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

1994–1995 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
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
	Seasons ← 1993–94 1995–96 →

1994–95 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	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^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Off season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Felipe López SG	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Rice High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A
Felipe López SG	Recruiting 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
Zendon Hamilton C	Recruiting 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
Tarik Turner PG	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: "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.

References

^ sports-reference.com 1994-95 Big East Conference Season Summary

[1] sports-reference.com 1994-95 Big East Conference Season Summary

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Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics