1998–99 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

1998–1999 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
Big East Tournament Runner Up
Conference Big East Conference (1979–2013)
1998–1999 record 28–9 (14–4 Big East)
Head coach Mike Jarvis (1st year)
Assistant coach Kevin Clark
Assistant coach Mike Jarvis II
Assistant coach Dermon Player
Home arena Alumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
1998–99 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#3 Connecticut† 16 – 2   .889     34 – 2   .944
#10 Miami 15 – 3   .833     23 – 7   .767
#9 St. John's 14 – 4   .778     28 – 9   .757
Syracuse 10 – 8   .556     21 – 12   .636
Villanova 10 – 8   .556     21 – 11   .656
Rutgers 9 – 9   .500     19 – 13   .594
Providence 9 – 9   .500     16 – 14   .533
Notre Dame 8 – 10   .444     14 – 16   .467
Seton Hall 8 – 10   .444     15 – 15   .500
Georgetown 6 – 12   .333     15 – 16   .484
Pittsburgh 5 – 13   .278     14 – 16   .467
West Virginia 4 – 14   .222     10 – 19   .345
Boston College 3 – 15   .167     6 – 11   .353
† 1999 Big East Tournament winner
As of March 29, 1999[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998–99 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Mike Jarvis in his first year at the school after replacing head coach Fran Fraschilla. 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

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Tarik Turner 4 G 6'5" Senior Charlottesville, Virginia Graduated
Felipe Lopez 13 G 6'5" Senior Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Graduated. Entered 1998 NBA Draft
Milos Dumic 21 F/C 6'9" Freshman Bijeljina, Yugoslavia Transferred
Giovanni Soto 24 F 6'7" Senior Far Rockaway, New York Graduated
Zendon Hamilton 31 C 6'9" Senior Floral Park, New York Graduated. Entered 1998 NBA Draft/undrafted
Shannon Crooks G 6'2" Freshman Boston, Massachusetts Transferred. UMass
James Felton F 6'9" Freshman Bayonne, New Jersey Transferred. Florida State

Class of 1998 signees

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Erick Barkley
PG
Queens, NY Maine Central Institute 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Bootsy Thornton
SG
Baltimore, MD Tallahassee Community College 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Anthony Glover
SF
Bronx, NY Rice High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) N/A  
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Donald Emanuel
PF
Houston, TX Jesse H. Jones High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) N/A  
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Albert Richardson
PF
New Orleans, LA McCook Junior College 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) N/A  
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:

Roster

1998–99 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G/F 3 Gray, ChudneyChudney Gray 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
Jr Rice Bronx, NY
G 10 Syed, KareemKareem Syed (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
Jr Hillcrest Queens, NY
G 11 Charles, CollinCollin Charles 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
Jr Eastern Commerce Toronto, Ontario
G 12 Barkley, ErickErick Barkley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
Fr Christ the King/Maine Central Queens, NY
G 14 Thornton, BootsyBootsy Thornton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
Jr Tallahassee C.C./Dunbar Baltimore, MD
F 15 Artest, RonRon Artest 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
So La Salle Queensbridge, NY
F 22 Glover, AnthonyAnthony Glover (I) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
Fr Rice Bronx, NY
F 25 Postell, LavorLavor Postell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
Jr Westover Albany, GA
F 32 Grant, TyroneTyrone Grant 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
Sr Grady Brooklyn, NY
F/C 33 Emanuel, DonaldDonald Emanuel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
Fr Jones Houston, TX
G/F 41 Jessie, ReggieReggie Jessie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
So Bishop Loughlin Queensbridge, NY
F 55 Richardson, AlbertAlbert Richardson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
Jr McCook Junior College New Orleans, LA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Kevin Clark
  • Mike Jarvis II
  • Dermon Player

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

11/16/98*
UNC Asheville
Chase Preseason NIT First Round
W 105-50  1-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

11/18/98*
No. 23 Massachusetts
Chase Preseason NIT Quarterfinal
W 73-69  2-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

11/23/98*
Columbia W 71-55  3-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

11/25/98*
No. 23 vs. No. 3 Stanford
Chase Preseason NIT Semifinal
L 53-55  3-1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

11/27/98*
No. 23 vs. No. 11 Purdue
Chase Preseason NIT Consolation
L 69-70  3-2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

11/30/98*
No. 23 St. Francis (N.Y.) W 97-63  4-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

12/02/98*
No. 25 Hofstra W 70-49  5-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

12/05/98
No. 25 at Boston College W 74-55  6-2 (1-0)
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA

12/09/98
No. 18 No. 20 Pittsburgh W 73-52  7-2 (2-0)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

12/12/98*
No. 18 at Virginia W 95-68  8-2 (2-0)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, VA

12/19/98*
No. 15 Fordham W 88-57  9-2 (2-0)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

12/22/98*
No. 14 Fairleigh Dickinson W 81-54  10-2 (2-0)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

01/02/99
No. 12 at Rutgers W 77-73  11-2 (3-0)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ

01/04/99*
No. 12 Niagara W 115-70  12-2 (3-0)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

01/06/99
No. 10 at Miami (F.L.) L 79-84  12-3 (3-1)
Miami Arena 
Miami, FL

01/09/99
No. 10 Seton Hall W 86-75  13-3 (4-1)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

01/11/99
No. 10 Georgetown W 71-69  14-3 (5-1)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

01/16/99
No. 11 Rutgers W 88-78  15-3 (6-1)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

01/20/99
No. 8 at Providence W 84-57  16-3 (7-1)
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI

01/24/99
No. 8 No. 2 Duke L 88-92 OT 16-4 (7-1)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

01/27/99
No. 9 at No. 17 Syracuse W 75-70  17-4 (8-1)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY

01/30/99
No. 9 No. 1 Connecticut L 74-78  17-5 (8-2)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

02/03/99
No. 9 No. 25 Miami (F.L.) L 70-73  17-6 (8-3)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

02/06/99
No. 9 at Pittsburgh W 88-60  18-6 (9-3)
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, PA

02/09/99
No. 11 at West Virginia W 80-68  19-6 (10-3)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV

02/13/99
No. 11 Villanova W 82-75  20-6 (11-3)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

02/15/99
No. 11 Providence W 104-70  21-6 (12-3)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

02/20/99
No. 10 at Georgetown W 74-66  22-6 (13-3)
MCI Center 
Washington, D.C.

02/24/99
No. 8 Notre Dame W 73-53  23-6 (14-3)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

02/27/99
No. 8 Villanova L 60-66  23-7(14-4)
The Pavilion 
Villanova, PA
Big East Tournament

03/04/99
No. 10 vs. Rutgers
Big East Tournament Quarterfinal
W 77-62  24-7 (14-4)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

03/05/99
No. 10 vs. No. 9 Miami (F.L.)
Big East Tournament Semifinal
W 62-59  25-7 (14-4)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

03/06/99
No. 10 vs. No. 3 Connecticut
Big East Tournament Championship
L 63-82  25-8 (14-4)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
NCAA Tournament

03/11/99
No. 9 vs. (14) Samford
NCAA First Round
W 69-43  26-8 (14-4)
Orlando Arena 
Orlando, FL

03/13/99
No. 9 vs. No. 19 (6) Indiana
NCAA Second Round
W 86-61  27-8 (14-4)
Orlando Arena 
Orlando, FL

03/18/99
No. 9 vs. No. 5 (2) Maryland
NCAA Regional Semifinal
W 76-62  28-8 (14-4)
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN

03/20/99
No. 9 vs. No. 14 (4) Ohio State
NCAA Regional Final
L 74-77  28-9 (14-4)
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 16 Ron Artest Chicago Bulls

References

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