The St. John's men's basketball program has 97 years of history
and is considered among the elite in NCAA and Division I circles in
terms of all-time winning percentage and wins. Head coach Norm
Roberts enters his first season at the helm in 2004-05.
98 Years Of Basketball
Excellence
- Fifth-winningest team in college basketball history (1,689
wins)
- Eighth-best winning percentage in college basketball history
(.673)
- Tied for the ninth-most NCAA Tournament appearances in college
basketball history (27)
- Two NCAA Final Four appearances (1952,1985)
- Most appearances in the NIT Final Four (16)
- Record six National Invitational Tournament championships
- Seven NIT Most Valuable Players
- 11 consensus All-Americans
- Six representatives in the Naismith Basketball Hall of
Fame
- 1910-1911 Helms Foundation national champions
- 13 ECAC Holiday Festival titles
- 59 All-BIG EAST selections
- Two AP and UPI National Players of the Year
- 41 Players with 1,000 career points or more
- Nine Top 10 Finishes in the AP and UPI polls
- 59 players selected in the NBA Draft
| Basketball
History | |
| First Year of Basketball | 1907-08 |
| Overall All-Time Record | 1,689-817 (.673) |
| NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last | 27/2002 |
| 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 | 6 (1943, 1944, 1959,1965, 1989, 2003) |
| BIG EAST Championships | 8 (Tournament -1982, 1986, 2000
Regular Season - 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1992) |