2008–09 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

American college basketball season May 2026 March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2008–09 St. John's Red Storm St. John's Red Storm logo.svg 140px Big East Conference Big East 16–18 6–12 Norm Roberts (5th year) Glenn Braica Chris Casey Fred Quartlebaum Carnesecca ArenaMadison Square Garden CBI First Round vs. Richmond L 69–75 The 2008–09 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Norm Roberts in his fifth year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Carnesecca Arena 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 NotesEugene Lawrence 4 PG 6'1" 210 Senior Brooklyn, New York GraduatedLarry Wright 5 SG 6'2" 172 Sophomore Saginaw, Michigan Transferred to OaklandLiam Biesty 30 G 6'0" 185 Senior Brooklyn, New York GraduatedMike Cavataio 32 SG 6'4" 190 Freshman Forest Hills, New York Transferred to Holy CrossOtoja Abit 33 F 6'6" 195 Senior Woodside, New York Graduated Class of 2008 signees no no 2010 Quincy Roberts SG HarrisburgHarrisburg, PA Harrisburg High School 6 5 185 04/29/2008 2 3 3 78 TyShwan Edmondson PG HopkinsvilleHopkinsville, KY University Heights Academy 6 4 180 04/30/2008 2 3 3 NR Phil Wait C ManchesterManchester, ENG Proctor Academy 7 1 265 06/05/2008 2 2 NR 2008 St. John's Basketball Commitment List 2008 St. John's Basketball Commits ESPN yes Roster 2008 St. John's Red Storm y y D.J. Kennedy y 1 G/F 6 5 214 SO Pittsburgh, PA Schenley Anthony Mason Jr. 2 F 6 7 213 SR Memphis, TN Failey yes Malik Boothe 3 G 5 9 184 SO Queens, NY Christ the King John Taubeneck 4 G 5 11 165 JR Salem, MA Roger Williams W Sean Evans y basketball 5 F 6 8 259 SO Philadelphia, PA Northeast Quincy Roberts 10 G 6 5 196 FR Harrisburg, PA Harrisburg Tomas Jasiulionis 11 C 6 11 249 SR Utena, Lithuania Trinity Episcopal TyShwan Edmondson y 12 G 6 4 175 FR Hopkinsville, KY University Heights Dele Coker 15 F/C 6 10 257 SO Lagos, Nigeria South Kent Paris Horne y 23 G 6 3 189 SO Middletown, DE Bridgton Academy Justin Burrell y 24 F 6 8 244 SO Bronx, NY Bridgton Academy Matt Duell 35 G 5 9 155 JR Orient, NY Greenport W Kevin Clark 42 G 6 2 204 SO Dunmore, PA Dunmore W Phil Wait 50 C 7 1 245 FR Manchester, England Proctor Academy Rob Thomas 55 F 6 6 247 SO y Harlem, NY South Kent Norm Roberts (Queens College) Glenn Braica Chris Casey Fred Quartlebaum Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular Season 11/14/08 9:00pm yes LIU Brooklyn Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY SNY 73–63 1–0 4,914 11/17/08 9:30pm yes yes Cornell Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA NIT Season Tip-Off First Round 86–75 2–0 4,283 11/18/08 7:30pm yes yes Boston College Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA NIT Season Tip-Off Quarterfinals 70–82 2–1 4,462 11/22/08 2:00pm yes Howard Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY 79–44 3–1 3,153 11/24/08 8:00pm yes Eastern Michigan Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation 73–61 4–1 893 11/25/08 8:00pm yes Loyola (IL) Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation 73–54 5–1 959 12/01/08 7:30pm yes St. Francis (NY) Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY 69–61 6–1 2,960 12/08/08 7:30pm yes NJIT Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY 82–54 7–1 808 12/14/08 4:00pm yes Bethune-Cookman Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY 77–59 8–1 3,053 12/20/08 4:30pm yes Marist Madison Square Garden New York, NY Aeropostale Holiday Festival Opening Round MSG 65–44 9–1 4.713 12/21/08 2:30pm yes Virginia Tech Madison Square Garden New York, NY Aeropostale Holiday Festival Championship MSG 67–81 9–2 N/A 12/27/08 12:00pm yes Miami (FL) Madison Square Garden New York, NY ESPNU 56–70 9–3 4,998 |- 12/31/08 4:00pm no yes Providence Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI SNY 54–75 9–4 (0–1) 3,087 01/03/09 2:00pm no Notre Dame 7 Madison Square Garden New York, NY ESPNU 71–65 10–4 (1–1) 9,807 01/11/09 12:00pm no yes Pittsburgh 1 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPNU 67–90 10–5 (1–2) 12,508 01/15/09 7:00pm no Connecticut 4 Madison Square Garden New York, NY ESPN 55–67 10–6 (1–3) 7,545 01/18/09 12:00pm no yes Villanova 23 The Pavilion Villanova, PA SNY 57–76 10–7 (1–4) 6,500 01/22/09 9:00pm no Cincinnati Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY ESPNU 60–71 10–8 (1–5) 4,123 01/24/09 7:00pm no Rutgers Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY MSG+ 70–59 11–8 (2–5) 7,890 01/28/09 7:00pm no yes West Virginia WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV SNY 52–75 11–9 (2–6) 6,583 02/01/09 2:00pm no South Florida Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY ESPNU 65–48 12–9 (3–6) 3,872 02/05/09 9:00pm no yes Seton Hall Prudential Center Newark, NJ ESPN 81–91 12–10 (3–7) 7,314 02/08/09 1:30pm no Louisville 5 Madison Square Garden New York, NY MSG 47–60 12–11 (3–8) 6,128 02/11/09 7:30pm no yes Cincinnati Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH ESPN 360 61–71 12–12 (3–9) 8,159 02/14/09 9:00pm no yes Marquette 10 Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI SNY 59–73 12–13 (3–10) 18,614 02/19/09 7:00pm yes Duke 9 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Aeropostale Classic SNY 69–76 12–14 (3–10) 13,800 02/22/09 5:00pm no Seton Hall Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY SNY 70–65 13–14 (4–10) 5,602 02/24/09 7:30pm no Syracuse Madison Square Garden New York, NY MSG 58–87 13–15 (4–11) 11,148 02/28/09 12:00pm no yes DePaul Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL SNY 84–63 14–15 (5–11) 9,814 03/03/09 7:30pm no Georgetown Madison Square Garden New York, NY MSG 59–56 OT 15–15 (6–11) N/A 03/06/09 7:00pm no yes Notre Dame Joyce Convocation Center Notre Dame, IN MSG 55–74 15–16 (6–12) 11,028 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big East tournament 03/10/09 2:00pm no Georgetown Madison Square Garden New York, NY 64–59 16–16 (6–12) 19,375 03/11/09 2:00pm no Marquette 21 Madison Square Garden New York, NY 45–74 16–17 (6–12) 19,375 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| CBI Tournament 03/18/09 7:00pm yes yes Richmond Robins Center Richmond, VA First Round 69–75 16–18 (6–12) 2,171 References Category:St. John's Red Storm men's basketball seasons St. John's St. John's St John St John