# 2023–24 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team

The 2023–24 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Red Storm, led by twelfth-year head coach Joe Tartamella, played their games at Carnesecca Arena and were members of the Big East Conference.

## Previous season

The Red Storm finished the season at 23–9 and 11–7 in Big East play to finish in a tied for fourth place. As a No. 5 seed in the Big East women's tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals Marquette. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament as they were the last four teams in, where they defeated Purdue in the first four to advanced to the first round where they lost to North Carolina.

## Offseason
### Departures

St. John's Departures :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Mimi Reid | 2 | G | 5'8" | GS Senior | Bronx, NY | Graduated |
| Danielle Patterson | 3 | F | 6'2" | GS Senior | Brooklyn, NY | Graduated |
| Jayla Everett | 4 | G | 5'10" | Senior | St. Louis, MO | Graduated |
| Sitota Gines | 11 | G | 5'10" | Sophomore | Zaragoza, Spain | Transferred to Buffalo |
| Danielle Cosgrove | 13 | F | 6'4" | Senior | Holbrook, NY | Graduated |
| Rayven Peeples | 20 | F | 6'3" | Senior | Detroit, MI | Graduated/signed to play professionally in England with Leicester Riders |
| Kadaja Bailey | 30 | G | 6'0" | Senior | Long Beach, NY | Graduated |
| Katie Burton | 33 | G | 5'9" | Sophomore | Fishers, IN | Transferred to Buffalo |

### Incoming transfers

St. John's Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Phoenix Gedeon | 21 | F | 6'0" | Junior | Montreal, QC | Robert Morris |
| Ber'Nyah Mayo | 23 | G | 5'6" | Senior | Wilmington, DE | UMass |
| Tara Daye | 44 | G | 5'10" | Sophomore | Newark, NJ | DePaul |

#### Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.

#### Recruiting class of 2024

College recruiting information (2024) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Ariel Little PG | Brooklyn, NY | South Shore High School | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91 |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2023. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | LIU | W 81–44 | 1–0 | 27 – Drake | 12 – Archer | 6 – Owen | Carnesecca Arena (386) Queens, NY |
| November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Monmouth | L 69–74 | 1–1 | 24 – Drake | 9 – Tied | 4 – Owen | OceanFirst Bank Center (921) West Long Branch, NJ |
| November 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | Penn State | L 53–69 | 1–2 | 16 – Mayo | 10 – Archer | 5 – Mayo | Carnesecca Arena (396) Queens, NY |
| November 19, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloSports | | Manhattan | W 67–47 | 2–2 | 30 – Drake | 7 – Tied | 4 – Owen | Carnesecca Arena (324) Queens, NY |
| November 23, 2023* 5:30 p.m., FloSports | | vs. VCU Discover Puerto Rico Classic | L 51–56 | 2–3 | 20 – Mayo | 5 – Archer | 1 – Tied | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (250) San Juan, PR |
| November 24, 2023* 3:00 p.m., FloSports | | vs. UCF Discover Puerto Rico Classic | L 48–61 | 2–4 | 16 – Drake | 7 – Brown | 3 – Tied | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (250) San Juan, PR |
| November 25, 2023* 8:00 p.m., FloSports | | vs. Jackson State Discover Puerto Rico Classic | L 56–60 | 2–5 | 17 – Drake | 7 – Brown | 3 – Brown | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (250) San Juan, PR |
| November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | Loyola (MD) | W 71–49 | 3–5 | 24 – Drake | 11 – Archer | 7 – Mayo | Carnesecca Arena (343) Queens, NY |
| December 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Marist | W 50–40 | 4–5 | 19 – Drake | 12 – Gedeon | 1 – Tied | McCann Arena (1,121) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| December 7, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Fairfield | L 62–67 | 4–6 | 21 – Drake | 7 – Archer | 7 – Mayo | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (850) Fairfield, CT |
| December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloSports | | Rhode Island | W 55–44 | 5–6 | 16 – Drake | 10 – Gedeon | 5 – Mayo | Carnesecca Arena (316) Queens, NY |
| December 16, 2023 6:00 p.m., FloSports | | Villanova | W 51–46 | 6–6 (1–0) | 16 – Drake | 14 – Archer | 3 – Tied | Madison Square Garden (12,720) New York, NY |
| December 21, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Yale | W 75–56 | 7–6 | 30 – Drake | 5 – Archer | 4 – Tied | John J. Lee Amphitheater (270) New Haven, CT |
| December 30, 2023 5:00 p.m., FloSports | | at No. 21 Creighton | L 56–67 | 7–7 (1–1) | 19 – Archer | 9 – Daye | 3 – Drake | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,839) Omaha, NE |
| January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | No. 19 Marquette | W 57–56 | 8–7 (2–1) | 24 – Drake | 6 – Owen | 3 – Mayo | Carnesecca Arena (147) Queens, NY |
| January 6, 2024 6:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Providence | W 55–48 | 9–7 (3–1) | 24 – Drake | 7 – Archer | 3 – Mayo | Alumni Hall (958) Providence, RI |
| January 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Xavier | W 60–42 | 10–7 (4–1) | 17 – Archer | 10 – Archer | 4 – Tied | Cintas Center (278) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., SNY | | No. 13 UConn | L 49–92 | 10–8 (4–2) | 11 – Donald | 4 – Donald | 4 – Mayo | UBS Arena (2,858) Elmont, NY |
| January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | Butler | W 60–42 | 11–8 (5–2) | 13 – Jaynes | 6 – Strande | 3 – Jaynes | Carnesecca Arena (293) Queens, NY |
| January 22, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1 | | at Seton Hall | L 66–74 $^{OT}$ | 11–9 (5–3) | 23 – Mayo | 8 – Archer | 6 – Mayo | Walsh Gymnasium (1,029) South Orange, NJ |
| January 25, 2024 8:00 p.m., FloSports | | at DePaul | W 83–77 $^{2OT}$ | 12–9 (6–3) | 36 – Drake | 11 – Archer | 6 – Mayo | Wintrust Arena (994) Chicago, IL |
| January 28, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloSports | | Georgetown | W 57–56 | 13–9 (7–3) | 18 – Drake | 10 – Daye | 4 – Mayo | Carnesecca Arena (698) Queens, NY |
| January 31, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | Xavier | W 67–55 | 14–9 (8–3) | 24 – Drake | 9 – Archer | 8 – Owen | Carnesecca Arena (286) Queens, NY |
| February 4, 2024 3:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at No. 11 UConn | L 63–78 | 14–10 (8–4) | 16 – Mayo | 5 – Archer | 4 – Daye | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,299) Storrs, CT |
| February 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Butler | L 59–64 | 14–11 (8–5) | 23 – Archer | 13 – Archer | 6 – Mayo | Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,238) Indianapolis, IN |
| February 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | Seton Hall | W 68–57 | 15–11 (9–5) | 26 – Drake | 12 – Archer | 4 – Donald | Carnesecca Arena (284) Queens, NY |
| February 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | No. 20 Creighton | L 51–71 | 15–12 (9–6) | 16 – Mayo | 6 – Archer | 2 – Tied | Carnesecca Arena (476) Queens, NY |
| February 20, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Georgetown | L 43–51 | 15–13 (9–7) | 14 – Drake | 14 – Archer | 2 – Drake | McDonough Gymnasium (322) Washington, D.C. |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloSports | | Providence | W 60–42 | 16–13 (10–7) | 13 – Donald | 9 – Archer | 6 – Mayo | Carnesecca Arena (410) Queens, NY |
| February 27, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | at Marquette | W 56–50 | 17–13 (11–7) | 19 – Mayo | 11 – Tied | 2 – 3 Tied | Al McGuire Center (2,323) Milwaukee, WI |
| Big East Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 9, 2024 9:30 p.m., FS2 | (3) | vs. (6) Georgetown Quarterfinals | L 44–53 | 17–14 | 16 – Archer | 3 – 4 Tied | 2 – Drake | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| WBIT |||||||||
| March 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at (3) Florida First Round | W 79–60 | 18–14 | 37 – Drake | 8 – Archer | 6 – Mayo | O'Connell Center (503) Gainesville, FL |
| March 24, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at (2) Toledo Second Round | L 71–72 | 18–15 | 21 – Drake | 5 – Archer | 6 – Donald | Savage Arena (2,521) Toledo, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | — | —* | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | Not released |
| Coaches | — | —* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | |
*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.