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

2020–21 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
2020–21 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	16–11 (10–9 Big East)
Head coach	Mike Anderson (2nd season);
Associate head coach	T.J. Cleveland
Assistant coaches	Van Macon; Steve DeMeo;
Home arena	Carnesecca Arena; Madison Square Garden
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

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.

ConferenceBig East Conference

Record16–11 (10–9 Big East)

Headcoach

Mike Anderson (2nd season)

Associate headcoachT.J. Cleveland

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2020–21 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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

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]

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Posh Alexander PG	Brooklyn, NY	Our Saviour Lutheran School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Aug 22, 2019
Posh Alexander PG	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (80)
Dylan Addae-Wusu SG	Yonkers, NY	Our Saviour Lutheran School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sep 28, 2019
Dylan Addae-Wusu SG	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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.

College recruiting (2021)
Name	Hometown	School	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
Rafael Pinzon SG	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (79)
Drissa Traore PF	Harlem, NY	Long Island Lutheran	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Aug 3, 2020
Drissa Traore PF	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (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
O'mar Stanley C	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.

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; rescheduled for January 18					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; rescheduled for February 9					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; rescheduled for February 23					Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
January 2, 2021 12:00 pm, FS1		DePaul	Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic; rescheduled for February 20					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.

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