19951996 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Record1116 (513 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Al LoBalbo
  • Ron Rutledge
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
1995–96 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Big East 6
No. 3 Connecticut171 .944323  .914
No. 10 Villanova144 .778267  .788
Boston College108 .5561911  .633
West Virginia711 .3891215  .444
St. John's513 .2781116  .407
Notre Dame414 .222918  .333
Big East 7
No. 4 Georgetown135 .722298  .784
No. 15 Syracuse126 .667299  .763
Providence99 .5001812  .600
Miami810 .4441513  .536
Seton Hall711 .3891216  .429
Rutgers612 .333918  .333
Pittsburgh513 .2781017  .370
1996 Big East tournament winner
As of April 1, 1996[1][2][3]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 199596 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

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Sergio Luyk3F6'7"RS SeniorGraduated
James Scott32G6'6"SeniorGraduated. Entered 1995 NBA draft
Roshown McLeod33F6'8"SophomoreTransferred. Duke

Class of 1995 signees

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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Ed Brown
PF
Copiague, NY Copiague High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Mike Menniefield
PF
Greenville, SC Spartanburg Methodist College 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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:

  • "1995 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

1995–96 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 4 Tarik Turner 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
SoOak Hill Charlottesville, VA
G 5 Maurice Brown 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
SrWilliam E. Grady Brooklyn, NY
G 13 Felipe López 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
SoRice Santo Domingo, D.R.
F 14 Ed Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
FrCopiague Copiague, NY
F/C 21 Mike Menniefield 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
JrSouthside/Spartanburg Methodist Greenville, SC
F 22 Thomas Bayne 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
SrBrentwood Brentwood, NY
G 23 Derek Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
RS SrH. Frank Carey Franklin Square, NY
G 24 Rowan Barrett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
SrWest Hill Scarborough, Ontario
C 31 Zendon Hamilton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
SoSewanhaka Floral Park, NY
F 32 Tyrone Grant 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
FrGrady Brooklyn, NY
F 34 Charles Minlend Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
SrSt. Thomas More School Cameroon, Africa
G/F 44 Fred Lyson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
RS JrOceanside 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

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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