# 1992–93 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 1992–93 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1992–93 NCAA Division- basketball season. The team was coached by Brian Mahoney in his first year at the school after replacing long time head coach Lou Carnesecca. 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 |
| Jason Buchanan | 13 | G | 6'2" | Senior | Graduated |
| Chucky Sproling | | G | 6'6" | Senior | Graduated |
| Terence Mullin | | G | | Senior | Graduated |
| Malik Sealy | 21 | F | 6'8" | Senior | Graduated. Entered 1992 NBA draft |
| Robert Werdann | 41 | C | 6'11" | Senior | Graduated. Entered 1992 NBA draft |

### Class of 1992 signees

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Rowan Barrett SF | Scarborough, Ontario | West Hill Collegiate Institute | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Charles Minlend PF | Cameroon, Africa | St. Thomas More School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Fred Lyson PF | Oceanside, NY | Oceanside High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Maurice Brown PG | Brooklyn, NY | William E. Grady High School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Thomas Bayne PF | Brentwood, NY | Brentwood High School | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | N/A |
| 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: "1992 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 12/01/92* | | St. Francis (NY) Lapchick Tournament Opening Round | W 101-68 | 1-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/02/92* | | Iona Lapchick Tournament Championship | W 90-74 | 2-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/05/92* | | vs. Niagara | W 75-71 | 3-0 | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, NY |
| 12/08/92 | | at Connecticut | L 72-74 $^{OT}$ | 3-1 (0-1) | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT |
| 12/10/92* | | at Fordham | L 55-60 | 3-2 | Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY |
| 12/19/92* | | Hofstra | W 58-56 | 4-2 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/23/92* | | at No. 4 Indiana | L 80-105 | 4-3 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/28/92* | | Manhattan ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal | W 74-59 | 5-3 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 12/30/92* | | No. 3 Kentucky ECAC Holiday Festival Championship | L 77-86 | 5-4 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 01/05/93 | | Providence | W 86-76 | 6-4 (1-1) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/09/93 | | No. 24 Pittsburgh | W 85-77 | 7-4 (2-1) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/13/93 | | at Villanova | W 76-70 | 8-4 (3-1) | duPont Pavilion Villanova, PA |
| 01/16/93 | | Miami (F.L.) | W 78-74 | 9-4 (4-1) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/23/93 | | at Syracuse | W 78-71 | 10-4 (5-1) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| 01/26/93 | | at Boston College | L 61-71 | 10-5 (5-2) | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 01/30/93 | | No. 22 Connecticut | W 72-59 | 11-5 (6-2) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 02/01/93 | | No. 23 Georgetown | W 79-61 | 12-5 (7-2) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 02/06/93 | | at No. 15 Pittsburgh | L 69-71 | 12-6 (7-3) | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/09/93 | | at Providence | W 73-64 | 13-6 (8-3) | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI |
| 02/13/93 | | No. 21 Boston College | W 65-61 | 14-6 (9-3) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/17/93 | No. 25 | No. 16 Seton Hall | L 85-95 $^{OT}$ | 14-7 (9-4) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 02/21/93 | No. 25 | at Miami (F.L.) | L 77-82 | 14-8 (9-5) | Miami Arena Miami, FL |
| 02/23/93 | | at Georgetown | W 61-56 | 15-8 (10-5) | Capital Centre Landover, MD |
| 02/27/93 | | Villanova | W 65-62 | 16-8 (11-5) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 02/01/93 | No. 25 | Syracuse | W 90-70 | 17-8 (12-5) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 03/06/93 | No. 25 | at No. 10 Seton Hall | L 73-92 | 17-9 (12-6) | Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| 03/12/93 | | vs. Boston College Big East tournament quarterfinal | W 76-56 | 18-9 (12-6) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 03/13/93 | | vs. Syracuse Big East tournament semifinal | L 72-84 | 18-10 (12-6) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/18/93* | | vs. (12) Texas Tech NCAA First Round | W 85-67 | 19-10 | Lawrence Joel Arena Winston-Salem, NC |
| 03/20/93* | | vs. (4) Arkansas NCAA Second Round | L 74-80 | 19-11 | Lawrence Joel Arena Winston-Salem, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||