# 1994–95 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

The 1994–95 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Brian Mahoney in his third year 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. This was the first season for the team as the Red Storm.

## Off season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Notes |
| Lee Green | 13 | G | 6'2" | Senior | Graduated |
| Carl Beckett | 30 | G | | Senior | Graduated |
| Shawnelle Scott | 42 | C | 610" | Senior | Graduated. Entered 1994 NBA draft |

### Class of 1994 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Felipe López SG | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Rice High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Zendon Hamilton C | Floral Park, NY | Sewanhaka High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Tarik Turner PG | Charlottesville, VA | Oak Hill Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 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: "1994 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/25/94* | | Dartmouth Lapchick Tournament Opening Round | W 93-63 | 1-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 11/26/94* | | Bowling Green State Lapchick Tournament Championship | W 77-64 | 2-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 11/30/94* | | Coppin State | W 78-73 | 3-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/03/94* | | at Niagara | W 89-56 | 4-0 | Gallagher Center Niagara, NY |
| 12/05/94 | | at Pittsburgh | W 88-83 | 5-0 (1-0) | Pittsburgh Civic Arena Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/22/94* | | Fordham | W 76-65 | 6-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/27/94* | No. 25 | vs. Manhattan ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal | W 81-70 | 7-0 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 12/28/94* | No. 25 | vs. Pennsylvania ECAC Holiday Festival Championship | L 73-79 | 7-1 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 01/04/95 | | at Providence | W 89-74 | 8-1 (2-0) | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI |
| 01/08/95 | | at No. 6 Connecticut | L 78-98 | 8-2 (2-1) | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT |
| 01/11/95 | | Miami (F.L.) | L 79-82 | 8-3 (2-2) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/14/95 | | Seton Hall | L 81-91 | 8-4 (2-3) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 01/17/95 | | at No. 6 Syracuse | L 87-91 | 8-5 (2-4) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| 01/22/95 | | Pittsburgh | L 87-94 | 8-6 (2-5) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 01/24/95 | | at No. 14 Georgetown | L 71-88 | 8-7 (2-6) | USAir Arena Landover, MD |
| 01/29/95* | | at Michigan | W 82-77 | 9-7 | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI |
| 02/01/95 | | No. 19 Villanova | L 62-78 | 9-8 (2-7) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 02/04/95 | | No. 4 Connecticut | L 82-99 | 9-9 (2-8) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 02/07/95 | | at Seton Hall | L 87-90 | 9-10 (2-9) | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| 02/11/95 | | Boston College | W 81-71 | 10-10 (3-9) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/13/95 | | at Miami (F.L.) | L 69-71 | 10-11 (3-10) | Miami Arena Miami, FL |
| 02/18/95 | | Boston College | W 73-69 | 11-11 (4-10) | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 02/22/95 | | Providence | W 79-72 | 12-11 (5-10) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 02/25/95 | | No. 9 Villanova | L 70-74 | 12-12 (5-11) | duPont Pavilion New York, NY |
| 03/01/95 | | No. 22 Syracuse | W 82-78 | 13-12 (6-11) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 03/05/95 | | No. 23 Georgetown | W 86-77 | 14-12 (7-11) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| 03/09/95 | | vs. Pittsburgh Big East tournament first round | L 71-74 | 14-13 (7-11) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| NIT ||||||
| 03/16/95 | | vs. South Florida NIT First Round | L 67-74 | 14-14 (7-11) | USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||