# 2022–23 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

The 2022–23 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by Mike Anderson, in his fourth year at the school, and played their home games at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 17–14, 7–13 in Big East Play to finish in eighth place. They won defeated Butler in the opening round of the Big East tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Marquette.
On March 10, 2023, the school fired head coach Mike Anderson for cause. On March 20, the school named former Kentucky and Louisville head coach Rick Pitino the team's new head coach.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Aaron Wheeler | 1 | F | 6'9" | 205 | GS Senior | Stamford, CT | Graduated |
| Julian Champagnie | 2 | G/F | 6'8" | 215 | Junior | Brooklyn, NY | Declared for 2022 NBA draft; signed with the Philadelphia 76ers |
| Stef Smith | 3 | G | 6'2" | 195 | GS Senior | Ajax, ON | Graduated |
| Tareq Coburn | 10 | G | 6'5" | 210 | GS Senior | Queens, NY | Graduated |
| Artemios Gavalas | 14 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Sophomore | Southampon, NY | Walk-on; transferred |
| Jalen Rosemond | 34 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Senior | Merrick, NY | Walk-on; graduate transferred to Molloy |

## Incoming transfers

| Name | Num | Pos | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| André Curbelo | 5 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Junior | Vega Baja, Puerto Rico | Illinois |
| David Jones | 23 | F | 6'6" | 195 | Junior | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | DePaul |

## Recruiting classes
### 2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| AJ 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 ||||||
| Mohamed Keita C | Africa | The Winchendon School | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) | N/A | May 17, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| 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. ||||||

### 2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2023) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Brandon Gardner #17 PF | Middle Village, NY | Christ the King High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jun 26, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 |||||||
| 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: "2023 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 26, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Adelphi | W 85-55 | | 13 – Storr | 8 – Tied | 10 – Alexander | Carnesecca Arena (3,169) Queens, NY |
| October 29, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Southern New Hampshire | W 82–41 | | 14 – Soriano | 8 – Tied | 5 – Curbelo | Carnesecca Arena (3,045) Queens, NY |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 6:45 p.m., FS1 | | Merrimack | W 97–72 | 1–0 | 21 – Jones | 11 – Soriano | 7 – Curbelo | Carnesecca Arena (4,505) Queens, NY |
| November 12, 2022* 6:00 p.m., FS2 | | Lafayette | W 83–68 | 2–0 | 20 – Jones | 10 – Soriano | 6 – Tied | Carnesecca Arena (3,611) Queens, NY |
| November 15, 2022* 7:00 p.m., FS2 | | Central Connecticut | W 91–74 | 3–0 | 16 – Storr | 9 – Jones | 6 – Alexander | Carnesecca Arena (3,304) Queens, NY |
| November 17, 2022* 6:30 p.m., FS1 | | Nebraska Gavitt Tipoff Games | W 70–50 | 4–0 | 17 – Soriano | 18 – Soriano | 7 – Curbelo | Carnesecca Arena (3,933) Queens, NY |
| November 21, 2022* 9:30 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. Temple Empire Classic semifinals | W 78–72 | 5–0 | 16 – Mathis | 12 – Soriano | 6 – Alexander | Barclays Center (6,755) Brooklyn, NY |
| November 22, 2022* 9:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Syracuse Empire Classic championship | W 76–69 $^{OT}$ | 6–0 | 23 – Curbelo | 14 – Soriano | 6 – Tied | Barclays Center (5,901) Brooklyn, NY |
| November 26, 2022* 2:00 p.m., FS2 | | Niagara | W 78–70 | 7–0 | 21 – Soriano | 19 – Soriano | 3 – Curbelo | Carnesecca Arena (3,437) Queens, NY |
| November 29, 2022* 6:30 p.m., FS1 | | LIU | W 95–68 | 8–0 | 18 – Curbelo | 10 – Soriano | 8 – Alexander | Carnesecca Arena (3,901) Queens, NY |
| December 4, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at No. 23 Iowa State Big East–Big 12 Battle | L 60–71 | 8–1 | 14 – Alexander | 12 – Soriano | 2 – Tied | Hilton Coliseum (13,377) Ames, IA |
| December 7, 2022 6:30 p.m., FS1 | | DePaul | W 86–67 | 9–1 (1–0) | 17 – Soriano | 14 – Soriano | 6 – Alexander | Carnesecca Arena (4,285) Queens, NY |
| December 10, 2022* 6:00 p.m., FS2 | | New Hampshire | W 64–51 | 10–1 | 20 – Jones | 14 – Soriano | 4 – Alexander | Carnesecca Arena (3,937) Queens, NY |
| December 17, 2022* 2:30 p.m., MSG | | vs. Florida State Orange Bowl Classic | W 93–79 | 11–1 | 23 – Soriano | 12 – Soriano | 7 – Curbelo | FLA Live Arena (6,987) Sunrise, FL |
| December 21, 2022 6:30 p.m., FS1 | | at Villanova | L 63–78 | 11–2 (1–1) | 17 – Soriano | 13 – Soriano | 5 – Tied | Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA |
| December 28, 2022 9:00 p.m., FS1 | | No. 22 Xavier | L 79–84 | 11–3 (1–2) | 19 – Jones | 10 – Jones | 7 – Curbelo | Carnesecca Arena (4,368) Queens, NY |
| December 31, 2022 12:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Seton Hall | L 66–88 | 11–4 (1–3) | 23 – Soriano | 11 – Soriano | 7 – Curbelo | Prudential Center (10,481) Newark, NJ |
| January 3, 2023 6:30 p.m., FS1 | | Marquette | L 85–96 | 11–5 (1–4) | 22 – Soriano | 13 – Soriano | 5 – Tied | Carnesecca Arena (3,770) Queens, NY |
| January 7, 2023 12:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Providence | L 80–83 | 11–6 (1–5) | 16 – Soriano | 10 – Soriano | 4 – Curbelo | Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,401) Providence, RI |
| January 10, 2023 6:30 p.m., FS1 | | Butler | W 77–61 | 12–6 (2–5) | 20 – Soriano | 10 – Soriano | 6 – Curbelo | Carnesecca Arena (3,536) Queens, NY |
| January 15, 2023 12:00 p.m., FS1 | | at No. 6 UConn | W 85–74 | 13–6 (3–5) | 19 – Soriano | 13 – Soriano | 3 – Tied | XL Center (15,564) Hartford, CT |
| January 20, 2023 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | Villanova | L 49–57 | 13–7 (3–6) | 14 – Soriano | 16 – Soriano | 4 – Addae-Wusu | Madison Square Garden (13,504) New York, NY |
| January 25, 2023 9:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Creighton | L 76–104 | 13–8 (3–7) | 23 – Storr | 9 – Soriano | 3 – Curbelo | CHI Health Center Omaha (17,004) Omaha, NE |
| January 29, 2023 2:10 p.m., FS1 | | Georgetown Rivalry | W 75–73 | 14–8 (4–7) | 17 – Jones | 15 – Soriano | 5 – Storr | Madison Square Garden (11,455) New York, NY |
| February 1, 2023 8:30 p.m., CBSSN | | Seton Hall | L 72–84 | 14–9 (4–8) | 15 – Storr | 10 – Soriano | 4 – Alexander | Carnesecca Arena (4,977) Queens, NY |
| February 4, 2023 5:00 p.m., FOX | | at No. 16 Xavier | L 71–96 | 14–10 (4–9) | 14 – Tied | 8 – Soriano | 4 – Soriano | Cintas Center (10,436) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 7, 2023 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | at Butler | L 66–68 | 14–11 (4–10) | 17 – Alexander | 12 – Soriano | 6 – Alexander | Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,894) Indianapolis, IN |
| February 11, 2023 12:00 p.m., FOX | | No. 20 Providence Johnnies Day | W 73–68 | 15–11 (5–10) | 16 – Jones | 13 – Soriano | 9 – Alexander | Madison Square Garden (10,210) New York, NY |
| February 14, 2023 9:00 p.m., FS1 | | at DePaul | W 92–83 $^{2OT}$ | 16–11 (6–10) | 24 – Addae-Wusu | 16 – Soriano | 7 – Alexander | Wintrust Arena (3,018) Chicago, IL |
| February 18, 2023 7:30 p.m., FS1 | | No. 18 Creighton | L 67–77 | 16–12 (6–11) | 15 – Soriano | 8 – Soriano | 6 – Alexander | Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY |
| February 22, 2023 9:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Georgetown Rivalry | W 79–70 | 17–12 (7–11) | 16 – Soriano | 12 – Jones | 5 – Addae-Wusu | Capital One Arena (3,076) Washington, D.C. |
| February 25, 2023 12:00 p.m., CBS | | No. 18 UConn | L 86–95 | 17–13 (7–12) | 20 – Storr | 11 – Soriano | 5 – Alexander | Madison Square Garden (12,241) New York, NY |
| March 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., FOX | | at No. 6 Marquette | L 94–96 | 17–14 (7–13) | 25 – Addae-Wusu | 11 – Soriano | 5 – Addae-Wusu | Fiserv Forum (18,012) Milwaukee, WI |
| Big East tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2023 3:00 p.m., FS1 | (8) | vs. (9) Butler First round | W 76–63 | 18–14 | 19 – Soriano | 15 – Soriano | 4 – Addae-Wusu | Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY |
| March 9, 2023 12:00 p.m., FS1 | (8) | vs. (1) No. 6 Marquette Quarterfinals | L 70–72 $^{OT}$ | 18–15 | 16 – Tied | 12 – Soriano | 2 – Tied | 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. |||||||||

## Awards and honors

Preseason honors :
| Honors | Player | Position | Date awarded | Ref. |
| Preseason All-Big East First Team | Posh Alexander | G | October 18, 2023 | |
Weekly honors :
| Honors | Player | Position | Date awarded |
| Big East Men's Basketball Player of the Week | Joel Soriano | C | November 28, 2022 |
| Big East Men's Basketball Freshman of the Week | A.J. Storr | G/F | January 16, 2023 |
| Big East Men's Basketball Freshman of the Week | A.J. Storr | G/F | January 30, 2023 |
| Big East Men's Basketball Freshman of the Week | A.J. Storr | G/F | February 20, 2023 |
Postseason honors :
| Honors | Player | Position | Date awarded |
| All-Big East Second Team | Joel Soriano | C | March 5, 2023 |
| All-Big East Freshman Team | A.J. Storr | G/F | March 5, 2023 |
| Big East Most Improved Player | Joel Soriano | C | March 6, 2023 |
| All-Met First Team | Joel Soriano | C | April 26, 2023 |
| All-Met Third Team | Posh Alexander | G | April 26, 2023 |
| MBWA Rookie of the Year | A.J. Storr | G/F | April 26, 2023 |

## 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Coaches | — | — | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
*No rankings released