2025–26 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

2025–26 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 17
Record20–5 (13–1 Big East)
Head coach
Associate head coachSteve Masiello
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaCarnesecca Arena
Madison Square Garden
2025–26 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 UConn 14 – 1   .933 24 – 2   .923
No. 17 St. John's 13 – 1   .929 20 – 5   .800
Villanova 12 – 3   .800 21 – 5   .808
Seton Hall 8 – 7   .533 18 – 8   .692
Creighton 7 – 8   .467 13 – 13   .500
DePaul 5 – 9   .357 13 – 12   .520
Georgetown 5 – 9   .357 13 – 12   .520
Xavier 5 – 10   .333 13 – 13   .500
Butler 4 – 11   .267 13 – 13   .500
Providence 4 – 11   .267 11 – 15   .423
Marquette 4 – 11   .267 9 – 17   .346
† 2026 Big East tournament winner
As of February 17, 2026
Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represents St. John's University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are coached by Rick Pitino, in his third year at the school and 37th overall. They play their home games at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden as members of the Big East Conference.

Previous season

The Red Storm had a breakout year under second year coach Rick Pitino where they finished the season 31–5, 18–2 in Big East play to win both the Big East regular season and tournament championship, and got a #2 seed to the NCAA Tournament. However, they lost to #10 seed Arkansas in the Round of 32.

Offseason

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Aaron Scott 0 6'7" 210 F Senior Spring, TX Graduated, signed with the Boston Celtics
Kadary Richmond 1 6'6" 205 G GS Senior Brooklyn, NY Graduated, signed with the Washington Wizards
Deivon Smith 5 6'0" 175 G Senior Decatur, GA Graduated, signed with the Atlanta Hawks
Simeon Wilcher 7 6'4" 190 G Sophomore Plainfield, NJ Transferred to Texas[1]
Vince Iwuchukwu 8 7'1" 250 C Junior Lagos, Nigeria Transferred to Georgetown[2]
Jaiden Glover 11 6'4" 205 G/F Freshman Brooklyn, NY Transferred to St. Joseph's[3]
RJ Luis Jr. 12 6'7" 215 G/F Junior Miami, FL Declared for 2025 NBA Draft/Undrafted, signed with the Utah Jazz
Khaman Maker 14 7'2" 220 C Freshman Juba, South Sudan Transferred to DePaul[4]
Brady Dunlap 44 6'7" 190 G/F RS Sophomore Newhall, CA Transferred to Saint Louis[5]
Incoming transfers
Name Num Pos Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Dylan Darling 0 G 6'1" 175 RS Junior Spokane, WA Idaho State
Dillon Mitchell 1 F 6'8" 205 Senior Tampa, FL Cincinnati
Joson Sanon 3 G 6'5" 200 Sophomore Fall River, MA Arizona State
Oziyah Sellers 4 G 6'5" 190 Senior Hayward, CA Stanford
Ian Jackson 11 G 6'5" 195 Sophomore The Bronx North Carolina
Bryce Hopkins 23 F 6'7" 225 GS Senior Oak Park, IL Providence
Handje Tamba 44 C 6'11" 240 GS Senior Kinshasa, DRC Milligan

Recruiting classes

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Kelvin Odih
G 		Providence, RI Southern California Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Apr 30, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN:    (NR)
Casper Pohto
G 		Stockholm, Sweden Sunrise Christian Academy (Kan.) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jun 7, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
Fotis Konstantinidis
G 		Athens, Greece Proteas Voulas B.C. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
Imran Suljanovic
SF 		Vienna, Austria Pallacanestro Reggiana (Italy) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Apr 22, 2025 
Recruit ratings: 247Sports: 4/5 stars   
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

  • "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Preseason

The Big East preseason coaches poll was reached on October 21, 2025. All awards were voted on by the league's 11 head coaches, who could not vote for their own team or players.

Roster

2025–26 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Dylan Darling 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Idaho State Spokane, WA
F 1 Dillon Mitchell (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Cincinnati Tampa, FL
F 2 Sadiku Ibine Ayo (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Iona Asabi-Kumasi, Ghana
G 3 Joson Sanon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Arizona State Fall River, MA
G 4 Oziyah Sellers 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Stanford Hayward, CA
G 5 Kelvin Odih 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr SoCal Academy Providence, RI
G 6 Casper Pohto Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Sunrise Christian Academy Stockholm, Sweden
G 7 Fotis Konstantinidis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Proteas Voulas B.C. Athens, Greece
G 11 Ian Jackson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So North Carolina Bronx, NY
F 17 Rubén Prey 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Joventut Badalona Lisbon, Portugal
F 22 Imran Suljanovic Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Pallacanestro Reggiana Vienna, Austria
G/F 23 Bryce Hopkins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Providence Oak Park, IL
F 24 Zuby Ejiofor (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Kansas Garland, TX
G 31 Lefteris Liotopoulos 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So DEKA Academy Thessaloniki, Greece
C 44 Handje Tamba 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) GS Milligan Kinshasa, DRC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 18, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 5 Towson W 73–63 
 13 – Hopkins   6 – 2 tied   4 – Hopkins  Carnesecca Arena (5,260)
Queens, NY
October 25, 2025*
7:00 p.m., BTN+ 		No. 5 No. 7 Michigan
Bad Boy Mowers Series-New York 		L 94–96 OT
 24 – Ejiofor   9 – Hopkins   6 – Ejiofor  Madison Square Garden (13,287)
New York, NY
Regular season
November 3, 2025*
6:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 5 Quinnipiac W 108–74  1–0
  18 – Mitchell   7 – Mitchell   6 – Darling  Carnesecca Arena (5,260)
Queens, NY
November 8, 2025*
12:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 5 No. 15 Alabama L 96–103  1–1
  27 – Ejiofor   10 – Ejiofor   4 – Mitchell  Madison Square Garden (17,319)
New York, NY
November 15, 2025*
6:00 p.m., truTV 		No. 13 William & Mary W 93–60  2–1
  15 – 2 tied   6 – Odih   4 – Ejiofor  Carnesecca Arena (5,260)
Queens, NY
November 20, 2025*
7:00 p.m., TNT/truTV 		No. 14 Bucknell W 97–49  3–1
  20 – Tied   11 – Mitchell   5 – Darling  Carnesecca Arena (5,260)
Queens, NY
November 24, 2025*
4:30 p.m., truTV 		No. 14 vs. No. 15 Iowa State
Players Era Championship Game 1 		L 82–83  3–2
  20 – Sellers   9 – Tied   5 – Ejiofor  Michelob Ultra Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 25, 2025*
4:30 p.m., truTV 		No. 14 vs. Baylor
Players Era Championship Game 2 		W 96–81  4–2
  26 – Hopkins   6 – Tied   6 – Mitchell  Michelob Ultra Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 26, 2025*
8:00 p.m., truTV 		No. 14 vs. No. 21 Auburn
Players Era Championship consolation game 		L 74–85  4–3
  24 – Ejiofor   7 – Hopkins   4 – Mitchell  Michelob Ultra Arena 
Paradise, NV
December 6, 2025*
8:00 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN 		No. 23 Ole Miss W 63–58  5–3
  15 – Ejiofor   9 – Ejiofor   2 – Tied  Madison Square Garden (14,799)
New York, NY
December 13, 2025*
12:00 p.m., TNT/truTV 		No. 22 Iona
NYC Hoops for Heroes Classic 		W 91–64  6–3
  19 – Sellers   10 – Ejiofor   3 – Tied  Madison Square Garden (15,803)
New York, NY
December 16, 2025
7:00 p.m., Peacock 		No. 22 DePaul W 79–66  7–3
(1–0) 		 17 – Darling   9 – Sanon   4 – Sellers  Carnesecca Arena (5,260)
Queens, NY
December 20, 2025*
12:30 p.m., CBS 		No. 22 vs. Kentucky
CBS Sports Classic 		L 66–78  7–4
  13 – Hopkins   6 – Jackson   3 – Tied  State Farm Arena 
Atlanta, GA
December 23, 2025*
6:00 p.m., FS1 		Harvard W 85–59  8–4
  14 – Tied   9 – Ejiofor   4 – Tied  Carnesecca Arena (5,260)
Queens, NY
December 31, 2025
8:12 p.m., FS1 		at Georgetown
Rivalry 		W 95–83  9–4
(2–0) 		 25 – Ejiofor   10 – Tied   7 – Ejiofor  Capital One Arena (4,493)
Washington, D.C.
January 3, 2026
12:00 p.m., FOX 		Providence L 71–77  9–5
(2–1) 		 33 – Ejiofor   15 – Ejiofor   3 – Sanon  Madison Square Garden (19,047)
New York, NY
January 6, 2026
7:00 p.m., Peacock 		at Butler W 84–70  10–5
(3–1) 		 18 – Ejiofor   7 – Mitchell   5 – Mitchell  Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,523)
Indianapolis, IN
January 10, 2026
2:00 p.m., FS1 		at Creighton W 90–73  11–5
(4–1) 		 17 – Liotopoulos   9 – Mitchell   6 – Ejiofor  CHI Health Center (17,185)
Omaha, NE
January 13, 2026
6:30 p.m., Peacock 		Marquette W 92–68  12–5
(5–1) 		 24 – Sellers   8 – Tied   4 – Mitchell  Madison Square Garden (13,470)
New York, NY
January 17, 2026
8:00 p.m., Peacock 		at Villanova W 86–79  13–5
(6–1) 		 20 – Hopkins   10 – Mitchell   3 – Darling  Xfinity Mobile Arena (14,899)
Philadelphia, PA
January 20, 2026
7:00 p.m., FS1 		Seton Hall W 65–60  14–5
(7–1) 		 17 – Mitchell   11 – Mitchell   6 – Ejiofor  Madison Square Garden (13.776)
New York, NY
January 24, 2026
2:30 p.m., TNT/truTV 		at Xavier W 88–83  15–5
(8–1) 		 18 – Hopkins   11 – Ejiofor   6 – Mitchell  Cintas Center (10,399)
Cincinnati, OH
January 28, 2026
7:00 p.m., Peacock 		No. 25 Butler W 92–70  16–5
(9–1) 		 18 – Jackson   13 – Mitchell   5 – Ejiofor  Madison Square Garden (14,361)
New York, NY
February 3, 2026
8:00 p.m., Peacock 		No. 22 at DePaul W 68–56  17–5
(10–1) 		 16 – Ejiofor   9 – Ejiofor   4 – Ejiofor  Wintrust Arena (4,595)
Chicago, IL
February 6, 2026
8:00 p.m., FOX 		No. 22 No. 3 UConn W 81–72  18–5
(11–1) 		 21 – Ejiofor   10 – Ejiofor   7 – Ejiofor  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY
February 9, 2026
6:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 17 Xavier W 87–82 OT 19–5
(12–1) 		 25 – Ejiofor   12 – Mitchell   5 – Ejiofor  Madison Square Garden (14,512)
New York, NY
February 14, 2026
1:00 p.m., TNT/truTV 		No. 17 at Providence W 79–69  20–5
(13–1) 		 23 – Darling   9 – Hopkins   6 – Mitchell  Amica Mutual Pavilion (11,714)
Providence, RI
February 18, 2026
9:00 p.m., TNT 		No. 17 at Marquette       Fiserv Forum 
Milwaukee, WI
February 21, 2026
12:00 p.m., FOX 		No. 17 Creighton       Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
February 25, 2026
7:00 p.m., Peacock 		at UConn       PeoplesBank Arena 
Hartford, CT
February 28, 2026
8:00 p.m., FOX 		Villanova       Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
March 3, 2026
7:00 p.m., Peacock 		Georgetown
Rivalry 		      Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
March 6, 2026
9:00 p.m., FS1 		at Seton Hall       Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
Big East tournament
March 11–14, 2026
TBD 		vs.        Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[12]

Awards and honors

Rankings

See also: 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
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References

  1. ^ "Men's Basketball signs Simeon Wilcher". May 1, 2025. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  2. ^ "IN-VINCE-ABLE: 7-Foot Transfer Vincent Iwuchukwu Commits to Georgetown". April 29, 2025. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball Adds Jaiden Glover-Toscano to 2025-26 Roster". April 24, 2025. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  4. ^ "7-2 Center Khaman Maker Signs With DePaul". April 21, 2025. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  5. ^ "Billikens Add Brady Dunlap". April 22, 2025. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  6. ^ a b "St. John's Selected to Finish First on Preseason Poll".
  7. ^ "Ian Jackson Named to Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award Top 20 Preseason Watch List".
  8. ^ "Zuby Ejiofor Named to NABC Division I Player of the Year Award Watch List".
  9. ^ "Bryce Hopkins Tabbed to Karl Malone of the Year Award Top 20 Preseason Watch List".
  10. ^ "Zuby Ejiofor Earns Spot on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award Preseason Top 20 Watch List".
  11. ^ "Trio of Johnnies Named to Naismith Trophy Preseason Watch List".
  12. ^ "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved October 19, 2025.
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