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
Big East regular season champions
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 6
Record	26–4 (17–2 Big East)
Head coach	Rick Pitino (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Steve Masiello
Assistant coaches	Ricky Johns; Van Macon; Bob Walsh; Taliek Brown;
Captains	Zuby Ejiofor; Kadary Richmond; Sadiku Ibine Ayo;
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. 6 St. John's	17	–	2	.895	26	–	4	.867
No. 20 Marquette	13	–	5	.722	22	–	7	.759
Creighton	13	–	5	.722	20	–	9	.690
UConn	12	–	6	.667	20	–	9	.690
Xavier	11	–	7	.611	19	–	10	.655
Villanova	11	–	8	.579	18	–	12	.600
Georgetown	7	–	11	.389	16	–	13	.552
Butler	6	–	12	.333	13	–	16	.448
Providence	6	–	12	.333	12	–	17	.414
DePaul	2	–	16	.111	11	–	18	.379
Seton Hall	2	–	16	.111	7	–	22	.241

† 2025 Big East tournament winner As of March 3, 2025 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	W 97–76	11–2	20 – Smith	13 – Smith	8 – Smith	Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY
December 31, 2024 4:00 p.m., Peacock		at Creighton	L 56–57	11–3 (2–1)	16 – Ejiofor	8 – Ejiofor	2 – Tied	CHI Health Center Omaha (17,466) Omaha, NE
January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., FS1		Butler	W 70–62	12–3 (3–1)	20 – Luis Jr.	11 – Luis Jr.	6 – Richmond	Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY
January 7, 2025 6:30 p.m., FS1		at Xavier	W 82–72	13–3 (4–1)	18 – Tied	12 – Ejiofor	6 – Richmond	Cintas Center (9,328) Cincinnati, OH
January 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		Villanova	W 80–68	14–3 (5–1)	30 – Luis Jr.	10 – Luis Jr.	5 – Richmond	Madison Square Garden (18,178) New York, NY
January 14, 2025 7:30 p.m., Peacock		Georgetown Rivalry	W 63–58	15–3 (6–1)	19 – Luis Jr.	9 – Tied	8 – Richmond	Madison Square Garden (12,757) New York, NY
January 18, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1		at Seton Hall	W 79–51	16–3 (7–1)	24 – Luis Jr.	9 – Ejiofor	6 – Richmond	Prudential Center (9,652) Newark, NJ
January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1	No. 20	Xavier	W 79–71 ^OT	17–3 (8–1)	19 – Richmond	8 – Ejiofor	5 – Richmond	Madison Square Garden (14,545) New York, NY
January 28, 2025 6:30 p.m., FS1	No. 15	at Georgetown Rivalry	W 66–41	18–3 (9–1)	13 – Tied	9 – Tied	5 – Wilcher	Capital One Arena (4,386) Washington, D.C.
February 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., CBSSN	No. 15	Providence	W 68–66	19–3 (10–1)	24 – Richmond	8 – Tied	8 – Richmond	Madison Square Garden (19,196) New York, NY
February 4, 2025 6:30 p.m., FS1	No. 12	No. 11 Marquette	W 70–64	20–3 (11–1)	18 – Richmond	13 – Ejiofor	8 – Richmond	Madison Square Garden (16,521) New York, NY
February 7, 2025 8:00 p.m., FOX	No. 12	at No. 19 UConn	W 68–62	21–3 (12–1)	21 – Luis Jr.	7 – Luis Jr.	6 – Richmond	Gampel Pavilion (10,299) Storrs, CT
February 12, 2025 6:00 p.m., FS1	No. 9	at Villanova	L 71–73	21–4 (12–2)	22 – Scott	8 – Luis Jr.	10 – Richmond	Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA
February 16, 2025 3:00 p.m., FS1	No. 9	No. 24 Creighton Johnnies Day	W 79–73	22–4 (13–2)	23 – Luis Jr.	14 – Luis Jr.	5 – Tied	Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY
February 19, 2025 9:00 p.m., FS1	No. 10	at DePaul	W 82–58	23–4 (14–2)	18 – Smith	9 – Tied	5 – Tied	Wintrust Arena (4,844) Chicago, IL
February 23, 2025 12:00 p.m., FOX	No. 10	UConn	W 89–75	24–4 (15–2)	18 – Tied	9 – Ejiofor	8 – Smith	Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY
February 26, 2025 9:00 p.m., CBSSN	No. 7	at Butler	W 76–70	25–4 (16–2)	24 – Luis Jr.	6 – Tied	5 – Richmond	Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,086) Indianapolis, IN
March 1, 2025 2:15 p.m., CBS	No. 7	Seton Hall	W 71–61	26–4 (17–2)	21 – Luis Jr.	10 – Ejiofor	7 – Richmond	Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY
March 8, 2025 12:00 p.m., FOX	No. 6	at No. 20 Marquette						Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
Big East tournament
March 13, 2025 12:00 p.m., Peacock	(1)	vs. (8/9) Quarterfinals						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]

Awards and honors

Preseason honors
Honors	Player	Position	Date awarded	Ref.
Preseason All-Big East First Team	Kadary Richmond	G	October 23, 2024	^[4]
Preseason All-Big East Second Team	Deivon Smith	G	October 23, 2024	^[4]

Weekly honors
Honors	Player	Position	Date awarded	Ref.
Big East Men’s Basketball Player of the Week	R.J. Luis	G/F	January 13, 2025	^[5]
Big East Men’s Basketball Player of the Week	R.J. Luis	G/F	February 10, 2025	^[6]
Naismith Trophy National Player of the Week	R.J. Luis	G/F	February 10, 2025	^[7]
Jersey Mike’s Naismith Men’s Player of the Year Midseason Team	R.J. Luis	G/F	February 14, 2025	^[8]
Big East Men's Basketball Player of the Week	Kadary Richmond	G	February 24, 2025	^[9]

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	RV	RV	RV	20	15	12	9	10	7	6
Coaches	RV	25	21	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	RV	RV	21	14	10	8	9	7	6

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.
^ "Creighton's Kalkbrenner Named Preseason Player of the Year". St. John's Red Storm. October 23, 2024.
^ "St. John's Luis Jr., Providence's Mela Take Weekly MBB Honors". St. John's Red Storm. January 13, 2025.
^ "St. John's Luis Jr., Georgetown's Sorber Take Weekly MBB Honors". St. John's Red Storm. February 10, 2025.
^ "RJ Luis Jr. Tabbed Naismith Trophy National Player of the Week". St. John's Red Storm. February 10, 2025.
^ "2025 Jersey Mike's Naismith Men's Player of the Year Midseason Team". St. John's Red Storm. February 14, 2025.
^ "St. John's Richmond, UConn's McNeeley Take Weekly MBB Honors". St. John's Red Storm. February 24, 2025. Retrieved February 25, 2025.

[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.

[4] "Creighton's Kalkbrenner Named Preseason Player of the Year". St. John's Red Storm. October 23, 2024.

[5] "St. John's Luis Jr., Providence's Mela Take Weekly MBB Honors". St. John's Red Storm. January 13, 2025.

[6] "St. John's Luis Jr., Georgetown's Sorber Take Weekly MBB Honors". St. John's Red Storm. February 10, 2025.

[7] "RJ Luis Jr. Tabbed Naismith Trophy National Player of the Week". St. John's Red Storm. February 10, 2025.

[8] "2025 Jersey Mike's Naismith Men's Player of the Year Midseason Team". St. John's Red Storm. February 14, 2025.

[9] "St. John's Richmond, UConn's McNeeley Take Weekly MBB Honors". St. John's Red Storm. February 24, 2025. Retrieved February 25, 2025.

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