1985–86 St. John's Redmen basketball team

The 198586 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his eighteenth 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.

198586 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Big East tournament Champions
Big East Regular Season Co-Champions
Lapchick Memorial Champions
ECAC Holiday Festival Champions
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 4
Record315 (142 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
1985–86 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 St. John's142 .875315  .861
No. 9 Syracuse142 .875266  .813
No. 13 Georgetown115 .688248  .750
Villanova106 .6252314  .622
Providence79 .4381714  .548
Pittsburgh610 .3751514  .517
Boston College412 .2501315  .464
Connecticut313 .1881216  .429
Seton Hall313 .1881418  .438
1986 Big East tournament winner
As of March 31, 1986[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1985–86 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F - Matt Brust Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
SoBabylon/North Carolina Babylon, NY
C 10 Terry Bross 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
SoImmaculata Somerville, NJ
G/F 12 Ron Rowan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
RS SrBeaver Falls/Notre Dame Beaver Falls, PA
G 13 Mark Jackson (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
JrBishop Loughlin Brooklyn, NY
C 14 Marco Baldi 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
FrLong Island Lutheran Aosta, Italy
F 21 Walter Berry (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
JrBenjamin Franklin/San Jacinto Bronx, NY
G/F 30 Willie Glass (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
JrAtlantic City Atlantic City, NJ
F 31 Shelton Jones 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
SoAmityville Memorial Amityville, NY
F 33 John Hempel 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
RS JrUnion Catholic/Massachusetts Linden, NJ
G 40 Steve Shurina 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
SoSt. Francis Prep Woodside, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
11/22/85*
vs. No. 19 Navy
Big Apple NIT First Round
W 66-58  1-0
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, CT
11/24/85*
vs. West Virginia
Big Apple NIT Quarterfinal
W 65-58  2-0
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, CT
11/29/85*
No. 18 vs. No. 6 Duke
Big Apple NIT Semifinal
L 70-71  2-1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/01/85*
No. 18 vs. No. 9 Louisville
Big Apple NIT Consolation
W 86-79  3-1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/03/85*
No. 15 Wagner W 85-55  4-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/06/85*
No. 15 Columbia
Laphick Tournament Opening Round
W 80-58  5-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/07/85*
No. 15 Fairleigh Dickinson
Laphick Tournament Championship
W 88-56  6-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/11/85*
No. 14 Marist W 62-48  7-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/14/85*
No. 14 at UCLA W 69-65  8-1
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
12/21/85*
No. 11 Niagara W 104-61  9-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/23/85*
No. 11 Monmouth W 98-58  10-1
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
12/26/85*
No. 11 James Madison
ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal
W 79-57  11-1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/28/85*
No. 11 St. Bonaventure
ECAC Holiday Festival Championship
W 85-69  12-1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/02/86
No. 10 at Providence W 95-90 OT 13-1 (1-0)
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
01/04/86
No. 10 Pittsburgh W 78-75  14-1 (2-0)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
01/07/86
No. 10 at Boston College L 77-79 OT 14-2 (2-1)
Boston Garden 
Boston, MA
01/11/86
No. 10 No. 13 Georgetown W 79-74  15-2 (3-1)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/15/86
No. 9 at Seton Hall W 74-58  16-2 (4-1)
Meadowlands Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
01/18/86
No. 9 at Connecticut W 61-60  17-2 (5-1)
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, CT
01/22/86*
No. 8 Fordham W 56-47  18-2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
01/25/86
No. 8 at Pittsburgh W 68-67  19-2 (6-1)
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, PA
01/29/86
No. 7 Villanova W 81-61  20-2 (7-1)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/01/86
No. 7 at No. 11 Syracuse L 64-68  20-3 (7-2)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
02/03/86
No. 7 Providence W 85-61  21-3 (8-2)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/08/86
No. 10 Boston College W 87-75  22-3 (9-2)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/10/86
No. 10 at No. 11 Georgetown W 60-58  23-3 (10-2)
Capital Centre 
Landover, MD
02/15/86
No. 7 Connecticut W 74-54  24-3 (11-2)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
02/18/86
No. 6 at Villanova W 79-76  25-3 (12-2)
du Pont Pavilion 
Villanova, PA
02/22/86*
No. 6 at DePaul L 72-81  25-4
Rosemont Horizon 
Rosemont, IL
02/26/86
No. 8 No. 6 Syracuse W 86-79  26-4 (13-2)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
03/01/86
No. 8 Seton Hall W 82-70  27-4 (14-2)
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
Big East tournament
03/06/86
No. 5 vs. Seton Hall
Big East tournament quarterfinal
W 87-68  28-4
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
03/07/86
No. 5 vs. Villanova
Big East tournament semifinal
W 75-64  29-4
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
03/08/86
No. 5 vs. No. 8 Syracuse
Big East tournament Championship
W 70-69  30-4
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
03/14/86*
No. 4 vs. (16) Montana State
NCAA First Round
W 83-74  31-4
Long Beach Arena 
Long Beach, CA
03/16/86*
No. 4 vs. (8) Auburn
NCAA Second Round
L 65-81  31-5
Long Beach Arena 
Long Beach, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
114Walter BerryPortland Trail Blazers traded to the San Antonio Spurs
367Ron RowanPhiladelphia 76ers

References

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