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
Record	0–0 (0–0 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
Butler	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UConn	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Creighton	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
DePaul	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgetown	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Marquette	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Providence	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Seton Hall	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
St. John's	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Villanova	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Xavier	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 Big East tournament winner 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	GS Senior	Loganville, GA	Utah
Vincent Iwuchukwu	8	F	7'1"	240	Junior	San Antonio, TX	USC

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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	Recruiting 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	Recruiting 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	Recruiting 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	Recruiting 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)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Legacy the School of Sport Sciences North Texas	Spring, TX
G	1	Kadary Richmond	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Brewster Academy Seton Hall	Brooklyn, NY
F	2	Sadiku Ibine Ayo	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Our Savior Lutheran Iona	Asabi-Kumasi, Ghana
G	5	Deivon Smith	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	GS	Grayson Utah	Loganville, GA
G	7	Simeon Wilcher	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Roselle Catholic	Plainfield, NJ
F	8	Vincent Iwuchukwu	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Southern California Academy USC	San Antonio, TX
F	11	Jadien Glover	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	The Patrick School	Brooklyn, NY
G	12	RJ Luis Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Mt. Zion Prep UMass	Miami, FL
C	14	Khaman Maker	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	—	Fr	SFBA Trinity Prep	Las Vegas, NV
F	17	Rubén Prey	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Joventut Badalona	Lisbon, Portugal
F	24	Zuby Ejiofor	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Garland Kansas	Garland, TX
G	31	Lefteris Liotopoulos	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	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	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024* TBA	Fordham Rivalry	Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
November 9, 2024* TBA	Quinnipiac	Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
November 13, 2024* TBA	Wagner	Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
November 17, 2024* TBA	New Mexico	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
November 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Baylor Bahamas Championship semifinals	Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas
November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m./9:30 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Tennessee/Virginia Bahamas Championship	Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas
November 24, 2024* TBA	vs. Georgia Atlantis Resort Series	Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas
November 30, 2024* TBA	Harvard	Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
December 7, 2024* TBA	Kansas State Big East–Big 12 Battle	Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
December 11, 2024* TBA	Bryant	Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
December 17, 2024 TBA	DePaul	Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
December 20, 2024 TBA	at Providence	Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
December 28, 2024* TBA	Delaware	Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
December 31, 2024 TBA	at Creighton	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
January 4, 2025 TBA	Butler	Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
January 8, 2025 TBA	at Xavier	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
January 11, 2025 TBA	Villanova	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
January 14, 2025 TBA	Georgetown Rivalry	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
January 18, 2025 TBA	at Seton Hall	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
January 22, 2025 TBA	Xavier	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
January 28, 2025 TBA	at Georgetown Rivalry	Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
February 1, 2025 TBA	Providence	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
February 4, 2025 TBA	Marquette	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
February 7, 2025 TBA	at UConn	TBA TBA
February 12, 2025 TBA	at Villanova	Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
February 16, 2025 TBA	Creighton	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
February 19, 2025 TBA	at DePaul	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
February 22, 2025 TBA	UConn	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
February 26, 2025 TBA	at Butler	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
March 1, 2025 TBA	Seton Hall	Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
March 8, 2025 TBA	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
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches

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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Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics