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

2023–24 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
2023–24 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	12–5 (4–2 Big East)
Head coach	Rick Pitino (1st season);
Associate head coach	Steve Masiello
Assistant coaches	Ricky Johns; Van Macon;
Home arena	Carnesecca Arena; Madison Square Garden

2023–24 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Seton Hall	5	–	1	.833	12	–	5	.706
No. 4 UConn	4	–	1	.800	14	–	2	.875
Villanova	4	–	1	.800	11	–	5	.688
No. 22 Creighton	4	–	2	.667	13	–	4	.765
St. John's	4	–	2	.667	12	–	5	.706
No. 11т Marquette	2	–	3	.400	11	–	5	.688
Xavier	2	–	3	.400	8	–	8	.500
Butler	2	–	4	.333	11	–	6	.647
Providence	2	–	4	.333	11	–	6	.647
Georgetown	1	–	4	.200	8	–	8	.500
DePaul	0	–	5	.000	3	–	13	.188

† 2024 Big East tournament winner As of January 14, 2024 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
Simeon Wilcher #8 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: 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
Brady Dunlap #16 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: 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
Jaiden Glover SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: 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
Khaman Maker C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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: 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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

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

Rick Pitino (UMass)

Assistant coach(es)

Steve Masiello (Kentucky)
Ricky Johns (Monroe)
Van Macon (Southampton College)

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 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						Prudential Center Newark, NJ
January 20, 2024 12:00 p.m., FOX	Marquette						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
January 24, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1	Villanova						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
January 31, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1	at Xavier						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
February 3, 2024 12:00 p.m., FOX	UConn						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
February 6, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1	DePaul						UBS Arena Elmont, NY
February 10, 2024 6:00 p.m., FS1	at Marquette						Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
February 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Providence						Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
February 18, 2024 5:00 p.m., FS1	Seton Hall						UBS Arena Elmont, NY
February 21, 2024 7:00 p.m., FS1	at Georgetown Rivalry						Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
February 25, 2024 12:00 p.m., CBS	Creighton						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
February 28, 2024 8:30 p.m., CBSSN	at Butler						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
March 5, 2024 9:00 p.m., FS1	at DePaul						Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
March 9, 2024 12:00 p.m., FOX	Georgetown Rivalry						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
Big East tournament
March 13–16, 2024 TBD	vs. TBD						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[5]^[6]

References

↑ "St. John's fires Mike Anderson; Rick Pitino reportedly top candidate". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
↑ Medcalf, Myron (May 11, 2023). "Fired Hoops Coach Mike Anderson Seeks $45.6M from St. John's". ESPN. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
↑ 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.
↑ "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.
↑ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". St. John's University Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
↑ "2023-24 St. John's Red Storm Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2023-09-22.

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[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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