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

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.

2021–22 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
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
2021–22 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 13 Providence143 .824276  .818
No. 6 Villanova164 .800308  .789
No. 21 Connecticut136 .6842310  .697
Creighton127 .6322312  .657
Marquette118 .5791913  .594
Seton Hall118 .5792111  .656
St. John's811 .4211715  .531
Xavier811 .4212313  .639
Butler614 .3001419  .424
DePaul614 .3001516  .484
Georgetown019 .000625  .194
2022 Big East Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Josh Roberts1F6'9"220JuniorTroy, ALTransferred to Manhattan
Rasheem Dunn3G6'2"190RS SeniorBrooklyn, NYGraduate transferred to Robert Morris
Greg Williams Jr.4G6'3"200JuniorLafayette, LATransferred to Louisiana
Marcellus Earlington10G/F6'6"240JuniorStony Point, NYTransferred to San Diego
John McGriff11G6'0"185RS FreshmanBowie, MDTransferred to Binghamton
Arnaldo Toro12F6'8"240GS SeniorHormigueros, PRGraduated
Isaih Moore13F6'10"205JuniorColumbia, SCTransferred to Southern Miss
Vince Cole15G/F6'6"185JuniorCharleston, SCTransferred to Coastal Carolina
David Caraher23G/F6'6"205RS JuniorChapel Hill, NCGraduate transferred to High Point

Incoming transfers

NameNumPosHeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school
Aaron Wheeler1F6'9"205Graduate StudentStamford, CTPurdue
Stef Smith3G6'2"195Graduate StudentAjax, ONVermont
Tareq Coburn10G6'5"210Graduate StudentQueens, NYHofstra
Joel Soriano11C6'11"260JuniorYonkers, NYFordham
Esahia Nyiwe22F6'10"215JuniorOmaha, NEClarendon College
Montez Mathis23G6'4"210SeniorBaltimore, MDRutgers

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: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   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: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   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: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   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
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Posh Alexander 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoOur Savior Lutheran Brooklyn, NY
    F 1 Aaron Wheeler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg) GSBrewster Academy
    Purdue
    Stamford, CT
    G/F 2 Julian Champagnie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrBishop Loughlin Brooklyn, NY
    G 3 Stef Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) GSBill Crothers Secondary
    Vermont
    Ajax, Ontario
    F 4 O'Mar Stanley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrLink Year Prep Overland Park, KS
    G 5 Dylan Addae-Wusu 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoOur Savior Lutheran The Bronx, NY
    G 10 Tareq Coburn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) GSCardozo
    St. Bonaventure
    Hofstra
    Queens, New York
    F 11 Joel Soriano 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)260 lb (118 kg) JrArchbishop Stepinac
    Fordham
    Yonkers, NY
    G 13 Jason Simpson (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)155 lb (70 kg) FrMontverde Academy West Palm Beach, FL
    G 14 Artemios Gavalas (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoSouthampton Southampton, NY
    F 22 Esahia Nyiwe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrOmaha Northwest
    Clarendon College
    Omaha, NE
    G 23 Montez Mathis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrThe John Carroll School
    Rutgers
    Baltimore, MD
    G 24 Rafael Pinzon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrLong Island Lutheran Arecibo, PR
    F 34 Jalen Rosemond (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrSanford H. Calhoun Merrick, NY
    F 55 Drissa Traore  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrLong Island Lutheran New York City, NY
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

    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
    Big East regular season
    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

    Awards and honors

    All-Big East First Team

    All-Big East Honorable Mention

    Source[2]

    References

    1. "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". St. John's University Athletics. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
    2. "Champagnie, Gillespie Repeat on All-Big East First Team". Big East Conference. March 6, 2022. Archived from the original on March 11, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
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