# 2007–08 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

The 2007–08 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Norm Roberts in his fourth 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 |
| Qa'rraan Calhoun | 1 | PF | 6'7" | 225 | Freshman | North Bridgton, Maine | Transferred to Houston |
| Daryll Hill | 3 | PG | 6'3" | 170 | Senior | Bayside, New York | Graduated |
| Avery Patterson | 30 | SG | 6'4" | 204 | Junior | Kannapolis, North Carolina | Transferred to Tarleton State |
| Ricky Torres | 22 | SG | 6'4" | 200 | Sophomore | Bronx, New York | Transferred to UMBC |
| Lamont Hamilton | 34 | PF | 6'10" | 225 | Senior | Brooklyn, New York | Graduated |
| Aaron Spears | 40 | PF | 6'9" | 250 | Senior | Chicago, Illinois | Graduated |
| Devin Mayo | | G | 6'8" | 158 | Senior | Upper Marlboro, Maryland | Graduated |

### Class of 2007 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Paris Horne SG | Middleton, DE | Bridgton Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 189 lb (86 kg) | Jan 30, 2007 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| Justin Burrell PF | Bronx, NY | Bridgton Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 244 lb (111 kg) | May 9, 2006 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Dele Coker C | Lagos, Nigeria | South Kent School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 257 lb (117 kg) | Oct 9, 2006 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 81 ||||||
| Malik Boothe PG | Queens, NY | Christ the King High School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 184 lb (83 kg) | Aug 16, 2006 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 81 ||||||
| D. J. Kennedy SF | Pittsburgh, PA | Schenley High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | May 12, 2007 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 81 ||||||
| Sean Evans PF | Philadelphia, PA | Northeast High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 259 lb (117 kg) | May 23, 2007 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 76 ||||||
| Mike Cavataio SG | Fresh Meadows, NY | St. Francis Prep School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jan 22, 2007 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 71 ||||||
| 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: "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/07/07* 7:30pm | Molloy | W 95–66 | | Carnesecca Arena (N/A) Queens, NY |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/14/07* 7:30pm, SNY | St. Francis (NY) | W 72–64 | 1–0 | Carnesecca Arena (3,395) Queens, NY |
| 11/20/07* 7:30pm | Sacred Heart | W 76–49 | 2–0 | Carnesecca Arena (3,403) Queens, NY |
| 11/25/07* 7:30pm | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 92–67 | 3–0 | Carnesecca Arena (3,190) Queens, NY |
| 11/28/07* 7:30pm | LIU Brooklyn | W 68–56 | 4–0 | Carnesecca Arena (3,831) Queens, NY |
| 12/02/07* 4:00pm, FSN | at Miami (FL) | L 47–66 | 4–1 | Convocation Center (3,515) Coral Gables, Florida |
| 12/15/07* 4:00pm, SNY | Niagara | L 73–77 | 4–2 | Carnesecca Arena (4,015) Queens, NY |
| 12/19/07* 5:00pm | vs. Ohio Rainbow Classic Opening Round | L 69–71 | 4–3 | Stan Sheriff Center (N/A) Honolulu, HI |
| 12/21/07* 11:00am | vs. Hawaii Rainbow Classic Consolation | W 68–62 | 5–3 | Stan Sheriff Center (N/A) Honolulu, HI |
| 12/22/07* 6:30pm | vs. Tulane Rainbow Classic Consolation | L 71–79 | 5–4 | Stan Sheriff Center (N/A) Honolulu, HI |
| 12/28/07* 8:30pm, MSG | Marist Aeropostale Holiday Festival Opening Round | W 62–59 | 6–4 | Madison Square Garden (8.914) New York, NY |
| 12/29/07* 3:30pm, MSG | Virginia Tech Aeropostale Holiday Festival Championship | L 48–54 | 6–5 | Madison Square Garden (6,818) New York, NY |
| 01/02/08 7:00pm, SNY | at Syracuse | L 70–76 | 6–6 (0–1) | Carrier Dome (17,487) Syracuse, NY |
| 01/05/08 6:00pm, ESPN Classic | Cincinnati | W 70–58 | 7–6 (1–1) | Carnesecca Arena (5,019) Queens, NY |
| 01/08/08 7:00pm, SNY | at Connecticut | L 65–81 | 7–7 (1–2) | Gampel Pavilion (9,786) Storrs, CT |
| 01/12/08 12:00pm, MSG | DePaul | L 54–60 | 7–8 (1–3) | Carnesecca Arena (4,451) Queens, NY |
| 01/17/08 7:00pm, MSG | at West Virginia | L 64–73 | 7–9 (1–4) | WVU Coliseum (13,047) Morgantown, WV |
| 01/23/08 7:00pm, MSG | No. 13 Pittsburgh | L 57–80 | 7–10 (1–5) | Madison Square Garden (17,487) New York, NY |
| 01/26/08 3:30pm, MSG | at Louisville | L 57–67 | 7–11 (1–6) | Freedom Hall (19,462) Louisville, KY |
| 01/30/08 7:00pm, FSNY | No. 6 Georgetown | L 42–74 | 7–12 (1–7) | Madison Square Garden (9,924) New York, NY |
| 02/02/08 7:00pm, MSG | at South Florida | W 72–58 | 8–12 (2–7) | Sun Dome (4,836) Tampa, FL |
| 02/06/08 7:30pm, ESPN 360 | at Rutgers | W 52–45 | 9–12 (3–7) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,159) New Brunswick, NJ |
| 02/09/08 12:00pm, FSNY | Providence | W 64–62 | 10–12 (4–7) | Carnesecca Arena (5,868) Queens, NY |
| 02/13/08 7:00pm, ESPN2 | at Cincinnati | L 43–60 | 10–13 (4–8) | Fifth Third Arena (7,884) Cincinnati, OH |
| 02/16/08 8:00pm, ESPN Classic | Villanova | L 42–60 | 10–14 (4–9) | Madison Square Garden (10,823) New York, NY |
| 02/20/08 7:00pm, ESPN2 | No. 25 Marquette | L 64–73 | 10–15 (4–10) | Madison Square Garden (6,413) New York, NY |
| 02/23/08 4:00pm, CBS | at No. 5 Duke | L 56–86 | 10–16 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| 02/27/08 9:00pm, ESPNU | at No. 11 Georgetown | L 52–64 | 10–17 (4–11) | Verizon Center (9,018) Washington, D.C. |
| 03/01/08 4:00pm, MSG | Seton Hall | W 65–62 | 11–17 (5–11) | Carnesecca Arena (5,537) Queens, NY |
| 03/05/08 7:30pm, FSNY | at No. 19 Notre Dame | L 55–68 | 11–18 (5–12) | Joyce Convocation Center (11,418) Notre Dame, IN |
| 03/08/08 12:00pm, MSG | West Virginia | L 74–83 $^{OT}$ | 11–19 (5–13) | Madison Square Garden (7,363) New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||