# 1989–90 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 1989–90 St. John's Redmen men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his twenty-second 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 | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Kevin Fitzpatrick | 15 | G | | | Senior | | Graduated |
| Matt Brust | 23 | G/F | 6'4" | | RS Senior | | Graduated |

### Class of 1989 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| David Cain PG | Bronx, NY | Adlai E. Stevenson High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Carl Beckett SG | Queens, NY | Christ the King High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 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: "1989 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/16/89* | No. 25 | North Carolina A&T Dodge Preseason NIT First Round | W 64-57 | 1-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 11/18/89* | No. 25 | Houston Dodge Preseason NIT Quarterfinal | W 76-69 | 2-0 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 11/22/89* | No. 25 | DePaul Dodge Preseason NIT Semifinal | W 53-52 | 3-0 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 11/24/89* | No. 25 | Kansas Dodge Preseason NIT Championship | L 57-66 | 3-1 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 12/02/89* | No. 20 | San Diego Lapchick Tournament Opening Round | W 74-59 | 4-1 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/03/89* | No. 20 | Wright State Lapchick Tournament Championship | W 76-56 | 5-1 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/05/89* | No. 15 | vs. No. 19 North Carolina State ACC-Big East Challenge | L 58-67 | 5-2 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| 12/09/89* | No. 15 | Hofstra | W 58-47 | 6-2 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/12/89* | No. 18 | Fordham | W 68-60 | 7-2 | Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY |
| 12/16/89* | No. 18 | Manhattan | W 68-52 | 8-2 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/23/89* | No. 19 | Niagara | W 83-51 | 9-2 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/27/89* | No. 17 | Howard | W 77-65 | 10-2 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 12/29/89* | No. 17 | Davidson | W 83-65 | 11-2 | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/02/90 | No. 16 | Connecticut | W 93-62 | 12-2 (1-0) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/06/90 | No. 16 | at Boston College | W 77-65 | 13-2 (2-0) | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 01/10/90 | No. 15 | at No. 6 Syracuse | L 72-81 | 13-3 (2-1) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| 01/13/90 | No. 15 | Pittsburgh | W 71-70 | 14-3 (3-1) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 01/16/90 | No. 15 | at Villanova | W 64-58 | 15-3 (4-1) | The Spectrum Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/20/90 | No. 15 | Boston College | W 65-59 | 16-3 (5-1) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 01/24/90 | No. 15 | at Providence | W 83-75 | 17-3 (6-1) | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI |
| 01/27/90 | No. 15 | at No. 20 Connecticut | L 58-72 | 17-4 (6-2) | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT |
| 01/29/90 | No. 15 | No. 11 Syracuse | L 65-70 | 17-5 (6-3) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 02/03/90 | No. 18 | No. 6 Georgetown | L 67-74 | 17-6 (6-4) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 02/06/90* | No. 24 | Rutgers | W 89-77 | 18-6 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 02/10/90 | No. 24 | Villanova | W 83-69 | 19-6 (7-4) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 02/14/90 | No. 24 | at Seton Hall | W 90-81 $^{OT}$ | 20-6 (8-4) | Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| 02/17/90 | No. 24 | Providence | L 74-77 | 20-7 (8-5) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| 02/21/90 | | at No. 5 Georgetown | W 63-62 | 21-7 (9-5) | Capital Centre Landover, MD |
| 02/24/90* | | DePaul | W 77-74 | 22-7 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 02/26/90 | | at Pittsburgh | W 76-75 | 23-7 (10-5) | Pittsburgh Civic Arena Pittsburgh, PA |
| 03/02/90 | | Seton Hall | L 65-71 | 23-8 (10-6) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| 03/09/90 | | Villanova Big East tournament Quarterfinal | L 60-70 | 23-9 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/16/90 | | vs. (11) Temple NCAA First Round | W 81-65 | 24-9 | Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA |
| 03/18/90 | | vs. No. 15 (3) Duke NCAA Second Round | L 72-76 | 24-10 | Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AP | 25 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 21 | Jayson Williams | Phoenix Suns, traded to Philadelphia 76ers |