The 2020–21 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are coached by Mike Anderson, in his second year at the school, and play their home games at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 16-11, 10-9 in Big East Play to finish in 4th place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament to Seton Hall.
Previous season The Red Storm 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.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown NotesMustapha Heron 0 G 6'5" 205 Senior Waterbury, CT GraduatedThomas O'Connell 12 G 6'2" 195 Graduate Student Mineola, NY GraduatedDamien Sears 15 F 6'7" 230 RS Junior Haughton, LA GraduatedTransferred to Nicholls StateJustin Cole 23 G 6'2" 190 Senior Rockville Centre, NY GraduatedNick Rutherford 24 G 6'3" 185 Graduate Student Indianapolis, IN GraduatedL. J. Figueroa 20 G/F 6'6" 200 Junior Lawrence, MA Transferred to OregonIan Steere 33 F 6'9" 245 Sophomore Sanford, NC Transferred to UNC Wilmington
Incoming transfers Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school F 6'8" 240 Graduate student Hormigueros, Puerto Rico George Washington F 6'10" 205 Junior Columbia, South Carolina Pearl River Community College G 6'6" 185 Junior Charleston, South Carolina USC Salkehatchie
2020 recruiting class
2021 Recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=|Big East tournament
Rankings
References