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 NotesSedee Keita 0 F 6'9" 236 RS Sophomore Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Transferred to FIUShamorie Ponds 2 G 6'1" 180 Junior Brooklyn, New York Entered the 2019 NBA draftEli Wright 3 G 6'5" 190 RS Junior Owensboro, Kentucky Transferred to Western KentuckyJustin Simon 5 G 6'5" 205 RS Junior Temecula, California Entered the 2019 NBA draftBryan Trimble Jr. 12 G 6'3" 220 Sophomore Kansas City, Missouri Transferred to AkronMarvin Clark II 13 F 6'7" 225 RS Senior Kansas City, Missouri GraduatedJay Camus 32 G 5'10" 170 Senior Queens, New York Graduated

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

2019 recruiting class

2020 Recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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!colspan=9 style=| Regular season

!colspan=9 style=| Big East regular season

!colspan=9 style=|Big East tournament

References