St. John's University Athletics
2006-07 St. John's Men??' Basketball Quick Facts
9/19/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
St. John's Men's Basketball Quick Facts (PDF)
General Information
Location: Queens, N.Y. 11439
Founded: 1870
Enrollment: 19,600
Nickname: Red Storm
Colors: Red and White
Arena (Capacity): Madison Square Garden (19,786), Carnesecca Arena (6,008)
Affiliation: NCAA Division I
Conference: BIG EAST
President: Rev. Donald J. Harrington, C.M.
Athletics Director: Chris Monasch (St. John???s ???81)
Athletic Department Phone: 1-888-GO-STORM
History
First Year of Basketball: 1907-08
Overall All-Time Record: 1,643-816 (.668)
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 26
NCAA Final Fours: 2 (1952, 1985)
NCAA Final Eights: 6 (1951, 1952, 1979, 1985, 1991, 1999)
NCAA Sweet Sixteens: 9 (1951, 1952, 1967, 1969, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1991, 1999)
Postseason NIT Appearances/Last: 27/2003*
Postseason NIT Championships: 5 (1943, 1944, 1959,1965, 1989)
BIG EAST Championships: 8 (Tournament -1982, 1986, 2000; Regular Season - 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1992)
Basketball Staff
Head Coach
Norm Roberts (Queens College ???87)
Years at St. John???s: 3rd season
Assistant Coach
Glenn Braica (Queens College ???88)
Years at St. John???s: 3rd season
Assistant Coach
Fred Quartlebaum (Fordham ???89)
Years at St. John???s: 3rd season
Assistant Coach
Chris Casey (Western Conn. State ???86)
Years at St. John???s: 3rd season
Head Team Manager
Will Lanier (Georgia Tech ???04)
Years at St. John???s: 3rd season
Graduate Assistant
C.J. Council (St. John's '04)
Years at St. John???s: 1st season
Athletic Communications
Associate Athletics Director for Communications/Men???s Basketball Contact: Mark Fratto (SUNY Geneseo ???99)
Media Relations Phone: (718) 990-1520
Media Relations Fax: (718) 969-8648
Fratto???s E-mail: frattom@stjohns.edu
Team Information
2005-06 Overall Record: 12-15
BIG EAST Record/Finish: 5-11, 13th
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 11/5
Starters Returning/Lost: 5/0
Newcomers: 5
Returning Players
#34 Lamont Hamilton
Sr., F, 6-10, 255 lbs., Brooklyn, N.Y.
2005-06 Stats: 27 GP/27 GS, 12.6 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 1.1 bpg
2005-06 Honors: Third Team All-Met
#3 Daryll Hill
Sr., G, 6-0, 172 lbs., Queens, N.Y.
2005-06 Stats: 16 GP/16 GS, 12.3 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 3.6 apg
#4 Eugene Lawrence
Jr., G, 6-1, 225 lbs., Brooklyn, N.Y.
2005-06 Stats: 27 GP/20 GS, 9.3 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 4.9 apg
#2 Anthony Mason Jr.
So., F, 6-7, 207 lbs., Memphis, Tenn.
2005-06 Stats: 24 GP/23 GS, 8.4 ppg, 4.9 rpg
#40 Aaron Spears
Sr., F, 6-10, 245 lbs., Chicago, Ill.
2005-06 Stats: 26 GP/25 GS, 7.2 ppg, 3.0 rpg
#22 Ricky Torres
So., G, 6-5, 222 lbs., Bronx, N.Y.
2005-06 Stats: 23 GP, 3.4 ppg, 1.0 rpg
#11 Tomas Jasiulionis
Fr., C, 6-11, 249 lbs., Richmond, Va.
2005-06 Stats: 21 GP, 1.1 ppg, 0.6 rpg
#30 Liam Biesty
Jr., G, 6-0, 197 lbs., Brooklyn, N.Y.
2005-06 Stats: Walk-on, 6 GP, 0.8 ppg
#5 Devin Mayo
Sr., G, 6-0, 160 lbs., Upper Marlboro, Md.
2005-06: Walk-on, 3 GP, 0.3 ppg
#33 Otoja Abit
Jr., F, 6-6, 187 lbs., Woodside, N.Y.
2005-06: Walk-on
#45 Adam Laitsas
Jr., G, 6-3, 206 lbs., Westchester, Calif.
2005-06: Walk-on
Newcomers
#1 Qa???rraan Calhoun
Fr., F, 6-8, 215 lbs., Hazlet, N.J.
2005-06 Stats at Bridgton Academy (Maine): 19.0 ppg, 11.0 rpg, 4.0 bpg, 3.0 apg
#5 Larry Wright
Fr., F, 6-2, 159 lbs., Saginaw, Mich.
2005-06 Stats at Saginaw H.S.: 21.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 4.0 apg, 3.0 spg
#23 Derwin Kitchen
Fr., G, 6-3, 189 lbs., Jacksonville, Fla.
2004-05 Stats at Raines H.S.: 20.0 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 7.0 apg, 3.0 spg
#15 Avery Patterson
Jr., G, 6-4, 184 lbs., Kannapolis, N.C.
2005-06 Stats at Iowa Western C.C.: 20.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg, .374 3-FG pct.
#55 Rob Thomas
Fr., F, 6-6, 235 lbs., New York, N.Y.
2005-06 Stats at South Kent School (Conn.): 20.0 ppg, 11.0 rpg
