1990–91 St. John's Redmen basketball team

American college basketball season May 2026 March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1990–91 St. John's Redmen Big East Conference Big East 19 20 23–9 10–6 Lou Carnesecca Brian Mahoney Al LoBalbo Ron Rutledge Alumni HallMadison Square Garden Lapchick Memorial ChampionsCougar Classic Champions NCAA men's Division I tournament Elite Eight The 1990–91 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his 23rd 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 NotesBoo Harvey 3 G 5'11" Senior Graduated. Entered 1990 NBA draftDarrell Aiken 4 G 6'0" Senior GraduatedJayson Williams 11 F 6'10" Senior Graduated. Entered 1990 NBA draftBarry Milhaven 13 G/F 6'5" Senior Graduated Class of 1990 signees no no 1990 Shawnelle Scott C New YorkNew York, NY All Hallows High School 6 11 Sergio Luyk SF SpainSpain, Europe University Heights Academy 6 7 Lee Green PG New YorkNew York, NY Cheshire Academy 6 2 1990 St. John's Basketball Commitment List 1990 St. John's Basketball Commits ESPN yes Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown NotesLamont Middleton 31 PF 6'6" Junior Bronx, NY Transferred from Hartford. Under NCAA transfer rules, Middleton had to redshirt for the 1990–91 season with two years of remaining eligibility. Roster 1990 St. John's Red Storm y y Sergio Luyk 3 F 6 7 FR Madrid, Spain University Heights Terence Mullin 10 G 6 0 JR Brooklyn, NY Xaverian David Cain 11 G 6 0 SO Bronx, NY Adlai E. Stevenson Jason Buchanan 12 G 6 2 JR Syracuse, NY Nottingham Lee Green 13 G 6 2 FR Bronx, NY Cheshire Academy I Carl Beckett 30 G 6 4 SO Queens, NY Christ the King Lamont Middleton 31 F 6 6 JR Bronx, NY Walton/Hartford yes Chucky Sproling 22 G/F 6 6 JR Denver, CO Manual Billy Singleton y 33 F 6 7 SR Bronx, NY Adlai E. Stevenson Robert Werdann y 41 C 6 11 JR Sunnyside, NY Archbishop Molloy Shawnelle Scott y 42 C 6 11 FR New York, NY All Hallows Ron DeQueiroz 45 G 6 3 FR Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Xaverian Sean Muto 50 F/C 7 0 SR Mechanicsburg, PA Mechanicsburg Malik Sealy y 21 F 6 7 JR Bronx, NY St. Nicholas of Tolentine Lou Carnesecca (St. John's University, '50) Brian Mahoney Al LoBalbo Ron Rutledge Schedule and results no |- !colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season 11/23/90 yes 25 Monmouth Alumni Hall Queens, NY Lapchick Tournament Opening Round 85-60 1-0 11/24/90 yes 25 Central Connecticut State Alumni Hall Queens, NY Lapchick tournament championship 135-92 2-0 11/30/90 yes yes 21 Niagara Niagara Falls Convention Center Niagara Falls, NY 66-49 3-0 12/05/90 yes yes 17 Georgia Tech 20 Capital Centre Landover, MD ACC-Big East Challenge 73-72 OT 4-0 12/07/90 yes yes 17 George Mason Marriott Center Provo, UT Cougar Classic Semifinal 76-65 5-0 12/08/90 yes yes 17 Brigham Young Marriott Center Provo, UT Cougar Classic Championship 67-62 6-0 12/11/90 yes 14 Brooklyn College Alumni Hall Queens, NY 57-47 7-0 12/15/90 yes 14 Howard Alumni Hall Queens, NY 78-65 8-0 12/22/90 yes 13 Fordham Alumni Hall Queens, NY 74-62 9-0 01/02/91 yes 9 Syracuse 3 Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY 86-92 OT 9-1 (0-1) 01/05/91 9 Boston College Alumni Hall Queens, NY 75-68 10-1 (1-1) 01/09/91 yes 10 Seton Hall Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, NJ 62-74 10-2 (1-2) 01/13/91 yes 10 Connecticut 9 Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT 72-59 11-2 (2-2) 01/15/91 10 Providence Alumni Hall Queens, NY 85-72 OT 12-2 (3-2) 01/19/91 10 Pittsburgh 16 Alumni Hall Queens, NY 73-71 13-2 (4-2) 01/22/91 10 Connecticut 19 Madison Square Garden New York, NY 65-62 14-2 (5-2) 01/26/91 yes 10 Villanova The Spectrum Philadelphia, PA 58-55 15-2 (6-2) 01/30/91 yes 5 Georgetown 18 Capital Centre Landover, MD 53-59 15-3 (6-3) 02/02/91 5 Seton Hall 25 Madison Square Garden New York, NY 81-65 16-3 (7-3) 02/05/91 8 Villanova Madison Square Garden New York, NY 51-61 16-4 (7-4) 02/09/91 yes 8 Providence Providence Civic Center Providence, RI 64-75 16-5 (7-5) 02/13/91 yes 13 Boston College Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA 66-60 17-5 (8-5) 02/16/91 yes 13 Pittsburgh 16 Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA 83-94 17-6 (8-6) 02/20/91 18 Syracuse 5 Madison Square Garden New York, NY 77-72 18-6 (9-6) 02/23/91 yes 18 Notre Dame Madison Square Garden New York, NY 57-55 19-6 02/25/91 18 Georgetown 25 Madison Square Garden New York, NY 68-58 20-6 (10-6) 03/02/91 yes yes 17 DePaul Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL 69-79 20-7 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big East tournament 03/08/91 yes 20 Providence Madison Square Garden New York, NY Big East tournament Quarterfinal 64-72 20-8 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| NCAA tournament 03/15/91 yes 20 (13) Northern Illinois University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH NCAA first round 75-68 21-8 03/17/91 yes 20 (5) Texas 23 University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH NCAA second round 84-76 22-8 03/22/91 yes 20 (1) Ohio State 5 Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, MI NCAA regional semifinal 91-74 23-8 03/24/91 yes 20 (2) Duke 6 Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, MI NCAA Regional Final 61-78 23-9 References Category:St. John's Red Storm men's basketball seasons St. John's St. John's St John St John