1991–92 St. John's Redmen basketball team

1991–92 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Big East Regular Season Co-Champions
Lapchick Memorial Champions
ECAC Holiday Festival Champions
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
Record19–11 (12–6 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
Seasons
1991–92 Big East men's basketball standings
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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Derek Brown
SG 		Franklin Square, NY H. Frank Carey High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting 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  
Recruiting 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 Current redshirt 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 Current redshirt 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 Injured 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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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

  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.