2023–24 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

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2023–24 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record20–13 (11–9 Big East)
Head coach
Associate head coachSteve Masiello
Assistant coaches
  • Ricky Johns
  • Van Macon
Home arenaCarnesecca Arena
Madison Square Garden
Seasons
2023–24 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UConn † 18 – 2   .900 37 – 3   .925
No. 13 Creighton 14 – 6   .700 25 – 10   .714
No. 12 Marquette 14 – 6   .700 27 – 10   .730
Seton Hall 13 – 7   .650 25 – 12   .676
St. John's 11 – 9   .550 20 – 13   .606
Villanova 10 – 10   .500 18 – 16   .529
Providence 10 – 10   .500 21 – 14   .600
Butler 9 – 11   .450 18 – 15   .545
Xavier 9 – 11   .450 16 – 18   .471
Georgetown 2 – 18   .100 9 – 23   .281
DePaul 0 – 20   .000 3 – 29   .094
† 2024 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represents St. John's University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are coached by Rick Pitino, in his first year at the school, and play their home games at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden as members of the Big East Conference.

Previous season

The Red Storm finished the season 17–14, 7–13 in Big East play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Butler in the opening round of the Big East tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Marquette.

On March 10, 2023, the school fired head coach Mike Anderson for cause.[1] Anderson has disputed the assertion that his firing was for cause and filed a notice of intent to arbitrate seeking the guaranteed money that was owed to him on his contract as well as an additional $34.2 million in punitive damages.[2][3] On March 20, the school named Hall of Famer Rick Pitino as the team's new head coach.[4]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Posh Alexander 0 G 6'0" 200 Junior Brooklyn, NY Transferred to Butler
AJ Storr 2 G 6'6" 200 Freshman Rockford, IL Transferred to Wisconsin
André Curbelo 3 G 6'1" 175 Junior Vega Baja, PR Transferred to Southern Miss
O'Mar Stanley 4 F 6'8" 230 Sophomore Overland Park, KS Transferred to Boise State
Dylan Addae-Wusu 5 G 6'4" 230 Junior Bronx, NY Transferred to Seton Hall
Montez Mathis 10 G 6'4" 210 RS Senior Baltimore, MD Graduated
Kolby King 12 G 6'2" 175 Freshman Pembroke Pines, FL Transferred to Tulane
Jason Simpson 13 G 5'10" 155 Sophomore West Palm Beach, FL Walk-on; transferred to Florida State
Parker Williams 14 G 6'0" 180 Freshman Birmingham, AL Walk-on; transferred
Esahia Nyiwe 22 F 6'10" 220 Senior Omaha, NE Graduated
David Jones 23 F 6'6" 210 Junior Santo Domingo, DR Transferred to Memphis
Rafael Pinzon 24 G 6'6" 195 Sophomore Arecibo, PR Transferred to Bryant
Mohamed Keita 34 C 7'1" 220 Freshman Conakry, Guinea Transferred to Tulsa

Incoming transfers

Name Num Pos Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Cruz Davis 0 G 6'3" 170 Sophomore Plano, TX Iona
Sadiku Ibine Ayo 2 F 6'7" 210 Sophomore Asabi-Kumasi, Ghana Iona
Jordan Dingle 3 G 6'3" 195 Senior Valley Stream, NY Penn
Nahiem Alleyne 4 G 6'4" 195 GS Senior Buford, GA UConn
Daniss Jenkins 5 G 6'3" 175 GS Senior Dallas, TX Iona
Chris Ledlum 8 G/F 6'6" 225 GS Senior Brooklyn, NY Harvard
RJ Luis 12 G 6'7" 196 Sophomore Miami, FL UMass
Zuby Ejiofor 24 F 6'8" 220 Sophomore Garland, TX Kansas
Sean Conway 30 G 6'4" 200 GS Senior Fairfield, CT VMI
Glenn Taylor Jr. 35 F 6'6" 200 Junior Las Vegas, NV Oregon State

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Simeon Wilcher
#8 PG 		Plainfield, NJ Roselle Catholic High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jul 12, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88
Brady Dunlap
#16 SF 		Newhall, CA Harvard Westlake High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 175 lb (79 kg) May 2, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 83
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:

  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jaiden Glover
SF 		Elizabeth, NJ The Patrick School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 12, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 85
Khaman Maker
C 		Las Vegas, NV Trinity International School 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sep 18, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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: Scout: N/A   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:

Roster

2023–24 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Cruz Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 172 lb (78 kg) So Huntington Prep
Iona 		Plano, TX
F 2 Sadiku Ibine Ayo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Our Savior Lutheran
Iona 		Asabi-Kumasi, Ghana
G 3 Jordan Dingle 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Sr Blair Academy
Penn 		Valley Stream, NY
G 4 Nahiem Alleyne 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Mountain View
UConn 		Buford, GA
G 5 Daniss Jenkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) GS Hillcrest
Iona 		Dallas, TX
G 7 Simeon Wilcher 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Roselle Catholic Plainfield, NJ
G/F 8 Chris Ledlum 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Northfield Mount Hermon
Harvard 		Brooklyn, NY
F 11 Joel Soriano (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) GS Archbishop Stepinac
Fordham 		Yonkers, NY
G 12 RJ Luis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 196 lb (89 kg) So Mt. Zion Prep
UMass 		Miami, FL
F 24 Zuby Ejiofor 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 237 lb (108 kg) So Garland
Kansas 		Garland, TX
G 30 Sean Conway 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Warde High School
VMI 		Fairfield, CT
F 35 Glenn Taylor Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr AZ Compass Prep
Oregon State 		Las Vegas, NV
F 44 Brady Dunlap 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Harvard-Westlake Newhall, CA
F 55 Drissa Traore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Long Island Lutheran New York City, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 21, 2023*
2:00 p.m., – 		Rutgers
Dick Vitale Pediatric Cancer Research Fund Game 		W 89–78 2OT –
  19 – Alleyne   16 – Soriano   9 – Jenkins  Carnesecca Arena (3,011)
Queens, NY
October 29, 2023*
3:30 p.m., – 		Pace L 59–63  –
  22 – Alleyne   12 – Ledlum   3 – Jenkins  Carnesecca Arena (4,916)
Queens, NY
Regular season
November 7, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FS1 		Stony Brook W 90–74  1–0
  22 – Soriano   14 – Ledlum   8 – Jenkins  Carnesecca Arena (5,602)
Queens, NY
November 13, 2023*
6:30 p.m., FS1 		Michigan
Gavitt Tipoff Games 		L 73–89  1–1
  15 – Soriano   9 – Soriano   3 – Tied  Madison Square Garden (14,188)
New York, NY
November 16, 2023*
1:30 p.m., ESPNU 		vs. North Texas
Shriners Children's Charleston Classic quarterfinals 		W 53–52  2–1
  17 – Jenkins   12 – Soriano   3 – Jenkins  TD Arena (3,879)
Charleston, SC
November 17, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Dayton
Shriners Children's Charleston Classic semifinals 		L 81–88  2–2
  21 – Soriano   9 – Tied   8 – Jenkins  TD Arena (3,927)
Charleston, SC
November 19, 2023*
5:30 p.m., ESPN 		vs. Utah
Shriners Children's Charleston Classic 3rd place 		W 91–82  3–2
  19 – Jenkins   15 – Soriano   8 – Jenkins  TD Arena (3,841)
Charleston, SC
November 25, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FS2 		Holy Cross W 91–45  4–2
  16 – Soriano   7 – Ejiofor   6 – Jenkins  Carnesecca Arena (5,602)
Queens, NY
December 1, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at West Virginia
Big East–Big 12 Battle 		W 79–73  5–2
  24 – Soriano   10 – Ledlum   5 – Jenkins  WVU Coliseum (10,781)
Morgantown, WV
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Sacred Heart W 85–50  6–2
  18 – Soriano   13 – Soriano   6 – Soriano  Carnesecca Arena (5,602)
Queens, NY
December 10, 2023*
4:30 p.m., ESPNU 		vs. Boston College
NABC Brooklyn Showcase 		L 80–86  6–3
  21 – Soriano   11 – Tied   8 – Jenkins  Barclays Center (6,072)
Brooklyn, NY
December 16, 2023*
3:30 p.m., FS1 		Fordham
Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival/Rivalry 		W 77–55  7–3
  22 – Soriano   10 – Soriano   8 – Jenkins  Madison Square Garden (12,720)
New York, NY
December 20, 2023
7:00 p.m., FS1 		Xavier W 81–66  8–3
(1–0) 		 18 – Soriano   14 – Soriano   5 – Tied  Carnesecca Arena (5,602)
Queens, NY
December 23, 2023
8:00 p.m., FOX 		at No. 5 UConn L 65–69  8–4
(1–1) 		 14 – Soriano   11 – Soriano   4 – Jenkins  XL Center (15,684)
Hartford, CT
December 30, 2023*
12:00 p.m., FS1 		Hofstra W 84–79  9–4
  21 – Jenkins   10 – Luis Jr.   8 – Jenkins  UBS Arena (7,486)
Elmont, NY
January 2, 2024
8:30 p.m., FS1 		Butler W 86–70  10–4
(2–1) 		 17 – Jenkins   12 – Soriano   7 – Jenkins  Carnesecca Arena (5,602)
Queens, NY
January 6, 2024
1:00 p.m., FOX 		at Villanova W 81–71  11–4
(3–1) 		 20 – Soriano   8 – Soriano   5 – Jenkins  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
January 10, 2024
6:30 p.m., FS1 		Providence W 75–73  12–4
(4–1) 		 16 – Tied   8 – Luis   8 – Jenkins  Madison Square Garden (11,832)
New York, NY
January 13, 2024
1:00 p.m., FOX 		at No. 22 Creighton L 65–66  12–5
(4–2) 		 13 – Soriano   11 – Soriano   5 – Jenkins  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,164)
Omaha, NE
January 16, 2024
8:30 p.m., FS1 		at Seton Hall L 65–80  12–6
(4–3) 		 17 – Jenkins   7 – Taylor Jr.   5 – Jenkins  Prudential Center (9,204)
Newark, NJ
January 20, 2024
12:00 p.m., FOX 		No. 17 Marquette L 72–73  12–7
(4–4) 		 20 – Luis   11 – Ledlum   4 – Tied  Madison Square Garden (12,214)
New York, NY
January 24, 2024
8:30 p.m., FS1 		Villanova W 70–50  13–7
(5–4) 		 21 – Soriano   9 – Soriano   6 – Jenkins  Madison Square Garden (12.859)
New York, NY
January 31, 2024
6:30 p.m., FS1 		at Xavier L 77–88  13–8
(5–5) 		 25 – Jenkins   15 – Soriano   3 – Alleyne  Cintas Center (10,360)
Cincinnati, OH
February 3, 2024
12:00 p.m., FOX 		No. 1 UConn L 64–77  13–9
(5–6) 		 19 – Jenkins   5 – Luis   6 – Jenkins  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY
February 6, 2024
6:30 p.m., FS1 		DePaul W 85–57  14–9
(6–6) 		 14 – Tied   10 – Ledlum   4 – Tied  UBS Arena (6,035)
Elmont, NY
February 10, 2024
6:00 p.m., FS1 		at No. 7 Marquette L 75–86  14–10
(6–7) 		 22 – Jenkins   7 – Tied   6 – Jenkins  Fiserv Forum (18,095)
Milwaukee, WI
February 13, 2024
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Providence L 72–75  14–11
(6–8) 		 16 – Luis Jr.   14 – Luis Jr.   3 – Jenkins  Amica Mutual Pavilion (10,258)
Providence, RI
February 18, 2024
5:00 p.m., FS1 		Seton Hall L 62–68  14–12
(6–9) 		 17 – Jenkins   12 – Soriano   6 – Jenkins  UBS Arena (9,584)
Elmont, NY
February 21, 2024
7:00 p.m., FS1 		at Georgetown
Rivalry 		W 90–85  15–12
(7–9) 		 22 – Dingle   10 – Soriano   5 – Jenkins  Capital One Arena (4,839)
Washington, D.C.
February 25, 2024
12:00 p.m., CBS 		No. 15 Creighton
Johnnies Day 		W 80–66  16–12
(8–9) 		 27 – Jenkins   10 – Taylor Jr.   6 – Tied  Madison Square Garden (12,061)
New York, NY
February 28, 2024
8:30 p.m., CBSSN 		at Butler W 82–59  17–12
(9–9) 		 17 – Taylor Jr.   13 – Soriano   9 – Jenkins  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,279)
Indianapolis, IN
March 5, 2024
9:00 p.m., FS1 		at DePaul W 104–77  18–12
(10–9) 		 19 – Tied   8 – Ledlum   6 – Dingle  Wintrust Arena (2,824)
Chicago, IL
March 9, 2024
12:00 p.m., FOX 		Georgetown
Rivalry 		W 86–78  19–12
(11–9) 		 23 – Jenkins   10 – Soriano   7 – Jenkins  Madison Square Garden (16,127)
New York, NY
Big East tournament
March 14, 2024
2:30 p.m., FS1 		(5) vs. (4) Seton Hall
Quarterfinal 		W 91–72  20–12
  18 – Luis Jr.   12 – Soriano   4 – Tied  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY
March 15, 2024
5:30 p.m., FOX 		(5) vs. (1) No. 2 UConn
Semifinal 		L 90–95  20–13
  27 – Jenkins   9 – Soriano   5 – Jenkins  Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
National Invitation Tournament
Declined invitation
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[5][6]


References

  1. ^ "St. John's fires Mike Anderson; Rick Pitino reportedly top candidate". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  2. ^ Medcalf, Myron (May 11, 2023). "Fired Hoops Coach Mike Anderson Seeks $45.6M from St. John's". ESPN. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  3. ^ Smith, Keith (May 11, 2023). "Mike Anderson Lawsuit Seeks $46 Million, Reveals Strong Supporting Evidence". Sports Illustrated Fan Nation: All Hogs. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "Rick Pitino hired at St. John's: Hall of Fame coach returning to Big East after three seasons leading Iona". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  5. ^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". St. John's University Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "2023-24 St. John's Red Storm Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
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