2015–16 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

2015–16 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
2015–16 record	8–24 (1–17 Big East)
Head coach	Chris Mullin (1st year)
Assistant coach	Barry Rohrssen
Assistant coach	Matt Abdelmassih
Assistant coach	Greg St. Jean
Assistant coach	Mitch Richmond
Home arena	Carnesecca Arena Madison Square Garden

2015–16 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
#6 Villanova	16	–	2		.889			35	–	5		.875
#9 Xavier	14	–	4		.778			28	–	5		.848
#20 Seton Hall †	12	–	6		.667			25	–	9		.735
Providence	10	–	8		.556			24	–	11		.686
Butler	10	–	8		.556			22	–	11		.667
Creighton	9	–	9		.500			20	–	15		.571
Marquette	8	–	10		.444			20	–	13		.606
Georgetown	7	–	11		.389			15	–	18		.455
DePaul	3	–	15		.167			9	–	22		.290
St. John's	1	–	17		.056			8	–	24		.250
† 2016 Big East Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by alumni and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member Chris Mullin in his first year at the school. St. John's home games were played at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden and was a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 8–24, 1–17 in Big East play to finish in last place. They lost to Marquette in the first round of the Big East Tournament.

Previous season

The Red Storm finished the 2014–15 season with a 21–12 record, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in fifth place with Steve Lavin as head coach. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament to Providence. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to San Diego State.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jamal Branch	0	G	6'3"	169	Senior	Kansas City, Missouri	Graduated
Phil Greene	1	G	6'2"	187	Senior	Chicago, Illinois	Graduated
Myles Stewart	2	G	6'5"	180	Freshman	Los Angeles, California	Transferred to Arizona State
D'Angelo Harrison	11	G	6'4"	202	Senior	Missouri City, Texas	Graduated
Chris Obekpa	12	F/C	6'10"	236	Junior	Makurdi, Nigeria	Transferred to UNLV
Sir'Dominic Pointer	15	G/F	6'5"	192	Senior	Detroit, Michigan	Graduated. Entered 2015 NBA Draft
Jay Henderson	22	G	6'5"	180	Freshman	Orlando, Florida	Transferred to Louisville
Rysheed Jordan	23	G	6'4"	193	Sophomore	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Drafted in 2015 NBA Development League Draft
Adonis De La Rosa	31	C	7'0"	322	Freshman	Bronx, New York	Transferred to Williston State
Joey De La Rosa	34	C	6'11"	249	Senior	Bronx, New York	Transferred to LU–Belleville
Khadim Ndiaye	35	F	6'6"	195	Senior	Queens, New York	Graduated

Recruiting

Class of 2015 signees

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Marcus LoVett, Jr. PG	Fort Wayne, ID	Morgan Park High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	May 21, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 80
Kassoum Yakwe PF	Bamako, Mali	Our Savior New American (N.Y)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Aug 23, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 80
Federico Mussini PG	Reggio Emilia, Italy	Liceo Scientifico Aldo Moro	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jun 29, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN grade: NR
Yankuba Sima C	Girona, Spain	Elev8 Sports Institute	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Apr 13, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 79
Malik Ellison SG	Voorhees, NJ	Life Center Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	May 1, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 77
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:

Class of 2016 signees

2016 recruits
Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Shamorie Ponds PG	Brooklyn, NY	Thomas Jefferson High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 29, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 88
Richard Freudenberg SF	Munich, Germany	Bayern Munich	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Feb 4, 2016
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: NR
Bashir Ahmed SF	Bronx, NY	Hutchinson Community College	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Dec 27, 2015
	Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: JC
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:

Transfer additions

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Durand Johnson	G/F	6'6"	210	Grad	Baltimore, Maryland	graduate transfer from Pittsburgh (1 yr immediate eligibility)
Ron Mvouika	G/F	6'6"	210	Grad	Paris, France	graduate transfer from Missouri State (1 yr immediate eligibility)
Darien Williams	F	6'8"	225	Junior	Cerritos, California	junior college transfer from City College of San Francisco (3 yrs immediate eligibility)
Tariq Owens	F	6'10"	190	Sophomore	Odenton, Maryland	transfer from Tennessee (3 yrs eligibility remaining)

Roster

2015–16 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High school/previous college Home town G 0 Malik Ellison 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Life Center Academy Voorhees, NJ F 1 Amar Alibegovic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Istituto Tecnico Minerva Rome, Italy F 2 Christian Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr IMG Academy Arlington, TX G 3 Marcus Lovett, Jr. (I) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Morgan Park Fort Wayne, IN G 4 Federico Mussini 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Liceo Scientifico Aldo Moro Reggio Emilia, Italy G/F 5 Durand Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Brewster Academy/Pittsburgh Baltimore, MD G 10 Felix Balamou 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Our Savior New American School Conakry, Guinea F 11 Tariq Owens  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Mount Zion Prep/Tennessee Odenton, MD G 12 Elijah Holifield (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Pace Academy Atlanta, GA F 14 Kassoum Yakwe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Our Savior New American School Bamako, Mali G 23 Abdul Dial (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Cardinal Newman West Palm Beach, Fla. G/F 24 Ron Mvouika 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Huntington Prep/Missouri State Paris, France C 35 Yankuba Sima 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Elev8 Sports Institute Girona, Spain F 45 Darien Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So St. John Bosco/City College of San Francisco Cerritos, CA	Head coach Chris Mullin (St. John's University) Assistant coach(es) Barry Rohrssen Matt Abdelmassih Greg St. Jean Mitch Richmond Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
Nov 4, 2015* 7:00 pm		St. Thomas Aquinas	L 58–90	–	Carnesecca Arena (4,058) Queens, NY
Nov 7, 2015* 4:00 pm		Sonoma State	W 64–46	–	Carnesecca Arena (3,902) Queens, NY
Non-conference regular season
Nov 13, 2015* 6:00 pm, FS1		Wagner	W 66–57	1–0	Carnesecca Arena (4,677) Queens, NY
Nov 16, 2015* 7:00 pm, FS1		UMBC Maui Invitational Opening Round	W 75–53	2–0	Carnesecca Arena (4,098) Queens, NY
Nov 19, 2015* 7:00 pm, FS1		Rutgers Gavitt Tipoff Games	W 61–59	3–0	Carnesecca Arena (4,540) Queens, NY
Nov 23, 2015* 2:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. #19 Vanderbilt Maui Invitational quarterfinals	L 55–92	3–1	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
Nov 24, 2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. #13 Indiana Maui Invitational consolation second round	L 73–83	3–2	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
Nov 25, 2015* 2:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational consolation 7th Place Game	W 100–93	4–2	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
Dec 2, 2015* 7:00 pm		at Fordham	L 57–73	4–3	Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,068) Bronx, NY
Dec 6, 2015* 11 am, FS1		St. Francis Brooklyn Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival	W 63–56	5–3	Madison Square Garden (7,196) New York City, NY
Dec 9, 2015* 5:00 pm, FS1		Niagara	W 48–44	6–3	Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY
Dec 13, 2015* 12:00 pm, FS1		Syracuse	W 84–72	7–3	Madison Square Garden (13,473) New York City, NY
Dec 18, 2015* 7:00 pm, FS1		Incarnate Word	L 51–73	7–4	Carnesecca Arena (4,120) Queens, NY
Dec 20, 2015* 12:00 pm, FS1		NJIT	L 74–83	7–5	Carnesecca Arena (4,414) Queens, NY
Dec 22, 2015* 9:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. #25 South Carolina Hall of Fame Shootout	L 61–75	7–6	Mohegan Sun Arena (2,355) Uncasville, CT
Big East Conference Regular Season
Dec 31, 2015 2:00 pm, FS1		Creighton	L 70–80	7–7 (0–1)	Carnesecca Arena (4,633) Queens, NY
Jan 2, 2016 3:30 pm, FS1		at #12 Providence Big East New Year's Marathon	L 65–83	7–8 (0–2)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,410) Providence, RI
Jan 6, 2016 9:00 pm, FS1		#10 Xavier	L 66–74	7–9 (0–3)	Carnesecca Arena (4,168) Queens, NY
Jan 9, 2016 2:00 pm, FSN		at Marquette	L 75–81	7–10 (0–4)	BMO Harris Bradley Center (13,468) Milwaukee, WI
Jan 13, 2016 6:30 pm, FS1		Georgetown	L 73–93	7–11 (0–5)	Madison Square Garden (7,837) New York City, NY
Jan 16, 2016 12:00 pm, FS1		at #23 Butler	L 58–78	7–12 (0–6)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,144) Indianapolis, IN
Jan 24, 2016 3:45 pm, CBSSN		Marquette	L 73–78	7–13 (0–7)	Carnesecca Arena (1,032) Queens, NY
Jan 27, 2016 7:00 pm, FS1		at Seton Hall	L 60–79	7–14 (0–8)	Prudential Center (6,767) Newark, NJ
Jan 31, 2016 12:00 pm, FOX		#6 Villanova	L 53–68	7–15 (0–9)	Madison Square Garden (12,713) New York City, NY
Feb 3, 2016 6:30 pm, FS1		at #6 Xavier	L 83–90	7–16 (0–10)	Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH
Feb 6, 2016 4:30 pm, FSN		Butler	L 56–89	7–17 (0–11)	Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY
Feb 8, 2016 7:00 pm, FS1		at Georgetown	L 67–92	7–18 (0–12)	Verizon Center (5,369) Washington, D.C.
Feb 13, 2016 8:00 pm, CBSSN		at #1 Villanova	L 63–73	7–19 (0–13)	Wells Fargo Center (18,052) Philadelphia, PA
Feb 17, 2016 8:00 pm, CBSSN		DePaul	W 80–65	8–19 (1–13)	Carnesecca Arena (5,010) Queens, NY
Feb 21, 2016 12:00 pm, FS1		Seton Hall	L 61–62	8–20 (1–14)	Madison Square Garden (13,204) New York City, NY
Feb 25, 2016 9:00 pm, FS1		DePaul	L 75–83	8–21 (1–15)	Allstate Arena (4,817) Rosemont, IL
Feb 28, 2016 2:30 pm, FS1		at Creighton	L 59–100	8–22 (1–16)	CenturyLink Center (17,351) Omaha, NE
Mar 5, 2016 12:30 pm, FS1		Providence	L 76–90	8–23 (1–17)	Madison Square Garden (10,079) New York City, NY
Big East Tournament
Mar 9, 2016 9:30 pm, FS1	(10)	vs. (7) Marquette First round	L 93–101	8–24	Madison Square Garden (12,604) New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.