# 2012–13 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

The 2012–13 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Steve Lavin in his third year at the school. St. John's home games were played at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden and the team was a member of the Big East Conference.

## Off season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Maurice Harkless | 4 | F | 6'8" | 208 | Freshman | Queens, New York | Entered 2012 NBA draft |
| Malik Stith | 31 | G | 5'11" | 185 | Junior | Hempstead, New York | Transferred to Fairmont State |
| Boris Brakalov | 55 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Senior | Sofia, Bulgaria | Graduated |

### Class of 2012 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| JaKarr Sampson SF | Akron, OH | Brewster Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Mar 14, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| Chris Obekpa C | Centereach, NY | Our Savior New American School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Jun 11, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Felix Balamou SG | Centereach, NY | Our Savior New American School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Mar 12, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 81 ||||||
| Christian Jones PF | Arlington, TX | IMG Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 228 lb (103 kg) | Jul 1, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| 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: "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

### Transfer additions

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Jamal Branch | G | 6'3" | 170 | Sophomore | Kansas City, Missouri | mid-season transfer from Texas A&M (2.5 yrs eligibility remaining) |
| Max Hooper | G/F | 6'6" | 202 | Sophomore | Carmel Valley Village, California | transfer from Harvard (3 yrs eligibility remaining) |
| Orlando Sánchez | F | 6'8" | 210 | Junior | Nagua, Dominican Republic | junior college transfer from Monroe College (1 yr eligibility remaining) |
| Marco Bourgault | G/F | 6'6" | 200 | Junior | St. Malo, France | junior college transfer from Monroe College (2 yrs immediate eligibility) |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 3* 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Sonoma State | W 73–55 | | Carnesecca Arena (3,324) Queens, NY |
| November 6* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Concordia | W 87–36 | | Carnesecca Arena (3,829) Queens, NY |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| November 13* 2:00 pm, ESPN | | Detroit | W 77–74 | 1–0 | Carnesecca Arena (3,506) Queens, NY |
| November 15* 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | at College of Charleston Charleston Classic quarterfinals | W 64–53 | 2–0 | TD Arena (4,716) Charleston, SC |
| November 16* 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Murray State Charleston Classic semifinals | L 67–72 | 2–1 | TD Arena (4,780) Charleston, SC |
| November 18* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. No. 16 Baylor Charleston Classic third-place game | L 78–97 | 2–2 | TD Arena (3,291) Charleston, SC |
| November 21* 7:30 pm, SNY | | Holy Cross | W 65–53 | 3–2 | Carnesecca Arena (4,030) Queens, NY |
| November 24* 7:30 pm | | Florida Gulf Coast | W 79–68 | 4–2 | Carnesecca Arena (4,003) Queens, NY |
| November 29* 7:30 pm, ESPNU | | South Carolina SEC–Big East Challenge | W 89–65 | 5–2 | Carnesecca Arena (4,902) Queens, NY |
| December 1* 1:00 pm | | NJIT | W 57–49 | 6–2 | Carnesecca Arena (4,314) Queens, NY |
| December 4* 10:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at San Francisco | L 65–81 | 6–3 | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,200) San Francisco, CA |
| December 8* 7:00 pm, MSG+ | | vs. Fordham Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival | W 58–47 | 7–3 | Madison Square Garden (10,003) New York City, NY |
| December 15* 5:00 pm | | vs. St. Francis Brooklyn Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival | W 77–60 | 8–3 | Barclays Center (16,514) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 21* 7:30 pm | | UNC Asheville | L 65–72 | 8–4 | Carnesecca Arena (4,417) Queens, NY |
| Big East Conference Regular Season ||||||
| January 2 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Villanova | L 86–98 $^{OT}$ | 8–5 (0–1) | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| January 5 4:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 14 Cincinnati | W 53–52 | 9–5 (1–1) | Fifth Third Arena (8,142) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 9 7:00 pm, MSG | | Rutgers | L 56–58 | 9–6 (1–2) | Madison Square Garden (6,192) New York City, NY |
| January 12 11:00 am, ESPN2 | | No. 19 Georgetown | L 51–67 | 9–7 (1–3) | Madison Square Garden (11,057) New York City, NY |
| January 15 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 20 Notre Dame | W 67–63 | 10–7 (2–3) | Madison Square Garden (7,434) New York City, NY |
| January 19 12:00 pm, SNY | | at DePaul | W 71–62 | 11–7 (3–3) | Allstate Arena (7,785) Rosemont, IL |
| January 23 7:30 pm, SNY | | at Rutgers | W 72–60 | 12–7 (4–3) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,742) Piscataway, NJ |
| January 27 12:00 pm, MSG | | Seton Hall | W 71–67 | 13–7 (5–3) | Madison Square Garden (7,641) New York City, NY |
| January 30 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | DePaul | W 79–74 $^{OT}$ | 14–7 (6–3) | Carnesecca Arena (4,949) Queens, NY |
| February 2 4:00 pm, CBS | | at Georgetown | L 56–68 | 14–8 (6–4) | Verizon Center (15,625) Washington, DC |
| February 6 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Connecticut | W 71–65 | 15–8 (7–4) | Madison Square Garden (8,441) New York City, NY |
| February 10 3:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 9 Syracuse | L 58–77 | 15–9 (7–5) | Carrier Dome (27,169) Syracuse, NY |
| February 14 9:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 12 Louisville | L 58–72 | 15–10 (7–6) | KFC Yum! Center (22,086) Louisville, KY |
| February 20 7:00 pm, SNY | | South Florida | W 69–54 | 16–10 (8–6) | Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY |
| February 24 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | No. 20 Pittsburgh | L 47–63 | 16–11 (8–7) | Madison Square Garden (9,129) New York City, NY |
| March 2 8:00 pm, SNY | | at Providence | L 59–62 | 16–12 (8–8) | Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,560) Providence, RI |
| March 5 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 24 Notre Dame | L 40–66 | 16–13 (8–9) | Purcell Pavilion (9,149) South Bend, IN |
| March 9 2:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 15 Marquette | L 67–69 $^{OT}$ | 16–14 (8–10) | Madison Square Garden (12,474) New York City, NY |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| March 13 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Villanova Second round | L 53–66 | 16–15 | Madison Square Garden (20,057) New York City, NY |
| NIT ||||||
| March 19* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. (5) | at (4) Saint Joseph's First round | W 63–61 | 17–15 | Hagan Arena (3,148) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 24* 11:00 am, ESPN | No. (5) | at (1) Virginia Second round | L 50–68 | 17–16 | John Paul Jones Arena (8,457) Charlottesville, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||