# 2009–10 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

The 2009–10 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Norm Roberts in his sixth year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference.
On March 30, 2010, Steve Lavin was announced as the team's new head coach, replacing Norm Roberts, who was fired after six seasons as head coach.

## Off season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Tomas Jasiulionis | 11 | C | 6'11" | 249 | Senior | Utena, Lithuania | Graduated |
| TyShwan Edmondson | 12 | G | 6'4" | 175 | Freshman | Hopkinsville, Kentucky | Transferred to Austin Peay |
| Phil Wait | 50 | C | 7'1" | 245 | Freshman | Manchester, England | Transferred to Monmouth |

### Class of 2009 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Omari Lawrence SG | Bronx, NY | South Kent | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 87 ||||||
| Malik Stith PG | Hempstead, NY | Bridgton Academy | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 87 ||||||
| Dwight Hardy SG | Bronx, NY | Indian Hills Community College | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Justin Brownlee PF | Tifton, GA | Chipola College | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: 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: "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| 11/13/2009* 7:00 pm | Long Island | W 83–70 | 1–0 | Carnesecca Arena New York, NY |
| 11/17/2009* 7:00 pm | at St. Bonaventure Fibertech Classic | W 69–68 | 2–0 | Blue Cross Arena Rochester, NY |
| 11/20/2009* 7:00 pm | Brown Philly Hoop Group Classic | W 79–76 | 3–0 | Carnesecca Arena New York, NY |
| 11/27/2009* 5:30 pm | vs. Siena Philly Hoop Group Classic | W 77–68 | 4–0 | The Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/28/2009* 8:30 pm | vs. Temple Philly Hoop Group Classic | W 55–48 | 5–0 | The Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/02/2009* 7:00 pm, SNY | Stony Brook | W 63–55 | 6–0 | Carnesecca Arena New York, NY |
| 12/05/2009* 3:30 pm, ESPN2 | at No. 5 Duke | L 71–80 | 6–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| 12/09/2009* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | Georgia SEC-Big East Challenge | W 66–56 | 7–1 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 12/13/2009* 4:00 pm | Fordham | W 73–56 | 8–1 | Carnesecca Arena New York, NY |
| 12/20/2009* 2:00 pm, MSG | vs. Hofstra Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival | W 72–60 | 9–1 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 12/21/2009* 9:00 pm, MSG | vs. Cornell Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival | L 66–71 | 9–2 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 12/23/2009* 7:00 pm | Bryant | W 80–44 | 10–2 | Carnesecca Arena New York, NY |
| Big East Conference Regular Season ||||||
| 12/31/2009 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | at No. 13 Georgetown | L 59–66 | 10–3 (0–1) | Verizon Center Washington, D.C. |
| 01/03/2010 5:30 pm, SNY | Providence | L 59–74 | 10–4 (0–2) | Carnesecca Arena New York City, NY |
| 01/09/2010 12:00 pm, SNY | at Louisville | L 68–75 | 10–5 (0–3) | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| 01/13/2010 7:00 pm, ESPNU | Cincinnati | W 52–50 | 11–5 (1–3) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 01/17/2010 2:00 pm, MSG | DePaul | W 67–47 | 12–5 (2–3) | Carnesecca Arena New York, NY |
| 01/20/2010 7:00 pm, SNY | at Connecticut | L 59–75 | 12–6 (2–4) | XL Center Hartford, CT |
| 01/23/2010 12:00 pm, ESPN | No. 4 Villanova | L 71–81 | 12–7 (2–5) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 01/28/2010 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 17 Pittsburgh | L 53–63 | 12–8 (2–6) | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/02/2010 7:30 pm, MSG | at Rutgers | L 72–84 | 12–9 (2–7) | Louis Brown Athletic Center New Brunswick, NJ |
| 02/06/2010 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 6 West Virginia | L 60–79 | 12–10 (2–8) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 02/11/2010 7:00 pm, ESPN | Louisville | W 74–55 | 13–10 (3–8) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 02/14/2010 7:30 pm, SNY | at Notre Dame | W 69–68 | 14–10 (4–8) | Convocation Center Notre Dame, IN |
| 02/17/2010 7:30 pm, MSG+ | Seton Hall | L 50–59 | 14–11 (4–9) | Carnesecca Arena New York, NY |
| 02/20/2010 12:00 pm, SNY | at South Florida | W 74–58 | 15–11 (5–9) | Sun Dome Tampa, FL |
| 02/23/2010 7:30 pm, MSG | Marquette | L 61–63 $^{OT}$ | 15–12 (5–10) | Carnesecca Arena New York, NY |
| 02/27/2010 12:00 pm, MSG | No. 12 Pittsburgh | L 64–71 | 15–13 (5–11) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 03/02/2010 7:00 pm, SNY | at No. 1 Syracuse | L 66–85 | 15–14 (5–12) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| 03/05/2010 8:30 pm, SNY | at DePaul | W 90–82 $^{3OT}$ | 16–14 (6–12) | Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2010 2:00 pm, ESPN | vs. Connecticut First Round | W 73–51 | 17–14 (6–12) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 03/10/2010 2:00 pm, ESPN | vs. Marquette Second Round | L 55–57 | 17–15 (6–12) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| NIT Tournament ||||||
| 03/17/2010 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Memphis First Round | L 71–73 | 17–16 (6–12) | FedExForum Memphis, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||