The 2016–17 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by alumni and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member Chris Mullin in his second year at the school. They played their home games at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the regular season 14–19, 7–11 in Big East play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Georgetown in the first round of the Big East tournament before losing to Villanova in the quarterfinals.
Previous season The Red Storm finished the 2015–16 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.
Preseason Prior to the season, St. John's was picked to finish in eighth place in a poll of Big East coaches. Shamorie Ponds was named the preseason Rookie of the Year.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown NotesChristian Jones 2 F 6'7" 230 RS Junior Arlington, Texas Graduated Transferred to UNLVDurand Johnson 5 G 6'6" 210 Graduate student Baltimore, Maryland GraduatedFelix Balamou 10 G 6'4" 205 Senior Conakry, Guinea GraduatedRon M'Vouika 24 G 6'6" 210 Graduate student Paris, France GraduatedYankuba Sima 35 C 6'11" 220 Sophomore Girona, Spain Transferred to Oklahoma State (mid-season)
2016 recruiting class
Transfer additions Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Bashir Ahmed G/F 6'7" 210 Junior Bronx, New York junior college transfer from Hutchinson Community College (2 yrs immediate eligibility) Marvin Clark Jr. F 6'7" 225 Junior Kansas City, Missouri transfer from Michigan State (2 yrs eligibility remaining) Justin Simon G 6'5" 205 Sophomore Temecula, California transfer from Arizona (3 yrs eligibility remaining)
2017 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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