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 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big East Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 21 |
AP | No. 22 |
Record | 4–1 (0–0 Big East) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Steve Masiello |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Carnesecca Arena Madison Square Garden |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DePaul | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Marquette | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Xavier | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Creighton | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 St. John's | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 UConn | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 Big East tournament winner As of November 20, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll |
Previous season
editThe 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
editDepartures
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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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
editName | Num | Pos | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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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
edit2024 recruiting class
editName | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Jaiden Glover #23 SF |
Elizabeth, NJ | The Patrick School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 12, 2023 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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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* 6:30 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 | W 96–73 | 2–0 |
24 – Luis Jr. | 13 – Luis Jr. | 10 – Smith | Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY | ||||
November 13, 2024* 6:30 p.m., FS2 |
No. 22 | Wagner | W 66–45 | 3–0 |
13 – Luis Jr. | 8 – Smith | 7 – Richmond | Carnesecca Arena (4,751) Queens, NY | |||
November 17, 2024* 12:00 p.m., FS1 |
No. 22 | New Mexico NYC Hoops for Heroes Classic |
W 85–71 | 4–0 |
21 – Luis Jr. | 11 – Luis Jr. | 7 – Luis Jr. | Madison Square Garden (12,310) New York, NY | |||
November 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
No. 22 | vs. No. 13 Baylor Bahamas Championship semifinals |
L 98–99 2OT | 4–1 |
22 – Ejiofor | 10 – Ejiofor | 7 – Richmond | Baha Mar Convention Center (2,077) Nassau, Bahamas | |||
November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m./9:30 p.m., CBSSN |
No. 22 | vs. Tennessee/Virginia Bahamas Championship 3rd place game |
Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas | ||||||||
November 24, 2024* 11:00 a.m., CBSSN |
No. 22 | 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
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
AP | RV | 22 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | RV | 25 | 21 |
References
edit- ^ 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.