1996–97 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

The 1996–97 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Fran Fraschilla in his first year at the school after replacing Brian Mahoney. 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 NotesMaurice Brown 5 G 5'9" Senior GraduatedThomas Bayne 22 F 6'10" Senior GraduatedDerek Brown 23 G 6'3" RS Senior GraduatedRowan Barrett 24 G/F 6'5" Senior Graduated. Entered 1997 NBA draftFred Lyson 44 G/F 6'7" RS Junior Transferred

Class of 1996 signees

Roster

Schedule and results

!colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season

!colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big East tournament

References