# 2004–05 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

The 2004–05 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Norm Roberts in his first year at the school replacing interim head coach Kevin Clark. St. John's home games are played at Carnesecca Arena 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 |
| Joe McDonald | 2 | G | 5'11" | 185 | Senior | Farmingdale, New York | Graduated |
| Elijah Ingram | 12 | PG | 6'0" | 170 | Sophomore | Jersey City, New Jersey | Transferred to New Mexico State |
| Kyle Cuffe | 25 | PF | 6'9" | 236 | Senior | Bronx, New York | Graduated |
| Curtis Johnson | 52 | C | 7'3" | 320 | Senior | Norfolk, Virginia | Graduated |

### Class of 2004 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Cedric Jackson SG | Columbus, NJ | Northern Burlington High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| Eugene Lawrence PG | Brooklyn, NY | Lincoln High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ||||||
| Dexter Gray PF | Mount Vernon, NY | Mount Vernon High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | May 12, 2004 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ||||||
| 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: "2004 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

### Transfer additions

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Rodney Epperson | F | 6'7" | 200 | Senior | Queens, New York | junior college transfer from Midland College (1 yr immediate eligibility) |
| Ryan Williams | G/F | 6'5" | 225 | Junior | Queens, New York | junior college transfer from Monroe College (2 yrs immediate eligibility) |
| Jermaine Maybank | G | 6'4" | 180 | Junior | Bronx, New York | junior college transfer from Independence Community College (2 yrs immediate eligibility) |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/14/04* 7:00pm | Concordia | W 85–77 | | Alumni Hall (2,991) Queens, NY |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/20/04* 2:00pm, ESPN Radio | Wagner | W 79–68 | 1–0 | Alumni Hall (3,592) Queens, NY |
| 11/23/04* 7:30pm, ESPN Radio | St. Francis (N.Y.) | L 52–53 | 1–1 | Alumni Hall (5,149) Queens, NY |
| 11/27/04* 7:00pm, ESPN Radio | at Niagara | L 81–102 | 1–2 | Gallagher Center (2,400) Niagara, NY |
| 11/30/04* 7:30pm, ESPN Radio | Stony Brook | W 66–57 | 2–2 | Alumni Hall (3,585) Queens, NY |
| 12/04/04* 8:05pm, ESPN Radio | at Illinois State | L 69–77 | 2–3 | Redbird Arena (9,044) Normal, IL |
| 12/08/04* 7:30pm, Radio Disney | Virginia Tech | W 75–65 | 3–3 | Alumni Hall (3,419) Queens, NY |
| 12/11/04* 4:00pm, ESPN Radio | at Hofstra | L 68–78 | 3–4 | Hofstra Arena (5,124) Hempstead, NY |
| 12/19/04* 2:00pm, Radio Disney | Marist | W 74–66 | 4–4 | Alumni Hall (3,282) Queens, NY |
| 12/28/04* 8:30pm, ESPN Radio | vs. Canisius Dreyfus Holiday Festival Opening Round | W 71–51 | 5–4 | Madison Square Garden (8,731) New York, NY |
| 12/30/04* 8:30pm, ESPN Radio | vs. No. 17 N.C. State Dreyfus Holiday Festival Championship | W 63–45 | 6–4 | Madison Square Garden (8,962) New York, NY |
| 01/05/05 7:30pm, FSNY | No. 6 Syracuse | L 65–79 | 6–5 (0–1) | Madison Square Garden (9,596) New York, NY |
| 01/08/05 2:00pm, MSG | at No. 21 West Virginia | L 60–64 | 6–6 (0–2) | WVU Coliseum (9,536) Morgantown, WV |
| 01/15/05 2:00pm, Metro | at Notre Dame | L 66–67 | 6–7 (0–3) | Joyce Convocation Center (11,418) Notre Dame, IN |
| 01/18/05 7:30pm, MSG | No. 21 Pittsburgh | W 65–62 | 7–7 (1–3) | Madison Square Garden (5,084) New York, NY |
| 01/22/05 7:30pm, MSG | No. 9 Boston College | L 73–79 | 7–8 (1–4) | Carnesecca Arena (4,679) Queens, NY |
| 01/25/05 7:30pm, Metro | at Georgetown | L 57–66 | 7–9 (1–5) | MCI Center (7,864) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/29/05 2:00pm, MSG | Seton Hall | L 55–62 | 7–10 (1–6) | Madison Square Garden (6,665) New York, NY |
| 02/02/05 7:00pm, MSG | Rutgers | W 53–52 | 8–10 (2–6) | Madison Square Garden (5,775) New York, NY |
| 02/05/05 12:00pm, MSG | at No. 23 Connecticut | L 46–68 | 8–11 (2–7) | Hartford Civic Center (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| 02/08/05 7:00pm, Metro | at No. 18 Pittsburgh | L 44–55 | 8–12 (2–8) | Petersen Events Center (11,034) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/12/05 7:30pm, MSG | at Seton Hall | L 55–57 | 8–13 (2–9) | Izod Center (9,293) East Rutherford, NJ |
| 02/16/05 7:30pm, FSNY | West Virginia | L 66–67 | 8–14 (2–10) | Carnesecca Arena (3,943) Queens, NY |
| 02/20/05 2:00pm, ESPN Radio | Georgetown | W 76–67 | 9–14 (3–10) | Madison Square Garden (7,464) New York, NY |
| 02/23/05 7:00pm, MSG | at No. 15 Syracuse | L 69–83 | 9–15 (3–11) | Carrier Dome (23,579) Syracuse, NY |
| 02/26/05 1:00pm, ABC | No. 7 Duke | L 47–58 | 9–16 (3–11) | Madison Square Garden (16,290) New York, NY |
| 03/01/05 7:30pm, MSG | at Providence | L 75–86 | 9–17 (3–12) | Dunkin Donuts Center (8,792) Providence, RI |
| 03/05/05 2:00pm, MSG | No. 19 Villanova | L 68–70 | 9–18 (3–13) | Madison Square Garden (8,894) New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||