2002–03 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

The 2002–03 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Mike Jarvis in his fifth year. St. John's home games are played at Carnesecca Arena, then called Alumni Hall, and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference.

2002–03 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
NIT Champions (vacated)
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Record	1–13 (20 wins vacated) (7–9 Big East)
Head coach	Mike Jarvis (5th year)
Assistant coaches	Kevin Clark Mike Jarvis II Dermon Player
Home arena	Alumni Hall Madison Square Garden
Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

2002–03 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Boston College	10	–	6		.625			19	–	12		.613
No. 23 Connecticut	10	–	6		.625			23	–	10		.697
Providence	8	–	8		.500			18	–	14		.563
Villanova	8	–	8		.500			15	–	16		.484
St. John's#	7	–	9		.438			1	–	13		.071
Miami	4	–	12		.250			11	–	17		.393
Virginia Tech*	4	–	12		.250			11	–	18		.379
West
No. 13 Syracuse	13	–	3		.813			30	–	5		.857
No. 4 Pittsburgh†	13	–	3		.813			28	–	5		.848
Seton Hall	10	–	6		.625			17	–	13		.567
No. 22 Notre Dame	10	–	6		.625			24	–	10		.706
Georgetown	6	–	10		.375			19	–	15		.559
West Virginia	5	–	11		.313			14	–	15		.483
Rutgers*	4	–	12		.250			12	–	16		.429
† 2003 Big East tournament winner As of March 31, 2003[1] Rankings from AP Poll #St. John's had 20 regular-season games vacated due to sanctions against the program; the school′s disputed record was 7–9, 21–13. *Did not qualify for 2003 Big East tournament.

Off season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Sharif Fordham	3	SG	6'4"	Senior	Far Rockaway, New York	Graduated
Alpha Bangura	15	SG	6'6"	Junior	Lanham, Maryland	Entered 2002 NBA draft/undrafted
Donald Emanuel	33	PG	6'9"	Senior	Houston, Texas	Graduated

Class of 2002 signees

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Elijah Ingram PG	Jersey City, NJ	St. Anthony High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
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Daryll Hill PG	Queens, NY	Milford Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
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Tim Doyle SF	Merrick, NY	St. Dominic High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)
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Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2002 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Transfer additions

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Grady Reynolds	F	6'7"	210	Junior	Abbeyville, Alabama	junior college transfer from Southern Union State Community College (2 yrs immediate eligibility)

Roster

2002–03 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G/F 0 Tim Doyle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr St. Dominic's Merrick, NY G 1 Marcus Hatten 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Tallahassee C.C. Baltimore, MD G 2 Tristan Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Amityville Memorial Amityville, NY G 3 Daryll Hill  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Cardozo/Milford Academy Bayside, NY C 4 Abe Keita 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Winchendon Tolland, CT F 5 Eric King 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Lincoln/Milford Academy Brooklyn, NY G 11 Jon Scheiman (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr LaGuardia Manhattan, NY G 12 Elijah Ingram 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr St. Anthony's East Orange, NJ G 14 Andre Stanley (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Global Institute/John Jay Brooklyn, NY F 22 Anthony Glover 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Rice Bronx, NY G/F 23 Willie Shaw 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr John F. Kennedy Mount Vernon, NY F 25 Kyle Cuffe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Jr Rice Bronx, NY F 33 Grady Reynolds 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Southern Union Abbeville, AL C 44 Mohamed Diakite  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Montrose Christian Rockville, MD C 52 Curtis Johnson 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 320 lb (145 kg) Jr Ryan Academy Norfolk, VA	Head coach Mike Jarvis (Northeastern University) Assistant coach(es) Kevin Clark Mike Jarvis II Dermon Player Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: May 27, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/08/02* 7:30pm, Metro		Harlem Globetrotters	W 86-61		Madison Square Garden (13,506) New York, NY
11/15/02* 7:30pm		Israeli Pro Team	W 77-64		Alumni Hall (5,524) Queens, NY
Regular Season
11/26/02* 7:30pm		Stony Brook	W 68-57	1-0	Alumni Hall (5,603) Queens, NY
11/30/02* 7:30pm		at Fairfield	W 81-68	2-0	Webster Bank Arena (5,277) Bridgeport, CT
12/07/02* 4:00pm		Fordham	W 81-58	3-0	Madison Square Garden (11,463) New York, NY
12/11/02* 7:30pm		St. Francis (N.Y.)	W 80-58	4-0	Alumni Hall (5,462) Queens, NY
12/14/02* 2:00pm, MSG		Hofstra	W 84-59	5-0	Madison Square Garden (10,729) New York, NY
12/21/02* 3:30pm		at Wake Forest	L 72-84	5-1	Lawrence Joel Coliseum (10,173) Winston-Salem, NC
12/27/02* 8:30pm, MSG		vs. Manhattan ECAC Holiday Festival Opening Round	L 65-72	5-2	Madison Square Garden (14,179) New York, NY
12/28/02* 3:00pm, MSG		vs. No. 22 North Carolina ECAC Holiday Festival Consolation	L 59-63	5-3	Madison Square Garden (12,214) New York, NY
01/02/03* 7:30pm		Niagara	W 78-68	6-3	Alumni Hall (5,485) Queens, NY
01/04/03 12:00pm, MSG		Seton Hall	W 74-66	7-3 (1-0)	Madison Square Garden (9,412) New York, NY
01/08/03 7:30pm		at Providence	L 71-75	7-4 (1-1)	Dunkin Donuts Center (8,367) Providence, RI
01/11/03* 3:00pm, FOX		at UCLA	W 80-65	8-4 (1-1)	Pauley Pavilion (8,503) Los Angeles, CA
01/15/03 7:30pm, MSG		Villanova	L 73-82	8-5 (1-2)	Madison Square Garden (10,684) New York, NY
01/18/03 12:00pm		at Georgetown	W 77-72	9-5 (2-2)	MCI Center (11,777) Washington, D.C.
01/25/03 2:00pm		at Virginia Tech	W 62-59	10-5 (3-2)	Cassell Coliseum (5,628) Blacksburg, VA
01/27/03 7:00pm, ESPN		No. 14 Connecticut	L 68-74	10-6 (3-3)	Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY
02/02/03 2:00pm, MSG		Miami (FL)	W 77-74	11-6 (4-3)	Madison Square Garden (10,341) New York, NY
02/05/03 7:30pm, Metro		at Boston College	L 82-84	11-7 (4-4)	Silvio O. Conte Forum (6,733) Chestnut Hill, MA
02/08/03 4:00pm, MSG		Virginia Tech	L 54-71	11-8 (4-5)	Alumni Hall (6,008) Queens, NY
02/11/03 7:00pm, ESPN2		at Villanova	W 52-50	12-8 (5-5)	First Union Center (10,017) Philadelphia, PA
02/15/03 2:00pm, MSG		Providence	L 59-69	12-9 (5-6)	Alumni Hall (6,008) Queens, NY
02/18/03 7:00pm, ESPN2		at No. 15 Syracuse	L 60-66	12-10 (5-7)	Carrier Dome (21,044) Syracuse, NY
02/22/03 2:00pm, CBS		at Connecticut	L 69-77	12-11 (5-8)	Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
02/26/03 7:30pm, MSG		Boston College	L 63-81	12-12 (5-9)	Madison Square Garden (10,069) New York, NY
03/02/03* 12:00pm, CBS		No. 6 Duke	W 72-71	13-12 (5-9)	Madison Square Garden (19,610) New York, NY
03/06/03 7:30pm, MSG		Rutgers	W 75-59	14-12 (6-9)	Madison Square Garden (8,648) New York, NY
03/08/03 9:00pm, ESPN		at Miami (FL)	W 76-73	15-12 (7-9)	Convocation Center (3,828) Coral Gables, Florida
Big East tournament
03/12/03 12:00pm, ESPN		vs. No. 17 Notre Dame Big East tournament first round	W 83-80	16-12 (7-9)	Madison Square Garden (19,786) New York, NY
03/13/03 12:00pm, ESPN		vs. Boston College Big East tournament quarterfinals	L 75-82 OT	16-13 (7-9)	Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY
NIT Tournament
03/19/03 7:30pm		Boston University NIT First Round	W 62-57	17-13 (7-9)	Alumni Hall (2,653) Queens, NY
03/24/03 7:30pm		Virginia NIT Second Round	W 73-63	18-13 (7-9)	Alumni Hall (3,435) Queens, NY
03/27/03 7:30pm		UAB NIT Quarterfinal	W 79-71	19-13 (7-9)	Alumni Hall (3,227) Queens, NY
04/01/03 9:30pm, ESPN		vs. Texas Tech NIT Semifinal	W 64-63	20-13 (7-9)	Madison Square Garden (10,008) New York, NY
04/03/03 8:00pm, ESPN2		vs. Georgetown NIT Championship	W 70-67	21-13 (7-9)	Madison Square Garden (12,406) New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.