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

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.

2012–13 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	17–16 (8–10 Big East)
Head coach	Steve Lavin (3rd year)
Assistant coaches	Darrick Martin Tony Chiles Rico Hines
Home arena	Carnesecca Arena Madison Square Garden
Seasons ← 2011–12 2013–14 →

2012–13 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Louisville†**	14	–	4		.778			35	–	5		.875
No. 8 Georgetown	14	–	4		.778			25	–	7		.781
No. 15 Marquette	14	–	4		.778			26	–	9		.743
No. 20 Pittsburgh	12	–	6		.667			24	–	9		.727
No. 16 Syracuse	11	–	7		.611			30	–	10		.750
No. 23 Notre Dame	11	–	7		.611			25	–	10		.714
Villanova	10	–	8		.556			20	–	14		.588
Connecticut*	10	–	8		.556			20	–	10		.667
Cincinnati	9	–	9		.500			22	–	12		.647
Providence	9	–	9		.500			19	–	15		.559
St. John's	8	–	10		.444			17	–	16		.515
Rutgers	5	–	13		.278			15	–	16		.484
Seton Hall	3	–	15		.167			15	–	18		.455
South Florida	3	–	15		.167			12	–	19		.387
DePaul	2	–	16		.111			11	–	21		.344
† 2013 Big East tournament winner As of March 30, 2013[1] Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties.

Off season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Maurice Harkless	4	F	6'8"	208	Freshman	Queens, New York	Entered 2012 NBA draft
Malik Stith	31	G	5'11"	185	Junior	Hempstead, New York	Transferred to Fairmont State
Boris Brakalov	55	G	6'2"	185	Senior	Sofia, Bulgaria	Graduated

Class of 2012 signees

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
JaKarr Sampson SF	Akron, OH	Brewster Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Mar 14, 2012
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 95
Chris Obekpa C	Centereach, NY	Our Savior New American School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jun 11, 2012
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 92
Felix Balamou SG	Centereach, NY	Our Savior New American School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Mar 12, 2012
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   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
	Star ratings: Rivals:   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

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jamal Branch	G	6'3"	170	Sophomore	Kansas City, Missouri	mid-season transfer from Texas A&M (2.5 yrs eligibility remaining)
Max Hooper	G/F	6'6"	202	Sophomore	Carmel Valley Village, California	transfer from Harvard (3 yrs eligibility remaining)
Orlando Sánchez	F	6'8"	210	Junior	Nagua, Dominican Republic	junior college transfer from Monroe College (1 yr eligibility remaining)
Marco Bourgault	G/F	6'6"	200	Junior	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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Jamal Branch 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 176 lb (80 kg) So Grace Preparatory Academy/Texas A&M Kansas City, MO G 1 Phil Greene 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So IMG Academy Chicago, IL G/F 2 Marc-Antoine Bourgault 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Jr Monroe College Saint-Malo, France F/C 3 God'sgift Achiuwa  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Sr Erie C.C. Port Harcourt, Nigeria F 4 Christian Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Fr IMG Academy Arlington, TX G/F 10 Max Hooper  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) Fr Our 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) So Quality 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 24 Felix Balamou 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Fr Our Savior New American Conakry, Guinea G 30 Jamal 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 35 Khadim Ndiaye (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Christ the King Queens, NY F 40 Sam Sealy (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Longwood High School Medford, NY	Head coach Steve Lavin (Chapman University) Assistant coach(es) Darrick Martin Rico Hines Tony Chiles Gene Keady (special asst.) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (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 third-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 OT	8–5 (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 Rutgers	W 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		DePaul	W 79–74 OT	14–7 (6–3)	Carnesecca Arena (4,949) Queens, NY
February 2 4:00 pm, CBS		at Georgetown	L 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 Dame	L 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 OT	16–14 (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.

References

1. "Big East Conference Standings – 2012–13." ESPN.com. Retrieved: March 18, 2013.