# St. John's Red Storm women's basketball

The St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team represents St. John's University in New York City, New York, United States. The school's team competes in the Big East, where it has competed since the 1982–1983 season. The women’s basketball team began competing in the AIAW in 1974–1975 under coach Vickie Kresse, obtaining a 10–8 record and its first winning season. The Red Storm are coached by Joe Tartamella, who took the helm of the program in 2012.

## Yearly records

Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Vickie Kresse (1974–1979) ||||||
| 1974–75 | Vickie Kresse | 10–8 | | | |
| 1975–76 | Vickie Kresse | 23–8 | | | |
| 1976–77 | Vickie Kresse | 24–7 | | | |
| 1977–78 | Vickie Kresse | 26–5 | | | |
| 1978–79 | Vickie Kresse | 17–15 | | | |
| Vickie Kresse: | Vickie Kresse: | 100–43 (.699) | | | |
| Don Perrelli (1979–1984) ||||||
| 1979–80 | Don Perrelli | 16–16 | | | |
| 1980–81 | Don Perrelli | 26–8 | | | |
| 1981–82 | Don Perrelli | 25–7 | | | AIAW Round of 16 |
| Big East Conference (1982–present) ||||||
| 1982–83 | Don Perrelli | 27–6 | 7–1 | 1st | NCAA Round of 32 |
| 1983–84 | Don Perrelli | 24–6 | 5–3 | T-2nd | NCAA Round of 32 |
| Don Perrelli: | Don Perrelli: | 118–43 (.733) | 12–4 (.750) | | |
| Joe Mullaney Jr. (1984–1996) ||||||
| 1984–85 | Joe Mullaney Jr. | 18–11 | 12–4 | T-1st | |
| 1985–86 | Joe Mullaney Jr. | 19–9 | 11–5 | 4th | |
| 1986–87 | Joe Mullaney Jr. | 16–13 | 9–7 | T-4th | |
| 1987–88 | Joe Mullaney Jr. | 22–10 | 10–6 | T-3rd | NCAA Round of 32 |
| 1988–89 | Joe Mullaney Jr. | 10–18 | 5–11 | 7th | |
| 1989–90 | Joe Mullaney Jr. | 12–17 | 5–11 | T-7th | |
| 1990–91 | Joe Mullaney Jr. | 16–12 | 10–6 | T-3rd | |
| 1991–92 | Joe Mullaney Jr. | 14–14 | 5–13 | T-8th | |
| 1992–93 | Joe Mullaney Jr. | 12–16 | 5–13 | 8th | |
| 1993–94 | Joe Mullaney Jr. | 8–20 | 4–14 | 9th | |
| 1994–95 | Joe Mullaney Jr. | 15–12 | 10–8 | T-4th | |
| 1995–96 | Joe Mullaney Jr. | 6–21 | 4–14 | 12th (6th BE6) | |
| Joe Mullaney Jr.: | Joe Mullaney Jr.: | 168–173 (.493) | 90–112 (.446) | | |
| Charlene Thomas-Swinson (1996–1999) ||||||
| 1996–97 | Charlene Thomas-Swinson | 5–22 | 3–15 | T-12th (6th BE6) | |
| 1997–98 | Charlene Thomas-Swinson | 6–21 | 4–14 | 12th (6th BE6) | |
| 1998–99 | Charlene Thomas-Swinson | 13–18 | 7–11 | 8th | |
| Charlene Thomas-Swinson: | Charlene Thomas-Swinson: | 24–61 (.282) | 14–40 (.259) | | |
| Darcel Estep (1999–2002) ||||||
| 1999–00 | Darcel Estep | 11–18 | 5–11 | T-9th | |
| 2000–01 | Darcel Estep | 8–20 | 3–13 | T-12th | |
| Pechone Stepps (2002–2002) ||||||
| 2001–02* | Darcel Estep Pechone Stepps TOTAL | 3–13 0–11 3–24 | 0–5 0–11 0–16 | 14th | |
| Darcel Estep: | Darcel Estep: | 22–51 (.301) | 8–29 (.216) | | |
| Pechone Stepps: | Pechone Stepps: | 0–11 (.000) | 0–11 (.000) | | |
| Kim Barnes Arico (2002–2012) ||||||
| 2002–03 | Kim Barnes Arico | 8–19 | 2–4 | 14th | |
| 2003–04 | Kim Barnes Arico | 10–18 | 4–12 | 11th | |
| 2004–05 | Kim Barnes Arico | 20–11 | 7–9 | T-6th | WNIT Round of 16 |
| 2005–06 | Kim Barnes Arico | 22–8 | 11–5 | T-3rd | NCAA Round of 32 |
| 2006–07 | Kim Barnes Arico | 8–20 | 4–12 | 12th | |
| 2007–08 | Kim Barnes Arico | 18–15 | 7–9 | 10th | WNIT Quarterfinals |
| 2008–09 | Kim Barnes Arico | 19–15 | 4–12 | T-13th | WNIT Round of 16 |
| 2009–10 | Kim Barnes Arico | 25–7 | 12–4 | 4th | NCAA Round of 32 |
| 2010–11 | Kim Barnes Arico | 22–11 | 9–7 | T-8th | NCAA Round of 32 |
| 2011–12 | Kim Barnes Arico | 24–10 | 13–3 | T-2nd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen |
| Kim Barnes Arico: | Kim Barnes Arico: | 176–134 (.541) | 73–87 (.456) | | |
| Joe Tartamella (2012–present) ||||||
| 2012–13 | Joe Tartamella | 18–13 | 11–5 | T-3rd | NCAA Round of 64 |
| 2013–14 | Joe Tartamella | 23–11 | 13–5 | 2nd | NCAA Round of 32 |
| 2014–15 | Joe Tartamella | 23–11 | 11–7 | 4th | WNIT Round of 16 |
| 2015–16 | Joe Tartamella | 23–10 | 11–7 | 4th | NCAA Round of 64 |
| 2016–17 | Joe Tartamella | 22–12 | 11–7 | T-4th | WNIT Round of 16 |
| 2017–18 | Joe Tartamella | 19–15 | 9–9 | T-5th | WNIT Quarterfinals |
| 2018–19 | Joe Tartamella | 15–16 | 7–11 | T–8th | |
| 2019–20 | Joe Tartamella | 19–12 | 11–7 | T–3rd | |
| 2020–21 | Joe Tartamella | 8–15 | 4–12 | 8th | |
| 2021–22 | Joe Tartamella | 12–19 | 7–12 | 7th | |
| 2022–23 | Joe Tartamella | 23–9 | 13–7 | T–4th | NCAA Round of 64 |
| 2023–24 | Joe Tartamella | 19–15 | 11–7 | T–3rd | WBIT Second Round |
| Joe Tartamella: | Joe Tartamella: | 224–158 (.586) | 119–96 (.553) | | |
| Big East Conference: | Big East Conference: | | 316–177 (.641) | | |
| Total: | Total: | 810–663 (.550) | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||

## Postseason results
### NCAA Division I

| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1983 | #7 | First Round | #2 Old Dominion | L 63–86 |
| 1984 | #7 | First Round | #2 North Carolina | L 79–81 (OT) |
| 1988 | #7 | First Round Second Round | #10 Fairfield #2 Virginia | W 83–70 L 64–75 |
| 2006 | #7 | First Round Second Round | #10 California #2 Maryland | W 78–68 L 74–81 |
| 2010 | #6 | First Round Second Round | #11 Princeton #3 Florida State | W 65–47 L 65–66 (OT) |
| 2011 | #9 | First Round Second Round | #8 Texas Tech #1 Stanford | W 55–50 L 49–75 |
| 2012 | #3 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #14 Creighton #6 Oklahoma #2 Duke | W 69–67 W 74–70 L 47–74 |
| 2013 | #10 | First Round | #7 Dayton | L 90–96 (2OT) |
| 2014 | #8 | First Round Second Round | #9 Southern Cal #1 Tennessee | W 71–68 L 51–67 |
| 2016 | #8 | First Round | #9 Auburn | L 57–68 |
| 2023 | #11 | First Four First Round | #11 Purdue #6 North Carolina | W 66–64 L 59–61 |

### AIAW Division I

The Red Storm made one appearance in the AIAW National Division I basketball tournament, with a combined record of 0–1.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1982 | First Round | Minnesota | L, 56–68 |

## Players selected in the WBL Draft

1981 – 2nd Round – Dallas Diamonds – Debbie Brajevich

## Players selected in the WNBA draft

Source:
| Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Name | Team |
| 2013 | 2 | 5 | 17 | Nadirah McKenith | Washington Mystics |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 25 | Shenneika Smith | New York Liberty |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | 27 | Aliyyah Handford | Connecticut Sun |
| 2016 | 3 | 7 | 31 | Danaejah Grant | Washington Mystics |
| First round pick  Active players ||||||