# 2013–14 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

The 2013–14 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Steve Lavin in his fourth year at the school. Saint John's home games were played at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden and the team was a founding member of the new Big East Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in three-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament to Providence. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Robert Morris in the first round.

## Off season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Amir Garrett | 22 | F | 6'6" | 190 | Sophomore | Los Angeles, California | Transferred to Cal State Northridge |
| Jamal White | 30 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Senior | Roosevelt, New York | Graduated |

### Class of 2013 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Rysheed Jordan PG | Philadelphia, PA | Roberts Vaux High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Apr 11, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| 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: "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 2* 3:00 pm | | San Francisco State | W 82–80 | – | 29 – Harrison | 10 – Sanchez | 4 – Sanchez | Carnesecca Arena (3,263) Queens, NY |
| November 4* 7:30 pm | | Humboldt State | W 106–39 | – | 24 – Achiuwa | 10 – Tied | 5 – Pointer | Carnesecca Arena (3,501) Queens, NY |
| Non-Conference Regular Season |||||||||
| November 8* 7:00 pm, BTN | | vs. No. 20 Wisconsin | L 75–86 | 0–1 | 27 – Harrison | 7 – Sampson | 3 – Jordan | Sanford Pentagon (3,523) Sioux Falls, SD |
| November 15* 6:00 pm, FS2 | | Wagner | W 73–57 | 1–1 | 25 – Harrison | 8 – Tied | 4 – Harrison | Carnesecca Arena (4,337) Queens, NY |
| November 18* 8:30 pm, FS1 | | Bucknell | W 67–63 | 2–1 | 16 – Greene IV | 6 – 3 Tied | 6 – Pointer | Carnesecca Arena (3,963) Queens, NY |
| November 22* 9:00 pm, FS1 | | Monmouth Barclays Center Classic opening round | W 64–54 | 3–1 | 22 – Greene IV | 9 – Sampson | 6 – Sanchez | Carnesecca Arena (4,185) Queens, NY |
| November 26* 7:00 pm, FS1 | | Longwood Barclays Center Classic opening round | W 65–47 | 4–1 | 18 – Harrison | 11 – Sampson | 4 – Jordan | Carnesecca Arena (3,531) Queens, NY |
| November 29* 7:00 pm | | vs. Penn State Barclays Center Classic semifinals | L 82–89 $^{OT}$ | 4–2 | 20 – Harrison | 13 – Obekpa | 5 – Greene IV | Barclays Center (4,231) Brooklyn, NY |
| November 30* 2:00 pm, NBCSN | | vs. Georgia Tech Barclays Center Classic third-place game | W 69–58 | 5–2 | 21 – Harrison | 5 – Obekpa | 4 – Branch | Barclays Center (3,088) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 7* 1:30 pm, MSG | | Fordham Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival | W 104–58 | 6–2 | 19 – Sanchez | 9 – Pointer | 11 – Pointer | Madison Square Garden (10,803) New York City, NY |
| December 15* 12:00 pm, FS1 | | No. 2 Syracuse | L 63–68 | 6–3 | 21 – Harrison | 7 – Sanchez | 3 – Jordan | Madison Square Garden (16,357) New York City, NY |
| December 18* 8:00 pm, FS1 | | San Francisco | W 81–57 | 7–3 | 18 – Harrison | 7 – Obekpa | 4 – Jordan | Carnesecca Arena (4,282) Queens, NY |
| December 21* 2:00 pm, FS1 | | Youngstown State | W 96–87 | 8–3 | 29 – Harrison | 13 – Sampson | 4 – Tied | Carnesecca Arena (4,248) Queens, NY |
| December 28* 2:30 pm, FS1 | | vs. Columbia Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival | W 65–59 | 9–3 | 15 – Harrison | 9 – Sanchez | 2 – 3 Tied | Barclays Center (7,203) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 31 12:00 pm, FS1 | | at Xavier | L 60–70 | 9–4 (0–1) | 21 – Harrison | 8 – Tied | 3 – Branch | Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 4 1:00 pm, FS1 | | at Georgetown | L 60–77 | 9–5 (0–2) | 13 – Hooper | 7 – Tied | 3 – Harrison | Verizon Center (10,164) Washington, D.C. |
| January 11 1:00 pm, FS1 | | No. 8 Villanova | L 67–74 | 9–6 (0–3) | 22 – Harrison | 9 – Sampson | 2 – Tied | Madison Square Garden (11,707) New York City, NY |
| January 14 1:00 pm, FS1 | | at DePaul | L 75–77 | 9–7 (0–4) | 24 – Harrison | 6 – Jordan | 4 – Jordan | Allstate Arena (6,102) Rosemont, IL |
| January 16 7:00 pm, FS1 | | Providence | L 83–84 $^{2OT}$ | 9–8 (0–5) | 16 – Sampson | 8 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Carnesecca Arena (4,709) Queens, NY |
| January 18* 6:00 pm, FS1 | | Dartmouth | W 69–55 | 10–8 (0–5) | 16 – Greene IV | 10 – Sanchez | 3 – Harrison | Carnesecca Arena (5,505) Queens, NY |
| January 23 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Seton Hall | W 77–76 | 11–8 (1–5) | 16 – 3 Tied | 6 – Harrison | 6 – Jordan | Carnesecca Arena (5,016) Queens, NY |
| January 25 4:00 pm, FSN | | at Butler | W 69–52 | 12–8 (2–5) | 20 – Sampson | 9 – Sanchez | 8 – Branch | Hinkle Fieldhouse (10,000) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 28 4:00 pm, FS1 | | at No. 20 Creighton | L 60–63 | 12–9 (2–6) | 15 – Harrison | 6 – Tied | 3 – Pointer | CenturyLink Center (17,515) Omaha, NE |
| February 1 12:30 pm, FS1 | | Marquette | W 74–59 | 13–9 (3–6) | 27 – Harrison | 7 – Obepka | 7 – Jordan | Madison Square Garden (12,561) New York City, NY |
| February 4 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at Providence | W 86–76 | 14–9 (4–6) | 22 – Harrison | 7 – Sampson | 6 – Jordan | Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,798) Providence, RI |
| February 9 7:00 pm, FS1 | | No. 12 Creighton | W 70–65 | 15–9 (5–6) | 19 – Harrison | 7 – Sanchez | 7 – Jordan | Madison Square Garden (6,739) New York City, NY |
| February 13 9:00 pm, FS1 | | at Seton Hall | W 68–67 | 16–9 (6–6) | 12 – Harrison | 6 – Tied | 4 – Sampson | Prudential Center (5,636) Newark, NJ |
| February 16 7:00 pm, FS1 | | Georgetown | W 82–60 | 17–9 (7–6) | 24 – Tied | 6 – Harrison | 4 – Obepka | Madison Square Garden (10,340) New York City, NY |
| February 18 9:00 pm, FS1 | | Butler | W 77–52 | 18–9 (8–6) | 23 – Sampson | 11 – Sanchez | 5 – Branch | Madison Square Garden (7,002) New York City, NY |
| February 22 1:30 pm, FS1 | | at No. 9 Villanova | L 54–57 | 18–10 (8–7) | 15 – Harrison | 10 – Sampson | 3 – Greene IV | Wells Fargo Center (17,124) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 25 7:00 pm, FS1 | | Xavier | L 53–65 | 18–11 (8–8) | 14 – Sampson | 6 – Pointer | 4 – Harrison | Madison Square Garden (6,707) New York City, NY |
| March 2 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | DePaul | W 72–64 | 19–11 (9–8) | 25 – Harrison | 11 – Obepka | 4 – Harrison | Madison Square Garden (10,670) New York City, NY |
| March 8 12:00 pm, FS1 | | at Marquette | W 91–90 $^{2OT}$ | 20–11 (10–8) | 20 – 3 Tied | 9 – Obepka | 6 – Jordan | BMO Harris Bradley Center (16,784) Milwaukee, WI |
| Big East tournament |||||||||
| March 13 3:30 pm, FS1 | | vs. Providence Quarterfinals | L 74–79 | 20–12 | 21 – Harrison | 12 – Sanchez | 4 – Harrison | Madison Square Garden (14,925) New York City, NY |
| NIT |||||||||
| March 18* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. (1) | (8) Robert Morris First round | L 78–89 | 20–13 | 22 – Branch | 8 – Sanchez | 3 – 3 Tied | Carnesecca Arena (1,027) Queens, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||