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2015-16 BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Day Date Opponent Location (Venue) Time TV Sat. Oct. 31 RED WHITE SCRIMMAGE Queens, N.Y. (Carnesecca Arena) 12:30 p.m. ESPN3 Wed. Nov. 4 ST. THOMAS AQUINAS (Exh.) Queens, N.Y. (Carnesecca Arena) 7 p.m. ESPN3 Sat. Nov. 7 SONOMA STATE (Exh.) Queens, N.Y. (Carnesecca Arena) 4 p.m. ESPN3 Fri. Nov. 13 WAGNER Queens, N.Y. (Carnesecca Arena) 6 p.m. FS1 Maui Invitational (Campus Site) Mon. Nov. 16 UMBC Queens, N.Y. (Carnesecca Arena) 7 p.m. FS1 Gavitt Tipoff Games Thurs. Nov. 19 RUTGERS Queens, N.Y. (Carnesecca Arena) 7 p.m. FS1 Maui Invitational Mon. Nov. 23 vs. Vanderbilt Maui, Hawaii (Lahaina Civic Center) 2:30 p.m. ESPN2 Tues. Nov. 24 vs. Indiana/Wake Forest Maui, Hawaii (Lahaina Civic Center) 2/7:30 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2 Wed. Nov. 25 TBD Maui, Hawaii (Lahaina Civic Center) TBD TBD Wed. Dec. 2 at Fordham Bronx, N.Y. (Rose Hill Gymnasium) 7 p.m. TBD Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival Sun. Dec. 6 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden) 11 a.m. FS1 Wed. Dec. 9 NIAGARA Queens, N.Y. (Carnesecca Arena) 5 p.m. FS1 Sun. Dec. 13 SYRACUSE New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden) Noon FS1 Fri. Dec. 18 INCARNATE WORD Queens, N.Y. (Carnesecca Arena) 7 p.m. FS1 Sun. Dec. 20 NJIT Queens, N.Y. (Carnesecca Arena) Noon FS1 Mohegan Sun Hall of Fame Shootout Tues. Dec. 22 vs. South Carolina Uncasville, Conn. (Mohegan Sun Arena) 9 p.m. CBS SN Thurs. Dec. 31 • CREIGHTON Queens, N.Y. (Carnesecca Arena) 2 p.m. FS1 Sat. Jan. 2 • at Providence Providence, R.I. (Dunkin’ Donuts Center) 3:30 p.m. FS1 Wed. Jan. 6 • XAVIER Queens, N.Y. (Carnesecca Arena) 9 p.m. FS1 Sat. Jan. 9 • at Marquette Milwaukee, Wis. (BMO Harris Bradley Center) 2 p.m. FSN Wed. Jan. 13 • GEORGETOWN New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden) 6:30 p.m. FS1 Sat. Jan. 16 • at Butler Indianapolis, Ind. (Hinkle Fieldhouse) Noon FS1 Sat. Jan. 23 • MARQUETTE New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden) 8 p.m. CBS SN Wed. Jan. 27 • at Seton Hall Newark, N.J. (Prudential Center) 7 p.m. FS1 Sun. Jan. 31 • VILLANOVA New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden) Noon FOX Wed. Feb. 3 • at Xavier Cincinnati, Ohio (Cintas Center) 6:30 p.m. FS1 Sat. Feb. 6 • BUTLER Queens, N.Y. (Carnesecca Arena) 4:30 p.m. FSN Mon. Feb. 8 • at Georgetown Washington, D.C. (Verizon Center) 7 p.m. FS1 Sat. Feb. 13 • at Villanova Philadelphia, Pa. (Wells Fargo Center) 8 p.m. CBS SN Wed. Feb. 17 • DePAUL Queens, N.Y. (Carnesecca Arena) 8 p.m. CBS SN Sun. Feb. 21 • SETON HALL New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden) Noon FS1 Thurs. Feb. 25 • at DePaul Rosemont, Ill. (Allstate Arena) 9 p.m. FS1 Sun. Feb. 28 • at Creighton Omaha, Neb. (CenturyLink Center Omaha) 2:30 p.m. FS1 Sat. Mar. 5 • PROVIDENCE New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden) 12:30 p.m. FS1 Home games are denoted in BOLD CAPS • Denotes BIG EAST Conference games All times are subject to change; all times Eastern unless otherwise noted 2015-16 ROSTER NUMERICAL No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School 0 Malik Ellison Fr. G 6-6 205 Voorhees, N.J./Life Center Academy (N.J.) 1 Amar Alibegovic So. F 6-9 235 Rome, Italy/Istituto Tecnico Minerva 2 Christian Jones R-Jr. F 6-7 230 Arlington, Texas/IMG Academy (Fla.) 3 Marcus LoVett Fr. G 6-0 180 Fort Wayne, Ind./Morgan Park (Ill.) 4 Federico Mussini Fr. G 6-1 160 Reggio Emilia, Italy/Liceo Scientifico Aldo Moro 5 Durand Johnson Gr. G/F 6-6 210 Baltimore, Md./Pittsburgh 10 Felix Balamou Sr. G 6-4 205 Conakry, Guinea/Our Savior New American (N.Y.) 11 Tariq Owens* So. F 6-10 190 Odenton, Md./Tennessee 12 Elijah Holifield Fr. G 6-2 180 Atlanta, Ga./Pace Academy 14 Kassoum Yakwe Fr. F 6-7 205 Bamako, Mali/Our Savior New American (N.Y.) 24 Ron Mvouika Gr. G/F 6-6 210 Paris, France/Missouri State 35 Yankuba Sima Fr. C 6-11 215 Girona, Spain/Elev8 Institute 45 Darien Williams Jr. F 6-8 225 San Francisco, Calif./City College of San Francisco ALPHABETICAL No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School 1 Amar Alibegovic So. F 6-9 235 Rome, Italy/Istituto Tecnico Minerva 10 Felix Balamou Sr. G 6-4 205 Conakry, Guinea/Our Savior New American (N.Y.) 0 Malik Ellison Fr. G 6-6 205 Voorhees, N.J./Life Center Academy (N.J.) 12 Elijah Holifield Fr. G 6-2 180 Atlanta, Ga./Pace Academy 5 Durand Johnson Gr. G/F 6-6 210 Baltimore, Md./Pittsburgh 2 Christian Jones R-Jr. F 6-7 235 Arlington, Texas/IMG Academy (Fla.) 3 Marcus LoVett Fr. G 6-0 180 Fort Wayne, Ind./Morgan Park (Ill.) 4 Federico Mussini Fr. G 6-1 160 Reggio Emilia, Italy/Liceo Scientifico Aldo Moro 24 Ron Mvouika Gr. G/F 6-6 210 Paris, France/Missouri State 11 Tariq Owens* So. F 6-10 190 Odenton, Md./Tennessee 35 Yankuba Sima Fr. C 6-11 215 Girona, Spain/Elev8 Institute 45 Darien Williams Jr. F 6-8 225 San Francisco, Calif./City College of San Francisco 14 Kassoum Yakwe Fr. F 6-7 205 Bamako, Mali/Our Savior New American (N.Y.) *Will redshirt 2015-16 season per NCAA transfer requirements HEAD COACH DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS Chris Mullin, First Season at St. John’s Dan Matic, First Season at St. John’s ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH GRADUATE ASSISTANTS Barry Rohrssen, First Season at St. John’s Luca Virgilio, Second Season at St. John’s Dru Anthrop, First Season at St. John’s ASSISTANT COACHES Matt Abdelmassih, First Season at St. John’s ATHLETIC TRAINER Greg St. Jean, First Season at St. John’s Ron Linfonte, A.T.C., 35th Season at St. John’s SPECIAL ASSISTANT Mitch Richmond, First Season at St. John’s Table of Contents ST. JOHN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA INFORMATION 2014-15 SEASON IN REVIEW Table of Contents ...........................................................................1 Season Results .............................................................................70 St. John’s Basketball Quick Facts .....................................................3 Season Statistics...........................................................................71 Media Guidelines ...........................................................................4 Game-by-Game Statistics .............................................................72 Media Directory ..............................................................................6 Team Superlatives ........................................................................73 St. John’s University ........................................................................8 Individual Superlatives ..................................................................74 Conrado “Bobby” Gempesaw, Ph.D., President, St. John’s University 10 BIG EAST Review..........................................................................75 Joseph Oliva, Esq., Interim Director of Athletics .............................11 Game Recaps ...............................................................................77 Senior Administration ...................................................................12 Staff Directory ..............................................................................14 ALL-TIME RESULTS Year-by-Year Finishes ....................................................................96 MEET THE TEAM Coaching History ..........................................................................98 2015-16 Red Storm Team Photo ...................................................16 1,000 Point Scorers ....................................................................100 Roster & Squad Breakdown ..........................................................17 Individual Leaders ......................................................................103 Team Records .............................................................................108 ST. JOHN’S COACHING STAFF Annual Leaders ..........................................................................110 Head Coach Chris Mullin ..............................................................20 Overtime Games ........................................................................112 Associate Head Coach Barry Rohrssen ..........................................28 All-Time Winning Streaks ............................................................113 Assistant Coach Matt Abdelmassih ...............................................30 All-Time Results .........................................................................114 Assistant Coach Greg St. Jean.......................................................32 Series Records ............................................................................127 Special Assistant Mitch Richmond .................................................34 Series Results .............................................................................128 Director of Basketball Operations Dan Matic .................................36 Regular Season Tournament History ............................................140 Graduate Assistant Luca Virgilio ....................................................38 Postseason History .....................................................................143 Graduate Assistant Dru Anthrop....................................................39 Carnesecca Arena Records ..........................................................146 Men’s Basketball Support Staff .....................................................40 Madison Square Garden Records ................................................148 St. John’s In The AP Poll ..............................................................149 ST. JOHN’S PLAYERS Durand Johnson ...........................................................................44 HISTORY & HONORS Ron Mvouika ................................................................................46 Teams of