St. John’s Red Storm basketball
St. John’s Red Storm basketball history
St. John’s University (Queens, NY)
Madison Square Garden / Carnesecca Arena
Big East Conference
Current head coach: Rick Pitino (2023-)
- Assoc. HC: Steve Masiello (2023-)
- Asst: Ricky Johns (2023-)
- Asst: Van Macon (2019-)
- Asst: Bob Walsh (2023-)
- Asst: Taliek Brown (2023-)
- DBO: Greg Youncofski (2024-)
- Asst. to the HC: Jeff Martin (2023-)
- Video: Brandon Irving (2023-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0 (Runner-up in 1952)
- Final Four Appearances: 2 (1952, 1985)
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 7 (1967, 1969, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1991, 1999)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 29 (1951, 1952, 1961, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2011, 2015, 2019) **
- NCAAT Overall Record: 27-31 **
- NIT Championships: 5 (1943, 1944, 1959, 1965, 1989) **
- NIT Appearances: 29 (1939, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1981, 1989, 1995, 2010, 2013, 2014) **
- NIT Overall Record: 40-30 **
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2009)
- CBI Overall Record: 0-1
- Premo-Porretta National Championships: 1 (1911)
- Helms Foundation National Championships: 1 (1911)
Conference Titles (Metro NY, ECAC, Big East):
- Big East Regular Season Championships: 5 (1980, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1992)
- Metro NY Regular Season Championships: 9 (1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1958, 1961, 1962)
- Big East Tournament Championships: 3 (1983, 1986, 2000)
- ECAC Metro Tournament Championships: 2 (1977, 1978)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 2 (Chris Mullin, 1985; Walter Berry, 1986)
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 2 (Chris Mullin, 1985; Walter Berry, 1986)
- AP Player of the Year: 1 (Walter Berry, 1986)
- NABC Player of the Year: 1 (Walter Berry, 1986)
- Sporting News Player of the Year: 1 (Walter Berry, 1986)
- AP All-Americans: 13 (last = Ron Artest, 1999)
- Big East Player of the Year: 4 (last = Walter Berry, 1986)
St. John’s head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Rick Pitino | 2023-Pres | 20-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Anderson | 2019-23 | 68-56 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Mullin | 2015-19 | 59-73 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Lavin | 2010-15 | 92-72 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Norm Roberts | 2004-10 | 81-101 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Clark (int.) ** | 2004 | 2-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jarvis ** | 1998-2004 | 66-60 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Fran Fraschilla | 1996-98 | 35-24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Mahoney | 1992-96 | 56-58 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lou Carnesecca | 1965-70, 73-92 | 526-200 | 5 | 18 | 0 |
| Frank Mulzoff | 1970-73 | 56-27 | – | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Lapchick | 1936-47, 56-65 | 334-130 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Alfred “Dusty” DeStefano | 1952-56 | 49-38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank McGuire | 1947-52 | 102-36 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| James “Buck” Freeman | 1927-36 | 177-31 | 0 | – | – |
| John Crenny | 1917-21, 22-27 | 105-86 | – | – | – |
| Edward Kelleher | 1921-22 | 10-11 | – | – | – |
| Joseph O’Shea | 1911-12, 14-17 | 43-27 | – | – | – |
| Claude Allen | 1910-11, 12-14 | 33-19 | – | – | – |
| Harry Fisher | 1909-10 | 15-5 | – | – | – |
| P. Joseph Kersey | 1908-09 | 9-6 | – | – | – |
| Rev. John Chestnut | 1907-08 | 4-8 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
** Listed records and accomplishments do not include wins or appearances later vacated by the NCAA.
OTHER NAMES: Prior to 1994, the St. John’s athletic programs were known by the nickname “Redmen”