# 2019–20 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

The 2019–20 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by Mike Anderson, in his first 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 17–15, 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.

## Previous season

The Red Storm finished the 2018–19 season with a record of 21–13, 8–10 in Big East play to finish in seventh place in conference. They defeated DePaul in the first round of the Big East tournament before losing to Marquette in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first four to Arizona State.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Sedee Keita | 0 | F | 6'9" | 236 | RS Sophomore | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Transferred to FIU |
| Shamorie Ponds | 2 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Junior | Brooklyn, New York | Entered the 2019 NBA draft |
| Eli Wright | 3 | G | 6'5" | 190 | RS Junior | Owensboro, Kentucky | Transferred to Western Kentucky |
| Justin Simon | 5 | G | 6'5" | 205 | RS Junior | Temecula, California | Entered the 2019 NBA draft |
| Bryan Trimble Jr. | 12 | G | 6'3" | 220 | Sophomore | Kansas City, Missouri | Transferred to Akron |
| Marvin Clark II | 13 | F | 6'7" | 225 | RS Senior | Kansas City, Missouri | Graduated |
| Jay Camus | 32 | G | 5'10" | 170 | Senior | Queens, New York | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Damien Sears | F | 6'7" | 230 | RS Junior | Haughton, Louisiana | Western Oklahoma State |
| Nick Rutherford | G | 6'3" | 185 | Graduate student | Indianapolis, Indiana | Monmouth |
| Rasheem Dunn | G | 6'2" | 190 | RS Junior | Brooklyn, New York | Cleveland State |

### 2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Johnathan McGriff PG | District Heights, MD | Bishop McNamara | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | May 2, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 70 ||||||
| Julian Champagnie SF | Brooklyn, NY | Bishop Loughlin | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | May 29, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| 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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

### 2020 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Posh Alexander PG | Brooklyn, NY | Our Savior Lutheran School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Aug 22, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 |||||||
| Dylan Addae-Wusu SG | Yonkers, NY | Our Savior Lutheran School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 28, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| 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: "2020 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 30, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Queens College | W 94–59 | | 28 – Figueroa | 8 – Figueroa | 5 – Tied | Carnesecca Arena (3,250) Queens, NY |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2019* 6:30 pm, FS1 | | Mercer | W 109–79 | 1–0 | 25 – Heron | 8 – Champagnie | 8 – Rutherford | Carnesecca Arena (3,354) Queens, NY |
| November 9, 2019* 4:00 pm, FS2 | | Central Connecticut | W 87–57 | 2–0 | 30 – Heron | 11 – Sears | 6 – Figueroa | Carnesecca Arena (3,582) Queens, NY |
| November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, FS2 | | New Hampshire | W 74–61 | 3–0 | 25 – Figueroa | 9 – Champagnie | 5 – Tied | Carnesecca Arena (3,320) Queens, NY |
| November 16, 2019* 4:00 pm, FS2 | | Vermont Hall of Fame Tip Off campus-site game | L 68–70 | 3–1 | 14 – Tied | 13 – Roberts | 2 – Tied | Carnesecca Arena (4,054) Queens, NY |
| November 20, 2019* 7:00 pm, FS1 | | Columbia Hall of Fame Tip Off campus-site game | W 82–63 | 4–1 | 15 – Heron | 11 – Roberts | 3 – Dunn | Carnesecca Arena (3,419) Queens, NY |
| November 23, 2019* 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Arizona State Hall of Fame Tip Off semifinals | L 67–80 | 4–2 | 17 – Figueroa | 8 – Roberts | 2 – Tied | Mohegan Sun Arena (7,862) Uncasville, CT |
| November 24, 2019* 3:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. UMass Hall of Fame Tip Off consolation | W 78–63 | 5–2 | 17 – Caraher | 8 – Roberts | 3 – Williams Jr. | Mohegan Sun Arena (5,822) Uncasville, CT |
| November 30, 2019* 12:00 pm, FS2 | | Wagner | W 86–63 | 6–2 | 18 – Heron | 9 – Roberts | 6 – Figueroa | Carnesecca Arena (3,253) Queens, NY |
| December 3, 2019* 6:30 pm, FS1 | | Saint Peter's | W 79–69 | 7–2 | 19 – Figueroa | 11 – Champagnie | 5 – Tied | Carnesecca Arena (2,845) Queens, NY |
| December 7, 2019* 12:00 pm, FS1 | | West Virginia Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival; Big East–Big 12 Battle | W 70–68 | 8–2 | 17 – Figueroa | 9 – Roberts | 4 – Dunn | Madison Square Garden (7,281) New York, NY |
| December 10, 2019* 7:00 pm, FS1 | | Brown | W 82–71 | 9–2 | 23 – Figueroa | 9 – Roberts | 6 – Dunn | Carnesecca Arena (3,147) Queens, NY |
| December 18, 2019* 8:30 pm, FS1 | | Albany | W 85–57 | 10–2 | 16 – Earlington | 9 – Earlington | 7 – Rutherford | Carnesecca Arena (2,963) Queens, NY |
| December 21, 2019* 10:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 16 Arizona Al Attles Classic | W 70–67 | 11–2 | 21 – Figueroa | 7 – Williams Jr. | 3 – Tied | Chase Center (6,728) San Francisco, CA |
| Big East regular season |||||||||
| December 31, 2019 7:30 pm, FS1 | | No. 11 Butler | L 58–60 | 11–3 (0–1) | 15 – Rutherford | 4 – Sears | 5 – Rutherford | Carnesecca Arena (3,816) Queens, NY |
| January 5, 2020 4:30 pm, FOX | | at Xavier | L 67–75 | 11–4 (0–2) | 17 – Figueroa | 6 – Tied | 4 – Dunn | Cintas Center (10,254) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 8, 2020 6:30pm, FS1 | | at Georgetown Rivalry | L 66–87 | 11–5 (0–3) | 23 – Figueroa | 9 – Dunn | 4 – Dunn | Capital One Arena (7,436) Washington, DC |
| January 11, 2020 12:00 pm, FSN | | DePaul | W 74–67 | 12–5 (1–3) | 19 – Dunn | 8 – Dunn | 5 – Dunn | Madison Square Garden (6,636) New York, NY |
| January 15, 2020 8:30 pm, FS1 | | at Providence | L 58–63 | 12–6 (1–4) | 12 – Figueroa | 9 – Figueroa | 2 – Tied | Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,542) Providence, RI |
| January 18, 2020 12:00 pm, FOX | | No. 18 Seton Hall The Garf | L 79–82 | 12–7 (1–5) | 18 – Heron | 8 – Roberts | 6 – Rutherford | Madison Square Garden (10,428) New York, NY |
| January 21, 2020 9:00 pm, FS1 | | at Marquette | L 68–82 | 12–8 (1–6) | 18 – Heron | 9 – Champagnie | 4 – Dunn | Fiserv Forum (13,015) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 25, 2020 2:00 pm, FS1 | | at DePaul | W 79–66 | 13–8 (2–6) | 28 – Figueroa | 11 – Champagnie | 4 – Rutherford | Wintrust Arena (5,950) Chicago, IL |
| January 28, 2020 6:30 pm, FS1 | | No. 8 Villanova | L 59–79 | 13–9 (2–7) | 24 – Dunn | 5 – Tied | 4 – Dunn | Madison Square Garden (10,155) New York, NY |
| February 2, 2020 1:00 pm, CBS | | Georgetown Rivalry | L 72–73 | 13–10 (2–8) | 16 – Dunn | 10 – Champagnie | 6 – Rutherford | Madison Square Garden (8,100) New York, NY |
| February 8, 2020 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | at No. 21 Creighton | L 82–94 | 13–11 (2–9) | 25 – Earlington | 10 – Earlington | 6 – Dunn | CHI Health Center Omaha (18,122) Omaha, NE |
| February 12, 2020 8:30 pm, CBSSN | | Providence | W 80–69 | 14–11 (3–9) | 19 – Figueroa | 7 – Tied | 4 – Dunn | Carnesecca Arena (4,083) Queens, NY |
| February 17, 2020 6:30 pm, FS1 | | Xavier | L 74–77 | 14–12 (3–10) | 17 – Tied | 8 – Earlington | 7 – Rutherford | Madison Square Garden (14,765) New York, NY |
| February 23, 2020 2:00 pm, CBS | | at No. 16 Seton Hall | L 65–81 | 14–13 (3–11) | 19 – Figueroa | 11 – Champagnie | 3 – Dunn | Prudential Center (14,648) Newark, NJ |
| February 26, 2020 6:30 pm, FS1 | | at No. 12 Villanova | L 60–71 | 14–14 (3–12) | 12 – Tied | 6 – Champagnie | 5 – Dunn | Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA |
| March 1, 2020 12:00 pm, FS1 | | No. 10 Creighton | W 91–71 | 15–14 (4–12) | 21 – Williams Jr. | 12 – Figueroa | 10 – Dunn | Carnesecca Arena (4,260) Queens, NY |
| March 4, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Butler | L 55–77 | 15–15 (4–13) | 23 – Champagnie | 7 – Earlington | 3 – Rutherford | Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,675) Indianapolis, IN |
| March 7, 2020 12:00 pm, FSN | | Marquette | W 88–86 | 16–15 (5–13) | 21 – Champagnie | 12 – Champagnie | 5 – Rutherford | Madison Square Garden (7,720) New York, NY |
| Big East tournament |||||||||
| March 11, 2020 7:00 pm, FS1 | (9) | vs. (8) Georgetown First round | W 75–62 | 17–15 | 22 – Figueroa | 10 – Earlington | 5 – Dunn | Madison Square Garden (17,534) New York, NY |
| March 12, 2020 12:00 pm, FS1 | (9) | vs. (1) No. 7 Creighton Quarterfinals | 38–35 (canceled @ HT) | 38–35 (canceled @ HT) | 38–35 (canceled @ HT) | 38–35 (canceled @ HT) | 38–35 (canceled @ HT) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |||||||||