2003–04 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

The 2003–04 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Mike Jarvis in his sixth year at the school until he was replaced by interim coach Kevin Clark. 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.

2003–04 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Record	2–21 (4 wins vacated) (1–15 Big East)
Head coach	Mike Jarvis (6th year)
Assistant coaches	Kevin Clark Mike Jarvis II Dermon Player
Home arena	Alumni Hall Madison Square Garden

2003–04 Big East men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 9 Pittsburgh	13	–	3		.813			31	–	5		.861
No. 7 Connecticut †	12	–	4		.750			33	–	6		.846
No. 21 Providence	11	–	5		.688			20	–	9		.690
No. 20 Syracuse	11	–	5		.688			23	–	8		.742
No. 25 Boston College	10	–	6		.625			24	–	10		.706
Seton Hall	10	–	6		.625			21	–	12		.636
Notre Dame	9	–	7		.563			19	–	13		.594
Virginia Tech	7	–	9		.438			15	–	14		.517
Rutgers	7	–	9		.438			20	–	13		.606
West Virginia	7	–	9		.438			17	–	14		.548
Villanova	6	–	10		.375			18	–	17		.514
Georgetown	4	–	12		.250			13	–	15		.464
Miami (FL)*	4	–	12		.250			14	–	16		.467
St. John's*	1	–	15		.063			6	–	21		.222
† 2004 Big East tournament winner As of April 5, 2004 Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2004 Big East tournament

Off season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Tim Doyle	0	G	6'4"	215	Freshman	Merrick, New York	Transferred. Northwestern
Marcus Hatten	1	PG	6'1"	165	Senior	Baltimore, Maryland	Graduated
Tristan Smith	2	PG	6'1"	185	Sophomore	Amityville, New York	Transferred. St. Francis
Eric King	5	SF	6'6"	220	Sophomore	Brooklyn, New York	Transferred. Tennessee State
Anthony Glover	22	PF	6'6"	231	Graduate	Bronx, New York	Graduated.

Class of 2003 signees

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Lamont Hamilton C	Brooklyn, NY	Bridgton Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Aug 1, 2003
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:
Tyler Jones PF	Denver, CO	Heritage Christian Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Aug 1, 2003
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:
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: "2003 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2003–04 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Nygel Roach (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Xavier North Bergen, NJ G 2 Joe McDonald (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Nassau C.C. Farmingdale, NY G 3 Daryll Hill 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Milford Academy Bayside, NY C 4 Abe Keita (S) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 222 lb (101 kg) GS Winchendon Tolland, CT G 5 Devin Mayo (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 158 lb (72 kg) Fr Clinton Christian School Upper Marlboro, MD F 11 Tyler Jones 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Heritage Christian Academy (TX) Denver, CO G 12 Elijah Ingram (S) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So St. Anthony's East Orange, NJ G 14 Andre Stanley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Global Institute/John Jay Brooklyn, NY F 15 Phil Missere (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Jr Cornwall Central Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY G/F 23 Willie Shaw (S) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr John F. Kennedy Mount Vernon, NY F 25 Kyle Cuffe (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Sr Rice Bronx, NY F 33 Grady Reynolds (S) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Southern Union Abbeville, AL F/C 34 Lamont Hamilton (S) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Bridgton Academy Brooklyn, NY C 44 Mohamed Diakite (S) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Montrose Christian Rockville, MD C 52 Curtis Johnson 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 320 lb (145 kg) Sr 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

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/04/03* 7:30pm		SLAM All-Stars	W 82–73		Alumni Hall (3,493) Queens, NY
11/08/03* 7:30pm		EA Sports	W 80–74		Alumni Hall (N/A) Queens, NY
Regular Season
11/13/03* 9:00pm, ESPN2		No. 23 Marquette Coaches vs. Cancer Classic	L 45–52	0–1	Madison Square Garden (6,222) New York, NY
11/24/03* 7:30pm		Fairfield	L 59–64 OT	0–2	Alumni Hall (4,336) Queens, NY
11/29/03* 7:00pm		at Stony Brook	W 72–61	1–2	Stony Brook Arena (3,765) Stony Brook, NY
12/02/03* 7:30pm		Hofstra	L 64–81	1–3	Alumni Hall (4,164) Queens, NY
12/06/03* 2:00pm, ESPN		at No. 6 Duke	L 58–79	1–4	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
12/09/03* 7:30pm		St. Francis (N.Y.)	W 58–52	2–4	Alumni Hall (4,014) Queens, NY
12/21/03* 3:00pm, FSNY		at No. 5 Georgia Tech	L 66–79	2–5	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,008) Atlanta, GA
12/28/03* 4:30pm, MSG		vs. Penn Dreyfus Holiday Festival Opening Round	L 61–63 2OT	2–6	Madison Square Garden (11,380) New York, NY
12/29/03* 7:00pm, MSG		vs. Holy Cross Dreyfus Holiday Festival Consolation	W 64–61	3–6	Madison Square Garden (11,989) New York, NY
01/03/04* 7:00pm, MSG		Niagara	W 72–65	4–6	Madison Square Garden (11,650) New York, NY
01/07/04 7:00pm, FSNY		at No. 17 Syracuse	L 59–65	4–7 (0–1)	Carrier Dome (17,033) Syracuse, NY
01/10/04 2:00pm, MSG		Seton Hall	L 54–71	4–8 (0–2)	Madison Square Garden (8,059) New York, NY
01/14/04 7:30pm, FSNY		Miami	L 64–70	4–9 (0–3)	Alumni Hall (4,071) Queens, NY
01/18/04 2:00pm, MSG		at Villanova	L 74–85	4–10 (0–4)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
01/20/04 7:30pm		at Georgetown	L 69–71	4–11(0–5)	MCI Center (7,203) Washington, D.C.
01/24/04 4:00pm, MSG		at Rutgers	L 70–78	4–12 (0–6)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,097) Piscataway, NJ
01/28/04* 7:30pm, FSNY		West Virginia	L 64–73	4–13 (0–7)	Alumni Hall (3,923) Queens, NY
01/31/04 1:30pm, CBS		UCLA	W 71–55	5–13 (0–7)	Madison Square Garden (9,077) New York, NY
02/04/04 7:00pm, FSNY		at No. 4 Pittsburgh	L 51–71	5–14 (0–8)	Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA
02/08/04 12:00pm, WWOR		Boston College	L 61–89	5–15 (0–9)	Madison Square Garden (7,453) New York, NY
02/11/04 7:00pm		at West Virginia	L 52–86	5–16 (0–10)	WVU Coliseum (5,816) Morgantown, WV
02/18/04 7:30pm, MSG		Georgetown	W 65–58	6–16 (1–10)	Madison Square Garden (6,192) New York, NY
02/21/04 7:00pm, WWOR		at Virginia Tech	L 53–54	6–17 (1–11)	Cassell Coliseum (6,552) Blacksburg, VA
02/24/04 7:00pm, ESPN2		No. 8 Connecticut	L 53–71	6–18 (1–12)	Madison Square Garden (11,736) New York, NY
02/29/04 12:00pm, MSG		No. 13 Providence	L 78–103	6–19 (1–13)	Madison Square Garden (6,824) New York, NY
03/03/04 7:30pm, Metro		at Boston College	L 54–68	6–20 (1–14)	Silvio O. Conte Forum (5,406) Chestnut Hill, MA
03/05/04 4:00pm, CBS		Notre Dame	L 62–89	6–21 (1–15)	Madison Square Garden (7,543) New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.