# 2006–07 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

The 2006–07 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Norm Roberts in his third year at the school. 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 |
| Nygel Roach | 0 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Senior | North Bergen, New Jersey | Graduated |
| Jermaine Maybank | 1 | SG | 6'4" | 180 | RS Junior | Bronx, New York | Transferred to Kansas State |
| Phil Missere | 15 | PF | 6'9" | 206 | Senior | Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York | Graduated |
| Ryan Williams | 23 | SF | 6'5" | 225 | Senior | Bayside, New York | Graduated |
| Dexter Gray | 24 | PF | 6'6" | 220 | Sophomore | Mount Vernon, New York | Transferred to Iona |
| Cedric Jackson | | PG | 6'1" | 180 | Sophomore | McGuire, New Jersey | Transferred to Cleveland State |

### Class of 2006 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Derwin Kitchen SG | Jacksonville, FL | Raines High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Apr 7, 2006 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| Qa'rraan Calhoun PF | North Bridgton, ME | Bridgton Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | May 10, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| Rob Thomas PF | Harlem, NY | South Kent School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 247 lb (112 kg) | Feb 14, 2006 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| Larry Wright SG | Saginaw, MI | Saginaw High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | Feb 9, 2006 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| Avery Patterson SG | Kannapolis, NC | Iowa Western Community College | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 204 lb (93 kg) | Apr 11, 2006 |
| 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: "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/06* 2:00pm | St. Thomas Aquinas | W 82–64 | | Carnesecca Arena (3,779) Queens, NY |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/10/06* 8:00pm | North Florida Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Opening Round | W 74–53 | 1–0 | Carnesecca Arena (4,035) Queens, NY |
| 11/11/06* 8:00pm | Navy Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Opening Round | W 72–49 | 2–0 | Carnesecca Arena (4,258) Queens, NY |
| 11/16/06* 7:00pm | vs. Maryland Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Semifinal | L 60–92 | 2–1 | Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY |
| 11/17/06* 7:00pm | vs. No. 19 Texas Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Consolation | L 76–77 | 2–2 | Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY |
| 11/25/06* 7:30pm | Illinois State | L 65–78 | 2–3 | Carnesecca Arena (4,038) Queens, NY |
| 11/28/06* 7:30pm | LIU Brooklyn | W 64–46 | 3–3 | Carnesecca Arena (3,840) Queens, NY |
| 12/01/06* 7:30pm | UMBC | W 78–57 | 4–3 | Carnesecca Arena (3,994) Queens, NY |
| 12/05/06* 7:30pm | St. Francis (NY) | W 59–42 | 5–3 | Carnesecca Arena (3,752) Queens, NY |
| 12/09/06* 9:00pm | at Niagara | W 86–64 | 6–3 | Gallagher Center (1,869) Niagara Falls, NY |
| 12/21/06* 7:30pm | N.J.I.T. | W 68–50 | 7–3 | Carnesecca Arena (4,165) Queens, NY |
| 12/23/06* 7:30pm | Columbia | W 76–70 | 8–3 | Carnesecca Arena (4,368) Queens, NY |
| 12/28/06* 8:30pm | vs. Boston University Aeropostale Holiday Festival Opening Round | W 45–44 $^{OT}$ | 9–3 | Madison Square Garden (10,613) New York, NY |
| 12/29/06* 8:30pm | vs. Hofstra Aeropostale Holiday Festival Championship | L 51–63 | 9–4 | Madison Square Garden (9,931) New York, NY |
| 01/03/07 7:30pm | DePaul | W 64–53 | 10–4 (1–0) | Carnesecca Arena (5,055) Queens, NY |
| 01/06/07 4:00pm | at No. 25 West Virginia | L 46–73 | 10–5 (1–1) | WVU Coliseum (11,083) Morgantown, WV |
| 01/11/07 7:00pm | at Seton Hall | L 63–79 | 10–6 (1–2) | Izod Center (6,528) East Rutherford, NJ |
| 01/13/07 7:30pm | No. 24 Connecticut | L 59–68 | 10–7 (1–3) | Madison Square Garden (12,178) New York, NY |
| 01/16/07 8:30pm | at DePaul | L 63–71 | 10–8 (1–4) | Allstate Arena (8,011) Rosemont, IL |
| 01/21/07 2:00pm | Syracuse | W 64–60 | 11–8 (2–4) | Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY |
| 01/23/07 7:30pm | No. 22 Notre Dame | W 71–68 | 12–8 (3–4) | Madison Square Garden (6,873) New York, NY |
| 01/27/07 4:00pm | at No. 9 Pittsburgh | L 46–72 | 12–9 (3–5) | Petersen Events Center (12,058) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/01/07 7:00pm | Georgetown | L 48–72 | 12–10 (3–6) | Madison Square Garden (7,797) New York, NY |
| 02/04/07 12:00pm | at Cincinnati | W 73–64 | 13–10 (4–6) | Fifth Third Arena (7,902) Cincinnati, OH |
| 02/07/07 7:30pm | South Florida | W 66–62 | 14–10 (5–6) | Carnesecca Arenna (4,597) Queens, NY |
| 02/11/07 2:00pm | at Syracuse | L 74–76 | 14–11 (5–7) | Carrier Dome (24,106) Syracuse, NY |
| 02/15/07 7:30pm | Rutgers | W 60–55 | 15–11 (6–7) | Carnesecca Arena (5,503) Queens, NY |
| 02/17/07 12:00pm | at Providence | L 66–71 | 15–12 (6–8) | Dunkin Donuts Center (10,800) Providence, RI |
| 02/21/07 7:00pm | at No. 20 Louisville | L 48–72 | 15–13 (6–9) | Freedom Hall (19,634) Louisville, KY |
| 02/25/07* 2:00pm | No. 18 Duke | L 50–67 | 15–14 (6–9) | Madison Square Garden (17,283) New York, NY |
| 03/04/07 2:00pm | Providence | W 77–64 | 16–14 (7–9) | Madison Square Garden (7,481) New York, NY |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| 03/07/07 9:00pm | vs. No. 18 Marquette | L 67–76 | 16–15 (7–9) | Madison Square Garden (19,594) New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||