2000–01 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

2000–01 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
2000–01 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	5–15 (9 wins vacated) (8–8 Big East)
Head coach	Mike Jarvis (3rd year);
Assistant coaches	Kevin Clark; Mike Jarvis II; Dermon Player;
Home arena	Alumni Hall; Madison Square Garden
	Seasons ← 1999–00 2001–02 →

The 2000–01 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Mike Jarvis in his third year. St. John's home games are played at Carnesecca Arena, then called Alumni Hall, and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference.

ConferenceBig East Conference

Record5–15 (9 wins vacated) (8–8 Big East)

Headcoach

Mike Jarvis (3rd year)

Assistant coaches

Kevin Clark
Mike Jarvis II
Dermon Player

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2000–01 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 7 Boston College †	13	–	3	.813	27	–	5	.844
Providence	11	–	5	.688	21	–	10	.677
St. John's#	8	–	8	.500	5	–	15	.250
Miami	8	–	8	.500	16	–	13	.552
Villanova	8	–	8	.500	18	–	13	.581
Connecticut	8	–	8	.500	20	–	12	.625
Virginia Tech*	2	–	14	.125	8	–	19	.296
West
No. 19 Notre Dame	11	–	5	.688	20	–	10	.667
No. 21 Georgetown	10	–	6	.625	25	–	8	.758
No. 17 Syracuse	10	–	6	.625	25	–	9	.735
West Virginia	8	–	8	.500	17	–	12	.586
Pittsburgh	7	–	9	.438	19	–	14	.576
Seton Hall	5	–	11	.313	16	–	15	.516
Rutgers*	3	–	13	.188	11	–	16	.407

† 2001 Big East tournament winner As of April 2, 2001^[1] Rankings from AP Poll #St. John's had 9 regular-season games vacated due to sanctions against the program; the school′s disputed record was 8–8, 14–15. *Did not qualify for 2001 Big East tournament.

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Chudney Gray	3	PG	6'3"	Senior	Bronx, New York	Graduated
Kareem Syed	10	G	6'5"	Senior	Queens, New York	Graduated
Erick Barkley	12	PG	6'1"	Sophomore	Queens, New York	Entered 2000 NBA draft
Bootsy Thornton	14	SG	6'1"	Senior	Baltimore, Maryland	Graduated
Heath Orvis	21	G	6'0"	Freshman	Longmont, Colorado	Transferred. Morningside
Lavor Postell	25	F	6'5"	Senior	Albany, Georgia	Graduated. Entered 2000 NBA draft

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight
Omar Cook PG	Brooklyn, NY	Christ the King High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
Omar Cook PG	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Willie Shaw SF	Bronx, NY	John F. Kennedy High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
Willie Shaw SF	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Kyle Cuffe PF	Bronx, NY	Rice High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	236 lb (107 kg)
Kyle Cuffe PF	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Mohamed Diakite C	Rockville, MD	Montrose Christian School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)
Mohamed Diakite C	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Curtis Johnson C	Norfolk, VA	Ryan Academy	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	320 lb (150 kg)
Curtis Johnson C	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Sharif Fordham SG	Far Rockaway, NY	Gulf Coast Community College	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
Sharif Fordham SG	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2000 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/00* N/A		California All-Stars	W 86-80		Alumni Hall (5,438) Queens, NY
Regular season
11/09/00* 6:30pm, ESPN2	No. 28	vs. No. 12 Kentucky Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Semifinal	W 62-61	1-0	Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY
11/10/00* 9:00pm, ESPN	No. 28	vs. No. 7 Kansas Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Championship	L 74-82	1-1	Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York, NY
11/15/00* 7:30pm	No. 24	Maccabi Givat Shmuel Exb.	W 91-85		Alumni Hall (5,557) Queens, NY
11/18/00* 7:30pm, WLNY-TV	No. 24	Stony Brook	W 92-62	2-1	Alumni Hall (6,008) Queens, NY
11/25/00* 2:00pm	No. 24	Niagara	W 92-59	3-1	Alumni Hall (6,008) Queens, NY
12/02/00* 3:00pm	No. 19	vs. George Washington BB&T Classic Semifinal	L 75-85	3-2	MCI Center (N/A) Washington, D.C.
12/03/00* 3:00pm, FSNY	No. 19	vs. Michigan BB&T Classic Consolation	W 97-83	4-2	MCI Center (N/A) Washington, D.C.
12/09/00* 2:00pm, MSG	No. 24	Fordham	L 67-68	4-3	Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY
12/13/00* 7:00pm, ESPN2		at Ohio State	L 58-71	4-4	Schottenstein Center (17,700) Columbus, OH
12/16/00* 2:00pm		Hofstra	L 80-86	4-5	Nassau Coliseum (8,771) Hempstead, NY
12/21/00* 7:30pm		Manhattan	W 72-63	5-5	Alumni Hall (6,008) Queens, NY
12/31/00* 12:00pm, MSG		San Francisco	W 92-77	6-5	Alumni Hall (N/A) Queens, NY
01/03/01 7:30pm		Virginia Tech	W 89-64	7-5 (1-0)	Alumni Hall (6,008) Queens, NY
01/06/01 1:00pm, CBS		at No. 10 Connecticut	L 80-82 ^OT	7-6 (1-1)	Gampel Pavilion (N/A) Storrs, CT
01/10/01 7:30pm		No. 24 Boston College	W 73-71	8-6 (2-1)	Madison Square Garden (13,392) New York, NY
01/14/01 2:00pm, WWOR-TV		at Rutgers	W 80-71	9-6 (3-1)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (N/A) Piscataway, NJ
01/20/01 12:00pm		Villanova	W 82-70	10-6 (4-1)	Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY
01/22/01 7:00pm, ESPN		Miami (F.L.)	W 67-63 ^OT	11-6 (5-1)	Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY
01/27/01 N/A		at Virginia Tech	L 59-65	11-7 (5-2)	Cassell Coliseum (N/A) Blacksburg, VA
01/30/01 7:00pm, ESPN2		Connecticut	W 60-55	12-7 (6-2)	Madison Square Garden (16,314) New York, NY
02/03/01 8:00pm		at Providence	L 63-75	12-8 (6-3)	Providence Civic Center (12,993) Providence, RI
02/05/01 7:00pm, ESPN		at Notre Dame	L 73-83	12-9 (6-4)	Joyce Convocation Center (N/A) Notre Dame, IN
02/10/01 3:30pm, ABC		at Miami (F.L.)	W 85-79 ^2OT	13-9 (7-4)	Miami Arena (N/A) Miami, FL
02/14/01 7:30pm, WLNY-TV		Providence	L 53-64	13-10 (7-5)	Alumni Hall (6,008) Queens, NY
02/18/01* 12:00pm, CBS		No. 2 Duke	L 59-91	13-11 (7-5)	Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY
02/21/01 9:00pm, ESPN		Georgetown	W 73-70	14-11 (8-5)	Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY
02/25/01 3:30pm, ABC		at Villanova	L 55-71	14-12 (8-6)	The Pavilion (N/A) Villanova, PA
02/28/01 7:30pm		at Boston College	L 62-67	14-13 (8-7)	Silvio O. Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, MA
03/04/01 12:00pm, CBS		No. 12 Syracuse	L 91-93 ^2OT	14-14 (8-8)	Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY
Big East tournament
03/07/01 2:00pm		Seton Hall Big East tournament first round	L 66-78	14-15 (8-8)	Madison Square Garden (18,605) New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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