2014–15 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 St. John's Red Storm St. John's Red Storm logo.svg 140px Big East Conference Big East 21–12 10–8 Steve Lavin (5th year) Jim Whitesell Tony Chiles Rico Hines Carnesecca ArenaMadison Square Garden NCAA tournament round of 64 The 2014–15 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Steve Lavin in his fifth year at the school. St. John's home games were played at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden and the team was members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament to Providence. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to San Diego State. On March 27, 2015 St. John's and head coach Steve Lavin mutually agreed to part ways.Eisenberg Jeff Steve Lavin out at St. John's after five up-and-down seasons https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaab-the-dagger/steve-lavin-out-at-st--john-s-after-five-up-and-down-seasons-192211667.html sports.yahoo 27 March 2015 March 27, 2015 Previous season The Red Storm finished the season 20–13, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in three-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament to Providence. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Robert Morris in the first round. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown NotesMarc-Antoine Bourgault 2 G/F 6'6" 216 Senior Saint-Malo, France GraduatedGod'sgift Achiuwa 3 F/C 6'8" 236 RS Senior Port Harcourt, Nigeria GraduatedMax Hooper 10 G/F 6'6" 202 RS Sophomore Carmel Valley, California Graduated Transferred to OaklandJaKarr Sampson 14 F 6'8" 208 Sophomore Akron, Ohio Entered 2014 NBA draftOrlando Sánchez 33 F 6'9" 216 Senior Nagua, Dominican Republic Graduated Class of 2014 signees no no 2010 Adonis De La Rosa C BronxBronx, NY Christ the King High School 7 0 322 04/09/2014 3 3 70 Amar Alibegovic PF RomeRome, Italy Istituto Tecnico Minerva 6 9 230 NR 2014 St. John's Basketball Commitment List 2014 St. John's Basketball Commits ESPN yes Transfer additions Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Joey De La Rosa C 6'11" 240 Senior Bronx, New York mid-season transfer from Florida International (0.5 yr eligibility remaining). Under NCAA transfer rules, he would be forced to sit out the fall semester of the 2014-15 season. Keith Thomas F 6'8" 221 Junior Mount Vernon, New York junior college transfer from Westchester Community College (2 yrs immediate eligibility). Did not met the necessary NCAA transfer requirements and was ruled ineligible for the 2014-15 season. Roster 2014 St. John's Red Storm y y Jamal Branch 0 G 6 3 169 SR Kansas City, MO Grace Prep/Texas A&M Phil Greene 1 G 6 2 187 SR Chicago, IL IMG Academy Myles Stewart 2 G 6 5 180 FR Los Angeles, CA Westchester W Christian Jones 4 F 6 7 230 SO yes Arlington, TX IMG Academy David Lipscomb 5 G 6 2 180 SO yes Riverdale, GA Wheeler W Felix Balamou 10 G 6 4 192 JR Conakry, Guinea Our Savior New American D'Angelo Harrison y 11 G 6 4 202 SR Missouri City, TX Dulles Chris Obekpa y 12 F/C 6 10 236 JR Makurdi, Nigeria Our Savior New American Amar Alibegović y 14 F 6 9 230 FR Rome, Italy Istituto Tecnico Minerva Sir'Dominic Pointer y 15 G/F 6 5 192 SR Detroit, MI Quality Education Academy Jay Henderson 22 G 6 5 180 FR Orlando, FL Lake Highland Prep W Rysheed Jordan 23 G 6 4 193 SO Philadelphia, PA Roberts Vaux Adonis Delarosa 31 C 7 0 322 FR Bronx, NY Christ the King I Joey Delarosa 34 C 6 11 249 SR Bronx, NY Montverde Academy/FIU Khadim Ndiaye 35 F 6 6 195 SR Queens, NY Christ the King Steve Lavin (Chapman) Jim Whitesell Rico Hines Tony Chiles Gene Keady (special asst.) http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/stjo-m-baskbl-mtt.html Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#CF102D; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition 11/01/2014 2:00 pm yes Humboldt State Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY Harrison 28 Obekpa 10 Branch 5 ESPN3 95–83 3,338MBB vs. Humboldt State box score http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2014-2015/110114.html redstormsports.com St. John's University 8 November 2014 11/08/2014 2:00 pm yes St. Thomas Aquinas Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY Greene IV 21 Harrison 10 Greene IV 4 ESPN3 97–71 3,490MBB vs. St. Thomas Aquinas box score http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2014-2015/110814.html redstormsports.com St. John's University 8 November 2014 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#CF102D; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season 11/14/2014 7:00 pm yes NJIT Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY Jordan 18 Obekpa 13 Jordan 5 FSN 77–58 1–0 4,703MBB vs. NJIT box score http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2014-2015/111414.html redstormsports.com St. John's University 14 November 2014 11/17/2014 7:30 pm yes Franklin Pierce Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY NIT Season Tip-Off opening round Harrison 31 Harrison 17 Tied 6 ESPN3 94–81 3,553MBB vs. Franklin Pierce box score http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2014-2015/111714.html redstormsports.com St. John's University 17 November 2014 2–0 11/19/2014 7:30 pm yes LIU Brooklyn Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY NIT Season Tip-Off opening round Pointer 18 Obekpa 10 3 Tied 2 ESPN3 66–53 3,733MBB vs. LIU Brooklyn box score http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2014-2015/111914.html redstormsports.com St. John's University 20 November 2014 3–0 11/26/2014 7:00 pm yes yes Minnesota Madison Square Garden New York, NY NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals Harrison 19 Pointer 11 Tied 3 ESPNU 70–61 5,128MBB vs. Minnesota box score http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2014-2015/112614.html redstormsports.com St. John's University 5 December 2014 4–0 11/28/2014 7:00 pm yes yes Gonzaga 10 Madison Square Garden New York, NY NIT Season Tip-Off championship Greene IV 20 Pointer 9 Pointer 5 ESPN2 66–73 5,548MBB vs. Gonzaga box score http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2014-2015/112814.html redstormsports.com St. John's University 5 December 2014 4–1 12/02/2014 7:00 pm yes Niagara Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY Harrison 16 Tied 9 Branch 6 FS1 70–57 4,475MBB vs. Niagara box score http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2014-2015/120214.html redstormsports.com St. John's University 5 December 2014 5–1 12/06/2014 5:15 pm yes yes Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY Harrison 24 Obekpa 16 Pointer 5 ESPN2 69–57 6–1 24,884 12/10/2014 8:00 pm yes 24 Fairleigh Dickinson Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY Harrison 26 Obekpa 12 Jordan 5 CBSSN 74–52 7–1 4,528 12/14/2014 1:30 pm yes yes 24 Fordham Madison Square Garden New York, NY Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival Jordan 24 Jones 6 Branch 7 FSN 74–53 8–1 8,074 12/19/2014 7:00 pm yes 20 Saint Mary's Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY Harrison 21 Pointer 11 Pointer 5 FS1 53–47 9–1 4,645 12/22/2014 7:30 pm yes 17 Long Beach State Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY Tied 16 Harrison 10 Pointer 7 CBSSN 66–49 10–1 5,014 12/28/2014 12:00 pm yes yes 17 Tulane Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival Pointer 24 Obekpa 8 Pointer 4 FS1 82–57 11–1 6,032 12/31/2014 12:00 pm yes 15 Seton Hall Prudential Center Newark, NJ Harrison 25 Tied 7 Branch 4 FS1 67–78 11–2 (0–1) 9,183 01/03/2015 4:00 pm 15 Butler Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY Harrison 31 Pointer 8 Pointer 4 CBSSN 69–73 11–3 (0–2) 5,602 01/06/2015 9:00 pm 24 Villanova 8 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Harrison 25 Obekpa 5 Branch 3 FS1 72–90 11–4 (0–3) 8,565 01/14/2015 7:00 pm yes Providence Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI Tied 20 Pointer 8 Harrison 4 FS1 83–70 12–4 (1–3) 8,176 01/18/2015 2:30 pm yes DePaul Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL Tied 17 3 Tied 5 Jordan 4 FS1 67–71 12–5 (1–4) 6,243 01/21/2015 7:00 pm Marquette Madison Square Garden New York, NY Tied 15 Pointer 12 Pointer 6 FS1 60–57 13–5 (2–4) 7,532 01/25/2015 2:00 pm yes Duke 5 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Pointer 21 Pointer 10 Pointer 4 FOX 68–77 13–6 19,812 01/28/2015 9:00 pm yes Creighton CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE Harrison 18 Pointer 10 Pointer 6 FS1 74–77 13–7 (2–5) 16,544 01/31/2015 12:00 pm Providence Madison Square Garden New York, NY Pointer 20 Obekpa 10 Pointer 5 FOX 75–66 14–7 (3–5) 8,973 02/03/2015 7:00 pm yes Butler 22 Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Pointer 19 Pointer 6 Jordan 4 FS1 62–85 14–8 (3–6) 7,132 02/07/2015 12:00 pm Creighton Madison Square Garden New York, NY Jordan 25 Harrison 10 Harrison 6 FSN 84–66 15–8 (4–6) 10,759 02/11/2015 9:00 pm DePaul Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY Harrison 33 Pointer 11 Tied 4 CBSSN 86–78 16–8 (5–6) 5,040 02/14/2015 12:30 pm yes Xavier Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH Pointer 24 4 Tied 5 Harrison 3 FOX 78–70 17–8 (6–6) 10,250 02/17/2015 7:00 pm yes Georgetown Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Greene IV 18 Pointer 8 Branch 5 FS1 57–79 17–9 (6–7) 8,685 02/21/2015 12:00 pm Seton Hall Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY Pointer 22 Pointer 10 Jordan 6 FOX 85–72 18–9 (7–7) 5,602 02/23/2015 8:00 pm Xavier Madison Square Garden New York, NY Harrison 20 Pointer 9 Jordan 6 FS1 58–57 19–9 (8–7) 6,634 02/28/2015 12:00 noon Georgetown Madison Square Garden New York, NY Pointer 26 Tied 7 Tied 3 CBS 81–70 20–9 (9–7) 13,615 03/04/2015 9:15 pm yes Marquette BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI Jordan 23 Pointer 13 Pointer 7 FS1 67–51 21–9 (10–7) 14,201 03/07/2015 12:00 p.m. yes Villanova 4 Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA Jordan 21 Tied 4 Jordan 8 FOX 68–105 21–10 (10–8) 19,161 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#CF102D; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big East tournament 03/12/2015 2:30 pm yes Providence Madison Square Garden New York, NY Quarterfinals Jordan 18 Obekpa 9 Branch 2 FS1 57–74 21–11 15,197 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#CF102D; color:#FFFFFF;"| NCAA tournament 03/20/2015 9:40 pm yes yes 9 S San Diego State 8 S Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, NC First round Pointer 21 Pointer 10 Tied 2 CBS 64–76 21–12 16,945 AP Poll Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region S=South Rankings 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received votes. NR=Not ranked. Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Post Final AP NR NR NR NR RV 24 20 17 15 24 RV RV NR NR NR NR NR RV RV NR N/A Coaches NR NR NR NR RV RV 23 19 17 24 RV RV NR NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR Team players drafted into the NBA Round Pick Player NBA club 2 53 Sir'Dominic Pointer Cleveland Cavaliers References St. John's Category:St. John's Red Storm men's basketball seasons St. John's St John St John