# 1993–94 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 1993–94 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Brian Mahoney in his second year at the school. This was the Redmen's first losing season in 31 years, as well as its final season as the Redmen, before becoming the Red Storm the following season. 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 | Notes |
| David Cain | 11 | G | 6'0" | Senior | Graduated |
| Mitchell Foster | 15 | F | 6'9" | Senior | Graduated |
| Lamont Middleton | 31 | F | 6'6" | RS Senior | Graduated |

### Class of 1993 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Roshown McLeod PF | Jersey City, NJ | St. Anthony High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| James Scott SF | Paterson, NJ | Eastside High School/Spartanburg Methodist | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 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: "1993 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/17/93* | Towson State Preseason NIT First Round | L 65-66 | 0-1 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 11/30/93* | Columbia | W 79-49 | 1-1 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/04/93 | Seton Hall | W 72-64 | 2-1 (1-0) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 12/07/93 | Pittsburgh | L 68-75 | 2-2 (1-1) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/11/93* | Colgate Lapchick Tournament Opening Round | W 92-79 | 3-2 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/12/93* | Hofstra Lapchick Tournament Championship | W 70-42 | 4-2 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/18/93* | vs. Fordham | W 98-72 | 5-2 | Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, NY |
| 12/22/93* | Niagara | W 89-66 | 6-2 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/27/93* | Fairleigh Dickinson ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal | W 83-59 | 7-2 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 12/29/93* | No. 15 Georgia Tech ECAC Holiday Festival Championship | L 69-71 | 7-3 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 01/08/94 | Villanova | L 68-69 | 7-4 (1-2) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/12/94 | at Georgetown | L 49-60 | 7-5 (1-3) | USAir Arena Landover, MD |
| 01/15/94 | No. 14 Connecticut | L 81-85 | 7-6 (1-4) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 01/18/94 | at No. 16 Syracuse | L 82-92 | 7-7 (1-5) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| 01/22/94 | at Miami (F.L.) | W 75-63 | 8-7 (2-5) | Miami Arena Miami, FL |
| 01/26/94 | Boston College | L 68-85 | 8-8 (2-6) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 01/30/94* | No. 17 Minnesota | L 64-92 | 8-9 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 02/02/94 | at Villanova | L 56-59 | 8-10 (2-7) | duPont Pavilion Villanova, PA |
| 02/05/94 | Providence | W 73-69 | 9-10 (3-7) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/08/94 | Miami (F.L.) | W 78-63 | 10-10 (4-7) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/12/94 | at Pittsburgh | W 68-62 | 11-10 (5-7) | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/14/94 | at Seton Hall | L 57-67 | 11-11 (5-8) | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| 02/19/94 | Georgetown | L 61-74 | 11-12 (5-9) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 02/21/94 | Providence | L 67-75 | 11-13 (5-10) | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI |
| 02/27/94 | No. 18 Syracuse | L 81-82 | 11-14 (5-11) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 03/01/94 | at No. 23 Boston College | L 76-95 | 11-15 (5-12) | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 03/05/94 | at No. 4 Connecticut | L 80-95 | 11-16 (5-13) | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| 03/10/94 | vs. Pittsburgh Big East tournament first round | W 80-72 | 12-16 (5-13) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 03/11/94 | vs. No. 2 Connecticut Big East tournament Quarterfinal | L 77-97 | 12-17 (5-13) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 2 | 43 | Shawnelle Scott | Portland Trail Blazers |