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

1995–1996 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
1995–1996 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Record	11–16 (5–13 Big East)
Head coach	Brian Mahoney;
Assistant coaches	Al LoBalbo; Ron Rutledge;
Home arena	Alumni Hall; Madison Square Garden
	Seasons ← 1994–95 1996–97 →

1995–96 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Big East 6
No. 3 Connecticut†	17	–	1	.944	32	–	3	.914
No. 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
No. 4 Georgetown	13	–	5	.722	29	–	8	.784
No. 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 1995–96 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	Year	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

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Tyrone Grant PF	Brooklyn, NY	Grady High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	N/A
Tyrone Grant PF	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Ed Brown PF	Copiague, NY	Copiague High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	N/A
Ed Brown PF	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Mike Menniefield PF	Greenville, SC	Spartanburg Methodist College	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	N/A
Mike Menniefield PF	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: "1995 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	4	Tarik Turner	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So	Oak Hill	Charlottesville, VA
G	5	Maurice Brown	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	—	Sr	William E. Grady	Brooklyn, NY
G	13	Felipe López	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So	Rice	Santo Domingo, D.R.
F	14	Ed Brown	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr	Copiague	Copiague, NY
F/C	21	Mike Menniefield	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr	Southside/Spartanburg Methodist	Greenville, SC
F	22	Thomas Bayne	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Sr	Brentwood	Brentwood, NY
G	23	Derek Brown	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	RS Sr	H. Frank Carey	Franklin Square, NY
G	24	Rowan Barrett	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr	West Hill	Scarborough, Ontario
C	31	Zendon Hamilton	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	So	Sewanhaka	Floral Park, NY
F	32	Tyrone Grant	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	Grady	Brooklyn, NY
F	34	Charles Minlend	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr	St. Thomas More School	Cameroon, Africa
G/F	44	Fred Lyson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	RS Jr	Oceanside	Oceanside, NY

Head coach

Brian Mahoney (Manhattan College)

Assistant coach(es)

Al LoBalbo
Ron Rutledge

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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

[1] sports-reference.com 1995-96 Big East Conference Season Summary

[2] Keefe, Gavin, "Big East Notes: The Big East 7 and Big East 6? Big Deal!", The Day, January 1, 1996, p. 7.

[3] "PLUS: COLLEGE BASKETBALL -- BIG EAST CONFERENCE; League Cuts Games In Search of Bids," The New York Times, August 7, 1998.

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