# 2005–06 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

The 2005–06 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Storm, led by head coach Norm Roberts in his second year at the school, played their home games at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden as members of the Big East Conference.

## Off season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Tyler Jones | 1 | PF | 6'9" | 210 | Sophomore | Denver, Colorado | Transferred |
| Rodney Epperson | 2 | PF | 6'7" | 200 | Junior | Flushing, New York | Transferred to Mountain State |
| Mohamed Diakite | 44 | C | 6'11" | 210 | RS Senior | Rockville, Maryland | Graduated |

### Class of 2005 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Anthony Mason, Jr. SF | Memphis, TN | Fairley High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 213 lb (97 kg) | Oct 3, 2004 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| Ricky Torres SG | Bronx, NY | St. Raymond High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 16, 2004 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| Tomas Jasiulionis C | Utena, Lithuania | Trinity Episcopal School | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 249 lb (113 kg) | Nov 5, 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: "2005 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

### Transfer additions

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Aaron Spears | F | 6'9" | 250 | Junior | Chicago, Illinois | junior college transfer from Highland Community College (2 yrs immediate eligibility) |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/14/05* 7:30pm | Queens College | W 102–62 | | Carnesecca Arena (N/A) Queens, NY |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| 11/19/05* 7:30pm | Maryland-Eastern Shore | W 77–40 | 1–0 | Carnesecca Arena (N/A) Queens, NY |
| 11/22/05* 7:30pm | St. Francis (NY) | W 64–50 | 2–0 | Carnesecca Arena (N/A) Queens, NY |
| 11/26/05* 3:00pm | Niagara | W 67–61 | 3–0 | Carnesecca Arena (3,821) Queens, NY |
| 11/29/05* 7:30pm | Hofstra | L 51–64 | 3–1 | Carnesecca Arena (N/A) Queens, NY |
| 12/03/05* 7:30pm | Charleston Southern | W 64–50 | 4–1 | Carnesecca Arena (3,663) Queens, NY |
| 12/07/05* 7:30pm | Stony Brook | W 63–45 | 5–1 | Carnesecca Arena (N/A) Queens, NY |
| 12/10/05* 4:00 pm, FSN | at Virginia Tech | L 64–73 | 5–2 | Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, VA |
| 12/17/05* 2:00pm | Marist | L 53–56 | 5–3 | Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY |
| 12/21/05* 6:00pm, ESPN2 | at No. 1 Duke | L 57–70 | 5–4 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| 12/27/05* 8:30pm, MSG | Columbia Panasonic Holiday Festival Opening Round | W 63–39 | 6–4 | Madison Square Garden (7,617) New York, NY |
| 12/28/05* 8:30pm, MSG | UMass Panasonic Holiday Festival Championship | W 51–49 | 7–4 | Madison Square Garden (7,408) New York, NY |
| Big East Conference Regular Season ||||||
| 01/04/06 7:00pm, MSG | at Seton Hall | L 61–69 $^{OT}$ | 7–5 (0–1) | Izod Center (6,092) East Rutherford, NJ |
| 01/08/06 7:00pm, MSG | Georgetown | L 65–79 | 7–6 (0–2) | Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY |
| 01/14/06 7:00pm, MSG | at South Florida | W 68–49 | 8–6 (1–2) | Sun Dome (4,456) Tampa, FL |
| 01/17/06 9:00pm, ESPN2 | No. 17 Louisville | W 68–56 | 9–6 (2–2) | Madison Square Garden (5,224) New York, NY |
| 01/21/06 12:00pm, MSG | No. 9 Pittsburgh | W 55–50 | 10–6 (3–2) | Madison Square Garden (6,942) New York, NY |
| 01/25/06 7:30pm, FSNY | at No. 1 Connecticut | L 50–66 | 10–7 (3–3) | Hartford Civic Center (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| 01/29/06 2:30pm, MSG | West Virginia | L 61–66 | 10–8 (3–4) | Madison Square Garden (7,236) New York, NY |
| 02/01/06 8:00pm | at Marquette | L 61–81 | 10–9 (3–5) | BMO Harris Bradley Center (14,105) Milwaukee, WI |
| 02/04/06 7:30pm | at Providence | L 73–81 | 10–10 (3–6) | Dunkin Donuts Center (11,952) Providence, RI |
| 02/09/06 9:00pm, ESPN2 | at No. 15 Georgetown | L 41–64 | 10–11 (3–7) | Verizon Center (9,739) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/12/06 2:00pm, MSG | Syracuse | L 60–75 | 10–12 (3–8) | Madison Square Garden (11,473) New York, NY |
| 02/15/06 7:30pm, FSNY | at Rutgers | W 54–51 | 11–12 (4–8) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (6,864) Piscataway, NJ |
| 02/18/06 12:00pm, MSG | DePaul | L 48–52 | 11–13 (4–9) | Madison Square Garden (6,233) New York, NY |
| 02/21/06 7:00pm, MSG | Seton Hall | W 58–47 | 12–13 (5–9) | Madison Square Garden (6,719) New York, NY |
| 03/01/06 7:30pm, N/A | at No. 4 Villanova | L 52–62 | 12–14 (5–10) | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| 03/05/06 2:00pm, MSG | Rutgers | L 70–82 | 12–15 (5–11) | Carnesecca Arena (6,008) Queens, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||