2004–05 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

The 2004–05 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Norm Roberts in his first year at the school replacing interim head coach Kevin Clark. 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.

2004–05 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
MSG Holiday Festival Champions
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Record	9–18 (3–13 Big East)
Head coach	Norm Roberts (1st year)
Assistant coaches	Glenn Braica Chuck Martin Fred Quartlebaum
Home arena	Carnesecca Arena Madison Square Garden

2004–05 Big East men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 14 Boston College	13	–	3		.813			25	–	5		.833
No. 13 Connecticut	13	–	3		.813			23	–	8		.742
No. 19 Villanova	11	–	5		.688			24	–	8		.750
Pittsburgh	10	–	6		.625			20	–	9		.690
Notre Dame	9	–	7		.563			17	–	12		.586
Georgetown	8	–	8		.500			19	–	13		.594
West Virginia	8	–	8		.500			24	–	11		.686
Providence	4	–	12		.250			14	–	17		.452
Seton Hall	4	–	12		.250			12	–	16		.429
Rutgers	2	–	14		.125			10	–	19		.345
St. John's*	3	–	13		.188			9	–	18		.333
No. 11 Syracuse†**	0	–	5		.000			12	–	7		.632
† 2005 Big East tournament winner As of April 4, 2005 Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2005 Big East tournament. **Syracuse had 15 regular season games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Syracuse′s disputed record was 27–7, 11–5.

Off season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Joe McDonald	2	G	5'11"	185	Senior	Farmingdale, New York	Graduated
Elijah Ingram	12	PG	6'0"	170	Sophomore	Jersey City, New Jersey	Transferred to New Mexico State
Kyle Cuffe	25	PF	6'9"	236	Senior	Bronx, New York	Graduated
Curtis Johnson	52	C	7'3"	320	Senior	Norfolk, Virginia	Graduated

Class of 2004 signees

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Cedric Jackson SG	Columbus, NJ	Northern Burlington High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:
Eugene Lawrence PG	Brooklyn, NY	Lincoln High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Dexter Gray PF	Mount Vernon, NY	Mount Vernon High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	May 12, 2004
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   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: "2004 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Transfer additions

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Rodney Epperson	F	6'7"	200	Senior	Queens, New York	junior college transfer from Midland College (1 yr immediate eligibility)
Ryan Williams	G/F	6'5"	225	Junior	Queens, New York	junior college transfer from Monroe College (2 yrs immediate eligibility)
Jermaine Maybank	G	6'4"	180	Junior	Bronx, New York	junior college transfer from Independence Community College (2 yrs immediate eligibility)

Roster

2004–05 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) Jr Xavier North Bergen, NJ F 1 Tyler Jones 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Heritage Christian Academy (TX) Denver, CO F 2 Rodney Epperson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Midland College Flushing, NY G 3 Daryll Hill (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Milford Academy Bayside, NY G 4 Eugene Lawrence 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Lincoln Brooklyn, NY G 5 Devin Mayo (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 158 lb (72 kg) So Clinton Christian School Upper Marlboro, MD G 10 Jermaine Maybank  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Independence C.C./Bronx Regional Bronx, NY G 11 Cedric Jackson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Northern Burlington McGuire, NJ F 15 Phil Missere 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Sr Cornwall Central Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY F 23 Ryan Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Monroe College Queens, NY F 24 Dexter Gray 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Mount Vernon Mount Vernon, NY F 33 Otoja Abit (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Archbishop Molloy Woodside, NY F/C 34 Lamont Hamilton (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Bridgton Academy Brooklyn, NY C 44 Mohamed Diakite 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Montrose Christian Rockville, MD	Head coach Norm Roberts (Queens College) Assistant coach(es) Glenn Braica Chuck Martin 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
Exhibition
11/14/04* 7:00pm		Concordia	W 85–77		Alumni Hall (2,991) Queens, NY
Regular Season
11/20/04* 2:00pm, ESPN Radio		Wagner	W 79–68	1–0	Alumni Hall (3,592) Queens, NY
11/23/04* 7:30pm, ESPN Radio		St. Francis (N.Y.)	L 52–53	1–1	Alumni Hall (5,149) Queens, NY
11/27/04* 7:00pm, ESPN Radio		at Niagara	L 81–102	1–2	Gallagher Center (2,400) Niagara, NY
11/30/04* 7:30pm, ESPN Radio		Stony Brook	W 66–57	2–2	Alumni Hall (3,585) Queens, NY
12/04/04* 8:05pm, ESPN Radio		at Illinois State	L 69–77	2–3	Redbird Arena (9,044) Normal, IL
12/08/04* 7:30pm, Radio Disney		Virginia Tech	W 75–65	3–3	Alumni Hall (3,419) Queens, NY
12/11/04* 4:00pm, ESPN Radio		at Hofstra	L 68–78	3–4	Hofstra Arena (5,124) Hempstead, NY
12/19/04* 2:00pm, Radio Disney		Marist	W 74–66	4–4	Alumni Hall (3,282) Queens, NY
12/28/04* 8:30pm, ESPN Radio		vs. Canisius Dreyfus Holiday Festival Opening Round	W 71–51	5–4	Madison Square Garden (8,731) New York, NY
12/30/04* 8:30pm, ESPN Radio		vs. No. 17 N.C. State Dreyfus Holiday Festival Championship	W 63–45	6–4	Madison Square Garden (8,962) New York, NY
01/05/05 7:30pm, FSNY		No. 6 Syracuse	L 65–79	6–5 (0–1)	Madison Square Garden (9,596) New York, NY
01/08/05 2:00pm, MSG		at No. 21 West Virginia	L 60–64	6–6 (0–2)	WVU Coliseum (9,536) Morgantown, WV
01/15/05 2:00pm, Metro		at Notre Dame	L 66–67	6–7 (0–3)	Joyce Convocation Center (11,418) Notre Dame, IN
01/18/05 7:30pm, MSG		No. 21 Pittsburgh	W 65–62	7–7 (1–3)	Madison Square Garden (5,084) New York, NY
01/22/05 7:30pm, MSG		No. 9 Boston College	L 73–79	7–8 (1–4)	Carnesecca Arena (4,679) Queens, NY
01/25/05 7:30pm, Metro		at Georgetown	L 57–66	7–9 (1–5)	MCI Center (7,864) Washington, D.C.
01/29/05 2:00pm, MSG		Seton Hall	L 55–62	7–10 (1–6)	Madison Square Garden (6,665) New York, NY
02/02/05 7:00pm, MSG		Rutgers	W 53–52	8–10 (2–6)	Madison Square Garden (5,775) New York, NY
02/05/05 12:00pm, MSG		at No. 23 Connecticut	L 46–68	8–11 (2–7)	Hartford Civic Center (10,167) Storrs, CT
02/08/05 7:00pm, Metro		at No. 18 Pittsburgh	L 44–55	8–12 (2–8)	Petersen Events Center (11,034) Pittsburgh, PA
02/12/05 7:30pm, MSG		at Seton Hall	L 55–57	8–13 (2–9)	Izod Center (9,293) East Rutherford, NJ
02/16/05 7:30pm, FSNY		West Virginia	L 66–67	8–14 (2–10)	Carnesecca Arena (3,943) Queens, NY
02/20/05 2:00pm, ESPN Radio		Georgetown	W 76–67	9–14 (3–10)	Madison Square Garden (7,464) New York, NY
02/23/05 7:00pm, MSG		at No. 15 Syracuse	L 69–83	9–15 (3–11)	Carrier Dome (23,579) Syracuse, NY
02/26/05 1:00pm, ABC		No. 7 Duke	L 47–58	9–16 (3–11)	Madison Square Garden (16,290) New York, NY
03/01/05 7:30pm, MSG		at Providence	L 75–86	9–17 (3–12)	Dunkin Donuts Center (8,792) Providence, RI
03/05/05 2:00pm, MSG		No. 19 Villanova	L 68–70	9–18 (3–13)	Madison Square Garden (8,894) New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.