St. John’s Men’s Basketball 2024 Postseason Capsule

 
St. John’s Red Storm
 
Big East (20-13, 11-9)
 
 
Big Wins: Creighton (80-66), vs Seton Hall (91-72)
Bad Losses: Michigan (73-89), vs Boston College (80-86)
Coach: Rick Pitino
 
Probable Starters:
Glenn Taylor Jr., Junior, Forward, 4.4 ppg, 2.2 rpg
Chris Ledlum, Senior, Forward, 9.5 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 1.2 bpg
Joel Soriano, Senior, Center, 13.8 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 1.7 bpg
Daniss Jenkins, Senior, Guard, 14.9 ppg, 5.4 apg, 1.6 spg
Jordan Dingle, Senior, Guard, 11.6 ppg, 1.7 apg
 
Key Role Players:
RJ Luis Jr., Sophomore, Guard, 10.9 ppg, 1.0 apg, 4.6 rpg
Nahiem Alleyne, Senior, Guard, 6.4 ppg, 1.0 apg
Zuby Ejiofor, Sophomore, Forward, 4.3 ppg, 3.1 rpg
Brady Dunlap, Freshman, Forward, 3.2 ppg, 1.5 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 78.1 (66th in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 71.2 (147, 7)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.2 (144, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.9 (124, 7)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.1 (214, 8)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.6 (198, 8)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.4 (197, 9)
Rebound Margin: 5.1 (38, 3)
Assists Per Game: 15.7 (41, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.1 (111, 6)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2019 NCAA First Four loss to Arizona State
2015 NCAA Round of 64 loss to San Diego State
2014 NIT First Round loss to Robert Morris
2013 NIT First Round win over St. Joseph’s
2013 NIT Second Round loss to Virginia
2011 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Gonzaga
2010 NIT First Round loss to Memphis
2009 CBI First Round loss to Richmond
2003 NIT First Round win over Boston U
2003 NIT Second Round win over Virginia
2003 NIT Quarterfinal win over UAB
2003 NIT Semifinal win over Texas Tech
2003 NIT Final win over Georgetown
2002 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Wisconsin
 
*all team stats through 3/10