Tag Archive | St. John’s Men’s Basketball

Red Storm to Kick off Exhibition Action on Wednesday Night against Adelphi

The St. John’s Men’s Basketball team will play the first of two preseason exhibition games on Wednesday at Carnesecca Arena, welcoming Adelphi to Queens for a 7 p.m. tip-off. The contest will air live on ESPN3 with Ralph Bednarczyk and Tarik Turner on the call.  General admission tickets to the contest can be purchased for $10 at […]

St. John’s Basketball Announces Pair of Exhibitions at Carnesecca Arena

With the official start of the 2022-23 men’s basketball season just over six weeks away, St. John’s has announced that the Red Storm will host a pair of exhibitions games at Carnesecca Arena. The Red Storm will welcome local foe Adelphi to Queens on Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. before entertaining Southern New Hampshire on […]

St. John’s Men’s Basketball Tareq Coburn Named to D1-AAA ADA 2022 Scholar-Athlete Team

St. John’s guard Tareq Coburn earned national recognition on Wednesday for his excellence on the court and in the classroom. Coburn was one of only 12 men’s basketball student-athletes in the country named to the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association’s Scholar-Athlete Team. Coburn joined Creighton’s Ryan Hawkins as the only BIG EAST student-athletes to receive the prestigious […]

St. John’s Drops Heartbreaker to Villanova, 66-65, in BIG EAST Quarterfinals

Brandon Slater sank two free throws with 2.8 seconds remaining to lift Villanova over St. John’s, 66-65, in the quarterfinal round of the BIG EAST Tournament on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden. The Red Storm (17-15) saw a 17-point lead slip away in the second half, but managed to retake the advantage with just […]

Tareq Coburn Signs with St. John’s

The St. John’s Men’s Basketball program announced Friday the signing of Queens native Tareq Coburn will join the roster for the upcoming 2021-22 season.  Coburn, a graduate of Cardozo High School, recently wrapped a three-year career at Hofstra in which he averaged nearly 11 points per game and helped the Pride to the 2020 CAA […]

St. John’s Men’s Basketball Signs Joel Soriano

St. John’s Men’s Basketball Head Coach Mike Anderson has announced the addition of Joel Soriano to the Red Storm’s roster for the 2021-22 campaign. Soriano, a 6-foot-11, 250-pound Yonkers product, comes to the Red Storm after spending two seasons at Fordham, where he established a reputation as one the most promising front-court talents in the region. Soriano has three […]

St. John’s Men’s Basketball Adds Stef Smith as a Graduate Transfer

The St. John’s Men’s Basketball program announced on Monday the addition of former Vermont star Stef Smith as a graduate transfer for the 2021-22 season. Smith, a two-time all-league selection who won four America East Regular Season Championships in as many seasons with the Catamounts, will utilize the universal extra year of eligibility granted by […]