2007–08 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

The 2007–08 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Norm Roberts in his fourth 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.

2007–08 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record11–19 (5–13 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarnesecca Arena
Madison Square Garden
Seasons
2007–08 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Georgetown 15 3   .833 28 6   .824
No. 13 Louisville 14 4   .778 27 9   .750
No. 15 Notre Dame 14 4   .778 25 8   .758
No. 16 Connecticut 13 5   .722 24 9   .727
West Virginia 11 7   .611 26 11   .703
No. 25 Marquette 11 7   .611 25 10   .714
No. 17 Pittsburgh 10 8   .556 27 10   .730
Villanova 9 9   .500 22 13   .629
Syracuse 9 9   .500 21 14   .600
Cincinnati 8 10   .444 13 19   .406
Seton Hall 7 11   .389 17 15   .531
Providence 6 12   .333 15 16   .484
*DePaul 6 12   .333 11 19   .367
*St. John's 5 13   .278 11 19   .367
*South Florida 3 15   .167 12 19   .387
*Rutgers 3 15   .167 11 20   .355
2008 Big East tournament winner
As of April 7, 2008[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2008 Big East tournament.

Off season

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Qa'rraan Calhoun 1 PF 6'7" 225 Freshman North Bridgton, Maine Transferred to Houston
Daryll Hill 3 PG 6'3" 170 Senior Bayside, New York Graduated
Avery Patterson 30 SG 6'4" 204 Junior Kannapolis, North Carolina Transferred to Tarleton State
Ricky Torres 22 SG 6'4" 200 Sophomore Bronx, New York Transferred to UMBC
Lamont Hamilton 34 PF 6'10" 225 Senior Brooklyn, New York Graduated
Aaron Spears 40 PF 6'9" 250 Senior Chicago, Illinois Graduated
Devin Mayo G 6'8" 158 Senior Upper Marlboro, Maryland Graduated

Class of 2007 signees

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Paris Horne
SG
Middleton, DE Bridgton Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Jan 30, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 93
Justin Burrell
PF
Bronx, NY Bridgton Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 244 lb (111 kg) May 9, 2006 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 82
Dele Coker
C
Lagos, Nigeria South Kent School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 257 lb (117 kg) Oct 9, 2006 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 81
Malik Boothe
PG
Queens, NY Christ the King High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Aug 16, 2006 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 81
D. J. Kennedy
SF
Pittsburgh, PA Schenley High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) May 12, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 81
Sean Evans
PF
Philadelphia, PA Northeast High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 259 lb (117 kg) May 23, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 76
Mike Cavataio
SG
Fresh Meadows, NY St. Francis Prep School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jan 22, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 71
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:

  • "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2007–08 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 2 Anthony Mason Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Jr Failey Memphis, TN
G 3 Malik Boothe 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Fr Christ the King Queens, NY
G 4 Eugene Lawrence 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Lincoln Brooklyn, NY
G 5 Larry Wright 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 172 lb (78 kg) So Saginaw Saginaw, MI
G/F 10 D.J. Kennedy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Fr Schenley Pittsburgh, PA
C 11 Tomas Jasiulionis 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 249 lb (113 kg) Jr Trinity Episcopal School Utena, Lithuania
F/C 15 Dele Coker 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 257 lb (117 kg) Fr South Kent Lagos, Nigeria
F 22 Sean Evans 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 259 lb (117 kg) Fr Northeast Philadelphia, PA
G 23 Paris Horne 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Fr Bridgton Academy Middletown, DE
F 24 Justin Burrell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 244 lb (111 kg) Fr Our Savior Lutheran High School/Bridgton Academy Bronx, NY
G 30 Liam Biesty 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Poly Prep Brooklyn, NY
G/F 32 Mike Cavataio 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr St. Francis Prep Forest Hills, NY
F 33 Otoja Abit 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Archbishop Molloy Woodside, NY
G 25 Matt Duell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Greenport Orient, NY
F 55 Rob Thomas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 247 lb (112 kg) RS Fr South Kent Harlem, NY
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Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/07*
7:30pm
Molloy W 95–66 
Carnesecca Arena (N/A)
Queens, NY
Regular Season
11/14/07*
7:30pm, SNY
St. Francis (NY) W 72–64  1–0
Carnesecca Arena (3,395)
Queens, NY
11/20/07*
7:30pm
Sacred Heart W 76–49  2–0
Carnesecca Arena (3,403)
Queens, NY
11/25/07*
7:30pm
Fairleigh Dickinson W 92–67  3–0
Carnesecca Arena (3,190)
Queens, NY
11/28/07*
7:30pm
LIU Brooklyn W 68–56  4–0
Carnesecca Arena (3,831)
Queens, NY
12/02/07*
4:00pm, FSN
at Miami (FL) L 47–66  4–1
Convocation Center (3,515)
Coral Gables, Florida
12/15/07*
4:00pm, SNY
Niagara L 73–77  4–2
Carnesecca Arena (4,015)
Queens, NY
12/19/07*
5:00pm
vs. Ohio
Rainbow Classic Opening Round
L 69–71  4–3
Stan Sheriff Center (N/A)
Honolulu, HI
12/21/07*
11:00am
vs. Hawaii
Rainbow Classic Consolation
W 68–62  5–3
Stan Sheriff Center (N/A)
Honolulu, HI
12/22/07*
6:30pm
vs. Tulane
Rainbow Classic Consolation
L 71–79  5–4
Stan Sheriff Center (N/A)
Honolulu, HI
12/28/07*
8:30pm, MSG
Marist
Aeropostale Holiday Festival Opening Round
W 62–59  6–4
Madison Square Garden (8.914)
New York, NY
12/29/07*
3:30pm, MSG
Virginia Tech
Aeropostale Holiday Festival Championship
L 48–54  6–5
Madison Square Garden (6,818)
New York, NY
01/02/08
7:00pm, SNY
at Syracuse L 70–76  6–6
(0–1)
Carrier Dome (17,487)
Syracuse, NY
01/05/08
6:00pm, ESPN Classic
Cincinnati W 70–58  7–6
(1–1)
Carnesecca Arena (5,019)
Queens, NY
01/08/08
7:00pm, SNY
at Connecticut L 65–81  7–7
(1–2)
Gampel Pavilion (9,786)
Storrs, CT
01/12/08
12:00pm, MSG
DePaul L 54–60  7–8
(1–3)
Carnesecca Arena (4,451)
Queens, NY
01/17/08
7:00pm, MSG
at West Virginia L 64–73  7–9
(1–4)
WVU Coliseum (13,047)
Morgantown, WV
01/23/08
7:00pm, MSG
No. 13 Pittsburgh L 57–80  7–10
(1–5)
Madison Square Garden (17,487)
New York, NY
01/26/08
3:30pm, MSG
at Louisville L 57–67  7–11
(1–6)
Freedom Hall (19,462)
Louisville, KY
01/30/08
7:00pm, FSNY
No. 6 Georgetown L 42–74  7–12
(1–7)
Madison Square Garden (9,924)
New York, NY
02/02/08
7:00pm, MSG
at South Florida W 72–58  8–12
(2–7)
Sun Dome (4,836)
Tampa, FL
02/06/08
7:30pm, ESPN 360
at Rutgers W 52–45  9–12
(3–7)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,159)
New Brunswick, NJ
02/09/08
12:00pm, FSNY
Providence W 64–62  10–12
(4–7)
Carnesecca Arena (5,868)
Queens, NY
02/13/08
7:00pm, ESPN2
at Cincinnati L 43–60  10–13
(4–8)
Fifth Third Arena (7,884)
Cincinnati, OH
02/16/08
8:00pm, ESPN Classic
Villanova L 42–60  10–14
(4–9)
Madison Square Garden (10,823)
New York, NY
02/20/08
7:00pm, ESPN2
No. 25 Marquette L 64–73  10–15
(4–10)
Madison Square Garden (6,413)
New York, NY
02/23/08
4:00pm, CBS
at No. 5 Duke L 56–86  10–16
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
02/27/08
9:00pm, ESPNU
at No. 11 Georgetown L 52–64  10–17
(4–11)
Verizon Center (9,018)
Washington, D.C.
03/01/08
4:00pm, MSG
Seton Hall W 65–62  11–17
(5–11)
Carnesecca Arena (5,537)
Queens, NY
03/05/08
7:30pm, FSNY
at No. 19 Notre Dame L 55–68  11–18
(5–12)
Joyce Convocation Center (11,418)
Notre Dame, IN
03/08/08
12:00pm, MSG
West Virginia L 74–83 OT 11–19
(5–13)
Madison Square Garden (7,363)
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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  1. ^ "2007-08 Big East Conference Season Summary: Standings" sports-reference.com. Retrieved 12-13-2013.