2000–01 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

2000–01 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record5–15 (9 wins vacated) (8–8 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
Seasons
2000–01 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 7 Boston College 13 3   .813 27 5   .844
Providence 11 5   .688 21 10   .677
St. John's 8 8   .500 14 15   .483
Miami 8 8   .500 16 13   .552
Villanova 8 8   .500 18 13   .581
Connecticut 8 8   .500 20 12   .625
Virginia Tech* 2 14   .125 8 19   .296
West
No. 19 Notre Dame 11 5   .688 20 10   .667
No. 21 Georgetown 10 6   .625 25 8   .758
No. 17 Syracuse 10 6   .625 25 9   .735
West Virginia 8 8   .500 17 12   .586
Pittsburgh 7 9   .438 19 14   .576
Seton Hall 5 11   .313 16 15   .516
Rutgers* 3 13   .188 11 16   .407
2001 Big East tournament winner
As of April 2, 2001[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2001 Big East tournament


The 2000–01 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Mike Jarvis in his third year. St. John's home games are played at Carnesecca Arena, then called Alumni Hall, and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference.

Off season

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Mike Jarvis had turned down an offer from Michael Jordan in the offseason to become the head coach of the Washington Wizards to return for his 3rd season and rebuild a team that lost Bootsy Thornton and Lavor Postell to graduation, Erick Barkley to the pros and recruit Darius Miles altogether for the 2000 NBA draft.[2]

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Chudney Gray 3 PG 6'3" Senior Bronx, New York Graduated
Kareem Syed 10 G 6'5" Senior Queens, New York Graduated
Erick Barkley 12 PG 6'1" Sophomore Queens, New York Entered 2000 NBA draft
Bootsy Thornton 14 SG 6'1" Senior Baltimore, Maryland Graduated
Heath Orvis 21 G 6'0" Freshman Longmont, Colorado Transferred. Morningside
Lavor Postell 25 F 6'5" Senior Albany, Georgia Graduated. Entered 2000 NBA draft

Class of 2000 signees

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Omar Cook
PG
Brooklyn, NY Christ the King High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Willie Shaw
SF
Bronx, NY John F. Kennedy High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Kyle Cuffe
PF
Bronx, NY Rice High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 236 lb (107 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Mohamed Diakite
C
Rockville, MD Montrose Christian School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Curtis Johnson
C
Norfolk, VA Ryan Academy 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 320 lb (150 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Sharif Fordham
SG
Far Rockaway, NY Gulf Coast Community College 6 ft 4 in (1.93 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:

  • "2000 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2000–01 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Sharif Fordham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr Milford Academy/Gulf Coast C.C. Far Rockaway, NY
C 4 Abe Keita 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
So Winchendon Tolland, CT
G 10 Omar Cook 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Christ the King Brooklyn, NY
G 11 John Scheiman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So LaGuardia Manhattan, NY
G 15 Alpha Bangura 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
RS So Roosevelt High School/Monmouth Lanham, MD
F 22 Anthony Glover 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr Rice Bronx, NY
G/F 23 Willie Shaw 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr John F. Kennedy Mount Vernon, NY
F 25 Kyle Cuffe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Fr Rice Bronx, NY
F 32 Jack Wolfinger 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
RS Fr Joel Barlow Portland, OR
F/C 33 Donald Emanuel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Jr Jones Houston, TX
G/F 41 Reggie Jessie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr Bishop Loughlin Queensbridge, NY
C 44 Mohamed Diakite 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Montrose Christian Rockville, MD
C 52 Curtis Johnson 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 320 lb (145 kg) Fr Ryan Academy Norfolk, VA
F 55 John Parker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So 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 (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/00*
N/A
California All-Stars W 86-80 
Alumni Hall (5,438)
Queens, NY
Regular season
11/09/00*
6:30pm, ESPN2
No. 28 vs. No. 12 Kentucky
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Semifinal
W 62-61  1-0
Madison Square Garden (N/A)
New York, NY
11/10/00*
9:00pm, ESPN
No. 28 vs. No. 7 Kansas
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Championship
L 74-82  1-1
Madison Square Garden (19,528)
New York, NY
11/15/00*
7:30pm
No. 24 Maccabi Givat Shmuel Exb. W 91-85 
Alumni Hall (5,557)
Queens, NY
11/18/00*
7:30pm, WLNY-TV
No. 24 Stony Brook W 92-62  2-1
Alumni Hall (6,008)
Queens, NY
11/25/00*
2:00pm
No. 24 Niagara W 92-59  3-1
Alumni Hall (6,008)
Queens, NY
12/02/00*
3:00pm
No. 19 vs. George Washington
BB&T Classic Semifinal
L 75-85  3-2
MCI Center (N/A)
Washington, D.C.
12/03/00*
3:00pm, FSNY
No. 19 vs. Michigan
BB&T Classic Consolation
W 97-83  4-2
MCI Center (N/A)
Washington, D.C.
12/09/00*
2:00pm, MSG
No. 24 Fordham L 67-68  4-3
Madison Square Garden (N/A)
New York, NY
12/13/00*
7:00pm, ESPN2
at Ohio State L 58-71  4-4
Schottenstein Center (17,700)
Columbus, OH
12/16/00*
2:00pm
Hofstra L 80-86  4-5
Nassau Coliseum (8,771)
Hempstead, NY
12/21/00*
7:30pm
Manhattan W 72-63  5-5
Alumni Hall (6,008)
Queens, NY
12/31/00*
12:00pm, MSG
San Francisco W 92-77  6-5
Alumni Hall (N/A)
Queens, NY
01/03/01
7:30pm
Virginia Tech W 89-64  7-5 (1-0)
Alumni Hall (6,008)
Queens, NY
01/06/01
1:00pm, CBS
at No. 10 Connecticut L 80-82 OT 7-6 (1-1)
Gampel Pavilion (N/A)
Storrs, CT
01/10/01
7:30pm
No. 24 Boston College W 73-71  8-6 (2-1)
Madison Square Garden (13,392)
New York, NY
01/14/01
2:00pm, WWOR-TV
at Rutgers W 80-71  9-6 (3-1)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (N/A)
Piscataway, NJ
01/20/01
12:00pm
Villanova W 82-70  10-6 (4-1)
Madison Square Garden (N/A)
New York, NY
01/22/01
7:00pm, ESPN
Miami (F.L.) W 67-63 OT 11-6 (5-1)
Madison Square Garden (N/A)
New York, NY
01/27/01
N/A
at Virginia Tech L 59-65  11-7 (5-2)
Cassell Coliseum (N/A)
Blacksburg, VA
01/30/01
7:00pm, ESPN2
Connecticut W 60-55  12-7 (6-2)
Madison Square Garden (16,314)
New York, NY
02/03/01
8:00pm
at Providence L 63-75  12-8 (6-3)
Providence Civic Center (12,993)
Providence, RI
02/05/01
7:00pm, ESPN
at Notre Dame L 73-83  12-9 (6-4)
Joyce Convocation Center (N/A)
Notre Dame, IN
02/10/01
3:30pm, ABC
at Miami (F.L.) W 85-79 2OT 13-9 (7-4)
Miami Arena (N/A)
Miami, FL
02/14/01
7:30pm, WLNY-TV
Providence L 53-64  13-10 (7-5)
Alumni Hall (6,008)
Queens, NY
02/18/01*
12:00pm, CBS
No. 2 Duke L 59-91  13-11 (7-5)
Madison Square Garden (N/A)
New York, NY
02/21/01
9:00pm, ESPN
Georgetown W 73-70  14-11 (8-5)
Madison Square Garden (N/A)
New York, NY
02/25/01
3:30pm, ABC
at Villanova L 55-71  14-12 (8-6)
The Pavilion (N/A)
Villanova, PA
02/28/01
7:30pm
at Boston College L 62-67  14-13 (8-7)
Silvio O. Conte Forum (8,606)
Chestnut Hill, MA
03/04/01
12:00pm, CBS
No. 12 Syracuse L 91-93 2OT 14-14 (8-8)
Madison Square Garden (N/A)
New York, NY
Big East tournament
03/07/01
2:00pm
Seton Hall
Big East tournament first round
L 66-78  14-15 (8-8)
Madison Square Garden (18,605)
New York, NY
*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
2 31 Omar Cook Orlando Magic

References

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