2020–21 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

2020–21 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record16–11 (10–9 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • T.J. Cleveland
  • Van Macon
  • Steve DeMeo
Home arenaCarnesecca Arena
Madison Square Garden
Seasons
2020–21 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Villanova 11 – 4   .733 18 – 7   .720
No. 19 Creighton 14 – 6   .700 22 – 9   .710
UConn 11 – 6   .647 15 – 8   .652
St. John's 10 – 9   .526 16 – 11   .593
Seton Hall 10 – 9   .526 14 – 13   .519
Providence 9 – 10   .474 13 – 13   .500
Xavier 6 – 7   .462 13 – 8   .619
Georgetown † 7 – 9   .438 13 – 13   .500
Marquette 8 – 11   .421 13 – 14   .481
Butler 8 – 12   .400 10 – 15   .400
DePaul 2 – 13   .133 5 – 14   .263
† 2021 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are coached by Mike Anderson, 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. They finished the season 16-11, 10-9 in Big East Play to finish in 4th place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament to Seton Hall.

Previous season

The Red Storm finished the season 17–15, 5–13 in Big East play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 9 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated Georgetown in the first round[1] before having their quarterfinal game against Creighton canceled at halftime due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Mustapha Heron 0 G 6'5" 205 Senior Waterbury, Connecticut Graduated
Thomas O'Connell 12 G 6'2" 195 Graduate Student Mineola, New York Graduated
Damien Sears 15 F 6'7" 230 RS Junior Haughton, Louisiana Graduated
Transferred to Nicholls State[3]
Justin Cole 23 G 6'2" 190 Senior Rockville Centre, New York Graduated
Nick Rutherford 24 G 6'3" 185 Graduate Student Indianapolis, Indiana Graduated
L. J. Figueroa 20 G/F 6'6" 200 Junior Lawrence, Massachusetts Transferred to Oregon[4]
Ian Steere 33 F 6'9" 245 Sophomore Sanford, North Carolina Transferred to UNC Wilmington[5]

Incoming transfers

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Arnaldo Toro F 6'8" 240 Graduate student Hormigueros, Puerto Rico George Washington[6]
Isaih Moore F 6'10" 205 Junior Columbia, South Carolina Pearl River Community College[7]
Vince Cole G 6'6" 185 Junior Charleston, South Carolina USC Salkehatchie[8]

2020 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Posh Alexander
PG 		Brooklyn, NY Our Savior Lutheran School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Aug 22, 2019 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Dylan Addae-Wusu
SG 		Yonkers, NY Our Savior Lutheran School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sep 28, 2019 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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:

  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2021 Recruiting class

College recruiting information (2021)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Rafael Pinzon
SG 		Arecibo, Puerto Rico Long Island Lutheran 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 14, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Drissa Traore
PF 		Harlem, NY Long Island Lutheran 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Aug 3, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
O'mar Stanley
C 		Kansas City, MO Link Year Prep (MO) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Nov 13, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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:

Roster

2020–21 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Posh Alexander 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Our Savior Lutheran Brooklyn, NY
F 1 Josh Roberts 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Montverde Academy Troy, AL
G/F 2 Julian Champagnie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Bishop Loughlin Brooklyn, NY
G 3 Rasheem Dunn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Thomas Jefferson
Cleveland State 		Brooklyn, NY
G 4 Greg Williams Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Lafayette Christian Academy Lafayette, LA
G 5 Dylan Addae-Wusu 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Our Savior Lutheran Bronx, NY
G/F 10 Marcellus Earlington 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Don Bosco Prep Stony Point, NY
G 11 John McGriff 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Bishop McNamara Bowie, MD
F 12 Arnaldo Toro 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) GS St. Benedict's Prep
George Washington 		Hormigueros, Puerto Rico
F 13 Isaih Moore 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Sumter
Pearl River C.C. 		Columbia, SC
G 14 Artemios Gavalas (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Southampton Southampton, NY
G/F 15 Vince Cole 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr York Prep
USC Salkehatchie 		Charleston, SC
G/F 23 David Caraher 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Wesleyan Christian Academy
Houston Baptist 		Chapel Hill, NC
F 34 Jalen Rosemond (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Sanford H. Calhoun Merrick, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
7:00 pm, FS2 		St. Peter's
The Lapchick Tournament 		W 76–75  1–0
  21 – Cole   9 – Moore   5 – Dunn  Carnesecca Arena (0)
Queens, NY
November 26, 2020*
2:00 pm, FS1 		La Salle
The Lapchick Tournament 		W 82–65  2–0
  19 – Cole   7 – Moore   4 – Tied  Carnesecca Arena (0)
Queens, NY
November 30, 2020*
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Boston College
Bubbleville 		W 97–93  3–0
  29 – Champagnie   10 – Champagnie   6 – Tied  Mohegan Sun Arena (0)
Uncasville, CT
December 2, 2020*
5:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. BYU
Legends Classic 		L 68–74  3–1
  25 – Champagnie   6 – Alexander   7 – Alexander  Mohegan Sun Arena (0)
Uncasville, CT
December 3, 2020*
9:00 pm, ESPN 		at No. 17 Texas Tech
Big East/Big 12 Battle 		Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic United Supermarkets Arena 
Lubbock, TX
December 6, 2020*
12:00 pm, FS1 		Sacred Heart Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Carnesecca Arena 
Queens, NY
December 6, 2020*
2:30 pm, FS1 		Stony Brook W 89–66  4–1
  21 – Williams Jr.   7 – Moore   4 – 4 Tied  Carnesecca Arena (0)
Queens, NY
December 8, 2020*
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		Fordham
Rivalry 		Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Carnesecca Arena 
Queens, NY
December 8, 2020*
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		Rider W 82–79  5–1
  26 – Cole   10 – Champagnie   8 – Alexander  Carnesecca Arena (0)
Queens, NY
December 11, 2020
7:00 pm, FS1 		at Connecticut Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, CT
December 11, 2020
4:30 pm, CBSSN 		at Seton Hall L 68–77  5–2
(0–1)
  24 – Champagnie   6 – Champagnie   6 – Addae-Wusu  Prudential Center (0)
Newark, NJ
December 13, 2020
7:30 pm, FS1 		at Georgetown
Rivalry 		L 94–97 OT 5–3
(0–2)
  26 – Moore   14 – Moore   6 – Tied  McDonough Gymnasium (0)
Washington, DC
December 14, 2020
5:00 pm, FS1 		at Butler Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
December 17, 2020
7:00 pm, FS1 		No. 9 Creighton L 76–94  5–4
(0–3)
  17 – Champagnie   5 – Champagnie   7 – Dunn  Carnesecca Arena (0)
Queens, NY
December 20, 2020
6:30 pm, FS1 		Georgetown
Rivalry 		W 94–83  6–4
(1–3)
  26 – Williams Jr.   9 – Champagnie   4 – Champagnie  Carnesecca Arena (0)
Queens, NY
December 30, 2020
 at No. 4 Villanova Postponed Finneran Pavilion 
Villanova, PA
January 2, 2021
12:00 pm, FS1 		DePaul Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic Carnesecca Arena 
Queens, NY
January 6, 2021
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Xavier L 61–69  6–5
(1–4)
  17 – Dunn   9 – Tied   6 – Addae-Wusu  Cintas Center (300)
Cincinnati, OH
January 9, 2021
12:00 pm, FS1 		at No. 7 Creighton L 79–97  6–6
(1–5)
  33 – Champagnie   10 – Champagnie   6 – Alexander  CHI Health Center (1,777)
Omaha, NE
January 12, 2021
7:00 pm, FS1 		Butler W 69–57  7–6
(2–5)
  18 – Champagnie   6 – Cole   5 – Dunn  Carnesecca Arena (0)
Queens, NY
January 16, 2021
12:00 pm, FS1 		Marquette L 71–73  7–7
(2–6)
  20 – Champagnie   5 – Cole   8 – Alexander  Carnesecca Arena (0)
Queens, NY
January 18, 2021
2:30 pm, FOX 		at No. 23 Connecticut W 74–70  8–7
(3–6)
  18 – Alexander   6 – Champagnie   6 – Alexander  Gampel Pavilion (0)
Storrs, CT
January 23, 2021*
4:00 pm, FS1 		Utah Valley W 96–78  9–7
  20 – Alexander   7 – Roberts   4 – Dunn  Carnesecca Arena (0)
Queens, NY
January 27, 2021
9:00 pm, FS1 		at DePaul W 81–68  10–7
(4–6)
  18 – Cole   7 – Roberts   9 – Dunn  Wintrust Arena (0)
Chicago, IL
January 31, 2021
3:30 pm, FOX 		Connecticut Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Carnesecca Arena 
Queens, NY
January 31, 2021
3:30 pm, FOX 		at Marquette W 75–73  11–7
(5–6)
  22 – Champagnie   7 – Champagnie   4 – Cole  Fiserv Forum (0)
Milwaukee, WI
February 3, 2021
9:00 pm, CBSSN 		No. 3 Villanova W 70–59  12–7
(6–6)
  16 – Alexander   13 – Champagnie   6 – Alexander  Carnesecca Arena (0)
Queens, NY
February 6, 2021
2:00 pm, FS1 		at Providence W 92–81  13–7
(7–6)
  24 – Champagnie   10 – Champagnie   10 – Dunn  Alumni Hall (0)
Providence, RI
February 9, 2021
9:00 pm, FS1 		at Butler L 73–76 OT 13–8
(7–7)
  19 – Champagnie   8 – Champagnie   6 – Addae-Wusu  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,416)
Indianapolis, IN
February 16, 2021
8:30 pm, FS1 		Xavier W 93–84  14–8
(8–7)
  21 – Champagnie   9 – Earlington   9 – Alexander  Carnesecca Arena (0)
Queens, NY
February 20, 2021
7:30 pm, FS1 		DePaul L 83–88  14–9
(8–8)
  29 – Champagnie   7 – Champagnie   5 – Tied  Carnesecca Arena (0)
Queens, NY
February 23, 2021
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		at No. 8 Villanova L 58–81  14–10
(8–9)
  16 – Champagnie   7 – Champagnie   4 – Tied  Finneran Pavilion (0)
Villanova, PA
March 3, 2021
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		Providence W 81–67  15–10
(9–9)
  21 – Dunn   10 – Champagnie   3 – Tied  Carnesecca Arena (0)
Queens, NY
March 6, 2021
7:00 pm, FS1 		Seton Hall W 81–71  16–10
(10–9)
  22 – Champagnie   6 – Tied   5 – Tied  Carnesecca Arena (0)
Queens, NY
Big East tournament
March 11, 2021
3:00 p.m., FS1 		(4) vs. (5) Seton Hall
Quarterfinals 		L 69–77 OT 16–11
  16 – Champagnie   9 – Champagnie   3 – Dunn  Madison Square Garden 
Manhattan, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

See also: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes
Week
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APRV
Coaches

*No rankings released

References

  1. ^ "St. John's vs. Georgetown - Game Recap - March 11, 2020 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  2. ^ West, Jenna. "Big East Cancels Tournament Over Coronavirus". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  3. ^ "Colonels add five for 2020-21".
  4. ^ "Ducks Land Transfer LJ Figueroa".
  5. ^ "Seahawks Announce Three MBB Newcomers".
  6. ^ "St. John's adds forward Arnaldo Toro, grad transfer from GW".
  7. ^ "St. John's lands Isaih Moore to continue huge recruiting spree".
  8. ^ "JUCO commit Vince Cole gives St. John's just what it needs".