The 2016–17 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the

2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 11, 2016. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic, and ended with the Final Four in Glendale, Arizona on April 3, 2017. Practices officially began on September 30, 20 ...

. They were coached by

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and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member

Chris Mullin Christopher Paul Mullin (born July 30, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player, executive and coach. He is a two-time Olympic Gold medalist and a two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee (in 2010 as a memb ...

in his second year at the school. They played their home games at

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and Madison Square Garden as members of the

Big East Conference The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletic conference that competes in NCAA Division I in ten men's sports and twelve women's sports. Headquartered in New York City, the eleven full-member schools are primarily located in Northeast and ...

. They finished the regular season 14–19, 7–11 in Big East play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Georgetown in the first round of the Big East tournament before losing to Villanova in the quarterfinals.

Previous season

The Red Storm finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 8–24, 1–17 in Big East play to finish in last place in conference. They lost to Marquette in the first round of the Big East tournament.

Preseason

Prior to the season, St. John's was picked to finish in eighth place in a poll of Big East coaches. Shamorie Ponds was named the preseason Rookie of the Year.

Offseason

Departures

2016 recruiting class

Transfer additions

2017 Recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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