2024–25 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

2024–25 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
2024–25 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	1–0 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach	Rick Pitino (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Steve Masiello
Assistant coaches	Ricky Johns; Van Macon; Bob Walsh; Taliek Brown;
Home arena	Carnesecca Arena; Madison Square Garden
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represents St. John's University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are coached by Rick Pitino, in his second year at the school, and play their home games at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden as members of the Big East Conference.

2024–25 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Butler	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
DePaul	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
No. 18 Marquette	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Providence	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Seton Hall	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
St. John's	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Villanova	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Xavier	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
No. 15 Creighton	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgetown	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 3 UConn	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 Big East tournament winner As of November 4, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Red Storm finished the season 20–13, 11–9 in Big East play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Seton Hall in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament before losing in the semifinals to UConn.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Cruz Davis	0	G	6'3"	172	Sophomore	Plano, TX	Transferred to Hofstra
Jordan Dingle	3	G	6'3"	196	Senior	Valley Stream, NY	Graduated
Nahiem Alleyne	4	G	6'4"	200	GS Senior	Buford, GA	Graduated
Daniss Jenkins	5	G	6'3"	175	GS Senior	Dallas, TX	Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft; signed with the Detroit Pistons
Chris Ledlum	8	G/F	6'6"	225	GS Senior	Brooklyn, NY	Graduated
Joel Soriano	11	F	6'11"	255	GS Senior	Yonkers, NY	Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft; signed with the Charlotte Hornets
Sean Conway	30	G	6'4"	200	GS Senior	Fairfield, CT	Graduated
Glenn Taylor Jr.	35	F	6'6"	205	Junior	Las Vegas, NV	Transferred to Oklahoma^[1]
Drissa Traore	55	F	6'8"	215	Junior	New York City, NY	Transferred to Rhode Island^[2]

Incoming transfers

Name	Num	Pos	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Aaron Scott	0	G/F	6'7"	200	Senior	Spring, TX	North Texas
Kadary Richmond	1	F	6'6"	205	GS Senior	Brooklyn, NY	Seton Hall
Deivon Smith	5	G	6'1"	172	Senior	Loganville, GA	Utah
Vincent Iwuchukwu	8	F	7'1"	240	Junior	San Antonio, TX	USC

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jaiden Glover #23 SF	Elizabeth, NJ	The Patrick School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 12, 2023
Jaiden Glover #23 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Khaman Maker #34 C	Las Vegas, NV	Trinity International School	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sep 18, 2023
Khaman Maker #34 C	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Lefteris Liotopoulos SG	Greece, EUR	DEKA Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A	May 23, 2023
Lefteris Liotopoulos SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Rúben Prey PF	Lisbon, Portugal	Club Joventut de Badalona, S.A.D	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	N/A	Jun 17, 2024
Rúben Prey PF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2024–25 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Aaron Scott	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Legacy the School of Sport Sciences North Texas	Spring, TX
G	1	Kadary Richmond (C)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Brewster Academy Seton Hall	Brooklyn, NY
F	2	Sadiku Ibine Ayo	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Our Savior Lutheran Iona	Asabi-Kumasi, Ghana
G	5	Deivon Smith	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Grayson Utah	Loganville, GA
G	7	Simeon Wilcher	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Roselle Catholic	Plainfield, NJ
F	8	Vincent Iwuchukwu	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Southern California Academy USC	San Antonio, TX
F	11	Jadien Glover	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	The Patrick School	Brooklyn, NY
G	12	RJ Luis Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Mt. Zion Prep UMass	Miami, FL
C	14	Khaman Maker	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	SFBA Trinity Prep	Las Vegas, NV
F	17	Rubén Prey	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Joventut Badalona	Lisbon, Portugal
F	24	Zuby Ejiofor (C)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Garland Kansas	Garland, TX
G	31	Lefteris Liotopoulos	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	DEKA Academy	Greece
F	44	Brady Dunlap	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Harvard-Westlake	Newhall, CA

Head coach

Rick Pitino (UMass)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 17, 2024* 6:30 p.m., BTN	at No. 25 Rutgers Charity Exhibition benefiting the V Foundation	W 91–85		27 – Ejiofor	13 – Ejiofor	6 – Richmond	Jersey Mike's Arena (4,240) Piscataway, NJ
October 26, 2024* 12:00 p.m.	Towson Charity Exhibition benefiting Autism Speaks	W 64–46		11 – Tied	8 – Luis Jr	2 – Tied	Carnesecca Arena (1,742) Queens, NY
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:30 p.m., FS1	Fordham Rivalry	W 92–60	1–0	17 – Wilcher	9 – Richmond	6 – Smith	Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY
November 9, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FS2	Quinnipiac						Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
November 13, 2024* 6:30 p.m., FS2	Wagner						Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
November 17, 2024* 12:00 p.m., FS1	New Mexico						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
November 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Baylor Bahamas Championship semifinals						Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas
November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m./9:30 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Tennessee/Virginia Bahamas Championship						Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas
November 24, 2024* 11:00 a.m., CBSSN	vs. Georgia Atlantis Resort Series						Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas
November 30, 2024* 5:00 p.m., Peacock	Harvard						Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
December 7, 2024* 11:30 a.m., FOX	Kansas State Big East–Big 12 Battle						Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	Bryant						Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
December 17, 2024 6:30 p.m., Peacock	DePaul						Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
December 20, 2024 8:00 p.m., FOX	at Providence						Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
December 28, 2024* 6:00 p.m., FS1	Delaware						Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
December 31, 2024 4:00 p.m., Peacock	at Creighton						CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., FS1	Butler						Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
January 7, 2025 6:30 p.m., FS1	at Xavier						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
January 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	Villanova						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
January 14, 2025 7:30 p.m., Peacock	Georgetown Rivalry						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
January 18, 2025 8:00 p.m., FOX/FS1	at Seton Hall						Prudential Center Newark, NJ
January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1	Xavier						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
January 28, 2025 6:30 p.m., FS1	at Georgetown Rivalry						Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
February 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., CBSSN	Providence						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
February 4, 2025 6:30 p.m., FS1	Marquette						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
February 7, 2025 8:00 p.m., FOX	at UConn						Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
February 12, 2025 6:00 p.m., FS1	at Villanova						Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
February 16, 2025 3:00 p.m., FS1	Creighton						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
February 19, 2025 9:00 p.m., FS1	at DePaul						Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
February 23, 2025 12:00 p.m., FOX	UConn						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
February 26, 2025 9:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Butler						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
March 1, 2025 2:15 p.m., CBS	Seton Hall						Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
March 8, 2025 TBA, FOX/FS1	at Marquette						Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
Big East tournament
March 12–15, 2025 TBA	vs.						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV
Coaches

References

^ Sulley, Colton (July 22, 2024). "OU basketball lands St. John's forward Glenn Taylor Jr. via transfer portal". The Oklahoman. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
^ Koch, Bill (April 29, 2024). "Rhode Island basketball gets a player with Big East roots; who is he?". The Providence Journal. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". St. John's University Athletics. Retrieved September 12, 2024.

[1] Sulley, Colton (July 22, 2024). "OU basketball lands St. John's forward Glenn Taylor Jr. via transfer portal". The Oklahoman. Retrieved September 12, 2024.

[2] Koch, Bill (April 29, 2024). "Rhode Island basketball gets a player with Big East roots; who is he?". The Providence Journal. Retrieved September 12, 2024.

[3] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". St. John's University Athletics. Retrieved September 12, 2024.

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