1995–96 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

19951996 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
Conference Big East Conference (1979–2013)
19951996 record 1116 (513 Big East)
Head coach Brian Mahoney
Assistant coach Al LoBalbo
Assistant coach Ron Rutledge
Home arena Alumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
1995–96 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Big East 6
#3 Connecticut 17 1   .944     32 3   .914
#10 Villanova 14 4   .778     26 7   .788
Boston College 10 8   .556     19 11   .633
West Virginia 7 11   .389     12 15   .444
St. John's 5 13   .278     11 16   .407
Notre Dame 4 14   .222     9 18   .333
Big East 7
#4 Georgetown 13 5   .722     29 8   .784
#15 Syracuse 12 6   .667     29 9   .763
Providence 9 9   .500     18 12   .600
Miami 8 10   .444     15 13   .536
Seton Hall 7 11   .389     12 16   .429
Rutgers 6 12   .333     9 18   .333
Pittsburgh 5 13   .278     10 17   .370
† 1996 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 1, 1996[1][2][3]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 199596 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Brian Mahoney in his fourth 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.

Off season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Sergio Luyk 3 F 6'7" RS Senior Graduated
James Scott 32 G 6'6" Senior Graduated. Entered 1995 NBA Draft
Roshown McLeod 33 F 6'8" Sophomore Transferred. Duke

Class of 1995 signees

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tyrone Grant
PF
Brooklyn, NY Grady High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A  
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Ed Brown
PF
Copiague, NY Copiague High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) N/A  
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Mike Menniefield
PF
Greenville, SC Spartanburg Methodist College 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) N/A  
Scout: N/A   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:

Roster

1995–96 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 4 Turner, TarikTarik Turner 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So Oak Hill Charlottesville, VA
G 5 Brown, MauriceMaurice Brown 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr William E. Grady Brooklyn, NY
G 13 López, FelipeFelipe López 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So Rice Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
F 14 Brown, EdEd Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr Copiague Copiague, NY
F/C 21 Menniefield, MikeMike Menniefield 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr Southside/Spartanburg Methodist Greenville, SC
F 22 Bayne, ThomasThomas Bayne 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Sr Brentwood Brentwood, NY
G 23 Brown, DerekDerek Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
RS Sr H. Frank Carey Franklin Square, NY
G 24 Barrett, RowanRowan Barrett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr West Hill Scarborough, Ontario
C 31 Hamilton, ZendonZendon Hamilton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
So Sewanhaka Floral Park, NY
F 32 Grant, TyroneTyrone Grant 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr Grady Brooklyn, NY
F 34 Minlend, CharlesCharles Minlend  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr St. Thomas More School Cameroon, Africa
G/F 44 Lyson, FredFred Lyson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
RS Jr Oceanside Oceanside, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Al LoBalbo
  • Ron Rutledge

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Regular Season

11/24/95*
Niagara
Lapchick Tournament Opening Round
W 88-72  1-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

11/25/95*
California-Irvine
Lapchick Tournament Championship
L 77-83  1-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

11/28/95*
Manhattan W 71-68  2-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

12/02/95
at No. 3 Villanova L 68-83  2-2 (0-1)
du Pont Pavilion 
Villanova, PA

12/05/95
at Syracuse L 72-97  2-3 (0-2)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY

12/09/95*
at San Francisco W 80-78  3-3
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, CA

12/23/95*
at Fordham W 66-47  4-3
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY

12/27/95*
Iona
ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal
L 57-70  4-4
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

12/28/95*
Rider
ECAC Holiday Festival Consolation
W 79-69  5-4
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

01/06/96
Providence L 78-82  5-5 (0-3)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

01/10/96
West Virginia W 89-74  6-5 (1-3)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

01/13/96*
Louisville W 86-64  7-5
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

01/17/96
at No. 5 Connecticut L 73-88  7-6 (1-4)
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, CT

01/20/96
at No. 24 Boston College L 78-91  7-7 (1-5)
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA

01/22/96
at Seton Hall L 76-82  7-8 (1-6)
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ

01/27/96
No. 6 Georgetown W 83-72  8-8 (2-6)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

01/31/96
Notre Dame L 83-86  8-9 (2-7)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

02/03/96
No. 4 Connecticut L 63-77  8-10 (2-8)
Madison Square Garden 
Queens, NY

02/07/96
No. 22 Boston College L 73-89  8-11 (2-9)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY

02/11/96
at Notre Dame W 74-66  9-11 (3-9)
Edmund P. Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN

02/15/96
Rutgers L 70-82  9-12 (3-10)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ

02/17/96
Seton Hall W 78-73  10-12 (4-10)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

02/20/96
at Miami (F.L.) L 91-96 2OT 10-13 (4-11)
Miami Arena 
Miami, FL

02/24/96
at West Virginia L 77-92  10-14 (4-12)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV

02/26/96
No. 15 Syracuse L 79-92  10-15 (4-13)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

03/03/96
at Pittsburgh W 74-68  11-15 (5-13)
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, PA
Big East Tournament

03/06/96
vs. Providence
Big East Tournament First Round
L 72-80  11-16 (5-13)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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