# 1988–89 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 1988–89 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his twenty first 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.

## Off season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Notes |
| Marcus Broadnax | 5 | G | 6'2" | Sophomore | Transferred to UAB |
| Terry Bross | 10 | C | 6'9" | Senior | Graduated. Entered 1987 MLB Draft |
| Marco Baldi | 14 | C | 6'11" | Junior | Entered Italian basketball league |
| Elander Lewis | 22 | G | 6'4" | Sophomore | Transferred. VCU |
| Shelton Jones | 31 | F | 6'9" | Senior | Graduated. Entered 1988 NBA draft |
| Steve Shurina | 40 | G | 6'4" | Senior | Graduated |
| Michael Porter | | G | 6'0" | Junior | Entered CBA |

### Class of 1988 signees

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Malik Sealy SF | Bronx, NY | St. Nicholas of Tolentine High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Robert Werdann C | Sunnyside, NY | Archbishop Molloy High School | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Jason Buchanan PG | Syracuse, NY | Nottingham High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Chucky Sproling SG | Denver, CO | Manual High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Terence Mullin SG | Brooklyn, NY | Xaverian High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 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: "1988 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Darrell Aiken | 5 | SG | 6'0" | | Junior | | Transferred from Westchester Community College. |
| Barry Milhaven | 13 | SF | 6'5" | | Junior | | Transferred from Nassau Community College. |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/25/88* | Long Island University Lapchick Tournament Opening Round | W 71-55 | 1-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 11/26/88* | Brigham Young Lapchick Tournament Championship | W 83-77 | 2-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 11/30/88* | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 86-55 | 3-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/03/88* | Hawaii | W 65-60 | 4-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/07/88* | Fordham | W 67-47 | 5-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/10/88 | No. 20 Seton Hall | L 63-74 | 5-1 (0-1) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/17/88* | at Manhattan | W 71-54 | 6-1 | Draddy Gymnasium Bronx, NY |
| 12/23/88* | at Niagara | L 63-68 | 6-2 | Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY |
| 12/27/88* | Fordham ECAC Holiday Festival Opening Round | W 84-59 | 7-2 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 12/29/88* | No. 15 Ohio State ECAC Holiday Festival Championship | L 72-77 | 7-3 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 01/03/89 | at Providence | L 69-98 | 7-4 (0-2) | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI |
| 01/07/89 | Villanova | W 81-62 | 8-4 (1-2) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/10/89 | Connecticut | W 71-63 | 9-4 (2-2) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/14/89 | No. 4 Syracuse | W 65-63 | 10-4 (3-2) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 01/18/89* | vs. Rutgers | W 62-61 | 11-4 | Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| 01/21/89 | at Boston College | W 74-66 | 12-4 (4-2) | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 01/23/89 | at No. 3 Georgetown | L 64-75 | 12-5 (4-3) | Capital Centre Landover, MD |
| 01/28/89 | at Connecticut | L 52-80 | 12-6 (4-4) | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT |
| 01/30/89 | Pittsburgh | L 81-85 $^{OT}$ | 12-7 (4-5) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/01/89 | Providence | W 87-73 | 13-7 (5-5) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/11/89 | at No. 9 Syracuse | L 69-92 | 13-8 (5-6) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| 02/14/89 | at Pittsburgh | L 77-87 | 13-9 (5-7) | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/18/89 | at DePaul | W 67-64 | 14-9 | Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL |
| 02/21/89 | at No. 15 Seton Hall | L 60-63 | 14-10 (5-8) | Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| 02/25/89 | No. 3 Georgetown | L 55-63 | 14-11 (5-9) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 02/27/89 | Boston College | W 62-59 $^{OT}$ | 15-11 (6-9) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 03/04/89 | at Villanova | L 60-74 | 15-12 (6-10) | du Pont Pavilion Villanova, PA |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| 03/09/89 | vs. Boston College Big East tournament first round | L 74-81 | 15-13 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| NIT ||||||
| 03/15/89 | Mississippi NIT First Round | W 70-67 | 16-13 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 03/21/89 | Oklahoma State NIT Second Round | W 76-64 | 17-13 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 03/23/89 | at Ohio State NIT Quarterfinal | W 83-80 $^{OT}$ | 18-13 | St. John Arena Columbus, OH |
| 03/27/89 | vs. Alabama-Birmingham NIT Semifinal | W 76-65 | 19-13 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 03/29/89 | vs. St. Louis NIT Championship | W 73-65 | 20-13 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||