St. John's Red Storm | ||||
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University | St. John's University | |||
All-time record | 1,931–1,089 (.639) | |||
Head coach | Rick Pitino (1st season) | |||
Conference | Big East | |||
Location | New York City, New York | |||
Arena | Carnesecca Arena, Madison Square Garden (Capacity: 5,602, 19,812) | |||
Nickname | Red Storm, Johnnies | |||
Colors | Red and white[1] | |||
Uniforms | ||||
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Pre-tournament Premo-Porretta champions | ||||
1911 | ||||
Pre-tournament Helms champions | ||||
1911 | ||||
NCAA tournament runner-up | ||||
1952 | ||||
NCAA tournament Final Four | ||||
1952, 1985 | ||||
NCAA tournament Elite Eight | ||||
1951, 1952, 1979, 1985, 1991, 1999 | ||||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1951, 1952, 1967, 1969, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1991, 1999 | ||||
NCAA tournament appearances | ||||
1951, 1952, 1961, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002*, 2011, 2015, 2019 | ||||
Conference tournament champions | ||||
1983, 1986, 2000 | ||||
Conference regular season champions | ||||
1980, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1992 NJ-NY 7: 1978 Metro NY: 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1958, 1961, 1962 | ||||
NIT tournament champions | ||||
1943, 1944, 1959, 1965, 1989, 2003* | ||||
* - vacated by NCAA |
The St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represents St. John's University located in Queens, New York. The team participates in the Big East Conference, where it is a founding member of the league. As of the end of the 2022–23 season, St. John's ranked ninth with 1,922 total wins among NCAA Division I teams. St. John's has appeared in 30 NCAA tournaments, most recently appearing in 2019. The Red Storm's best finish in the NCAA tournament came in 1952 when they were NCAA runner-ups and made the Final Four. St. John's also made a Final Four appearance in 1985. St. John's is coached by Rick Pitino.[2]