The 2024–25 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the

2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 4, 2024. The regular season ended on March 16, 2025, with the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament that began with the First Four on March 18 and ended with t ...

. They are coached by

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, in his second year at the school, and play their home games at

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and

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as members of the

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. The Red Storm had a breakout year under second year coach

to win both the Big East regular season and tournament championship, and got a #2 seed to the NCAA Tournament. However, they lost to #10 seed

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in the Round of 32.

Previous season

The Red Storm finished the season 20–13, 11–9 in Big East play to finish in fifth place. They defeated

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in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament before losing in the semifinals to

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Offseason

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Awards and honors

Rankings

References

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