The 2010–11 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Steve Lavin in his first year at the school. Saint John's home games were played at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden and the team was a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 12–6 in Big East play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2011 Big East men's basketball tournament to Syracuse. They received an at-large bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where they lost in the first round to Gonzaga.
Off season On March 30, 2010, Lavin was announced as the head coach of St. John's. He replaced Norm Roberts, who was fired after six seasons as the Red Storm head coach. Lavin named his mentor Gene Keady to the position of special assistant.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departureAnthony Mason, Jr. 2 F 6'7" 213 RS senior Memphis, Tennessee GraduatedOmari Lawrence 11 G 6'4" 185 Freshman Bronx, New York Transferred to Kansas State
Class of 2010 signees
Season St. John's had limited success in recent seasons. The Red Storm (17–9, 9–5 Big East) had won games over ranked teams, with wins over Duke, Notre Dame, Connecticut, Georgetown, and Pittsburgh, all of which were in the top 15. The Red Storm were looking for their first NCAA tournament berth since 2002. After defeating then #4 Pittsburgh on February 19, all 63 participating brackets in The Bracket Project placed the Red Storm within the NCAA Tournament.
The Red Storm also achieved their first Top 25 ranking in over a decade; the previous time was on November 28, 2000. On February 21, the Red Storm were ranked #23 in the AP Poll and #25 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. They reached as high as #15 in both the AP Poll and the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll on February 28 following their road win against Villanova.
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=| Big East tournament
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