# 2000–01 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

The 2000–01 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Mike Jarvis in his third year. St. John's home games are played at Carnesecca Arena, then called Alumni Hall, and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference.

## Off season

Mike Jarvis had turned down an offer from Michael Jordan in the offseason to become the head coach of the Washington Wizards to return for his 3rd season and rebuild a team that lost Bootsy Thornton and Lavor Postell to graduation, Erick Barkley to the pros and recruit Darius Miles altogether for the 2000 NBA draft.

### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Chudney Gray | 3 | PG | 6'3" | Senior | Bronx, New York | Graduated |
| Kareem Syed | 10 | G | 6'5" | Senior | Queens, New York | Graduated |
| Erick Barkley | 12 | PG | 6'1" | Sophomore | Queens, New York | Entered 2000 NBA draft |
| Bootsy Thornton | 14 | SG | 6'1" | Senior | Baltimore, Maryland | Graduated |
| Heath Orvis | 21 | G | 6'0" | Freshman | Longmont, Colorado | Transferred. Morningside |
| Lavor Postell | 25 | F | 6'5" | Senior | Albany, Georgia | Graduated. Entered 2000 NBA draft |

### Class of 2000 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Omar Cook PG | Brooklyn, NY | Christ the King High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Willie Shaw SF | Bronx, NY | John F. Kennedy High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Kyle Cuffe PF | Bronx, NY | Rice High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 236 lb (107 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Mohamed Diakite C | Rockville, MD | Montrose Christian School | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Curtis Johnson C | Norfolk, VA | Ryan Academy | 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) | 320 lb (150 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Sharif Fordham SG | Far Rockaway, NY | Gulf Coast Community College | 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: "2000 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/00* N/A | | California All-Stars | W 86-80 | | Alumni Hall (5,438) Queens, NY |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/09/00* 6:30pm, ESPN2 | No. 28 | vs. No. 12 Kentucky Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Semifinal | W 62-61 | 1-0 | Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY |
| 11/10/00* 9:00pm, ESPN | No. 28 | vs. No. 7 Kansas Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Championship | L 74-82 | 1-1 | Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York, NY |
| 11/15/00* 7:30pm | No. 24 | Maccabi Givat Shmuel Exb. | W 91-85 | | Alumni Hall (5,557) Queens, NY |
| 11/18/00* 7:30pm, WLNY-TV | No. 24 | Stony Brook | W 92-62 | 2-1 | Alumni Hall (6,008) Queens, NY |
| 11/25/00* 2:00pm | No. 24 | Niagara | W 92-59 | 3-1 | Alumni Hall (6,008) Queens, NY |
| 12/02/00* 3:00pm | No. 19 | vs. George Washington BB&T Classic Semifinal | L 75-85 | 3-2 | MCI Center (N/A) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/03/00* 3:00pm, FSNY | No. 19 | vs. Michigan BB&T Classic Consolation | W 97-83 | 4-2 | MCI Center (N/A) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/09/00* 2:00pm, MSG | No. 24 | Fordham | L 67-68 | 4-3 | Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY |
| 12/13/00* 7:00pm, ESPN2 | | at Ohio State | L 58-71 | 4-4 | Schottenstein Center (17,700) Columbus, OH |
| 12/16/00* 2:00pm | | Hofstra | L 80-86 | 4-5 | Nassau Coliseum (8,771) Hempstead, NY |
| 12/21/00* 7:30pm | | Manhattan | W 72-63 | 5-5 | Alumni Hall (6,008) Queens, NY |
| 12/31/00* 12:00pm, MSG | | San Francisco | W 92-77 | 6-5 | Alumni Hall (N/A) Queens, NY |
| 01/03/01 7:30pm | | Virginia Tech | W 89-64 | 7-5 (1-0) | Alumni Hall (6,008) Queens, NY |
| 01/06/01 1:00pm, CBS | | at No. 10 Connecticut | L 80-82 $^{OT}$ | 7-6 (1-1) | Gampel Pavilion (N/A) Storrs, CT |
| 01/10/01 7:30pm | | No. 24 Boston College | W 73-71 | 8-6 (2-1) | Madison Square Garden (13,392) New York, NY |
| 01/14/01 2:00pm, WWOR-TV | | at Rutgers | W 80-71 | 9-6 (3-1) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (N/A) Piscataway, NJ |
| 01/20/01 12:00pm | | Villanova | W 82-70 | 10-6 (4-1) | Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY |
| 01/22/01 7:00pm, ESPN | | Miami (F.L.) | W 67-63 $^{OT}$ | 11-6 (5-1) | Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY |
| 01/27/01 N/A | | at Virginia Tech | L 59-65 | 11-7 (5-2) | Cassell Coliseum (N/A) Blacksburg, VA |
| 01/30/01 7:00pm, ESPN2 | | Connecticut | W 60-55 | 12-7 (6-2) | Madison Square Garden (16,314) New York, NY |
| 02/03/01 8:00pm | | at Providence | L 63-75 | 12-8 (6-3) | Providence Civic Center (12,993) Providence, RI |
| 02/05/01 7:00pm, ESPN | | at Notre Dame | L 73-83 | 12-9 (6-4) | Joyce Convocation Center (N/A) Notre Dame, IN |
| 02/10/01 3:30pm, ABC | | at Miami (F.L.) | W 85-79 $^{2OT}$ | 13-9 (7-4) | Miami Arena (N/A) Miami, FL |
| 02/14/01 7:30pm, WLNY-TV | | Providence | L 53-64 | 13-10 (7-5) | Alumni Hall (6,008) Queens, NY |
| 02/18/01* 12:00pm, CBS | | No. 2 Duke | L 59-91 | 13-11 (7-5) | Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY |
| 02/21/01 9:00pm, ESPN | | Georgetown | W 73-70 | 14-11 (8-5) | Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY |
| 02/25/01 3:30pm, ABC | | at Villanova | L 55-71 | 14-12 (8-6) | The Pavilion (N/A) Villanova, PA |
| 02/28/01 7:30pm | | at Boston College | L 62-67 | 14-13 (8-7) | Silvio O. Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 03/04/01 12:00pm, CBS | | No. 12 Syracuse | L 91-93 $^{2OT}$ | 14-14 (8-8) | Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| 03/07/01 2:00pm | | Seton Hall Big East tournament first round | L 66-78 | 14-15 (8-8) | Madison Square Garden (18,605) 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 |
| 2 | 31 | Omar Cook | Orlando Magic |