# 1995–96 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

The 1995–96 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Brian Mahoney in his fourth 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 |
| Sergio Luyk | 3 | F | 6'7" | RS Senior | Graduated |
| James Scott | 32 | G | 6'6" | Senior | Graduated. Entered 1995 NBA draft |
| Roshown McLeod | 33 | F | 6'8" | Sophomore | Transferred. Duke |

### Class of 1995 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Tyrone Grant PF | Brooklyn, NY | Grady High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Ed Brown PF | Copiague, NY | Copiague High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Mike Menniefield PF | Greenville, SC | Spartanburg Methodist College | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 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: "1995 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/24/95* | Niagara Lapchick Tournament Opening Round | W 88-72 | 1-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 11/25/95* | California-Irvine Lapchick Tournament Championship | L 77-83 | 1-1 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 11/28/95* | Manhattan | W 71-68 | 2-1 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/02/95 | at No. 3 Villanova | L 68-83 | 2–2 (0–1) | du Pont Pavilion Villanova, PA |
| 12/05/95 | at Syracuse | L 72-97 | 2-3 (0-2) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| 12/09/95* | at San Francisco | W 80-78 | 3-3 | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA |
| 12/23/95* | at Fordham | W 66-47 | 4-3 | Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY |
| 12/27/95* | Iona ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal | L 57-70 | 4-4 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 12/28/95* | Rider ECAC Holiday Festival Consolation | W 79-69 | 5-4 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 01/06/96 | Providence | L 78-82 | 5-5 (0-3) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/10/96 | West Virginia | W 89-74 | 6-5 (1-3) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/13/96* | Louisville | W 86-64 | 7-5 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 01/17/96 | at No. 5 Connecticut | L 73-88 | 7-6 (1-4) | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT |
| 01/20/96 | at No. 24 Boston College | L 78-91 | 7-7 (1-5) | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 01/22/96 | at Seton Hall | L 76-82 | 7-8 (1-6) | Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| 01/27/96 | No. 6 Georgetown | W 83-72 | 8-8 (2-6) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 01/31/96 | Notre Dame | L 83-86 | 8-9 (2-7) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 02/03/96 | No. 4 Connecticut | L 63-77 | 8-10 (2-8) | Madison Square Garden Queens, NY |
| 02/07/96 | No. 22 Boston College | L 73-89 | 8-11 (2-9) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/11/96 | at Notre Dame | W 74-66 | 9-11 (3-9) | Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN |
| 02/15/96 | Rutgers | L 70-82 | 9-12 (3-10) | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| 02/17/96 | Seton Hall | W 78-73 | 10-12 (4-10) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 02/20/96 | at Miami (F.L.) | L 91-96 $^{2OT}$ | 10-13 (4-11) | Miami Arena Miami, FL |
| 02/24/96 | at West Virginia | L 77-92 | 10-14 (4-12) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV |
| 02/26/96 | No. 15 Syracuse | L 79-92 | 10-15 (4-13) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 03/03/96 | at Pittsburgh | W 74-68 | 11-15 (5-13) | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| 03/06/96 | vs. Providence Big East tournament first round | L 72-80 | 11-16 (5-13) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||