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

Sport:basketball
Year:2024–25
Prev Year:2023–24
Next Year:2025–26
Team:St. John's Red Storm
Conference:Big East Conference
Short Conf:Big East
Record:6–2
Conf Record:0–0
Head Coach:Rick Pitino
Hc Year:2nd
Assoc Coach:Steve Masiello
Asst Coach1:Ricky Johns
Asst Coach2:Van Macon
Asst Coach3:Bob Walsh
Asst Coach4:Taliek Brown
Arena:Carnesecca Arena
Madison Square Garden

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.

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 Transferred to Hofstra
3 G 6'3" 196 Senior Graduated
Nahiem Alleyne 4 G 6'4" 200 GS Senior Graduated
5 G 6'3" 175 GS Senior Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft; signed with the Detroit Pistons
Chris Ledlum 8 G/F 6'6" 225 GS Senior Graduated
11 F 6'11" 255 GS Senior Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft; signed with the Charlotte Hornets
Sean Conway 30 G 6'4" 200 GS Senior Graduated
Glenn Taylor Jr. 35 F 6'6" 205 Junior Transferred to Oklahoma[1]
Drissa Traore 55 F 6'8" 215 Junior 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 North Texas
1 F 6'6" 205 GS Senior Seton Hall
Deivon Smith 5 G 6'1" 172 Senior Utah
Vincent Iwuchukwu 8 F 7'1" 240 Junior USC

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

Notes and References

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