2016–17 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

2016–17 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball

Conference	Big East Conference
2016–17 record	3–5 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach	Chris Mullin (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Mitch Richmond
Assistant coach	Matt Abdelmassih
Assistant coach	Greg St. Jean
Home arena	Carnesecca Arena Madison Square Garden

2016–17 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#18 Butler	0	–	0	–	7	–	0	1.000
#10 Creighton	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
#2 Villanova	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
#7 Xavier	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
DePaul	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Marquette	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Providence	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Seton Hall	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Georgetown	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
St. John's	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333

† 2017 Big East Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represents St. John's University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are coached by alumni and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member Chris Mullin in his second year at the school. They play their home games at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden and are members of the Big East Conference.

Previous season

The Red Storm finished the 2014–15 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.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Christian Jones	2	F	6'7"	230	RS Junior	Arlington, Texas	Transferred to UNLV
Durand Johnson	5	G	6'6"	210	Senior	Baltimore, Maryland	Graduated
Felix Balamou	10	G	6'4"	205	Senior	Conakry, Guinea	Graduated
Ron M'Vouika	24	G	6'6"	210	Senior	Paris, France	Graduated

Class of 2016 signees

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Shamorie Ponds PG	Brooklyn, NY	Thomas Jefferson High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 29, 2015
Shamorie Ponds PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 88
Richard Freudenberg SF	Heidelberg, Germany	Bayern Munich	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Feb 4, 2016
Richard Freudenberg SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Transfer additions

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Bashir Ahmed	G/F	6'7"	190	Junior	Bronx, New York	junior college transfer from Hutchinson Community College (2 yrs immediate eligibility)
Marvin Clark Jr.	F	6'6"	230	Junior	Kansas City, Missouri	transfer from Michigan State (2 yrs eligibility remaining)
Justin Simon	G	6'5"	200	Sophomore	Temecula, California	transfer from Arizona (3 yrs eligibility remaining)

Roster

2016–17 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Ellison, MalikMalik Ellison	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Life Center Academy	Voorhees, NJ
2.5 !G/F	1	Ahmed, BashirBashir Ahmed	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	John F. Kennedy/Hutchinson C.C.	Bronx, NY
1.5 !G	2	Ponds, ShamorieShamorie Ponds	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Thomas Jefferson	Brooklyn, NY
3.5 !F	3	Alibegovic, AmarAmar Alibegovic	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Instituto Tecnico Minerva	Rome, Italy
1.5 !G	4	Mussini, FedericoFederico Mussini	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	Liceo Scientifico Aldo Moro	Reggio Emilia, Italy
1.5 !G	5	Simon, JustinJustin Simon	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Brewster Academy/Arizona	Temcula, CA
3.5 !F	10	Clark Jr., MarvinMarvin Clark Jr.	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Sunrise Christian Academy/Michigan State	Kansas City, MO
3.5 !F	11	Owens, TariqTariq Owens	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Mount Zion Prep/Tennessee	Odenton, MD
1.5 !G	12	Holifield, ElijahElijah Holifield (W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Pace Academy	Atlanta, GA
3.5 !F	14	Yakwe, KassoumKassoum Yakwe	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Our Savior New American School	Bamako, Mali
1.5 !G	15	LoVett Jr., MarcusMarcus LoVett Jr.	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Morgan Park	Fort Wayne, IN
3.5 !F	20	Freudenberg, RichardRichard Freudenberg	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Luitpold Gymnasium	Heidelberg, Germany
5.0 !C	35	Sima, YankubaYankuba Sima	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	Elev8 Sports Institute	Girona, Spain
3.5 !F	45	Williams, DarienDarien Williams	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.0 !Sr	St. John Bosco/City College of San Francisco	Cerritos, CA

Head coach

Chris Mullin (St. John's University)

Assistant coach(es)

Mitch Richmond
Matt Abdelmassih
Greg St. Jean

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
Oct 31, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Baruch	W 99–49		Carnesecca Arena (3,727) Queens, NY
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2016* 9:00 pm, YES	Bethune-Cookman	W 100–53	1–0	Carnesecca Arena (4,371) Queens, NY
Nov 14, 2016* 6:30 pm, FS1	Binghamton Battle 4 Atlantis opening round	W 77–61	2–0	Carnesecca Arena (4,969) Queens, NY
Nov 18, 2016* 9:00 pm, BTN	at Minnesota Gavitt Tipoff Games	L 86–92	2–1	Williams Arena (8,873) Minneapolis, MN
Nov 23, 2016* 7:00 pm, AXS TV	vs. No. 24 Michigan State Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals	L 62–73	2–2	Imperial Arena (2,344) Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 24, 2016* 7:00 pm, AXS TV	vs. VCU Battle 4 Atlantis consolation second round	L 69–75	2–3	Imperial Arena (1,362) Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 25, 2016* 9:30 pm, AXS TV	vs. Old Dominion Battle 4 Atlantis 7th place game	L 55–63	2–4	Imperial Arena (969) Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 29, 2016* 6:30 pm, FS2	Delaware State	L 72–79	2–5	Carnesecca Arena (4,109) Queens, NY
Dec 2, 2016* 8:00 pm, ESPNews	at Tulane	W 95–75	3–5	Devlin Fieldhouse (2,563) New Orleans, LA
Dec 5, 2016* 6:30 pm, FS1	Cal State Northridge			Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
Dec 8, 2016* 6:30 pm, FS1	Fordham			Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
Dec 11, 2016* 12:00 pm, FS1	vs. LIU Brooklyn Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival			Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
Dec 18, 2016* 11:00 am, FS1	vs. Penn State Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival			Madison Square Garden New York City, NY
Dec 21, 2016* 9:00 pm, RSN	at Syracuse			Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Big East regular season
Dec 29, 2016 7:00 pm, FS1	Butler			Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
Jan 1, 2017 2:00 pm, FS1	at DePaul			Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL
Jan 4, 2017 8:30 pm, FS1	Creightion			Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
Jan 7, 2017 2:30 pm, FS1	at Xavier			Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Jan 9, 2017 6:30 pm, FS1	at Georgetown			Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
Jan 14, 2017 12:00 pm, FS1	Villanova			Madison Square Garden New York City, NY
Jan 16, 2017 4:30 pm, FS1	DePaul MLK Day Marathon			Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
Jan 22, 2017 12:00 pm, FS1	at Seton Hall			Prudential Center Newark, NJ
Jan 25, 2017 6:30 pm, FS1	at Providence			Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
Jan 29, 2017 6:00 pm, FS1	Xavier			Madison Square Garden New York City, NY
Feb 1, 2017 7:00 pm, FS2	Marquette			Madison Square Garden New York City, NY
Feb 4, 2017 8:00 pm, CBSSN	at Villanova			Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
Feb 11, 2017 12:00 pm, CBSSN	Seton Hall			Madison Square Garden New York City, NY
Feb 15, 2017 8:30 pm, FS1	at Butler			Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Feb 21, 2017 8:00 pm, FS1	at Marquette			BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
Feb 25, 2017 12:00 pm, FSN	Georgetown			Madison Square Garden New York City, NY
Feb 28, 2017 8:30 pm, CBSSN	at Creighton			CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE
Mar 4, 2017 12:00 pm, FOX/FS2	Providence			Madison Square Garden New York City, NY
Big East Tournament
Mar 9–11, 2017	vs.			Madison Square Garden New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

St. John's Red Storm men's basketball

Venues	Old Madison Square Garden (193?–1969) Madison Square Garden (1969–present) Carnesecca Arena (alternate; 1961–present)

Culture & lore	Johnny Thunderbird

People	Head coaches

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Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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