1998–99 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team


The 1998–99 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Mike Jarvis in his first year at the school after replacing head coach Fran Fraschilla. 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.

1998–1999 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 9
Record28–9 (14–4 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
Seasons
1998–99 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Connecticut 16 2   .889 34 2   .944
No. 10 Miami (FL) 15 3   .833 23 7   .767
No. 9 St. John's 14 4   .778 28 9   .757
Syracuse 10 8   .556 21 12   .636
Villanova 10 8   .556 21 11   .656
Rutgers 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
Providence 9 9   .500 16 14   .533
Notre Dame 8 10   .444 14 16   .467
Seton Hall 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
Georgetown 6 12   .333 15 16   .484
Pittsburgh 5 13   .278 14 16   .467
West Virginia 4 14   .222 10 19   .345
Boston College 3 15   .167 6 21   .222
1999 Big East tournament winner
As of March 29, 1999[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Off season

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Tarik Turner 4 G 6'5" Senior Charlottesville, Virginia Graduated
Felipe Lopez 13 G 6'5" Senior Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Graduated. Entered 1998 NBA draft
Milos Dumic 21 F/C 6'9" Freshman Bijeljina, Yugoslavia Transferred
Giovanni Soto 24 F 6'7" Senior Far Rockaway, New York Graduated
Zendon Hamilton 31 C 6'9" Senior Floral Park, New York Graduated. Entered 1998 NBA draft/undrafted
Shannon Crooks G 6'2" Freshman Boston, Massachusetts Transferred. UMass
James Felton F 6'9" Freshman Bayonne, New Jersey Transferred. Florida State

Class of 1998 signees

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Erick Barkley
PG
Queens, NY Maine Central Institute 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Bootsy Thornton
SG
Baltimore, MD Tallahassee Community College 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Anthony Glover
SF
Bronx, NY Rice High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Donald Emanuel
PF
Houston, TX Jesse H. Jones High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Albert Richardson
PF
New Orleans, LA McCook Junior College 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

  • "1998 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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1998–99 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 3 Chudney Gray 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr Rice Bronx, NY
G 10 Kareem Syed (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr Hillcrest Queens, NY
G 11 Collin Charles 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Jr Eastern Commerce Toronto, Ontario
G 12 Erick Barkley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr Christ the King/Maine Central Queens, NY
G 14 Bootsy Thornton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr Tallahassee C.C./Dunbar Baltimore, MD
F 15 Ron Artest 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So La Salle Queensbridge, NY
F 22 Anthony Glover (I) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr Rice Bronx, NY
F 25 Lavor Postell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr Westover Albany, GA
F 32 Tyrone Grant 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr Grady Brooklyn, NY
F/C 33 Donald Emanuel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Fr Jones Houston, TX
G/F 41 Reggie Jessie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So Bishop Loughlin Queensbridge, NY
F 55 Albert Richardson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Jr McCook Junior College New Orleans, LA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Kevin Clark
  • Mike Jarvis II
  • Dermon Player

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
11/16/98*
UNC Asheville
Chase Preseason NIT first round
W 105-50  1-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
11/18/98*
No. 23 UMass
Chase Preseason NIT Quarterfinal
W 73-69  2-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
11/23/98*
Columbia W 71-55  3-0
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
11/25/98*
No. 23 vs. No. 3 Stanford
Chase Preseason NIT Semifinal
L 53-55  3-1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
11/27/98*
No. 23 vs. No. 11 Purdue
Chase Preseason NIT Consolation
L 69-70  3-2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
11/30/98*
No. 23 St. Francis (N.Y.) W 97-63  4-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/02/98*
No. 25 Hofstra W 70-49  5-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/05/98
No. 25 at Boston College W 74-55  6-2 (1-0)
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
12/09/98
No. 18 No. 20 Pittsburgh W 73-52  7-2 (2-0)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/12/98*
No. 18 at Virginia W 95-68  8-2 (2-0)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, VA
12/19/98*
No. 15 Fordham W 88-57  9-2 (2-0)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/22/98*
No. 14 Fairleigh Dickinson W 81-54  10-2 (2-0)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/02/99
No. 12 at Rutgers W 77-73  11-2 (3-0)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
01/04/99*
No. 12 Niagara W 115-70  12-2 (3-0)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/06/99
No. 10 at Miami (F.L.) L 79-84  12-3 (3-1)
Miami Arena 
Miami, FL
01/09/99
No. 10 Seton Hall W 86-75  13-3 (4-1)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/11/99
No. 10 Georgetown W 71-69  14-3 (5-1)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/16/99
No. 11 Rutgers W 88-78  15-3 (6-1)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/20/99
No. 8 at Providence W 84-57  16-3 (7-1)
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
01/24/99
 CBS
No. 8 No. 2 Duke L 88-92 OT 16-4 (7-1)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/27/99
No. 9 at No. 17 Syracuse W 75-70  17-4 (8-1)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
01/30/99
 CBS
No. 9 No. 1 Connecticut L 74-78  17-5 (8-2)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/03/99
No. 9 No. 25 Miami (F.L.) L 70-73  17-6 (8-3)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/06/99
No. 9 at Pittsburgh W 88-60  18-6 (9-3)
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, PA
02/09/99
No. 11 at West Virginia W 80-68  19-6 (10-3)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
02/13/99
No. 11 Villanova W 82-75  20-6 (11-3)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/15/99
No. 11 Providence W 104-70  21-6 (12-3)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/20/99
No. 10 at Georgetown W 74-66  22-6 (13-3)
MCI Center 
Washington, D.C.
02/24/99
No. 8 Notre Dame W 73-53  23-6 (14-3)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/27/99
 CBS
No. 8 Villanova L 60-66  23–7
(14–4)
The Pavilion 
Villanova, PA
Big East tournament
03/04/99
No. 10 vs. Rutgers
Big East tournament quarterfinal
W 77-62  24–7
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
03/05/99
No. 10 vs. No. 9 Miami (F.L.)
Big East tournament semifinal
W 62-59  25–7
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
03/06/99
 ESPN
No. 10 vs. No. 3 Connecticut
Big East tournament championship
L 63-82  25–8
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
03/11/99
 CBS
No. 9 vs. (14) Samford
NCAA first round
W 69-43  26–8
Orlando Arena 
Orlando, FL
03/13/99
 CBS
No. 9 vs. No. 19 (6) Indiana
NCAA second round
W 86-61  27–8
Orlando Arena 
Orlando, FL
03/18/99
 CBS
No. 9 vs. No. 5 (2) Maryland
NCAA regional semifinal
W 76-62  28–8
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
03/20/99
 CBS
No. 9 vs. No. 14 (4) Ohio State
NCAA Regional Final
L 74-77[2]  28–9
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Team players drafted into the NBA

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 16 Ron Artest Chicago Bulls

References

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  1. ^ "1998-99 Big East Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "Red Storm Fumbles Last Chance Away". The New York Times. March 21, 1999. Retrieved June 27, 2021.