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

2024–25 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
2024–25 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
Record	10–2 (2–0 Big East)
Head coach	Rick Pitino (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Steve Masiello
Assistant coaches	Ricky Johns; Van Macon; Bob Walsh; Taliek Brown;
Home arena	Carnesecca Arena; Madison Square Garden
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Marquette	2	–	0	1.000	11	–	2	.846
Georgetown	2	–	0	1.000	10	–	2	.833
St. John's	2	–	0	1.000	10	–	2	.833
No. 11 UConn	2	–	0	1.000	10	–	3	.769
Creighton	1	–	1	.500	8	–	5	.615
Villanova	1	–	1	.500	8	–	5	.615
Providence	1	–	1	.500	7	–	6	.538
DePaul	0	–	2	.000	8	–	4	.667
Xavier	0	–	2	.000	8	–	5	.615
Butler	0	–	2	.000	7	–	6	.538
Seton Hall	0	–	2	.000	5	–	8	.385

† 2025 Big East tournament winner As of December 22, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

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	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

Name	Num	Pos	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
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

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jaiden Glover #23 SF	Elizabeth, NJ	The Patrick School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 12, 2023
Jaiden Glover #23 SF	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
Khaman Maker #34 C	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
Lefteris Liotopoulos SG	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
Rúben Prey PF	Star ratings: 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

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Aaron Scott	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Legacy the School of Sport Sciences North Texas	Spring, TX
G	1	Kadary Richmond (C)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Brewster Academy Seton Hall	Brooklyn, NY
F	2	Sadiku Ibine Ayo (C)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Our Savior Lutheran Iona	Asabi-Kumasi, Ghana
G	5	Deivon Smith	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Grayson Utah	Loganville, GA
G	7	Simeon Wilcher	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Roselle Catholic	Plainfield, NJ
F	8	Vincent Iwuchukwu	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Southern California Academy USC	San Antonio, TX
F	11	Jadien Glover	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	The Patrick School	Brooklyn, NY
G	12	RJ Luis Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Mt. Zion Prep UMass	Miami, FL
C	14	Khaman Maker	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	SFBA Trinity Prep	Las Vegas, NV
F	17	Rubén Prey	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Joventut Badalona	Lisbon, Portugal
F	24	Zuby Ejiofor (C)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Garland Kansas	Garland, TX
G	31	Lefteris Liotopoulos	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	DEKA Academy	Greece
F	44	Brady Dunlap	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Harvard-Westlake	Newhall, CA

Head coach

Rick Pitino (UMass)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
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., CBSSN	No. 22	vs. Virginia Bahamas Championship 3rd place game	W 80–55	5–1	18 – Luis Jr.	10 – Smith	8 – Smith	Baha Mar Convention Center (2,119) Nassau, Bahamas
November 24, 2024* 11:00 a.m., CBSSN	No. 22	vs. Georgia Atlantis Resort Series	L 63–66	5–2	22 – Ejiofor	8 – Ejiofor	2 – Tied	Imperial Arena (419) Nassau, Bahamas
November 30, 2024* 5:00 p.m., Peacock		Harvard	W 77–64	6–2	24 – Luis Jr.	10 – Luis Jr.	4 – Tied	Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY
December 7, 2024* 11:30 a.m., FOX		Kansas State Big East–Big 12 Battle	W 88–71	7–2	28 – Ejiofor	13 – Ejiofor	4 – Tied	Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY
December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		Bryant	W 99–77	8–2	22 – Ejiofor	10 – Tied	5 – Richmond	Carnesecca Arena (4,573) Queens, NY
December 17, 2024 6:30 p.m., Peacock		DePaul	W 89–61	9–2 (1–0)	19 – Luis Jr.	7 – Tied	8 – Smith	Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY
December 20, 2024 8:00 p.m., FOX		at Providence	W 72–70	10–2 (2–0)	19 – Ejiofor	10 – Ejiofor	4 – Smith	Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,104) 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

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
	Week
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	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	RV	25	21	RV	RV	RV	RV	24

References

^ 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.

[1] Sulley, Colton (July 22, 2024). "OU basketball lands St. John's forward Glenn Taylor Jr. via transfer portal". The Oklahoman. Retrieved September 12, 2024.

[2] 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.

[3] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". St. John's University Athletics. Retrieved September 12, 2024.

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