2021–22 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

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2021–22 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
St. John's Red Storm logo.svg
ConferenceBig East Conference
2021–22 record17–15 (8–11 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • T.J. Cleveland
  • Van Macon
  • Greg Vetrone
Home arenaCarnesecca Arena
Madison Square Garden
Seasons
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 Providence 14 3   .824 25 5   .833
No. 6 Villanova 16 4   .800 26 7   .788
No. 21 Connecticut 13 6   .684 23 9   .719
Creighton 12 7   .632 22 11   .667
Marquette 11 8   .579 19 12   .613
Seton Hall 11 8   .579 21 10   .677
St. John's 8 11   .421 17 15   .531
Xavier 8 11   .421 19 13   .594
Butler 6 14   .300 14 19   .424
DePaul 6 14   .300 15 16   .484
Georgetown 0 19   .000 6 25   .194
2022 Big East Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2022; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021–22 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by Mike Anderson, in his third year at the school, and played 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 16–11, 10–9 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big East Tournament, they lost to Seton Hall in the quarterfinals.

Offseason[]

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Josh Roberts 1 F 6'9" 220 Junior Troy, AL Transferred to Manhattan
Rasheem Dunn 3 G 6'2" 190 RS Senior Brooklyn, NY Graduate transferred to Robert Morris
Greg Williams Jr. 4 G 6'3" 200 Junior Lafayette, LA Transferred to Louisiana
Marcellus Earlington 10 G/F 6'6" 240 Junior Stony Point, NY Transferred to San Diego
John McGriff 11 G 6'0" 185 RS Freshman Bowie, MD Transferred to Binghamton
Arnaldo Toro 12 F 6'8" 240 GS Senior Hormigueros, PR Graduated
Isaih Moore 13 F 6'10" 205 Junior Columbia, SC Transferred to Southern Miss
Vince Cole 15 G/F 6'6" 185 Junior Charleston, SC Transferred to Coastal Carolina
David Caraher 23 G/F 6'6" 205 RS Junior Chapel Hill, NC Graduate transferred to High Point

Incoming transfers[]

Name Num Pos Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Aaron Wheeler 1 F 6'9" 205 Graduate Student Stamford, CT Purdue
Stef Smith 3 G 6'2" 195 Graduate Student Ajax, ON Vermont
Tareq Coburn 10 G 6'5" 210 Graduate Student Queens, NY Hofstra
Joel Soriano 11 C 6'11" 260 Junior Yonkers, NY Fordham
Esahia Nyiwe 22 F 6'10" 215 Junior Omaha, NE Clarendon College
Montez Mathis 23 G 6'4" 210 Senior Baltimore, MD Rutgers

2021 Recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Rafael Pinzon
#34 SF
Arecibo, Puerto Rico Long Island Lutheran 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 14, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
O'Mar Stanley
#34 C
Kansas City, MO Link Year Prep (MO) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Nov 13, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Drissa Traore
#47 PF
Harlem, NY Long Island Lutheran 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Aug 3, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
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:

  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2022 Recruiting class[]

Roster[]

2021–22 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) 200 lb (91 kg) So Our Savior Lutheran Brooklyn, NY
F 1 Aaron Wheeler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Brewster Academy
Purdue
Stamford, CT
G/F 2 Julian Champagnie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Bishop Loughlin Brooklyn, NY
G 3 Stef Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Bill Crothers Secondary
Vermont
Ajax, Ontario
F 4 O'Mar Stanley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Link Year Prep Overland Park, KS
G 5 Dylan Addae-Wusu 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Our Savior Lutheran The Bronx, NY
G 10 Tareq Coburn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Cardozo
St. Bonaventure
Hofstra
Queens, New York
F 11 Joel Soriano 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Archbishop Stepinac
Fordham
Yonkers, NY
G 13 Jason Simpson (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Montverde Academy West Palm Beach, FL
G 14 Artemios Gavalas (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Southampton Southampton, NY
F 22 Esahia Nyiwe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Omaha Northwest
Clarendon College
Omaha, NE
G 23 Montez Mathis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr The John Carroll School
Rutgers
Baltimore, MD
G 24 Rafael Pinzon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Long Island Lutheran Arecibo, PR
F 34 Jalen Rosemond (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Sanford H. Calhoun Merrick, NY
F 55 Drissa Traore Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Long Island Lutheran New York City, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • T.J. Cleveland (Arkansas)
  • Van Macon (Southampton College)
  • Greg Vetrone (LIU Post)

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
Exhibition
October 27, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Baruch W 107–43 
 19  Champagnie   13  Champagnie   10  Alexander  Carnesecca Arena (3,111)
Queens, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:45 p.m., FS1
Mississippi Valley State W 119–61  1–0
 20  Champagnie   13  Soriano   7  Alexander  Carnesecca Arena (4,749)
Queens, NY
November 13, 2021*
4:00 p.m., FS2
Saint Peter's W 91–70  2–0
 22  Champagnie   7  Wheeler   9  Alexander  Carnesecca Arena (3,795)
Queens, NY
November 17, 2021*
9:00 p.m., FS1
at Indiana
Gavitt Tipoff Games
L 74–76  2–1
 32  Champagnie   7  Champagnie   6  Alexander  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
November 20, 2021*
6:00 p.m., FS2
Fairleigh Dickinson W 87–74  3–1
 17  2 Tied   10  Champagnie   5  Addae-Wusu  Carnesecca Arena (3,538)
Queens, NY
November 23, 2021*
7:00 p.m., FS2
St. Francis Brooklyn W 76–70  4–1
 23  Champagnie   7  Addae-Wusu   6  Smith  Carnesecca Arena (3,415)
Queens, NY
November 27, 2021*
4:00 p.m., FS2
NJIT W 77–68 OT 5–1
 16  2 Tied   10  Champagnie   7  Alexander  Carnesecca Arena (3,243)
Queens, NY
December 3, 2021*
7:00 p.m., FS1
No. 8 Kansas
Big East–Big 12 Battle
L 75–95  5–2
 24  Champagnie   8  Champagnie   4  Addae-Wusu  UBS Arena (9,769)
Elmont, NY
December 5, 2021*
7:00 p.m., FS1
Fordham
Rivalry
W 83–69  6–2
 23  Alexander   8  2 Tied   11  Addae-Wusu  Carnesecca Arena (3,951)
Queens, NY
December 9, 2021*
8:30 p.m., FS1
Monmouth
Gotham Classic
W 88–83  7–2
 21  Alexander   6  3 Tied   7  Addae-Wusu  Carnesecca Arena (3,850)
Queens, NY
December 12, 2021*
12:00 p.m., FS1
Colgate
Gotham Classic
W 82–64  8–2
 19  Champagnie   7  2 Tied   4  Alexander  Carnesecca Arena (3,510)
Queens, NY
December 18, 2021*
12:00 p.m., FS1
vs. Pittsburgh
Gotham Classic
L 57–59  8–3
 12  Addae-Wusu   9  Soriano   5  Alexander  Madison Square Garden (5,177)
New York, NY
December 29, 2021
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
Marquette Canceled due to Covid-19 Carnesecca Arena 
Queens, NY
January 5, 2022
6:30 p.m., FS1
DePaul W 89–84  9–3
(1–0)
 34  Champagnie   16  Champagnie   8  Addae-Wusu  Carnesecca Arena (3,429)
Queens, NY
January 8, 2022
12:00 p.m., FS1
at No. 16 Providence L 73–83  9–4
(1–1)
 20  Addae-Wusu   7  2 Tied   5  Addae-Wusu  Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,008)
Providence, RI
January 12, 2022
8:30 p.m., FS1
at UConn L 78–86 OT 9–5
(1–2)
 27  Champagnie   10  Alexander   5  Alexander  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (6,671)
Storrs, CT
January 16, 2022
4:30 p.m., FOX
Georgetown
Rivalry
W 88–69  10–5
(2–2)
 25  Champagnie   6  Tied   7  Tied  Madison Square Garden (5,161)
New York, NY
January 19, 2022
7:00 p.m., FS1
at Creighton L 64–87  10–6
(2–3)
 17  Champagnie   7  Addae-Wusu   8  Addae-Wusu  CHI Health Center Omaha (16,840)
Omaha, NE
January 22, 2022
12:00 p.m., FS1
Seton Hall L 60–66  10–7
(2–4)
 13  Wheeler   14  Soriano   5  Alexander  Madison Square Garden (6,692)
New York, NY
January 24, 2022
9:00 p.m., FS1
at Seton Hall
Rescheduled from December 20
W 84–63  11–7
(3–4)
 19  Alexander   10  Wheeler   5  Tied  Walsh Gymnasium (1,316)
South Orange, NJ
January 29, 2022
4:30 p.m., FOX
at No. 14 Villanova L 62–73  11–8
(3–5)
 14  Mathis   7  Champagnie   4  Tied  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
February 1, 2022
9:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 15 Providence L 82–86  11–9
(3–6)
 29  Alexander   6  Mathis   12  Alexander  Carnesecca Arena (4,781)
Queens, NY
February 3, 2022
6:00 p.m., FS1
at Georgetown
Rivalry/Rescheduled from Jan. 1
W 90–77  12–9
(4–6)
 27  Champagnie   9  Soriano   6  Alexander  McDonough Gymnasium (1,100)
Washington, D.C.
February 5, 2022
12:00 p.m., FS1
at Butler W 75–72  13–9
(5–6)
 21  Champagnie   8  Champagnie   5  Alexander  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,363)
Indianapolis, IN
February 8, 2022
8:30 p.m., FS1
No. 15 Villanova L 69–75  13–10
(5–7)
 31  Wheeler   11  Addae-Wusu   5  Addae-Wusu  Madison Square Garden (9,712)
New York, NY
February 13, 2022
12:00 p.m., FOX
No. 24 UConn L 60–63  13–11
(5–8)
 14  Mathis   11  Champagnie   5  Addae-Wusu  Madison Square Garden (6,567)
New York, NY
February 16, 2022
6:30 p.m., CBSSN
at Xavier W 86–73  14–11
(6–8)
 27  Champagnie   7  Tied   5  Tied  Cintas Center (10,160)
Cincinnati, OH
February 18, 2022
5:00 p.m., CBSSN
Butler
Rescheduled from December 23
W 91–57  15–11
(7–8)
 31  Champagnie   7  Champagnie   10  Alexander  Carnesecca Arena (4,527)
Queens, NY
February 23, 2022
6:30 p.m., FS1
Creighton L 78–81  15–12
(7–9)
 15  Mathis   9  Wheeler   5  Addae-Wusu  Carnesecca Arena (4,542)
Queens, NY
February 27, 2022
5:00 p.m., FS1
at DePaul L 94–99  15–13
(7–10)
 26  Champagnie   8  Alexander   5  Smith  Wintrust Arena (3,735)
Chicago, IL
March 2, 2022
6:30 p.m., FS1
Xavier W 81–66  16–13
(8–10)
 20  Coburn   11  Wheeler   8  Alexander  Carnesecca Arena (4,352)
Queens, NY
March 5, 2022
9:00 p.m., FS1
at Marquette L 77–85  16–14
(8–11)
 19  Addae-Wusu   6  Soriano   9  Alexander  Fiserv Forum (15,005)
Milwaukee, WI
Big East Tournament
March 9, 2022
7:00 p.m., FS1
(7) vs. (10) DePaul
First round
W 92–73  17–14
 26  Champagnie   9  Nyiwe   7  Alexander  Madison Square Garden (17,163)
New York, NY
March 10, 2022
7:00 p.m., FS1
(7) vs. (2) No. 8 Villanova
Quarterfinals
L 65–66  17–15
 23  Champagnie   9  Champagnie   5  Alexander  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

[1]

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
APRV
Coaches

*No rankings released

References[]

  1. ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". St. John's University Athletics. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
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