – Tied
Madison Square Garden (13,615)New York, NY
03/04/2015 9:15 pm, FS1
at Marquette
W 67–51 21–9 (10–7)
23 – Jordan
13 – Pointer
7 – Pointer
BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
03/07/2015 12:00 p.m., FOX
at No. 4 Villanova
L 68–105 21–10 (10–8)
21 – Jordan
4 – Tied
8 – Jordan
Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
Big East tournament
03/12/2015 2:30 pm, FS1
vs. Providence Quarterfinals L 57–74 21–11
18 – Jordan
9 – Obekpa
2 – Branch
Madison Square Garden (15,197)New York, NY
NCAA tournament
03/20/2015 *9:40 pm, CBS
No. (9)
vs. (8) San Diego State First round L 64–76 21–12
21 – Pointer
10 – Pointer
2 – Tied
Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time . (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region S=South.
Rankings
Ranking movementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received votes. NR=Not ranked.
Poll
Pre
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Post
Final
AP
NR
NR
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NR
RV
24
20
17
15
24
RV
RV
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
RV
RV
NR
N/A
Coaches
NR
NR
NR
NR
RV
RV
23
19
17
24
RV
RV
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
RV
NR
NR
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Team players drafted into the NBA
References
^ Eisenberg, Jeff (March 27, 2015). "Steve Lavin out at St. John's after five up-and-down seasons" . sports.yahoo . Retrieved March 27, 2015 . ^ "MBB vs. Humboldt State box score" . redstormsports.com . St. John's University. Retrieved November 8, 2014 .^ "MBB vs. St. Thomas Aquinas box score" . redstormsports.com . St. John's University. Retrieved November 8, 2014 .^ "MBB vs. NJIT box score" . redstormsports.com . St. John's University. Retrieved November 14, 2014 .^ "MBB vs. Franklin Pierce box score" . redstormsports.com . St. John's University. Retrieved November 17, 2014 .^ "MBB vs. LIU Brooklyn box score" . redstormsports.com . St. John's University. Retrieved November 20, 2014 .^ "MBB vs. Minnesota box score" . redstormsports.com . St. John's University. Retrieved December 5, 2014 .^ "MBB vs. Gonzaga box score" . redstormsports.com . St. John's University. Retrieved December 5, 2014 .^ "MBB vs. Niagara box score" . redstormsports.com . St. John's University. Retrieved December 5, 2014 .
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics
