2001–02 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

2001–02 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
2001–02 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round (vacated)
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Record	7–11 (13 wins 1 loss vacated) (0–7 (9 wins vacated) Big East)
Head coach	Mike Jarvis (4th year);
Assistant coaches	Kevin Clark; Mike Jarvis II; Dermon Player;
Home arena	Alumni Hall; Madison Square Garden
	Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

2001–02 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 10 Connecticut†	13	–	3	.813	27	–	7	.794
No. 21 Miami	10	–	6	.625	24	–	8	.750
St. John's	9	–	7	.563	20	–	12	.625
Boston College	8	–	8	.500	20	–	12	.625
Villanova	7	–	9	.438	19	–	13	.594
Providence	6	–	10	.375	15	–	16	.484
Virginia Tech*	4	–	12	.250	10	–	18	.357
West
No. 9 Pittsburgh	13	–	3	.813	29	–	6	.829
Notre Dame	10	–	6	.625	22	–	11	.667
Georgetown	9	–	7	.563	19	–	11	.633
Syracuse	9	–	7	.563	23	–	13	.639
Rutgers	8	–	8	.500	18	–	13	.581
Seton Hall	5	–	11	.313	12	–	18	.400
West Virginia*	1	–	15	.063	8	–	20	.286

† 2002 Big East tournament winner As of April 1, 2002^[1] Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2002 Big East tournament

The 2001–02 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Mike Jarvis in his fourth year. St. John's home games are played at Carnesecca Arena, then called 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
Omar Cook	10	PG	6'1"	190	Freshman	Brooklyn, New York	Entered 2001 NBA draft
Reggie Jessie	41	SF	6'7"		Senior	Queens, New York	Graduated
Jack Wolfinger	32	C	6'11"		Sophomore	Redding, Connecticut	Transferred to Ventura College
John Parker	55	G	6'6"		Sophomore	Pasadena, California	Transferred

Class of 2001 signees

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Marcus Hatten PG	Baltimore, MD	Tallahassee Community College	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
Marcus Hatten PG	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Tristan Smith PG	Amityville, NY	Amityville Memorial High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
Tristan Smith PG	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Eric King SF	Brooklyn, NY	Abraham Lincoln/Milford Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	N/A
Eric King SF	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: "2001 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2001–02 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Marcus Hatten	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Tallahassee C.C.	Baltimore, MD
G	2	Tristan Smith	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Amityville Memorial	Amityville, NY
G	3	Sharif Fordham	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Milford Academy/Gulf Coast C.C.	Far Rockaway, NY
C	4	Abe Keita	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Winchendon	Tolland, CT
G	11	Jon Scheiman (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	LaGuardia	Manhattan, NY
G	14	Andre Stanley (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Globe Institute/John Jay	Brooklyn, NY
G	15	Alpha Bangura	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Jr	Eleanor Roosevelt/Monmouth	Lanham, MD
F	22	Anthony Glover	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Rice	Bronx, NY
G/F	23	Willie Shaw	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	John F. Kennedy	Mount Vernon, NY
F	25	Kyle Cuffe	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	So	Rice	Bronx, NY
F/C	33	Donald Emanuel	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	249 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Jones	Houston, TX
F	34	Eric King	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Lincoln/Milford Academy	Brooklyn, NY
C	44	Mohamed Diakite	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Montrose Christian	Rockville, MD
C	52	Curtis Johnson	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	320 lb (145 kg)	So	Ryan Academy	Norfolk, VA
G	55	Danny Bovain (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	Jr	Columbus	Bronx, NY

Head coach

Mike Jarvis (Northeastern University)

Assistant coach(es)

Kevin Clark
Mike Jarvis II
Dermon Player

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 27, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/10/01* 2:00pm	Harlem Globetrotters	W 75-69		Madison Square Garden (12,398) New York, NY
Regular Season
11/17/01* 7:30pm	Stony Brook	W 72-55	1-0	Alumni Hall (6,008) Queens, NY
11/22/01* 12:00am, ESPN	vs. Gonzaga Great Alaska Shootout	L 58-65	1-1	Sullivan Arena (7,601) Anchorage, AK
11/23/01* 2:00pm	vs. Oregon State Great Alaska Shootout	W 66-63	2-1	Sullivan Arena (6,505) Anchorage, AK
11/24/01* 6:00pm	vs. Tennessee Great Alaska Shootout	W 69-55	3-1	Sullivan Arena (6,528) Anchorage, AK
12/27/01* 7:30pm	New York Panthers (Exp.)	W 87-74		Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/01/01* 2:30pm	Fordham	W 76-67	4-1	Madison Square Garden (8,803) New York, NY
12/08/01* 2:00pm	at Manhattan	L 68-85	4-2	Madison Square Garden (9,768) New York, NY
12/11/01* 7:30pm	at Niagara	W 60-52	5-2	Gallagher Center (2,046) Niagara, NY
12/16/01* 2:00pm	Hofstra	W 89-79	6-2	Alumni Hall (6,008) Queens, NY
12/20/01* 7:30pm	St. Francis (N.Y.)	W 89-82	7-2	Alumni Hall (6,008) Queens, NY
12/22/01* 12:00pm, ESPN	No. 20 Wake Forest	W 72-60	8-2	Madison Square Garden (12,072) New York, NY
12/29/01* 2:00pm	Quinnipiac	W 97-60	9-2	Alumni Hall (6,008) Queens, NY
01/02/02 7:30pm	at Pittsburgh	L 54-77	9-3 (0-1)	Fitzgerald Field House (5,892) Pittsburgh, PA
01/05/02 2:00pm	West Virginia	W 72-53	10-3 (1-1)	Madison Square Garden (8,659) New York, NY
01/08/02 7:30pm, ESPN2	No. 21 Miami (F.L.)	W 71-60	11-3 (2-1)	Alumni Hall (6,008) Queens, NY
01/12/02 12:00pm	at Providence	L 57-78	11-4 (2-2)	Providence Civic Center (8,134) Providence, RI
01/17/02 7:00pm, ESPN	at No. 22 Boston College	W 64-57	12-4 (3-2)	Silvio O. Conte Forum (7,523) Chestnut Hill, MA
01/20/02 2:00pm	Villanova	W 65-63	13-4 (4-2)	Madison Square Garden (13,101) New York, NY
01/23/02 7:30pm	at No. 25 Connecticut	L 70-75	13-5 (4-3)	Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
01/26/02 9:00pm	Providence	L 70-75 ^OT	13-6 (4-4)	Madison Square Garden (9,683) New York, NY
01/29/02 7:30pm, ESPN2	at Seton Hall	L 61-63 ^OT	13-7 (4-5)	Continental Airlines Arena (9,152) East Rutherford, NJ
02/03/02 2:00pm	at Virginia Tech	W 72-63	14-7 (5-5)	Cassell Coliseum (3,215) Blacksburg, VA
02/06/02* 7:30pm	Fairfield	W 95-56	15-7 (5-5)	Alumni Hall (N/A) Queens, NY
02/09/02 7:00pm, ESPN	Connecticut	W 85-83 ^OT	16-7 (6-5)	Madison Square Garden (19,580) New York, NY
02/13/02 7:30pm	at Miami	L 56-79	16-8 (6-6)	Miami Arena (5,782) Miami, FL
02/16/02 4:00pm	Virginia Tech	W 73-63	17-8 (7-6)	Alumni Hall (6,008) Queens, NY
02/18/02 7:00pm, ESPN	Boston College	W 71-62	18-8 (8-6)	Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY
02/24/02* 4:00pm, CBS	at No. 3 Duke	L 55-97	18-9 (8-6)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
02/27/02 7:30pm	Notre Dame	W 84-81	19-9 (9-6)	Madison Square Garden (13,214) New York, NY
03/03/02 2:00pm	at Villanova	L 62-77	19-10 (9-7)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
Big East tournament
03/06/02 9:00pm	vs. Seton Hall Big East tournament first round	W 64-58	20-10 (9-7)	Madison Square Garden (19,221) New York, NY
03/07/02 9:30pm	vs. Notre Dame Big East tournament Quarterfinal	L 63-83	20-11 (9-7)	Madison Square Garden (19,589) New York, NY
NCAA tournament
03/15/02 7:30pm, CBS	vs. Wisconsin NCAA First Round	L 70-80	20-12 (9-7)	MCI Center (N/A) Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-east/2002.html

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