Saint John's (NY)

Location: Queens, New York, New York Division: NCAA Division I Conference (men's basketball): Big East Conference Arena: Madison Square Garden and Carnesecca Arena Conference (women's basketball): Big East Conference Arena: Carnesecca Arena

The Saint John's University Red Storm compete as members of the Big East Conference in NCAA Division I basketball. The school has not sponsored football since 2002. Saint John's is a private Catholic (Vincentian) institution located in the New York City borough of Queens. The school has an undergraduate enrollment of around 15,000.

The campus is nestled between Union Turnpike and the Grand Central Parkway, between 168th Street and Utopia Parkway. Exits 17 (westbound) and 18 (eastbound) off the Grand Central dump out right at campus. Carnesecca Arena (5,500), the home of the women's basketball team and site of some early-season non-conference men's contests, is on-campus at 175th Street and Union Turnpike. Storied Madison Square Garden (20,000), 12 miles from campus at 32nd Street and Eighth Avenue in Manhattan, hosts the remainder of the men's schedule.

The primary rivals for the Red Storm are Georgetown and Seton Hall. Lesser rivalries exist with many of the other teams within New York City, but these conference rivalries eclipse them all.

Only eight Saint John's alumni have reached the NFL, none with much impact. There have, on the other hand, been 48 players to move on to the NBA or ABA, including Mark Jackson, Billy Paultz, Leroy Ellis, Ron Artest, Kevin Loughery, and Hall of Famers Chris Mullin and Dick McGuire.

Conference Affiliations

Football

no team		2003-present
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	NCAA I FCS	2002
Northeast Conference	NCAA I FCS	2000-2001
NCAA Division I FCS Independents	NCAA I FCS	1999
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	NCAA I FCS	1993-1998
Liberty Football League	NCAA III	1984-1992
Liberty Football League	NCAA III	1979-1984
NCAA Division III Independents	NCAA III	1978
club team	NCFA	1965-1977
no team		1932-1964
Metropolitan Little Three Conference	NCAA	1929-1931
NCAA Independents	NCAA	1910-1928
Pre-NCAA Independents	Independent	1894-1909

Basketball

Big East Conference	NCAA I	1979-present
New York/New Jersey 7 Conference ECAC Metro (tournament eligibility)	NCAA I	1976-1979
NCAA Division I Independents ECAC Metro (tournament eligibility)	NCAA I	1974-1976
NCAA Division I Independents	NCAA I	1973-1974
NCAA University Division Independents	NCAA University	1966-1973
Metropolitan New York Conference	NCAA University	1956-1966
Metropolitan New York Conference	NCAA	1933-1956
NCAA Independents	NCAA	1910-1933
Pre-NCAA Independents	independent	1907-1910

Post-Season Appearances

Football

ECAC I-AA Championship Game	1994
ECAC South Championship Game	1989
ECAC NY-NY Championship Game	1983

Basketball

NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament Championship Game	1952
NCAA Division I Men's Tournament	1951, 1952, 1961, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002†, 2011
National Invitation Tournament Championship Game	1943, 1944, 1953, 1959, 1962, 1965, 1970, 1989, 2003†
National Invitation Tournament	1939, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1981, 1989, 1995, 2003†, 2010, 2013

† - Saint John's was forced to vacate 46 games from 2000-2004 due to impermissible benefits being given to Abe Keita. As a result, their NCAA Tournament appearance in 2002 and their NIT Championship in 2003 were stricken from the record.

Championships

Football

ECAC I-AA Champions	1994
Liberty Football League Champions	1989, 1991
Metro-Intercollegiate Conference Champions	1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
Metropolitan Little Three Conference Champions	1929, 1930

Basketball

NCAA Division I Tournament West Region Champions	1985
NCAA Division I Tournament East Region Champions	1952
National Invitation Tournament Champions	1943, 1944, 1959, 1965, 1989, 2003†
Big East Conference Tournament Champions	1983, 1986, 2000
Big East Conference Regular Season Champions	1980, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1992
ECAC Metro Tournament Champions	1977, 1978
New York/New Jersey 7 Conference Regular Season Champions	1978
Metropolitan New York Conference Regular Season Champions	1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1958, 1961, 1962

† - Saint John's was forced to vacate 46 games from 2000-2004 due to impermissible benefits being given to Abe Keita. As a result, their their NIT Championship in 2003 was stricken from the record.

National Individual Awards

Football

NCAA Division III Football First-Team All-Americans	1983: Todd Jamison (QB)

Basketball

National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame	2006: Lou Carnesecca (coach) 2006: Frank McGuire (coach) 2006: Dick McGuire (G) 2006: Harry Fisher (contributor) 2011: Chris Mullin (F/G)
John R. Wooden College Player of the Year Award	1985: Chris Mullin (F/G) 1986: Walter Berry (F)
Adolph Rupp Trophy	1986: Walter Berry (F)
AP College Basketball Player of the Year Award	1986: Walter Berry (F)
NABC Division I Player of the Year (men)	1986: Walter Berry (F)
Oscar Robertson Trophy	1985: Chris Mullin (F/G) 1986: Walter Berry (F)
Sporting News Men's College Basketball Player of the Year	1986: Walter Berry (F)
UPI College Basketball Player of the Year	1985: Chris Mullin (F/G) 1986: Walter Berry (F)
Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award	1976: Frank Alagia (G) 1990: Greg "Boo" Harvey (G)
Henry Iba Award	1983: Lou Carnesecca 1985: Lou Carnesecca
NABC Division I Coach of the Year	1983: Lou Carnesecca
UPI College Basketball Coach of the Year	1985: Lou Carnesecca
NCAA Division I Consensus All-Americans	1911: John Keenan (?) 1943: Harry Boykoff (C) 1985: Chris Mullin (F/G) 1986: Walter Berry (F)

External Links

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