1993–94 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 1993–94 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Brian Mahoney in his second year at the school. This was the Redmen's first losing season in 31 years. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference.

1993–1994 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Lapchick Memorial Champions
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Record	12–17 (5–13 Big East)
Head coach	Brian Mahoney
Assistant coaches	Al LoBalbo Ron Rutledge George Felton
Home arena	Alumni Hall Madison Square Garden

1993–94 Big East men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Connecticut	16	–	2		.889			29	–	5		.853
No. 15 Syracuse	13	–	5		.722			23	–	7		.767
Boston College	11	–	7		.611			23	–	11		.676
Providence †	10	–	8		.556			20	–	10		.667
Villanova	10	–	8		.556			20	–	12		.625
Georgetown	10	–	8		.556			19	–	12		.613
Seton Hall	8	–	10		.444			17	–	13		.567
Pittsburgh	7	–	11		.389			13	–	14		.481
St. John's	5	–	13		.278			12	–	17		.414
Miami	0	–	18		.000			7	–	20		.259
† 1994 Big East tournament winner As of April 4, 1994 Rankings from AP poll

Off season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
David Cain	11	G	6'0"		Senior		Graduated
Mitchell Foster	15	F	6'9"		Senior		Graduated
Lamont Middleton	31	F	6'6"		RS Senior		Graduated

Class of 1993 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Roshown McLeod PF	Jersey City, NJ	St. Anthony High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
James Scott SF	Paterson, NJ	Eastside High School/Spartanburg Methodist	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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: "1993 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

1993–94 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 3 Sergio Luyk 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — RS Jr University Heights (KY) Madrid, Spain G 5 Maurice Brown 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) — So William E. Grady (NY) Brooklyn, NY G 13 Lee Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Sr Cheshire (CT) New York, NY F 22 Thomas Bayne 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — So Brentwood (NY) G 23 Derek Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr H. Frank Carey (NY) Franklin Square, NY G 24 Rowan Barrett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So West Hill Scarborough, Ontario G 30 Carl Beckett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — RS Sr Christ the King (NY) Queens, NY G/F 32 James Scott 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr Spartanburg Methodist Paterson, NJ F 33 Roshown McLeod 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Fr St. Anthony's (NJ) Jersey City, NJ F 34 Charles Minlend 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — So St. Thomas More (CT) Cameroon, Africa C 42 Shawnelle Scott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Sr All Hallows (NY) Bronx, NY G/F 44 Fred Lyson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — So Oceanside (NY) Oceanside, NY	Head coach Brian Mahoney (Manhattan College) Assistant coach(es) Al LoBalbo Ron Rutledge George Felton 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 city, state
Regular season
11/17/93*		Towson State Preseason NIT First Round	L 65-66	0-1	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
11/30/93*		Columbia	W 79-49	1-1	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
12/04/93		Seton Hall	W 72-64	2-1 (1-0)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
12/07/93		Pittsburgh	L 68-75	2-2 (1-1)	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
12/11/93*		Colgate Lapchick Tournament Opening Round	W 92-79	3-2	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
12/12/93*		Hofstra Lapchick Tournament Championship	W 70-42	4-2	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
12/18/93*		vs. Fordham	W 98-72	5-2	Nassau Coliseum  Uniondale, NY
12/22/93*		Niagara	W 89-66	6-2	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
12/27/93*		Fairleigh Dickinson ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal	W 83-59	7-2	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
12/29/93*		No. 15 Georgia Tech ECAC Holiday Festival Championship	L 69-71	7-3	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
01/08/94		Villanova	L 68-69	7-4 (1-2)	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
01/12/94		at Georgetown	L 49-60	7-5 (1-3)	USAir Arena  Landover, MD
01/15/94		No. 14 Connecticut	L 81-85	7-6 (1-4)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
01/18/94		at No. 16 Syracuse	L 82-92	7-7 (1-5)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
01/22/94		at Miami (F.L.)	W 75-63	8-7 (2-5)	Miami Arena  Miami, FL
01/26/94		Boston College	L 68-85	8-8 (2-6)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
01/30/94*		No. 17 Minnesota	L 64-92	8-9	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
02/02/94		at Villanova	L 56-59	8-10 (2-7)	duPont Pavilion  Villanova, PA
02/05/94		Providence	W 73-69	9-10 (3-7)	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
02/08/94		Miami (F.L.)	W 78-63	10-10 (4-7)	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
02/12/94		at Pittsburgh	W 68-62	11-10 (5-7)	Fitzgerald Field House  Pittsburgh, PA
02/14/94		at Seton Hall	L 57-67	11-11 (5-8)	Brendan Byrne Arena  East Rutherford, NJ
02/19/94		Georgetown	L 61-74	11-12 (5-9)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
02/21/94		Providence	L 67-75	11-13 (5-10)	Providence Civic Center  Providence, RI
02/27/94		No. 18 Syracuse	L 81-82	11-14 (5-11)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
03/01/94		at No. 23 Boston College	L 76-95	11-15 (5-12)	Silvio O. Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, MA
03/05/94		at No. 4 Connecticut	L 80-95	11-16 (5-13)	Hartford Civic Center  Hartford, CT
Big East tournament
03/10/94		vs. Pittsburgh Big East tournament first round	W 80-72	12-16 (5-13)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
03/11/94		vs. No. 2 Connecticut Big East tournament Quarterfinal	L 77-97	12-17 (5-13)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	43	Shawnelle Scott	Portland Trail Blazers