The 2015–16 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by alumni and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member Chris Mullin in his first year at the school. St. John's home games were played at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden and was a member of the Big East Conference.
They finished the season with a record of 8–24, 1–17 in Big East play to finish in last place in conference. They lost to Marquette in the first round of the Big East tournament.
Previous season The Red Storm finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 21–12, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in fifth place in conference. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament to Providence. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to San Diego State.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown NotesJamal Branch 0 G 6'3" 169 Senior Kansas City, Missouri GraduatedPhil Greene 1 G 6'2" 187 Senior Chicago, Illinois GraduatedMyles Stewart 2 G 6'5" 180 Freshman Los Angeles, California Transferred to Arizona StateD'Angelo Harrison 11 G 6'4" 202 Senior Missouri City, Texas GraduatedChris Obekpa 12 F/C 6'10" 236 Junior Makurdi, Nigeria Transferred to UNLVSir'Dominic Pointer 15 G/F 6'5" 192 Senior Detroit, Michigan Graduated Drafted in 2015 NBA draftJay Henderson 22 G 6'5" 180 Freshman Orlando, Florida Transferred to LouisvilleRysheed Jordan 23 G 6'4" 193 Sophomore Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Drafted in 2015 NBA Development League DraftAdonis De La Rosa 31 C 7'0" 322 Freshman Bronx, New York Transferred to Williston StateJoey De La Rosa 34 C 6'11" 249 Senior Bronx, New York Transferred to LU–BellevilleKhadim Ndiaye 35 F 6'6" 195 Senior Queens, New York Graduated
2015 recruiting class
Transfer additions Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Durand Johnson G/F 6'6" 210 Graduate student Baltimore, Maryland grad student transfer from Pittsburgh (1 yr immediate eligibility) Ron Mvouika G 6'6" 210 Graduate student Paris, France grad student transfer from Missouri State (1 yr immediate eligibility) Tariq Owens F 6'11" 190 Sophomore Odenton, MD transfer from Tennessee (3 yr eligibility remaining) Darien Williams F 6'8" 225 Junior Cerritos, California junior college transfer from City College of San Francisco (2 yrs immediate eligibility)
2016 Recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=""|Big East regular season
! colspan=9 style=|Big East tournament
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