The 1988–89 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his twenty first year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference.
Off season Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown NotesMarcus Broadnax 5 G 6'2" Sophomore Transferred to UABTerry Bross 10 C 6'9" Senior Graduated. Entered 1987 MLB draftMarco Baldi 14 C 6'11" Junior Entered Italian basketball leagueElander Lewis 22 G 6'4" Sophomore Transferred. VCUShelton Jones 31 F 6'9" Senior Graduated. Entered 1988 NBA draftSteve Shurina 40 G 6'4" Senior GraduatedMichael Porter G 6'0" Junior Entered CBA
Class of 1988 signees
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown NotesDarrell Aiken 5 SG 6'0" Junior Transferred from Westchester Community College.Barry Milhaven 13 SF 6'5" Junior Transferred from Nassau Community College.
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big East tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| NIT
References