2012–13 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

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2012–13 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
St. John's Red Storm logo.svg
NIT, Second Round
Conference Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2012–13 record17–16 (8–10 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arena Carnesecca Arena
Madison Square Garden
Seasons
  2011–12
2013–14  
2012–13 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 8 Georgetown 144 .778  257 .781
No. 15 Marquette 144 .778  269 .743
No. 20 Pittsburgh 126 .667  249 .727
No. 16 Syracuse 117 .611  3010 .750
No. 23 Notre Dame 117 .611  2510 .714
Villanova 108 .556  2014 .588
Connecticut*108 .556  2010 .667
Cincinnati 99 .500  2212 .647
Providence 99 .500  1915 .559
St. John's 810 .444  1716 .515
Rutgers 513 .278  1516 .484
Seton Hall 315 .167  1518 .455
South Florida 315 .167  1219 .387
DePaul 216 .111  1121 .344
No. 2 Louisville†**04 .000  05 .000
2013 Big East Tournament winner
As of March 30, 2013 [1] ; Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties. **Louisville: 29 reg. season games, 6 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed Record-(35–5)(14–4)

The 2012–13 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Steve Lavin in his third year at the school. St. John's home games were played at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden and the team was a member of the Big East Conference.

Contents

Off season

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Maurice Harkless 4 F 6'8"208Freshman Queens, New York Entered 2012 NBA Draft
Malik Stith31 G 5'11"185Junior Hempstead, New York Transferred to Fairmont State
Boris Brakalov55 G 6'2"185Senior Sofia, Bulgaria Graduated

Class of 2012 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
JaKarr Sampson
SF
Akron, OH Brewster Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg)Mar 14, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 4 stars.svg     Rivals: 4 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 95
Chris Obekpa
C
Centereach, NYOur Savior New American School6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg)Jun 11, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 4 stars.svg     Rivals: 4 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 92
Felix Balamou
SG
Centereach, NYOur Savior New American School6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg)Mar 12, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 2 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 81
Christian Jones
PF
Arlington, TX IMG Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)228 lb (103 kg)Jul 1, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Transfer additions

    NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
    Jamal Branch G 6'3"170Sophomore Kansas City, Missouri mid-season transfer from Texas A&M (2.5 yrs eligibility remaining)
    Max Hooper G/F 6'6"202Sophomore Carmel Valley Village, California transfer from Harvard (3 yrs eligibility remaining)
    Orlando Sánchez F 6'8"210Junior Nagua, Dominican Republic junior college transfer from Monroe College (1 yr eligibility remaining)
    Marco Bourgault G/F 6'6"200Junior St. Malo, France junior college transfer from Monroe College (2 yrs immediate eligibility)

    Roster

    2011–12 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0Jamal Branch6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)176 lb(80 kg)So Grace Preparatory Academy/Texas A&M Kansas City, MO
    G 1Phil Greene6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)180 lb(82 kg)So IMG Academy Chicago, IL
    G/F 2Marc-Antoine Bourgault6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)216 lb(98 kg)Jr Monroe College Saint-Malo, France
    F/C 3God'sgift Achiuwa  Redshirt.svg 6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)236 lb(107 kg)Sr Erie C.C. Port Harcourt, Nigeria
    F 4Christian Jones6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)228 lb(103 kg)Fr IMG Academy Arlington, TX
    G/F 10Max Hooper  Redshirt.svg 6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)202 lb(92 kg)So Brewster Academy/Harvard Carmel Valley Village, CA
    G 11 D'Angelo Harrison 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)203 lb(92 kg)So Dulles Missouri City, TX
    F/C 12 Chris Obekpa 6 ft 9 in(2.06 m)219 lb(99 kg)FrOur Savior New American Makurdi, Nigeria
    F 14 JaKarr Sampson 6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)206 lb(93 kg)Fr Brewster Academy Akron, Ohio
    G/F 15 Sir'Dominic Pointer 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)196 lb(89 kg)SoQuality Education Academy Detroit, MI
    F 22 Amir Garrett 6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)190 lb(86 kg)So Bridgton Academy Los Angeles, CA
    G 24Felix Balamou6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)189 lb(86 kg)FrOur Savior New American Conakry, Guinea
    G 30Jamal White (W)6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)200 lb(91 kg)Sr Roosevelt/Long Island Roosevelt, NY
    F 33 Orlando Sánchez  (I)6 ft 9 in(2.06 m)216 lb(98 kg)Jr Monroe College Nagua, Dominican Republic
    F 35Khadim Ndiaye (W)6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)195 lb(88 kg)So Christ the King Queens, NY
    F 40Sam Sealy (W)6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)195 lb(88 kg)So Longwood High School Medford, NY
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Schedule

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    November 3*
    5:30 pm,  ESPN3
    Sonoma State W 73–55 
    Carnesecca Arena  (3,324)
    Queens, NY
    November 6*
    7:30 pm, ESPN3
    Concordia W 87–36 
    Carnesecca Arena (3,829)
    Queens, NY
    Non-Conference Regular Season
    November 13*
    2:00 pm,  ESPN
    Detroit W 77–74 1–0
    Carnesecca Arena (3,506)
    Queens, NY
    November 15*
    5:00 pm,  ESPNU
    at  College of Charleston
    Charleston Classic quarterfinals
    W 64–53 2–0
    TD Arena  (4,716)
    Charleston, SC
    November 16*
    5:30 pm, ESPN3
    vs.  Murray State
    Charleston Classic semifinals
    L 67–72 2–1
    TD Arena (4,780)
    Charleston, SC
    November 18*
    6:00 pm, ESPNU
    vs. No. 16  Baylor
    Charleston Classic 3rd place game
    L 78–97 2–2
    TD Arena (3,291)
    Charleston, SC
    November 21*
    7:30 pm,  SNY
    Holy Cross W 65–53 3–2
    Carnesecca Arena (4,030)
    Queens, NY
    November 24*
    7:30 pm
    Florida Gulf Coast W 79–68 4–2
    Carnesecca Arena (4,003)
    Queens, NY
    November 29*
    7:30 pm, ESPNU
    South Carolina
    SEC–Big East Challenge
    W 89–65 5–2
    Carnesecca Arena (4,902)
    Queens, NY
    December 1*
    1:00 pm
    NJIT W 57–49 6–2
    Carnesecca Arena (4,314)
    Queens, NY
    December 4*
    10:00 pm,  ESPN3
    at  San Francisco L 65–81 6–3
    War Memorial Gymnasium  (2,200)
    San Francisco, CA
    December 8*
    7:00 pm,  MSG+
    vs.  Fordham
    Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival
    W 58–47 7–3
    Madison Square Garden  (10,003)
    New York City, NY
    December 15*
    5:00 pm
    vs.  St. Francis Brooklyn
    Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival
    W 77–60 8–3
    Barclays Center  (16,514)
    Brooklyn, NY
    December 21*
    7:30 pm
    UNC Asheville L 65–72 8–4
    Carnesecca Arena (4,417)
    Queens, NY
    Big East Conference Regular Season
    January 2
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    at  Villanova L 86–98 OT8–5 (0–1)
    The Pavilion  (6,500)
    Villanova, PA
    January 5
    4:00 pm, ESPNU
    at No. 14  Cincinnati W 53–52 9–5 (1–1)
    Fifth Third Arena  (8,142)
    Cincinnati, OH
    January 9
    7:00 pm, MSG
    Rutgers L 56–58 9–6 (1–2)
    Madison Square Garden (6,192)
    New York City, NY
    January 12
    11:00 am, ESPN2
    No. 19  Georgetown L 51–67 9–7 (1–3)
    Madison Square Garden (11,057)
    New York City, NY
    January 15
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 20  Notre Dame W 67–63 10–7 (2–3)
    Madison Square Garden (7,434)
    New York City, NY
    January 19
    12:00 pm, SNY
    at  DePaul W 71–62 11–7 (3–3)
    Allstate Arena  (7,785)
    Rosemont, IL
    January 23
    7:30 pm, SNY
    at RutgersW 72–60 12–7 (4–3)
    Louis Brown Athletic Center  (4,742)
    Piscataway, NJ
    January 27
    12:00 pm, MSG
    Seton Hall W 71–67 13–7 (5–3)
    Madison Square Garden (7,641)
    New York City, NY
    January 30
    9:00 pm, ESPNU
    DePaulW 79–74 OT14–7 (6–3)
    Carnesecca Arena (4,949)
    Queens, NY
    February 2
    4:00 pm,  CBS
    at GeorgetownL 56–68 14–8 (6–4)
    Verizon Center  (15,625)
    Washington, DC
    February 6
    7:00 pm, ESPNU
    Connecticut W 71–65 15–8 (7–4)
    Madison Square Garden (8,441)
    New York City, NY
    February 10
    3:00 pm, ESPN
    at No. 9  Syracuse L 58–77 15–9 (7–5)
    Carrier Dome  (27,169)
    Syracuse, NY
    February 14
    9:00 pm, ESPN
    at No. 12  Louisville L 58–72 15–10 (7–6)
    KFC Yum! Center  (22,086)
    Louisville, KY
    February 20
    7:00 pm, SNY
    South Florida W 69–54 16–10 (8–6)
    Carnesecca Arena (5,602)
    Queens, NY
    February 24
    12:00 pm, ESPN3
    No. 20  Pittsburgh L 47–63 16–11 (8–7)
    Madison Square Garden (9,129)
    New York City, NY
    March 2
    8:00 pm, SNY
    at  Providence L 59–62 16–12 (8–8)
    Dunkin' Donuts Center  (10,560)
    Providence, RI
    March 5
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    at No. 24 Notre DameL 40–66 16–13 (8–9)
    Purcell Pavilion  (9,149)
    South Bend, IN
    March 9
    2:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 15  Marquette L 67–69 OT16–14 (8–10)
    Madison Square Garden (12,474)
    New York City, NY
    Big East Tournament
    March 13
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    vs. Villanova
    Second Round
    L 53–66 16–15
    Madison Square Garden (20,057)
    New York City, NY
    NIT
    March 19*
    7:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. (5) at (4) Saint Joseph's
    First Round
    W 63–61 17–15
    Hagan Arena  (3,148)
    Philadelphia, PA
    March 24*
    11:00 am, ESPN
    No. (5) at (1) Virginia
    Second Round
    L 50–68 17–16
    John Paul Jones Arena  (8,457)
    Charlottesville, VA
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

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