1994–95 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

The 1994–95 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Brian Mahoney in his third year at the school. 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. This was the first season for the team as the Red Storm.

1994–1995 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
Lapchick Memorial Champions
National Invitation Tournament, First Round
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Record	14–14 (7–11 Big East)
Head coach	Brian Mahoney
Assistant coaches	Al LoBalbo Ron Rutledge George Felton
Home arena	Alumni Hall Madison Square Garden

1994–95 Big East men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 Connecticut	16	–	2		.889			28	–	5		.848
No. 9 Villanova †	14	–	4		.778			25	–	8		.758
No. 25 Syracuse	12	–	6		.667			20	–	10		.667
No. 22 Georgetown	11	–	7		.611			21	–	10		.677
Miami	9	–	9		.500			15	–	13		.536
Providence	7	–	11		.389			17	–	13		.567
Seton Hall	7	–	11		.389			16	–	14		.533
St. John's	7	–	11		.389			14	–	14		.500
Pittsburgh	5	–	13		.278			10	–	18		.357
Boston College	2	–	16		.111			9	–	19		.321
† 1995 Big East tournament winner As of April 3, 1995 Rankings from AP Poll

Off season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Lee Green	13	G	6'2"		Senior		Graduated
Carl Beckett	30	G			Senior		Graduated
Shawnelle Scott	42	C	610"		Senior		Graduated. Entered 1994 NBA draft

Class of 1994 signees

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Felipe López SG	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Rice High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Zendon Hamilton C	Floral Park, NY	Sewanhaka High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Tarik Turner PG	Charlottesville, VA	Oak Hill Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A
	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: "1994 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

1994–95 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 Sr University Heights Academy Madrid, Spain G 5 Maurice Brown 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) — Jr William E. Grady Brooklyn, NY G 11 Tarik Turner 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Fr Oak Hill Charlottesville, VA G 13 Felipe López 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Fr Rice Santo Domingo, D.R. F 22 Thomas Bayne 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Jr Brentwood G 23 Derek Brown  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr H. Frank Carey Franklin Square, NY G 24 Rowan Barrett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr West Hill Scarborough, Ontario C 31 Zendon Hamilton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Fr Sewanhaka Floral Park, NY G/F 32 James Scott 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Sr Eastside/Spartanburg Methodist Paterson, NJ F 33 Roshown McLeod 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — So St. Anthony's Jersey City, NJ F 34 Charles Minlend 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr St. Thomas More School Cameroon, Africa G/F 44 Fred Lyson  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Jr Oceanside 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
11/25/94*		Dartmouth Lapchick Tournament Opening Round	W 93-63	1-0	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
11/26/94*		Bowling Green State Lapchick Tournament Championship	W 77-64	2-0	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
11/30/94*		Coppin State	W 78-73	3-0	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
12/03/94*		at Niagara	W 89-56	4-0	Gallagher Center  Niagara, NY
12/05/94		at Pittsburgh	W 88-83	5-0 (1-0)	Pittsburgh Civic Arena  Pittsburgh, PA
12/22/94*		Fordham	W 76-65	6-0	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
12/27/94*	No. 25	vs. Manhattan ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal	W 81-70	7-0	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
12/28/94*	No. 25	vs. Pennsylvania ECAC Holiday Festival Championship	L 73-79	7-1	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
01/04/95		at Providence	W 89-74	8-1 (2-0)	Providence Civic Center  Providence, RI
01/08/95		at No. 6 Connecticut	L 78-98	8-2 (2-1)	Hartford Civic Center  Hartford, CT
01/11/95		Miami (F.L.)	L 79-82	8-3 (2-2)	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
01/14/95		Seton Hall	L 81-91	8-4 (2-3)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
01/17/95		at No. 6 Syracuse	L 87-91	8-5 (2-4)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
01/22/95		Pittsburgh	L 87-94	8-6 (2-5)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
01/24/95		at No. 14 Georgetown	L 71-88	8-7 (2-6)	USAir Arena  Landover, MD
01/29/95*		at Michigan	W 82-77	9-7	Crisler Arena  Ann Arbor, MI
02/01/95		No. 19 Villanova	L 62-78	9-8 (2-7)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
02/04/95		No. 4 Connecticut	L 82-99	9-9 (2-8)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
02/07/95		at Seton Hall	L 87-90	9-10 (2-9)	Brendan Byrne Arena  East Rutherford, NJ
02/11/95		Boston College	W 81-71	10-10 (3-9)	Alumni Hall  Queens, NY
02/13/95		at Miami (F.L.)	L 69-71	10-11 (3-10)	Miami Arena  Miami, FL
02/18/95		Boston College	W 73-69	11-11 (4-10)	Silvio O. Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, MA
02/22/95		Providence	W 79-72	12-11 (5-10)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
02/25/95		No. 9 Villanova	L 70-74	12-12 (5-11)	duPont Pavilion  New York, NY
03/01/95		No. 22 Syracuse	W 82-78	13-12 (6-11)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
03/05/95		No. 23 Georgetown	W 86-77	14-12 (7-11)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
Big East tournament
03/09/95		vs. Pittsburgh Big East tournament first round	L 71-74	14-13 (7-11)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
NIT
03/16/95		vs. South Florida NIT First Round	L 67-74	14-14 (7-11)	USF Sun Dome  Tampa, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.