2025 Tournament PreviewIn just his second season, legendary coach Rick Pitino led St. John's to the Big East regular-season and tournament titles and its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2019. The 6-7 RJ Luis Jr. (18.4 ppg, 7.2 rpg) took a massive leap in his second year at St. John's, posting 10 double-doubles, while star guard Kadary Richmond (12.7 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 5.4 apg) and 6-9 Zuby Ejiofor (14.6 ppg, 8.0 rpg) transferred in to become key contributors. St. John's plays fast, but lockdown defense is its calling card. The Red Storm is No. 1 nationally in defensive efficiency (per KenPom), ranking top 20 in turnover rate and opponent effective field-goal percentage, and 12th in opponent two-point shooting. Resume is the biggest issue. A weak Big East resulted in just three Quad 1 wins (though St. John's is undefeated in the other three quadrants) and losses to Baylor and Georgia raise questions about how it might fare against power-conference foes.
Scouting Report Offense Defense
Efficiency 1.13 87 0.90 4
Pace 70.1 (64)
Effective FG% 49.22 (262) 45.92 (7)
Turnover % 12.75 (30) 18.62 (21)
Off Reb % 37.92 (9) 29.79 (183)
FTA/FGA 30.35 (265) 30.66 (122)
3P% 30.11 (340) 30.58 (26)
2P% 51.04 (176) 45.95 (12)
FT% 69.08 (287) 67.03 (5)
3PA/FGA 31.02 (342) 40.82 (251)
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St. John's
Big East
Rankings
AP Poll: #6 Coaches Poll: #5 NET: #13 RPI: #9 RW: #18
Record
Overall: (31-5) Conference: (18-2) Quad 1: (6-4) Quad 2: (11-1) Quad 3: (8-0) Quad 4: (6-0)
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