1987–88 St. John's Redmen basketball team

1987–88 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Lapchick Memorial Champions
ECAC Holiday Festival Champions
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Record17–12 (8–8 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
1987–88 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Pittsburgh 12 4   .750 24 7   .774
No. 9 Syracuse 11 5   .688 26 9   .743
Georgetown 9 7   .563 20 10   .667
Villanova 9 7   .563 24 13   .649
St. John's 8 8   .500 17 12   .586
Seton Hall 8 8   .500 22 13   .629
Boston College 6 10   .375 18 15   .545
Providence 5 11   .313 11 17   .393
Connecticut 4 12   .250 20 14   .588
1988 Big East tournament winner
As of April 4, 1988
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987–88 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his twentieth year at the school. St. John's played its home games at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden and was a member of the Big East Conference.