| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2017–18 |
| Team: | St. John's Red Storm |
| Conference: | Big East Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big East |
| Record: | 16–17 |
| Conf Record: | 4–14 |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach2: | Matt Abdelmassih |
| Asst Coach3: | Greg St. Jean |
The 2017–18 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by alumnus and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member Chris Mullin, in his third year at the school. They played their home games at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 16–17, 4–14 in Big East play to finish in tie for ninth place. They beat Georgetown in the first round of the Big East tournament before losing to Xavier in the quarterfinals.[1]
The Red Storm finished the 2016–17 season with a record of 14–19, 7–11 in Big East play to finish in eighth place in conference. They defeated Georgetown in the first round of the Big East tournament before losing to Villanova in the quarterfinals.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sortname | 0 | 6'6" | 215 | Sophomore | Transferred to Pittsburgh | ||||
| sortname | 4 | 6'2" | 170 | Sophomore | Entered the LBA | ||||
| sortname | Sidney Wilson | 15 | 6'7" | 170 | Freshman | Transferred to Connecticut (pre-season) | |||
| sortname | 20 | 6'9" | 210 | Freshman | Entered the BBL | ||||
| sortname | Darien Williams | 45 | 6'8" | 235 | Senior | Graduated Transferred to Nevada |
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6'9" | 240 | Sophomore | transfer from South Carolina (3 yrs eligibility remaining) | ||||
| 6'2" | 170 | Sophomore | transfer from Quinnipiac (3 yrs eligibility remaining) |
In a preseason poll of Big East coaches, the Red Storm was picked to finish in sixth place in the Big East.[2] Sophomore guards Marcus LoVett and Shamorie Ponds were named to the preseason All-Big East second team.[3]
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