2025 Tournament PreviewIn just his second season, legendary coach Rick Pitino led St. John's to the Big East regular-season and tournament titles and its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2019. The 6-7 RJ Luis Jr. (18.4 ppg, 7.2 rpg) took a massive leap in his second year at St. John's, posting 10 double-doubles, while star guard Kadary Richmond (12.7 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 5.4 apg) and 6-9 Zuby Ejiofor (14.6 ppg, 8.0 rpg) transferred in to become key contributors. St. John's plays fast, but lockdown defense is its calling card. The Red Storm is No. 1 nationally in defensive efficiency (per KenPom), ranking top 20 in turnover rate and opponent effective field-goal percentage, and 12th in opponent two-point shooting. Resume is the biggest issue. A weak Big East resulted in just three Quad 1 wins (though St. John's is undefeated in the other three quadrants) and losses to Baylor and Georgia raise questions about how it might fare against power-conference foes.
Scouting Report Offense Defense
Efficiency 1.13 86 0.90 4
Pace 70.1 (64)
Effective FG% 49.22 (262) 45.92 (7)
Turnover % 12.75 (30) 18.62 (21)
Off Reb % 37.92 (8) 29.79 (182)
FTA/FGA 30.35 (265) 30.66 (122)
3P% 30.11 (340) 30.58 (25)
2P% 51.04 (175) 45.95 (12)
FT% 69.08 (286) 67.03 (5)
3PA/FGA 31.02 (342) 40.82 (251)
Totals
Per Game
 
Elig
GP
Usage
MIN
PTS
REB
AST
STL
BLK
3PM
Loading Team Stats...
 
Elig
GP
Usage
MIN
PTS
REB
AST
STL
BLK
3PM
Loading Team Stats
St. John's
Big East
Rankings
AP Poll: #6 Coaches Poll: #5 NET: #13 RPI: #9 RW: #18
Record
Overall: (31-5) Conference: (18-2) Quad 1: (6-4) Quad 2: (11-1) Quad 3: (8-0) Quad 4: (6-0)
Rk
Opp Rk
Opp
Score
Record
Conf
Loading Schedule...
Rank
Opp Rk
Opp
Score
Record
Conf
Loading Post Schedule...
St. John's Depth Chart
Our full team depth charts are reserved for RotoWire subscribers.
Subscribe Now
St. John's Starting Lineup - Last 5 Games
Score
Win/Loss
Home/Away
Name
Name
Name
Name
Loading Last 5 Lineups...
St. John's Roster
Class
Height
Weight
Age
Loading Roster...
News Display Mode
Compact
Expanded