2014–15 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
NCAA tournament, round of 64
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record21–12 (10–8 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarnesecca Arena
Madison Square Garden
2014–15 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Villanova †16–2 .88933–3  .917
No. 22 Georgetown12–6 .66722–11  .667
No. 24 Butler12–6 .66723–11  .676
Providence11–7 .61122–12  .647
St. John's10–8 .55621–12  .636
Xavier9–9 .50023–14  .622
DePaul6–12 .33312–20  .375
Seton Hall6–12 .33316–15  .516
Marquette4–14 .22213–19  .406
Creighton4–14 .22214–19  .424
† 2015 Big East tournament winner
As of April 6, 2015
Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Steve Lavin in his fifth year at the school. St. John's home games were played at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden and the team was members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament to Providence. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to San Diego State. On March 27, 2015 St. John's and head coach Steve Lavin mutually agreed to part ways.[1]

Previous season

The Red Storm 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.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Marc-Antoine Bourgault2G/F6'6"216SeniorSaint-Malo, FranceGraduated
God'sgift Achiuwa3F/C6'8"236RS SeniorPort Harcourt, NigeriaGraduated
Max Hooper10G/F6'6"202RS SophomoreCarmel Valley, CaliforniaGraduated
Transferred to Oakland
JaKarr Sampson14F6'8"208SophomoreAkron, OhioEntered 2014 NBA draft
Orlando Sánchez33F6'9"216SeniorNagua, Dominican RepublicGraduated

Class of 2014 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Adonis De La Rosa
C		 Bronx, NY Christ the King High School 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 322 lb (146 kg) Apr 9, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Amar Alibegovic
PF		 Rome, Italy Istituto Tecnico Minerva 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (100 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Transfer additions

NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Joey De La RosaC6'11"240SeniorBronx, New Yorkmid-season transfer from Florida International (0.5 yr eligibility remaining). Under NCAA transfer rules, he would be forced to sit out the fall semester of the 2014-15 season.
Keith ThomasF6'8"221JuniorMount Vernon, New Yorkjunior college transfer from Westchester Community College (2 yrs immediate eligibility). Did not met the necessary NCAA transfer requirements and was ruled ineligible for the 2014-15 season.

Roster

2014–15 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Jamal Branch 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)169 lb (77 kg) SrGrace Preparatory Academy/Texas A&M Kansas City, MO
G 1 Phil Greene 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)187 lb (85 kg) SrIMG Academy Chicago, IL
G 2 Myles Stewart (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrWestchester Los Angeles, CA
F 4 Christian Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS SoIMG Academy Arlington, TX
G 5 David Lipscomb (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS SoWheeler Riverdale, GA
G 10 Felix Balamou 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)192 lb (87 kg) JrOur Savior New American Conakry, Guinea
G 11 D'Angelo Harrison 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)202 lb (92 kg) SrDulles Missouri City, TX
F/C 12 Chris Obekpa 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)236 lb (107 kg) JrOur Savior New American Makurdi, Nigeria
F 14 Amar Alibegović 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrIstituto Tecnico Minerva Rome, Italy
G/F 15 Sir'Dominic Pointer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)192 lb (87 kg) SrQuality Education Academy Detroit, MI
G 22 Jay Henderson (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrLake Highland Prep Orlando, FL
G 23 Rysheed Jordan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)193 lb (88 kg) SoRoberts Vaux Philadelphia, PA
C 31 Adonis Delarosa (I) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)322 lb (146 kg) FrChrist the King Bronx, NY
C 34 Joey Delarosa 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)249 lb (113 kg) SrMontverde Academy/FIU Bronx, NY
F 35 Khadim Ndiaye 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrChrist the King Queens, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2014*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Humboldt State W 95–83 
 28 – Harrison  10 – Obekpa  5 – Branch  Carnesecca Arena (3,338[2])
Queens, NY
11/08/2014*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 St. Thomas Aquinas W 97–71 
 21 – Greene IV  10 – Harrison  4 – Greene IV  Carnesecca Arena (3,490[3])
Queens, NY
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm, FSN		 NJIT W 77–58  1–0
  18 – Jordan  13 – Obekpa  5 – Jordan  Carnesecca Arena (4,703[4])
Queens, NY
11/17/2014*
7:30 pm, ESPN3		 Franklin Pierce
NIT Season Tip-Off opening round		 W 94–81  2–0
  31 – Harrison  17 – Harrison  6 – Tied  Carnesecca Arena (3,553[5])
Queens, NY
11/19/2014*
7:30 pm, ESPN3		 LIU Brooklyn
NIT Season Tip-Off opening round		 W 66–53  3–0
  18 – Pointer  10 – Obekpa  2 – 3 Tied  Carnesecca Arena (3,733[6])
Queens, NY
11/26/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 vs. Minnesota
NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals		 W 70–61  4–0
  19 – Harrison  11 – Pointer  3 – Tied  Madison Square Garden (5,128[7])
New York, NY
11/28/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 vs. No. 10 Gonzaga
NIT Season Tip-Off championship		 L 66–73  4–1
  20 – Greene IV  9 – Pointer  5 – Pointer  Madison Square Garden (5,548[8])
New York, NY
12/02/2014*
7:00 pm, FS1		 Niagara W 70–57  5–1
  16 – Harrison  9 – Tied  6 – Branch  Carnesecca Arena (4,475[9])
Queens, NY
12/06/2014*
5:15 pm, ESPN2		 at Syracuse W 69–57  6–1
  24 – Harrison  16 – Obekpa  5 – Pointer  Carrier Dome (24,884)
Syracuse, NY
12/10/2014*
8:00 pm, CBSSN		 No. 24 Fairleigh Dickinson W 74–52  7–1
  26 – Harrison  12 – Obekpa  5 – Jordan  Carnesecca Arena (4,528)
Queens, NY
12/14/2014*
1:30 pm, FSN		 No. 24 vs. Fordham
Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival		 W 74–53  8–1
  24 – Jordan  6 – Jones  7 – Branch  Madison Square Garden (8,074)
New York, NY
12/19/2014*
7:00 pm, FS1		 No. 20 Saint Mary's W 53–47  9–1
  21 – Harrison  11 – Pointer  5 – Pointer  Carnesecca Arena (4,645)
Queens, NY
12/22/2014*
7:30 pm, CBSSN		 No. 17 Long Beach State W 66–49  10–1
  16 – Tied  10 – Harrison  7 – Pointer  Carnesecca Arena (5,014)
Queens, NY
12/28/2014*
12:00 pm, FS1		 No. 17 vs. Tulane
Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival		 W 82–57  11–1
  24 – Pointer  8 – Obekpa  4 – Pointer  Barclays Center (6,032)
Brooklyn, NY
12/31/2014
12:00 pm, FS1		 No. 15 at Seton Hall L 67–78  11–2 (0–1)
  25 – Harrison  7 – Tied  4 – Branch  Prudential Center (9,183)
Newark, NJ
01/03/2015
4:00 pm, CBSSN		 No. 15 Butler L 69–73  11–3 (0–2)
  31 – Harrison  8 – Pointer  4 – Pointer  Carnesecca Arena (5,602)
Queens, NY
01/06/2015
9:00 pm, FS1		 No. 24 No. 8 Villanova L 72–90  11–4 (0–3)
  25 – Harrison  5 – Obekpa  3 – Branch  Madison Square Garden (8,565)
New York, NY
01/14/2015
7:00 pm, FS1		 at Providence W 83–70  12–4 (1–3)
  20 – Tied  8 – Pointer  4 – Harrison  Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,176)
Providence, RI
01/18/2015
2:30 pm, FS1		 at DePaul L 67–71  12–5 (1–4)
  17 – Tied  5 – 3 Tied  4 – Jordan  Allstate Arena (6,243)
Rosemont, IL
01/21/2015
7:00 pm, FS1		 Marquette W 60–57  13–5 (2–4)
  15 – Tied  12 – Pointer  6 – Pointer  Madison Square Garden (7,532)
New York, NY
01/25/2015*
2:00 pm, FOX		 No. 5 Duke L 68–77  13–6
  21 – Pointer  10 – Pointer  4 – Pointer  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY
01/28/2015
9:00 pm, FS1		 at Creighton L 74–77  13–7 (2–5)
  18 – Harrison  10 – Pointer  6 – Pointer  CenturyLink Center (16,544)
Omaha, NE
01/31/2015
12:00 pm, FOX		 Providence W 75–66  14–7 (3–5)
  20 – Pointer  10 – Obekpa  5 – Pointer  Madison Square Garden (8,973)
New York, NY
02/03/2015
7:00 pm, FS1		 at No. 22 Butler L 62–85  14–8 (3–6)
  19 – Pointer  6 – Pointer  4 – Jordan  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,132)
Indianapolis, IN
02/07/2015
12:00 pm, FSN		 Creighton W 84–66  15–8 (4–6)
  25 – Jordan  10 – Harrison  6 – Harrison  Madison Square Garden (10,759)
New York, NY
02/11/2015
9:00 pm, CBSSN		 DePaul W 86–78  16–8 (5–6)
  33 – Harrison  11 – Pointer  4 – Tied  Carnesecca Arena (5,040)
Queens, NY
02/14/2015
12:30 pm, FOX		 at Xavier W 78–70  17–8 (6–6)
  24 – Pointer  5 – 4 Tied  3 – Harrison  Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH
02/17/2015
7:00 pm, FS1		 at Georgetown L 57–79  17–9 (6–7)
  18 – Greene IV  8 – Pointer  5 – Branch  Verizon Center (8,685)
Washington, D.C.
02/21/2015
12:00 pm, FOX		 Seton Hall W 85–72  18–9 (7–7)
  22 – Pointer  10 – Pointer  6 – Jordan  Carnesecca Arena (5,602)
Queens, NY
02/23/2015
8:00 pm, FS1		 Xavier W 58–57  19–9 (8–7)
  20 – Harrison  9 – Pointer  6 – Jordan  Madison Square Garden (6,634)
New York, NY
02/28/2015
12:00 noon, CBS		 Georgetown W 81–70  20–9 (9–7)
  26 – Pointer  7 – Tied  3 – Tied  Madison Square Garden (13,615)
New York, NY
03/04/2015
9:15 pm, FS1		 at Marquette W 67–51  21–9 (10–7)
  23 – Jordan  13 – Pointer  7 – Pointer  BMO Harris Bradley Center (14,201)
Milwaukee, WI
03/07/2015
12:00 p.m., FOX		 at No. 4 Villanova L 68–105  21–10 (10–8)
  21 – Jordan  4 – Tied  8 – Jordan  Wells Fargo Center (19,161)
Philadelphia, PA
Big East tournament
03/12/2015
2:30 pm, FS1		 vs. Providence
Quarterfinals		 L 57–74  21–11
  18 – Jordan  9 – Obekpa  2 – Branch  Madison Square Garden (15,197)
New York, NY
NCAA tournament
03/20/2015*
9:40 pm, CBS		 No. (9) vs. (8) San Diego State
First round		 L 64–76  21–12
  21 – Pointer  10 – Pointer  2 – Tied  Time Warner Cable Arena (16,945)
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region S=South.

Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received votes. NR=Not ranked.
PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18PostFinal
AP NR NR NR NR RV 24 20 17 15 24 RV RV NR NR NR NR NR RV RV NR N/A
Coaches NR NR NR NR RV RV 23 19 17 24 RV RV NR NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR

Team players drafted into the NBA

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
253Sir'Dominic PointerCleveland Cavaliers

References

  1. ↑ Eisenberg, Jeff (March 27, 2015). "Steve Lavin out at St. John's after five up-and-down seasons". sports.yahoo. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  2. ↑ "MBB vs. Humboldt State box score". redstormsports.com. St. John's University. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  3. ↑ "MBB vs. St. Thomas Aquinas box score". redstormsports.com. St. John's University. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  4. ↑ "MBB vs. NJIT box score". redstormsports.com. St. John's University. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  5. ↑ "MBB vs. Franklin Pierce box score". redstormsports.com. St. John's University. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  6. ↑ "MBB vs. LIU Brooklyn box score". redstormsports.com. St. John's University. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  7. ↑ "MBB vs. Minnesota box score". redstormsports.com. St. John's University. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  8. ↑ "MBB vs. Gonzaga box score". redstormsports.com. St. John's University. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  9. ↑ "MBB vs. Niagara box score". redstormsports.com. St. John's University. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
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