1988–89 St. John's Redmen basketball team

1988–89 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
NIT champions
Lapchick Memorial Champions
NIT Championship vs. Saint Louis, W, 73-65
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
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Georgetown133 .813295  .853
No. 11 Seton Hall115 .688317  .816
No. 7 Syracuse106 .625308  .789
Pittsburgh97 .5631713  .567
Villanova79 .4381816  .529
Providence79 .4381811  .621
Connecticut610 .3751813  .581
St. John's610 .3752013  .606
Boston College313 .1881217  .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.