1988–89 St. John's Redmen basketball team

1988–89 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
NIT champions
Lapchick Memorial Champions
NIT Championship, W 73–65 vs. Saint Louis
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Record20–13 (6–10 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
1988–89 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Georgetown 13 3   .813 29 5   .853
No. 11 Seton Hall 11 5   .688 31 7   .816
No. 7 Syracuse 10 6   .625 30 8   .789
Pittsburgh 9 7   .563 17 13   .567
Villanova 7 9   .438 18 16   .529
Providence 7 9   .438 18 11   .621
Connecticut 6 10   .375 18 13   .581
St. John's 6 10   .375 20 13   .606
Boston College 3 13   .188 12 17   .414
1989 Big East tournament winner
As of April 3, 1989
Rankings from AP poll

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.