# 2011–12 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

The 2011–12 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Steve Lavin in his second 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 |
| Dwayne Polee II | 0 | F | 6'7" | 193 | Freshman | Los Angeles, California | Transferred to San Diego State |
| D. J. Kennedy | 1 | F | 6'5" | 214 | Senior | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Graduated |
| Malik Boothe | 3 | G | 5'9" | 184 | Senior | Queens, New York | Graduated |
| Sean Evans | 5 | F | 6'8" | 259 | Senior | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Graduated |
| Quincy Roberts | 10 | G | 6'5" | 196 | RS Sophomore | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | Transferred to Grambling State |
| Nurideen Lindsay | 10 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Sophomore | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Transferred to Rider (mid-season) |
| Dwight Hardy | 11 | G | 6'2" | 187 | Senior | Bronx, New York | Graduated |
| Dele Coker | 15 | C | 6'10" | 257 | Senior | Lagos, Nigeria | Graduated |
| Paris Horne | 23 | G | 6'3" | 189 | Senior | Middletown, Delaware | Graduated |
| Justin Burrell | 24 | F | 6'8" | 244 | Senior | Bronx, New York | Graduated |
| Justin Brownlee | 32 | F | 6'7" | 232 | Senior | Tifton, Georgia | Graduated |
| Kevin Clark | 42 | G | 6'2" | 204 | Senior | Dunmore, Pennsylvania | Graduated |
| Rob Thomas | 55 | F | 6'6" | 247 | RS Senior | Harlem, New York | Graduated |

### Class of 2011 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Sir'Dominic Pointer SF | Detroit, MI | Quality Education Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Nov 11, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96 ||||||
| Maurice Harkless SF | Queens, NY | South Kent School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Nov 10, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96 ||||||
| D'Angelo Harrison SG | Missouri City, TX | Dulles High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Nov 10, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 94 ||||||
| Amir Garrett SF | Los Angeles, CA | Bridgton Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Nov 17, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Phil Greene IV SG | Chicago, IL | IMG Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Apr 14, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91 ||||||
| Nurideen Lindsay SG | Philadelphia, PA | Redlands Community College | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Nov 10, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JC ||||||
| God'sgift Achiuwa C | Port Harcourt, Nigeria | Erie Community College | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 236 lb (107 kg) | Apr 28, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JC ||||||
| 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: "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 25* 7:00pm, SNY | C.W. Post | W 110–80 | | Carnesecca Arena (4,025) Queens, NY |
| November 1* 7:00pm, ESPN3 | St. Mary's (MD) | W 77–70 | | Carnesecca Arena (3,088) Queens, NY |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 7* 7:00pm, ESPNU | William & Mary 2K Sports Classic opening round | W 74–59 | 1–0 | Carnesecca Arena (4,142) Queens, NY |
| November 9* 7:00pm, ESPN2 | Lehigh 2K Sports Classic opening round | W 78–73 | 2–0 | Carnesecca Arena (4,409) Queens, NY |
| November 13* 2:00pm, ESPNU | UMBC | W 82–59 | 3–0 | Carnesecca Arena (4,424) Queens, NY |
| November 17* 9:30pm, ESPN2 | vs. No. 15 Arizona 2K Sports Classic semifinal | L 72–81 | 3–1 | Madison Square Garden (9,036) New York, NY |
| November 18* 4:30pm, ESPN2 | vs. No. 19 Texas A&M 2K Sports Classic consolation | L 57–58 | 3–2 | Madison Square Garden (6,338) New York, NY |
| November 22* 9:00pm, ESPN3 | St. Francis (NY) | W 63–48 | 4–2 | Carnesecca Arena (3,922) Queens, NY |
| November 26* 4:00pm, ESPN3 | Northeastern | L 64–78 | 4–3 | Carnesecca Arena (5,207) Queens, NY |
| December 1* 7:30pm, ESPN2 | at No. 1 Kentucky SEC–Big East Challenge | L 59–81 | 4–4 | Rupp Arena (24,119) Lexington, KY |
| December 5* 7:00pm, ESPN2 | at Detroit | L 63–69 | 4–5 | Calihan Hall (5,377) Detroit, MI |
| December 17* 2:30pm, MSG | Fordham Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival | W 56–50 | 5–5 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| December 21* 7:00pm | Texas-Pan American | W 66–61 | 6–5 | Carnesecca Arena (3,821) Queens, NY |
| December 27 7:00pm, MSG | Providence | W 91–67 | 7–5 (1–0) | Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY |
| December 31 12:00pm, SNY | at No. 9 Connecticut | L 69–83 | 7–6 (1–1) | XL Center (16,294) Hartford, CT |
| January 3 7:00pm, ESPNU | No. 11 Louisville | L 58–73 | 7–7 (1–2) | Madison Square Garden (9,258) New York, NY |
| January 7 2:00pm, MSG | at Cincinnati | W 57–55 | 8–7 (2–2) | Fifth Third Arena (8,820) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 11 7:00pm, ESPNU | at No. 25 Marquette | L 64–83 | 8–8 (2–3) | Bradley Center (14,484) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 15 12:00pm, MSG | No. 11 Georgetown | L 49–69 | 8–9 (2–4) | Madison Square Garden (11,475) New York, NY |
| January 18 7:00pm, SNY | at South Florida | L 49–64 | 8–10 (2–5) | Tampa Bay Times Forum (3,145) Tampa, FL |
| January 21 1:00pm, ESPNU | Villanova | L 76–79 $^{OT}$ | 8–11 (2–6) | Madison Square Garden (11,430) New York, NY |
| January 25 7:00pm, ESPNU | West Virginia | W 78–62 | 9–11 (3–6) | Madison Square Garden (6,901) New York, NY |
| January 28* 12:00pm, ESPN | at No. 8 Duke | L 76–83 | 9–12 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| February 1 8:30pm, SNY | at DePaul | W 87–81 | 9–12 (4–6) | Allstate Arena (7,994) Rosemont, IL |
| February 4 12:00pm, ESPN | No. 2 Syracuse | L 70–95 | 9–13 (4–7) | Madison Square Garden (19,979) New York, NY |
| February 8 7:00pm, ESPNU | Cincinnati | L 56–74 | 9–14 (4–8) | Madison Square Garden (7,618) New York, NY |
| February 12 1:00pm, ESPN | at No. 12 Georgetown | L 61–71 | 9–15 (4–9) | Verizon Center (12,285) Washington, DC |
| February 14 7:00pm, SNY | at Seton Hall | L 64–94 | 10–16 (4–10) | Prudential Center Newark, NJ |
| February 18* 1:00pm, CBS | UCLA | W 66–63 | 11–16 | Madison Square Garden (7,305 ) New York, NY |
| February 20 9:00pm, ESPNU | DePaul | W 79–72 | 12–16 (5–10) | Carnesecca Arena (5,110) Queens, NY |
| February 25 12:00pm, ESPN2 | No. 20 Notre Dame | W 61–58 | 13–16 (6–10) | Madison Square Garden (11,436) New York, NY |
| February 29 7:00pm, ESPNU | at Pittsburgh | L 69–89 | 13–17 (6–11) | Petersen Events Center (9,449) Pittsburgh, PA |
| March 3 8:00pm, MSG | at Rutgers | L 58–61 | 13–18 (6–12) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (7,349) Piscataway, NJ |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| March 6 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Pittsburgh First round | L 59–73 | 13–19 | Madison Square Garden (20,507) New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA club |
| 1 | 15 | Maurice Harkless | Philadelphia 76ers traded to the Orlando Magic |