The 2026–27 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team will represent St. John's University during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Red Storm, led by fifteenth-year head coach Joe Tartamella, will primarily play their games at Carnesecca Arena in Queens, New York, and will compete as a member of the Big East Conference.
Previous season
The Red Storm finished the 2025–26 season 22–12 overall and 11–9 in Big East play, finishing in a tie for fifth in the conference with Creighton. As the No. 6 seed in the Big East tournament, they earned a bye to the quarterfinals where they lost 61–63 to No. 3 Seton Hall.
Following the Big East tournament, the Red Storm earned an at-large bid to the WBIT, making it their second appearance since they participated in the inaugural tournament in 2024. They were unseeded in the North Dakota State Bracket. They lost 26–74 in the first round to eventual champions No. 4 seeded Columbia to end their season, making it their lowest scoring game of the season, as well as one of their lowest in program history.
Offseason Departures St. John's departures Beautiful Waheed 1 Guard 5'10" Junior Milwaukee, WI Transferred to Alabama Ariel Little 3 Guard 5'4" Sophomore Brooklyn, NY Transferred to Stony Brook Skye Owen 4 Guard 5'7" Senior Staten Island, NY Graduated, transferred to Florida Jaliah Donald 5 Guard 5'7" Senior Inglewood, CA Graduated Shaulana Wagner 8 Guard 5'10" Graduate Student Detroit, MI Graduated Kyla Hayes 12 Forward 6'0" Freshman Buffalo, NY Transferred to St. Bonaventure Kylie Lavelle 14 Forward 6'2" Senior Moosic, PA Graduated
Incoming transfers St. John's incoming transfers Asia Donald 1 Guard 5'9" Junior Hobart, IN West Georgia Olivia Tucker 4 Guard 5'7" Junior Durham, NC Campbell Sanaa Tripp 5 Guard 5'7" Junior Covington, GA Belmont Reina Green 8 Guard 5'9" Senior Fort Lauderdale, FL Duquesne
Recruiting class
Preseason On October 1, 2026, the Big East Conference released its annual preseason coaches poll and awards. St. John's was picked to finish fourth in the conference.
Preseason rankings +Big East Preseason Poll Place Team Votes 1 100 (10) 2 90 (1) 3 78 4 68 5 67 6 60 7 38 8 36 9 29 10 21 11 18 Source:
Preseason All-Big East Team Preseason All-Big East Team Brooke Moore Senior Guard Sa'Mya Wyatt Junior Forward
Honorable Mentions No players were named Big East preseason honorable mentions.
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Roster Years are listed according to the new NCAA age-based eligibility model.
Schedule and results
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