1999–2000 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Mike Jarvis in his second 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.

1999–2000 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
Big East tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 9
Record25–8 (12–4 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
Seasons
1999–2000 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Syracuse 13 3   .813 26 6   .813
No. 23 Miami (FL) 13 3   .813 23 11   .676
No. 9 St. John's 12 4   .750 25 8   .758
No. 20 Connecticut 10 6   .625 25 10   .714
Seton Hall 10 6   .625 22 10   .688
Villanova 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Notre Dame 8 8   .500 22 15   .595
West Virginia 6 10   .375 14 14   .500
Georgetown 6 10   .375 19 15   .559
Rutgers 6 10   .375 15 16   .484
Pittsburgh 5 11   .313 13 15   .464
Providence 4 12   .250 11 19   .367
Boston College 3 13   .188 11 19   .367
2000 Big East tournament winner
As of April 3, 2000[1]
Rankings from AP poll

Off season

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Collin Charles 11 G 5'11" Junior Toronto, Ontario Transferred to Quinnipiac
Ron Artest 15 F 6'6" Sophomore Queens, New York Entered 1999 NBA draft
Tyrone Grant 32 F 6'7" Senior Brooklyn, New York Graduated
Albert Richardson 55 F/C 6'9" Junior New Orleans, Louisiana Out of Div. 1 eligibility. Transferred to Kentucky Wesleyan

Transfer addition

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Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Alpha Bangura 15 G 6'6" Sophomore Lanham, Maryland Transfer from Monmouth (3 yrs eligibility remaining)

Class of 1999 signees

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Heath Orvis
PG
Longmont, CO Longmont High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Jack Wolfinger
PF
Portland, OR Joel Barlow High School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Abe Keita
C
Tolland, CT Winchendon School 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:

  • "1999 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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1999–2000 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Chudney Gray 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr Rice Bronx, NY
C 4 Abe Keita (I) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Fr Winchendon Tolland, CT
G 10 Kareem Syed (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr Hillcrest Queens, NY
G 11 John Scheiman (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr LaGuardia Manhattan, NY
G 12 Erick Barkley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So Christ the King/Maine Central Queens, NY
G 14 Bootsy Thornton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr Tallahassee C.C./Dunbar Baltimore, MD
G 15 Alpha Bangura   6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So Roosevelt High School/Monmouth Lanham, MD
G 21 Heath Orvis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr Longmont Longmont, CO
F 22 Anthony Glover 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So Rice Bronx, NY
F 25 Lavor Postell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr Westover Albany, GA
F 32 Jack Wolfinger   6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Fr Joel Barlow Portland, OR
F/C 33 Donald Emanuel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
So Jones Houston, TX
G/F 41 Reggie Jessie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr Bishop Loughlin Queensbridge, NY
F 55 John Parker (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr John Muir Pasadena, CA
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
Exhibition
11/02/99*
Marathon Basketball W 98–59 
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
Regular season
11/19/99*
No. 15 vs. Samford
CoSIDA Classic Semifinal
L 60–68  0–1
WisePies Arena 
Albuquerque, NM
11/20/99*
No. 15 vs. New Mexico
CoSIDA Classic Consolation
W 70–62  1–1
WisePies Arena 
Albuquerque, NM
11/23/99*
at Stony Brook W 84–43  2–1
Stony Brook Arena 
Stony Brook, NY
12/01/99*
Coppin State W 75–52  3–1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/04/99*
Virginia W 85–63  4–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/08/99*
St. Francis (N.Y.) W 88–66  5–1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/11/99*
at Niagara W 81–66  6–1
Gallagher Center 
Niagara, NY
12/14/99*
at DePaul L 65–71  6–2
Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, IL
12/22/99*
Hofstra W 98–86  7–2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/29/99*
Sacred Heart W 95–66  8–2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/03/00
Pittsburgh W 82–58  9–2 (1–0)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/08/00
at West Virginia W 86–74  10–2 (2–0)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
01/10/00
Georgetown W 75–66  11–2 (3–0)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/16/00
 CBS
at No. 5 Connecticut W 82–77  12–2 (4–0)
Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, CT
01/18/00
No. 23 at Seton Hall L 70–78  12–3 (4–1)
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
01/22/00*
 CBS
No. 23 No. 13 Ohio State L 64–65  12–4
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/25/00
No. 25 Rutgers W 61–57  13–4 (5–1)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/29/00
No. 25 at Notre Dame L 60–73  13–5 (5–2)
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
01/31/00
at No. 4 Syracuse L 57–63  13–6 (5–3)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
02/05/00
Boston College W 59–58  14–6 (6–3)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/08/00
at Providence W 61–46  15–6 (7–3)
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
02/12/00
Villanova W 78–75  16–6 (8–3)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/15/00
at Boston College W 73–69  17–6 (9–3)
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
02/19/00
No. 9 Syracuse W 76–75  18–6 (10–3)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/21/00
No. 18 Connecticut W 79–64  19–6 (11–3)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
02/26/00*
 CBS
at No. 2 Duke W 83–82  20–6
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
02/29/00
No. 18 No. 23 Seton Hall W 66–60  21–6 (12–3)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
03/05/00
 CBS
No. 18 at Miami (F.L.) L 70–74 OT 21–7 (12–4)
Miami Arena 
Miami, FL
Big East tournament
03/09/00
No. 19 vs. Villanova
Quarterfinal
W 75–70  22–7
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
03/10/00
No. 19 vs. No. 23 Miami (F.L.)
Semifinal
W 58–57  23–7
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
03/11/00
 ESPN
No. 19 vs. No. 21 Connecticut
Championship
W 80–70  24–7
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
NCAA tournament
03/16/02
 CBS
(2) No. 9 vs. (15) Northern Arizona
First Round
W 61–56  25–7
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
03/18/02
 CBS
(2) No. 9 vs. (10) Gonzaga
Second Round
L 76–82  25–8
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
*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 28 Erick Barkley Portland Trail Blazers
2 39 Lavor Postell New York Knicks

References

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