1993–94 St. John's Redmen basketball team

1993–1994 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
1993–1994 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Lapchick Memorial Champions
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Record	12–17 (5–13 Big East)
Head coach	Brian Mahoney ;
Assistant coaches	Al LoBalbo; Ron Rutledge; George Felton ;
Home arena	Alumni Hall ; Madison Square Garden
	Seasons ← 1992–93 1994–95 →

Last updated October 20, 2025

1993–94 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Connecticut	16	–	2	.889	29	–	5	.853
No. 15 Syracuse	13	–	5	.722	23	–	7	.767
Boston College	11	–	7	.611	23	–	11	.676
Providence †	10	–	8	.556	20	–	10	.667
Villanova	10	–	8	.556	20	–	12	.625
Georgetown	10	–	8	.556	19	–	12	.613
Seton Hall	8	–	10	.444	17	–	13	.567
Pittsburgh	7	–	11	.389	13	–	14	.481
St. John's	5	–	13	.278	12	–	17	.414
Miami	0	–	18	.000	7	–	20	.259

† 1994 Big East tournament winner As of April 4, 1994^[1] Rankings from AP poll

The 1993–94 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Brian Mahoney in his second year at the school. This was the Redmen's first losing season in 31 years, as well as its final season as the Redmen, before becoming the Red Storm the following season. 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	Year	Notes
David Cain	11	G	6'0"	Senior	Graduated
Mitchell Foster	15	F	6'9"	Senior	Graduated
Lamont Middleton	31	F	6'6"	RS Senior	Graduated

Class of 1993 signees

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight
Roshown McLeod PF	Jersey City, NJ	St. Anthony High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	N/A
Roshown McLeod PF	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
James Scott SF	Paterson, NJ	Eastside High School/Spartanburg Methodist	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	N/A
James Scott SF	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "1993 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Roster

1993–94 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	3	Sergio Luyk	6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)	—	RS Jr	University Heights (KY)	Madrid, Spain
G	5	Maurice Brown	5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)	—	So	William E. Grady (NY)	Brooklyn, NY
G	13	Lee Green	6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)	—	Sr	Cheshire (CT)	New York, NY
F	22	Thomas Bayne	6 ft 10 in(2.08 m)	—	So	Brentwood (NY)	Brentwood, NY
G	23	Derek Brown	6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)	—	Jr	H. Frank Carey (NY)	Franklin Square, NY
G	24	Rowan Barrett	6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)	—	So	West Hill	Scarborough, Ontario
G	30	Carl Beckett	6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)	—	RS Sr	Christ the King (NY)	Queens, NY
G/F	32	James Scott	6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)	—	Jr	Spartanburg Methodist	Paterson, NJ
F	33	Roshown McLeod	6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)	—	Fr	St. Anthony's (NJ)	Jersey City, NJ
F	34	Charles Minlend	6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)	—	So	St. Thomas More (CT)	Cameroon, Africa
C	42	Shawnelle Scott	6 ft 10 in(2.08 m)	—	Sr	All Hallows (NY)	Bronx, NY
G/F	44	Fred Lyson	6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)	—	So	Oceanside (NY)	Oceanside, NY
G		Brad Small (W)	5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)	—	Sr
		Billy Mitaritonna (W)	—	—	Jr

Head coach

Brian Mahoney (Manhattan)

Assistant coach(es)

Al LoBalbo
Ron Rutledge
George Felton

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
11/17/93*	Towson State Preseason NIT First Round	L 65-66	0-1	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
11/30/93*	Columbia	W 79-49	1-1	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/04/93	Seton Hall	W 72-64	2-1 (1-0)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
12/07/93	Pittsburgh	L 68-75	2-2 (1-1)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/11/93*	Colgate Lapchick Tournament Opening Round	W 92-79	3-2	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/12/93*	Hofstra Lapchick Tournament Championship	W 70-42	4-2	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/18/93*	vs. Fordham	W 98-72	5-2	Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, NY
12/22/93*	Niagara	W 89-66	6-2	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
12/27/93*	Fairleigh Dickinson ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal	W 83-59	7-2	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
12/29/93*	No. 15 Georgia Tech ECAC Holiday Festival Championship	L 69-71	7-3	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
01/08/94	Villanova	L 68-69	7-4 (1-2)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
01/12/94	at Georgetown	L 49-60	7-5 (1-3)	USAir Arena Landover, MD
01/15/94	No. 14 Connecticut	L 81-85	7-6 (1-4)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
01/18/94	at No. 16 Syracuse	L 82-92	7-7 (1-5)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
01/22/94	at Miami (F.L.)	W 75-63	8-7 (2-5)	Miami Arena Miami, FL
01/26/94	Boston College	L 68-85	8-8 (2-6)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
01/30/94*	No. 17 Minnesota	L 64-92	8-9	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
02/02/94	at Villanova	L 56-59	8-10 (2-7)	duPont Pavilion Villanova, PA
02/05/94	Providence	W 73-69	9-10 (3-7)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
02/08/94	Miami (F.L.)	W 78-63	10-10 (4-7)	Alumni Hall Queens, NY
02/12/94	at Pittsburgh	W 68-62	11-10 (5-7)	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA
02/14/94	at Seton Hall	L 57-67	11-11 (5-8)	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ
02/19/94	Georgetown	L 61-74	11-12 (5-9)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
02/21/94	Providence	L 67-75	11-13 (5-10)	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
02/27/94	No. 18 Syracuse	L 81-82	11-14 (5-11)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
03/01/94	at No. 23 Boston College	L 76-95	11-15 (5-12)	Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
03/05/94	at No. 4 Connecticut	L 80-95	11-16 (5-13)	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT
Big East tournament
03/10/94	vs. Pittsburgh Big East tournament first round	W 80-72	12-16 (5-13)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
03/11/94	vs. No. 2 Connecticut Big East tournament Quarterfinal	L 77-97	12-17 (5-13)	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	43	Shawnelle Scott	Portland Trail Blazers

References

↑ sports-reference.com 1993-94 Big East Conference Season Summary

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