The 2019–20 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented
St. John's University St John's University may refer to:
*St. John's University (New York City)
**St. John's University School of Law
**St. John's University (Italy) - Overseas Campus
*College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, St. Joseph, Minnesota and Col ...
during the
2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 5, 2019. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season concluded prematurely on March 12, 2020. The 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was sch ...
. They were coached by
Mike Anderson, in his first year at the school, and played their home games at
Carnesecca Arena
Carnesecca Arena (formerly Alumni Hall) is a 6,107-seat multi-purpose arena in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. It was built in 1961 and renamed in honor of Hall of Fame Coach Lou Carnesecca on November 23, 2004. It is the exclus ...
and
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as The Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh and Eighth avenues from 31st to 33rd Street, above Pennsylva ...
as members of the
Big East Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 5–13 in
Big East play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 9 seed in the
Big East tournament, they defeated
Georgetown in the first round before having their quarterfinal game against
Creighton canceled at halftime due to the ongoing
coronavirus pandemic.
Previous season
The
Red Storm finished the
2018–19 season with a record of 21–13, 8–10 in
Big East play to finish in seventh place in conference. They defeated
DePaul in the first round of the
Big East tournament before losing to
Marquette in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the
NCAA tournament where they lost in the first four to
Arizona State.
Offseason
Departures
Incoming transfers
2019 recruiting class
2020 Recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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Big East tournament
References
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