# 2021–22 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

The 2021–22 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by Mike Anderson, in his third year at the school, and played their home games at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden as members of the Big East Conference.

## Previous season

The Red Storm finished the season 16–11, 10–9 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big East tournament, they lost to Seton Hall in the quarterfinals.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Josh Roberts | 1 | F | 6'9" | 220 | Junior | Troy, AL | Transferred to Manhattan |
| Rasheem Dunn | 3 | G | 6'2" | 190 | RS Senior | Brooklyn, NY | Graduate transferred to Robert Morris |
| Greg Williams Jr. | 4 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Junior | Lafayette, LA | Transferred to Louisiana |
| Marcellus Earlington | 10 | G/F | 6'6" | 240 | Junior | Stony Point, NY | Transferred to San Diego |
| John McGriff | 11 | G | 6'0" | 185 | RS Freshman | Bowie, MD | Transferred to Binghamton |
| Arnaldo Toro | 12 | F | 6'8" | 240 | GS Senior | Hormigueros, PR | Graduated |
| Isaih Moore | 13 | F | 6'10" | 205 | Junior | Columbia, SC | Transferred to Southern Miss |
| Vince Cole | 15 | G/F | 6'6" | 185 | Junior | Charleston, SC | Transferred to Coastal Carolina |
| David Caraher | 23 | G/F | 6'6" | 205 | RS Junior | Chapel Hill, NC | Graduate transferred to High Point |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Num | Pos | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Aaron Wheeler | 1 | F | 6'9" | 205 | Graduate Student | Stamford, CT | Purdue |
| Stef Smith | 3 | G | 6'2" | 195 | Graduate Student | Ajax, ON | Vermont |
| Tareq Coburn | 10 | G | 6'5" | 210 | Graduate Student | Queens, NY | Hofstra |
| Joel Soriano | 11 | C | 6'11" | 260 | Junior | Yonkers, NY | Fordham |
| Esahia Nyiwe | 22 | F | 6'10" | 215 | Junior | Omaha, NE | Clarendon College |
| Montez Mathis | 23 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Senior | Baltimore, MD | Rutgers |

### 2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Rafael Pinzon #34 SF | Arecibo, Puerto Rico | Long Island Lutheran | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 14, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| O'Mar Stanley #34 C | Kansas City, MO | Link Year Prep (MO) | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Nov 13, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 ||||||
| Drissa Traore #47 PF | Harlem, NY | Long Island Lutheran | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Aug 3, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76 ||||||
| 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: "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

### 2022 Recruiting class

College recruiting information (2022) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| A. J. Storr #25 SF | Las Vegas, NV | IMG Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Aug 4, 2021 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 |||||||
| Kolby King #65 PG | Pembroke Pines, FL | Pembroke Pines Charter School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Aug 2, 2021 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| 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: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 27, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Baruch | W 107–43 | | 19 – Champagnie | 13 – Champagnie | 10 – Alexander | Carnesecca Arena (3,111) Queens, NY |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:45 p.m., FS1 | | Mississippi Valley State | W 119–61 | 1–0 | 20 – Champagnie | 13 – Soriano | 7 – Alexander | Carnesecca Arena (4,749) Queens, NY |
| November 13, 2021* 4:00 p.m., FS2 | | Saint Peter's | W 91–70 | 2–0 | 22 – Champagnie | 7 – Wheeler | 9 – Alexander | Carnesecca Arena (3,795) Queens, NY |
| November 17, 2021* 9:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Indiana Gavitt Tipoff Games | L 74–76 | 2–1 | 32 – Champagnie | 7 – Champagnie | 6 – Alexander | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| November 20, 2021* 6:00 p.m., FS2 | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 87–74 | 3–1 | 17 – 2 Tied | 10 – Champagnie | 5 – Addae-Wusu | Carnesecca Arena (3,538) Queens, NY |
| November 23, 2021* 7:00 p.m., FS2 | | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 76–70 | 4–1 | 23 – Champagnie | 7 – Addae-Wusu | 6 – Smith | Carnesecca Arena (3,415) Queens, NY |
| November 27, 2021* 4:00 p.m., FS2 | | NJIT | W 77–68 $^{OT}$ | 5–1 | 16 – 2 Tied | 10 – Champagnie | 7 – Alexander | Carnesecca Arena (3,243) Queens, NY |
| December 3, 2021* 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | No. 8 Kansas Big East–Big 12 Battle | L 75–95 | 5–2 | 24 – Champagnie | 8 – Champagnie | 4 – Addae-Wusu | UBS Arena (9,769) Elmont, NY |
| December 5, 2021* 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | Fordham Rivalry | W 83–69 | 6–2 | 23 – Alexander | 8 – 2 Tied | 11 – Addae-Wusu | Carnesecca Arena (3,951) Queens, NY |
| December 9, 2021* 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | Monmouth Gotham Classic | W 88–83 | 7–2 | 21 – Alexander | 6 – 3 Tied | 7 – Addae-Wusu | Carnesecca Arena (3,850) Queens, NY |
| December 12, 2021* 12:00 p.m., FS1 | | Colgate Gotham Classic | W 82–64 | 8–2 | 19 – Champagnie | 7 – 2 Tied | 4 – Alexander | Carnesecca Arena (3,510) Queens, NY |
| December 18, 2021* 12:00 p.m., FS1 | | vs. Pittsburgh Gotham Classic | L 57–59 | 8–3 | 12 – Addae-Wusu | 9 – Soriano | 5 – Alexander | Madison Square Garden (5,177) New York, NY |
| Big East regular season |||||||||
| December 29, 2021 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Marquette | Canceled due to Covid-19 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY |
| January 5, 2022 6:30 p.m., FS1 | | DePaul | W 89–84 | 9–3 (1–0) | 34 – Champagnie | 16 – Champagnie | 8 – Addae-Wusu | Carnesecca Arena (3,429) Queens, NY |
| January 8, 2022 12:00 p.m., FS1 | | at No. 16 Providence | L 73–83 | 9–4 (1–1) | 20 – Addae-Wusu | 7 – 2 Tied | 5 – Addae-Wusu | Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,008) Providence, RI |
| January 12, 2022 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | at UConn | L 78–86 $^{OT}$ | 9–5 (1–2) | 27 – Champagnie | 10 – Alexander | 5 – Alexander | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (6,671) Storrs, CT |
| January 16, 2022 4:30 p.m., FOX | | Georgetown Rivalry | W 88–69 | 10–5 (2–2) | 25 – Champagnie | 6 – Tied | 7 – Tied | Madison Square Garden (5,161) New York, NY |
| January 19, 2022 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Creighton | L 64–87 | 10–6 (2–3) | 17 – Champagnie | 7 – Addae-Wusu | 8 – Addae-Wusu | CHI Health Center Omaha (16,840) Omaha, NE |
| January 22, 2022 12:00 p.m., FS1 | | Seton Hall | L 60–66 | 10–7 (2–4) | 13 – Wheeler | 14 – Soriano | 5 – Alexander | Madison Square Garden (6,692) New York, NY |
| January 24, 2022 9:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Seton Hall Rescheduled from December 20 | W 84–63 | 11–7 (3–4) | 19 – Alexander | 10 – Wheeler | 5 – Tied | Walsh Gymnasium (1,316) South Orange, NJ |
| January 29, 2022 4:30 p.m., FOX | | at No. 14 Villanova | L 62–73 | 11–8 (3–5) | 14 – Mathis | 7 – Champagnie | 4 – Tied | Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA |
| February 1, 2022 9:00 p.m., CBSSN | | No. 15 Providence | L 82–86 | 11–9 (3–6) | 29 – Alexander | 6 – Mathis | 12 – Alexander | Carnesecca Arena (4,781) Queens, NY |
| February 3, 2022 6:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Georgetown Rivalry/Rescheduled from Jan. 1 | W 90–77 | 12–9 (4–6) | 27 – Champagnie | 9 – Soriano | 6 – Alexander | McDonough Gymnasium (1,100) Washington, D.C. |
| February 5, 2022 12:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Butler | W 75–72 | 13–9 (5–6) | 21 – Champagnie | 8 – Champagnie | 5 – Alexander | Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,363) Indianapolis, IN |
| February 8, 2022 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | No. 15 Villanova | L 69–75 | 13–10 (5–7) | 31 – Wheeler | 11 – Addae-Wusu | 5 – Addae-Wusu | Madison Square Garden (9,712) New York, NY |
| February 13, 2022 12:00 p.m., FOX | | No. 24 UConn | L 60–63 | 13–11 (5–8) | 14 – Mathis | 11 – Champagnie | 5 – Addae-Wusu | Madison Square Garden (6,567) New York, NY |
| February 16, 2022 6:30 p.m., CBSSN | | at Xavier | W 86–73 | 14–11 (6–8) | 27 – Champagnie | 7 – Tied | 5 – Tied | Cintas Center (10,160) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 18, 2022 5:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Butler Rescheduled from December 23 | W 91–57 | 15–11 (7–8) | 31 – Champagnie | 7 – Champagnie | 10 – Alexander | Carnesecca Arena (4,527) Queens, NY |
| February 23, 2022 6:30 p.m., FS1 | | Creighton | L 78–81 | 15–12 (7–9) | 15 – Mathis | 9 – Wheeler | 5 – Addae-Wusu | Carnesecca Arena (4,542) Queens, NY |
| February 27, 2022 5:00 p.m., FS1 | | at DePaul | L 94–99 | 15–13 (7–10) | 26 – Champagnie | 8 – Alexander | 5 – Smith | Wintrust Arena (3,735) Chicago, IL |
| March 2, 2022 6:30 p.m., FS1 | | Xavier | W 81–66 | 16–13 (8–10) | 20 – Coburn | 11 – Wheeler | 8 – Alexander | Carnesecca Arena (4,352) Queens, NY |
| March 5, 2022 9:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Marquette | L 77–85 | 16–14 (8–11) | 19 – Addae-Wusu | 6 – Soriano | 9 – Alexander | Fiserv Forum (15,005) Milwaukee, WI |
| Big East tournament |||||||||
| March 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., FS1 | (7) | vs. (10) DePaul First round | W 92–73 | 17–14 | 26 – Champagnie | 9 – Nyiwe | 7 – Alexander | Madison Square Garden (17,163) New York, NY |
| March 10, 2022 7:00 p.m., FS1 | (7) | vs. (2) No. 8 Villanova Quarterfinals | L 65–66 | 17–15 | 23 – Champagnie | 9 – Champagnie | 5 – Alexander | Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: 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 |
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*No rankings released

## Awards and honors
### Big East Conference honors

Preseason honors
* Julian Champagne - First Team
* Posh Alexander - Second Team

#### Postseason honors

* Julian Champagnie - All-Big East First Team
* Posh Alexander - All-Big East Honorable Mention
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