# 1998–99 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

The 1998–99 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Mike Jarvis in his first year at the school after replacing head coach Fran Fraschilla. 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.

## Off season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Tarik Turner | 4 | G | 6'5" | Senior | Charlottesville, Virginia | Graduated |
| Felipe Lopez | 13 | G | 6'5" | Senior | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Graduated. Entered 1998 NBA draft |
| Milos Dumic | 21 | F/C | 6'9" | Freshman | Bijeljina, Yugoslavia | Transferred |
| Giovanni Soto | 24 | F | 6'7" | Senior | Far Rockaway, New York | Graduated |
| Zendon Hamilton | 31 | C | 6'9" | Senior | Floral Park, New York | Graduated. Entered 1998 NBA draft/undrafted |
| Shannon Crooks | | G | 6'2" | Freshman | Boston, Massachusetts | Transferred. UMass |
| James Felton | | F | 6'9" | Freshman | Bayonne, New Jersey | Transferred. Florida State |

### Class of 1998 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Erick Barkley PG | Queens, NY | Maine Central Institute | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Bootsy Thornton SG | Baltimore, MD | Tallahassee Community College | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Anthony Glover SF | Bronx, NY | Rice High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Donald Emanuel PF | Houston, TX | Jesse H. Jones High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Albert Richardson PF | New Orleans, LA | McCook Junior 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: "1998 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/16/98* | | UNC Asheville Chase Preseason NIT first round | W 105-50 | 1-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 11/18/98* | | No. 23 UMass Chase Preseason NIT Quarterfinal | W 73-69 | 2-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 11/23/98* | | Columbia | W 71-55 | 3-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 11/25/98* | No. 23 | vs. No. 3 Stanford Chase Preseason NIT Semifinal | L 53-55 | 3-1 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 11/27/98* | No. 23 | vs. No. 11 Purdue Chase Preseason NIT Consolation | L 69-70 | 3-2 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 11/30/98* | No. 23 | St. Francis (N.Y.) | W 97-63 | 4-2 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/02/98* | No. 25 | Hofstra | W 70-49 | 5-2 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/05/98 | No. 25 | at Boston College | W 74-55 | 6-2 (1-0) | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 12/09/98 | No. 18 | No. 20 Pittsburgh | W 73-52 | 7-2 (2-0) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/12/98* | No. 18 | at Virginia | W 95-68 | 8-2 (2-0) | University Hall Charlottesville, VA |
| 12/19/98* | No. 15 | Fordham | W 88-57 | 9-2 (2-0) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/22/98* | No. 14 | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 81-54 | 10-2 (2-0) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/02/99 | No. 12 | at Rutgers | W 77-73 | 11-2 (3-0) | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| 01/04/99* | No. 12 | Niagara | W 115-70 | 12-2 (3-0) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/06/99 | No. 10 | at Miami (F.L.) | L 79-84 | 12-3 (3-1) | Miami Arena Miami, FL |
| 01/09/99 | No. 10 | Seton Hall | W 86-75 | 13-3 (4-1) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 01/11/99 | No. 10 | Georgetown | W 71-69 | 14-3 (5-1) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 01/16/99 | No. 11 | Rutgers | W 88-78 | 15-3 (6-1) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 01/20/99 | No. 8 | at Providence | W 84-57 | 16-3 (7-1) | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI |
| 01/24/99 CBS | No. 8 | No. 2 Duke | L 88-92 $^{OT}$ | 16-4 (7-1) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 01/27/99 | No. 9 | at No. 17 Syracuse | W 75-70 | 17-4 (8-1) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| 01/30/99 CBS | No. 9 | No. 1 Connecticut | L 74-78 | 17-5 (8-2) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 02/03/99 | No. 9 | No. 25 Miami (F.L.) | L 70-73 | 17-6 (8-3) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 02/06/99 | No. 9 | at Pittsburgh | W 88-60 | 18-6 (9-3) | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/09/99 | No. 11 | at West Virginia | W 80-68 | 19-6 (10-3) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV |
| 02/13/99 | No. 11 | Villanova | W 82-75 | 20-6 (11-3) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 02/15/99 | No. 11 | Providence | W 104-70 | 21-6 (12-3) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/20/99 | No. 10 | at Georgetown | W 74-66 | 22-6 (13-3) | MCI Center Washington, D.C. |
| 02/24/99 | No. 8 | Notre Dame | W 73-53 | 23-6 (14-3) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 02/27/99 CBS | No. 8 | Villanova | L 60-66 | 23–7 (14–4) | The Pavilion Villanova, PA |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| 03/04/99 | No. 10 | vs. Rutgers Big East tournament quarterfinal | W 77-62 | 24–7 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 03/05/99 | No. 10 | vs. No. 9 Miami (F.L.) Big East tournament semifinal | W 62-59 | 25–7 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 03/06/99 ESPN | No. 10 | vs. No. 3 Connecticut Big East tournament championship | L 63-82 | 25–8 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| 03/11/99 CBS | No. 9 | vs. (14) Samford NCAA first round | W 69-43 | 26–8 | Orlando Arena Orlando, FL |
| 03/13/99 CBS | No. 9 | vs. No. 19 (6) Indiana NCAA second round | W 86-61 | 27–8 | Orlando Arena Orlando, FL |
| 03/18/99 CBS | No. 9 | vs. No. 5 (2) Maryland NCAA regional semifinal | W 76-62 | 28–8 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN |
| 03/20/99 CBS | No. 9 | vs. No. 14 (4) Ohio State NCAA Regional Final | L 74-77 | 28–9 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 16 | Ron Artest | Chicago Bulls |