# 1991–92 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 1991–92 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his twenty fourth and final season 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 | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Billy Singleton | 33 | F | 6'7" | | Senior | | Graduated |
| Sean Muto | 50 | C | 7'0" | | Senior | | Graduated |

### Class of 1991 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Derek Brown SG | Franklin Square, NY | H. Frank Carey High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Mitchell Foster PF | Newark, NJ | Arizona Western 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: "1991 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/23/91* | No. 10 | Niagara | W 73–64 | 1–0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 11/29/91* | No. 8 | UNC Wilmington Lapchick Tournament Opening Round | W 75–57 | 2–0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 11/30/91* | No. 8 | Drexel Lapchick Tournament Championship Final | W 81–61 | 3–0 | Alumni Hall (5,431) Queens, NY |
| 12/05/91* 9:00 p.m. | No. 7 | vs. No. 1 Duke ACC-Big East Challenge | L 81–91 | 3–1 | Greensboro Coliseum (15,781) Greensboro, NC |
| 12/14/91* | No. 11 | vs. Manhattan | W 86–50 | 4–1 | Knickerbocker Arena Albany, NY |
| 12/21/91* | No. 10 | No. 14 Indiana | L 77–82 | 4–2 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 12/27/91* | No. 18 | Fordham ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal | W 70–53 | 5–2 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 12/28/91* | No. 18 | Memphis State ECAC Holiday Festival Championship | W 75–54 | 6–2 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 01/02/92 | No. 18 | at Villanova | W 79–69 | 7–2 (1–0) | du Pont Pavilion Villanova, PA |
| 01/04/92 | No. 18 | Miami (F.L.) | W 83–69 | 8–2 (2–0) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/07/92 WTNH | No. 17 | at No. 5 Connecticut | L 76–85 | 8–3 (2–1) | Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT |
| 01/11/92 | No. 17 | Boston College | W 85–72 | 9–3 (3–1) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/14/92 | No. 17 | at Miami (F.L.) | L 42–45 | 9–4 (3–2) | Miami Arena Miami, FL |
| 01/18/92 | No. 17 | at Providence | W 85–75 | 10–4 (4–2) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/20/92 | No. 22 | at Seton Hall | L 60–75 | 10–5 (4–3) | Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| 01/25/92 | No. 22 | at No. 13 Syracuse | L 56–58 | 10–6 (4–4) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| 01/29/92 | | at Georgetown | L 48–61 | 10–7 (4–5) | Capital Centre (10,109) Landover, MD |
| 02/01/92 CBS | | No. 6 Connecticut | W 90–57 | 11–7 (5–5) | Madison Square Garden (19,876) New York, NY |
| 02/05/92 | | at Boston College | W 70–60 | 12–7 (6–5) | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 02/08/92 | | Villanova | W 69–53 | 13–7 (7–5) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/15/92 | | at Pittsburgh | W 84–74 | 14–7 (8–5) | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/19/92 | No. 24 | No. 17 Syracuse | W 63–62 | 15–7 (9–5) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 02/22/92 | No. 24 | Pittsburgh | W 71–65 | 16–7 (10–5) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/24/92 | No. 20 | at Providence | W 72–68 $^{OT}$ | 17–7 (11–5) | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI |
| 02/29/92* | No. 20 | at Notre Dame | L 70–79 | 17–8 | Edmund P. Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN |
| 03/02/92 | | No. 17 Georgetown | W 65–49 | 18–8 (12–5) | Madison Square Garden (16,816) New York, NY |
| 03/07/92 | | No. 22 Seton Hall | L 71–78 | 18–9 (12–6) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| 03/13/92 WTNH | (3) No. 25 | vs. Connecticut Big East tournament quarterfinal | W 64–59 $^{OT}$ | 19–9 | Madison Square Garden (18,899) New York, NY |
| 03/14/92 | (3) No. 25 | vs. (2) No. 21 Georgetown Big East tournament semifinal | L 64–68 | 19–10 | Madison Square Garden (18,897) New York, NY |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/20/92 | (7 SE) | vs. (10 SE) Tulane NCAA First Round | L 57–61 | 19–11 | Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 14 | Malik Sealy | Indiana Pacers |
| 2 | 46 | Robert Werdann | Denver Nuggets |