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1995–96 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

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1995–1996 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Record11–16 (5–13 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Al LoBalbo
  • Ron Rutledge
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
Seasons
1995–96 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Big East 6
No. 3 Connecticut 17 1   .944 32 3   .914
No. 10 Villanova 14 4   .778 26 7   .788
Boston College 10 8   .556 19 11   .633
West Virginia 7 11   .389 12 15   .444
St. John's 5 13   .278 11 16   .407
Notre Dame 4 14   .222 9 18   .333
Big East 7
No. 4 Georgetown 13 5   .722 29 8   .784
No. 15 Syracuse 12 6   .667 29 9   .763
Providence 9 9   .500 18 12   .600
Miami 8 10   .444 15 13   .536
Seton Hall 7 11   .389 12 16   .429
Rutgers 6 12   .333 9 18   .333
Pittsburgh 5 13   .278 10 17   .370
1996 Big East tournament winner
As of April 1, 1996[1][2][3]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995–96 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Brian Mahoney in his fourth 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

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Sergio Luyk 3 F 6'7" RS Senior Graduated
James Scott 32 G 6'6" Senior Graduated. Entered 1995 NBA draft
Roshown McLeod 33 F 6'8" Sophomore Transferred. Duke

Class of 1995 signees

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tyrone Grant
PF
Brooklyn, NY Grady High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Ed Brown
PF
Copiague, NY Copiague High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Mike Menniefield
PF
Greenville, SC Spartanburg Methodist College 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

  • "1995 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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1995–96 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 4 Tarik Turner 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So Oak Hill Charlottesville, VA
G 5 Maurice Brown 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr William E. Grady Brooklyn, NY
G 13 Felipe López 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So Rice Santo Domingo, D.R.
F 14 Ed Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr Copiague Copiague, NY
F/C 21 Mike Menniefield 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr Southside/Spartanburg Methodist Greenville, SC
F 22 Thomas Bayne 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Sr Brentwood Brentwood, NY
G 23 Derek Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
RS Sr H. Frank Carey Franklin Square, NY
G 24 Rowan Barrett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr West Hill Scarborough, Ontario
C 31 Zendon Hamilton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
So Sewanhaka Floral Park, NY
F 32 Tyrone Grant 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr Grady Brooklyn, NY
F 34 Charles Minlend Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr St. Thomas More School Cameroon, Africa
G/F 44 Fred Lyson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
RS Jr Oceanside Oceanside, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Al LoBalbo
  • Ron Rutledge

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
11/24/95*
Niagara
Lapchick Tournament Opening Round
W 88-72  1-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
11/25/95*
California-Irvine
Lapchick Tournament Championship
L 77-83  1-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
11/28/95*
Manhattan W 71-68  2-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/02/95
at No. 3 Villanova L 68-83  2–2
(0–1)
du Pont Pavilion 
Villanova, PA
12/05/95
at Syracuse L 72-97  2-3 (0-2)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
12/09/95*
at San Francisco W 80-78  3-3
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, CA
12/23/95*
at Fordham W 66-47  4-3
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
12/27/95*
Iona
ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal
L 57-70  4-4
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/28/95*
Rider
ECAC Holiday Festival Consolation
W 79-69  5-4
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/06/96
Providence L 78-82  5-5 (0-3)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/10/96
West Virginia W 89-74  6-5 (1-3)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/13/96*
Louisville W 86-64  7-5
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/17/96
at No. 5 Connecticut L 73-88  7-6 (1-4)
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, CT
01/20/96
at No. 24 Boston College L 78-91  7-7 (1-5)
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
01/22/96
at Seton Hall L 76-82  7-8 (1-6)
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
01/27/96
No. 6 Georgetown W 83-72  8-8 (2-6)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/31/96
Notre Dame L 83-86  8-9 (2-7)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/03/96
No. 4 Connecticut L 63-77  8-10 (2-8)
Madison Square Garden 
Queens, NY
02/07/96
No. 22 Boston College L 73-89  8-11 (2-9)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/11/96
at Notre Dame W 74-66  9-11 (3-9)
Edmund P. Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
02/15/96
Rutgers L 70-82  9-12 (3-10)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
02/17/96
Seton Hall W 78-73  10-12 (4-10)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/20/96
at Miami (F.L.) L 91-96 2OT 10-13 (4-11)
Miami Arena 
Miami, FL
02/24/96
at West Virginia L 77-92  10-14 (4-12)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
02/26/96
No. 15 Syracuse L 79-92  10-15 (4-13)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
03/03/96
at Pittsburgh W 74-68  11-15 (5-13)
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, PA
Big East tournament
03/06/96
vs. Providence
Big East tournament first round
L 72-80  11-16 (5-13)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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