2008–09 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

The 2008–09 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Norm Roberts in his fifth year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference.

2008–09 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
CBI First Round vs. Richmond, L 69–75
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	16–18 (6–12 Big East)
Head coach	Norm Roberts (5th year)
Assistant coaches	Glenn Braica Chris Casey Fred Quartlebaum
Home arena	Carnesecca Arena Madison Square Garden
Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →

2008–09 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Louisville†	16	–	2		.889			31	–	6		.838
No. 4 Pittsburgh	15	–	3		.833			31	–	5		.861
No. 5 Connecticut	15	–	3		.833			31	–	5		.861
No. 11 Villanova	13	–	5		.722			30	–	8		.789
No. 23 Marquette	12	–	6		.667			25	–	10		.714
No. 13 Syracuse	11	–	7		.611			28	–	10		.737
West Virginia	10	–	8		.556			23	–	12		.657
Providence	10	–	8		.556			19	–	14		.576
Notre Dame	8	–	10		.444			21	–	15		.583
Cincinnati	8	–	10		.444			18	–	14		.563
Seton Hall	7	–	11		.389			17	–	15		.531
Georgetown	7	–	11		.389			16	–	15		.516
St. John's	6	–	12		.333			16	–	18		.471
South Florida	4	–	14		.222			9	–	22		.290
Rutgers	2	–	16		.111			11	–	21		.344
DePaul	0	–	18		.000			9	–	24		.273
† 2009 Big East tournament winner As of April 4, 2009[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Off season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Eugene Lawrence	4	PG	6'1"	210	Senior	Brooklyn, New York	Graduated
Larry Wright	5	SG	6'2"	172	Sophomore	Saginaw, Michigan	Transferred to Oakland
Liam Biesty	30	G	6'0"	185	Senior	Brooklyn, New York	Graduated
Mike Cavataio	32	SG	6'4"	190	Freshman	Forest Hills, New York	Transferred to Holy Cross
Otoja Abit	33	F	6'6"	195	Senior	Woodside, New York	Graduated

Class of 2008 signees

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Quincy Roberts SG	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 29, 2008
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    (78)
TyShwan Edmondson PG	Hopkinsville, KY	University Heights Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Apr 30, 2008
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    (NR)
Phil Wait C	Manchester, ENG	Proctor Academy	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Jun 5, 2008
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    247Sports:    (NR)
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: "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Roster

2008–09 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G/F 1 D.J. Kennedy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 214 lb (97 kg) So Schenley Pittsburgh, PA F 2 Anthony Mason Jr.  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Sr Failey Memphis, TN G 3 Malik Boothe 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 184 lb (83 kg) So Christ the King Queens, NY G 4 John Taubeneck 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Roger Williams Salem, MA F 5 Sean Evans 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 259 lb (117 kg) So Northeast Philadelphia, PA G 10 Quincy Roberts 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Fr Harrisburg Harrisburg, PA C 11 Tomas Jasiulionis 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 249 lb (113 kg) Sr Trinity Episcopal School Utena, Lithuania G 12 TyShwan Edmondson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr University Heights Academy Hopkinsville, KY F/C 15 Dele Coker 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 257 lb (117 kg) So South Kent Lagos, Nigeria G 23 Paris Horne 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) So Bridgton Academy Middletown, DE F 24 Justin Burrell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 244 lb (111 kg) So Our Savior Lutheran High School/Bridgton Academy Bronx, NY G 35 Matt Duell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Greenport Orient, NY G 42 Kevin Clark 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 204 lb (93 kg) So Dunmore Dunmore, PA C 50 Phil Wait 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Proctor Academy Manchester, England F 55 Rob Thomas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 247 lb (112 kg) RS So South Kent Harlem, NY	Head coach Norm Roberts (Queens College) Assistant coach(es) Glenn Braica Chris Casey Fred Quartlebaum Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/14/08* 9:00pm, SNY		LIU Brooklyn	W 73–63	1–0	Carnesecca Arena (4,914) Queens, NY
11/17/08* 9:30pm		vs. Cornell NIT Season Tip-Off First Round	W 86–75	2–0	Conte Forum (4,283) Chestnut Hill, MA
11/18/08* 7:30pm		vs. Boston College NIT Season Tip-Off Quarterfinals	L 70–82	2–1	Conte Forum (4,462) Chestnut Hill, MA
11/22/08* 2:00pm		Howard	W 79–44	3–1	Carnesecca Arena (3,153) Queens, NY
11/24/08* 8:00pm		Eastern Michigan NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation	W 73–61	4–1	Carnesecca Arena (893) Queens, NY
11/25/08* 8:00pm		Loyola (IL) NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation	W 73–54	5–1	Carnesecca Arena (959) Queens, NY
12/01/08* 7:30pm		St. Francis (NY)	W 69–61	6–1	Carnesecca Arena (2,960) Queens, NY
12/08/08* 7:30pm		NJIT	W 82–54	7–1	Carnesecca Arena (808) Queens, NY
12/14/08* 4:00pm		Bethune-Cookman	W 77–59	8–1	Carnesecca Arena (3,053) Queens, NY
12/20/08* 4:30pm, MSG		Marist Aeropostale Holiday Festival Opening Round	W 65–44	9–1	Madison Square Garden (4.713) New York, NY
12/21/08* 2:30pm, MSG		Virginia Tech Aeropostale Holiday Festival Championship	L 67–81	9–2	Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY
12/27/08* 12:00pm, ESPNU		Miami (FL)	L 56–70	9–3	Madison Square Garden (4,998) New York, NY
12/31/08 4:00pm, SNY		at Providence	L 54–75	9–4 (0–1)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (3,087) Providence, RI
01/03/09 2:00pm, ESPNU		No. 7 Notre Dame	W 71–65	10–4 (1–1)	Madison Square Garden (9,807) New York, NY
01/11/09 12:00pm, ESPNU		at No. 1 Pittsburgh	L 67–90	10–5 (1–2)	Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA
01/15/09 7:00pm, ESPN		No. 4 Connecticut	L 55–67	10–6 (1–3)	Madison Square Garden (7,545) New York, NY
01/18/09 12:00pm, SNY		at No. 23 Villanova	L 57–76	10–7 (1–4)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
01/22/09 9:00pm, ESPNU		Cincinnati	L 60–71	10–8 (1–5)	Carnesecca Arena (4,123) Queens, NY
01/24/09 7:00pm, MSG+		Rutgers	W 70–59	11–8 (2–5)	Carnesecca Arena (7,890) Queens, NY
01/28/09 7:00pm, SNY		at West Virginia	L 52–75	11–9 (2–6)	WVU Coliseum (6,583) Morgantown, WV
02/01/09 2:00pm, ESPNU		South Florida	W 65–48	12–9 (3–6)	Carnesecca Arena (3,872) Queens, NY
02/05/09 9:00pm, ESPN		at Seton Hall	L 81–91	12–10 (3–7)	Prudential Center (7,314) Newark, NJ
02/08/09 1:30pm, MSG		No. 5 Louisville	L 47–60	12–11 (3–8)	Madison Square Garden (6,128) New York, NY
02/11/09 7:30pm, ESPN 360		at Cincinnati	L 61–71	12–12 (3–9)	Fifth Third Arena (8,159) Cincinnati, OH
02/14/09 9:00pm, SNY		at No. 10 Marquette	L 59–73	12–13 (3–10)	Bradley Center (18,614) Milwaukee, WI
02/19/09* 7:00pm, SNY		No. 9 Duke Aeropostale Classic	L 69–76	12–14 (3–10)	Madison Square Garden (13,800) New York, NY
02/22/09 5:00pm, SNY		Seton Hall	W 70–65	13–14 (4–10)	Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY
02/24/09 7:30pm, MSG		Syracuse	L 58–87	13–15 (4–11)	Madison Square Garden (11,148) New York, NY
02/28/09 12:00pm, SNY		at DePaul	W 84–63	14–15 (5–11)	Allstate Arena (9,814) Rosemont, IL
03/03/09 7:30pm, MSG		Georgetown	W 59–56 OT	15–15 (6–11)	Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY
03/06/09 7:00pm, MSG		at Notre Dame	L 55–74	15–16 (6–12)	Joyce Convocation Center (11,028) Notre Dame, IN
Big East tournament
03/10/09 2:00pm		Georgetown	W 64–59	16–16 (6–12)	Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York, NY
03/11/09 2:00pm		No. 21 Marquette	L 45–74	16–17 (6–12)	Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York, NY
CBI Tournament
03/18/09* 7:00pm		at Richmond First Round	L 69–75	16–18 (6–12)	Robins Center (2,171) Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.