2023–24 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team

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2023–24 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball
WBIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record18–15 (11–7 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Candice Hill
  • Shenneika Smith
  • Joe Rutigliano
Home arenaCarnesecca Arena
Seasons
2023–24 Big East women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 UConn 18 0   1.000 33 6   .846
No. 23 Creighton 15 3   .833 26 6   .813
St. John's 11 7   .611 18 15   .545
Villanova 11 7   .611 22 13   .629
Marquette 11 7   .611 23 9   .719
Georgetown 9 9   .500 23 12   .657
Seton Hall 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Butler 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
Providence 6 12   .333 13 21   .382
DePaul 4 14   .222 12 20   .375
Xavier 0 18   .000 1 27   .036
2024 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Red Storm, led by twelfth-year head coach Joe Tartamella, played their games at Carnesecca Arena and were members of the Big East Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The Red Storm finished the season at 23–9 and 11–7 in Big East play to finish in a tied for fourth place. As a No. 5 seed in the Big East women's tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals Marquette. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament as they were the last four teams in, where they defeated Purdue in the first four to advanced to the first round where they lost to North Carolina.

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

St. John's Departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Mimi Reid 2 G 5'8" GS Senior Bronx, NY Graduated
Danielle Patterson 3 F 6'2" GS Senior Brooklyn, NY Graduated
Jayla Everett 4 G 5'10" Redshirt Senior St. Louis, MO Graduated
Sitota Gines 11 G 5'10" Sophomore Zaragoza, Spain Transferred to Buffalo
Danielle Cosgrove 13 F 6'4" Redshirt Senior Holbrook, NY Graduated
Rayven Peeples 20 F 6'3" Redshirt Senior Detroit, MI Graduated/signed to play professionally in England with Leicester Riders
Kadaja Bailey 30 G 6'0" Redshirt Senior Long Beach, NY Graduated
Katie Burton 33 G 5'9" Sophomore Fishers, IN Transferred to Buffalo

Incoming transfers[edit]

St. John's Incoming Transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous
school
Phoenix Gedeon 21 F 6'0" Junior Montreal, QC Robert Morris
Ber'Nyah Mayo 23 G 5'6" Senior Wilmington, DE UMass
Tara Daye 44 G 5'10" Sophomore Newark, NJ DePaul

Recruiting[edit]

There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.

Recruiting class of 2024[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ariel Little
PG
Brooklyn, NY South Shore High School 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 91
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:

  • "2024 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2023.

Roster[edit]

2023–24 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Unique Drake 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr Westwood Columbia, SC
F 2 Julie Bahati 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Springfield Central Nairobi, Kenya
G 3 Tyonna Bailey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Immaculate Conception Newark, NJ
G 4 Skye Owen 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So St. Francis Prep Staten Island, NY
G 5 Jailah Donald 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Serra Inglewood, CA
G 10 Jayda Brown 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Forest Park Atlanta, GA
F 14 Jillian Archer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Bishop Alemany
Georgetown
Santa Monica, CA
F 21 Phoenix Gedeon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Life Center Academy
Robert Morris
Montreal, QC
F 22 Nevaeh Wingate 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Liverpool Liverpool, NY
G 23 Ber'Nyah Mayo 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr St. Elizbeth
UMass
Wilmington, DE
G 44 Tara Daye 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So University
DePaul
Newark, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FloSports
LIU W 81–44  1–0
 27  Drake   12  Archer   6  Owen  Carnesecca Arena (386)
Queens, NY
November 10, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FloSports
at Monmouth L 69–74  1–1
 24  Drake   9  Tied   4  Owen  OceanFirst Bank Center (921)
West Long Branch, NJ
November 16, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FloSports
Penn State L 53–69  1–2
 16  Mayo   10  Archer   5  Mayo  Carnesecca Arena (396)
Queens, NY
November 19, 2023*
2:00 p.m., FloSports
Manhattan W 67–47  2–2
 30  Drake   7  Tied   4  Owen  Carnesecca Arena (324)
Queens, NY
November 23, 2023*
5:30 p.m., FloSports
vs. VCU
Discover Puerto Rico Classic
L 51–56  2–3
 20  Mayo   5  Archer   1  Tied  José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (250)
San Juan, PR
November 24, 2023*
3:00 p.m., FloSports
vs. UCF
Discover Puerto Rico Classic
L 48–61  2–4
 16  Drake   7  Brown   3  Tied  José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (250)
San Juan, PR
November 25, 2023*
8:00 p.m., FloSports
vs. Jackson State
Discover Puerto Rico Classic
L 56–60  2–5
 17  Drake   7  Brown   3  Brown  José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (250)
San Juan, PR
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FloSports
Loyola (MD) W 71–49  3–5
 24  Drake   11  Archer   7  Mayo  Carnesecca Arena (343)
Queens, NY
December 2, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Marist W 50–40  4–5
 19  Drake   12  Gedeon   1  Tied  McCann Arena (1,121)
Poughkeepsie, NY
December 7, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Fairfield L 62–67  4–6
 21  Drake   7  Archer   7  Mayo  Leo D. Mahoney Arena (850)
Fairfield, CT
December 10, 2023*
2:00 p.m., FloSports
Rhode Island W 55–44  5–6
 16  Drake   10  Gedeon   5  Mayo  Carnesecca Arena (316)
Queens, NY
December 16, 2023
6:00 p.m., FloSports
Villanova W 51–46  6–6
(1–0)
 16  Drake   14  Archer   3  Tied  Madison Square Garden (12,720)
New York, NY
December 21, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Yale W 75–56  7–6
 30  Drake   5  Archer   4  Tied  John J. Lee Amphitheater (270)
New Haven, CT
December 30, 2023
5:00 p.m., FloSports
at No. 21 Creighton L 56–67  7–7
(1–1)
 19  Archer   9  Daye   3  Drake  D. J. Sokol Arena (1,839)
Omaha, NE
January 3, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloSports
No. 19 Marquette W 57–56  8–7
(2–1)
 24  Drake   6  Owen   3  Mayo  Carnesecca Arena (147)
Queens, NY
January 6, 2024
6:00 p.m., FS1
at Providence W 55–48  9–7
(3–1)
 24  Drake   7  Archer   3  Mayo  Alumni Hall (958)
Providence, RI
January 9, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloSports
at Xavier W 60–42  10–7
(4–1)
 17  Archer   10  Archer   4  Tied  Cintas Center (278)
Cincinnati, OH
January 13, 2024
2:00 p.m., SNY
No. 13 UConn L 49–92  10–8
(4–2)
 11  Donald   4  Donald   4  Mayo  UBS Arena (2,858)
Elmont, NY
January 17, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloSports
Butler W 60–42  11–8
(5–2)
 13  Jaynes   6  Strande   3  Jaynes  Carnesecca Arena (293)
Queens, NY
January 22, 2024
6:30 p.m., FS1
at Seton Hall L 66–74 OT 11–9
(5–3)
 23  Mayo   8  Archer   6  Mayo  Walsh Gymnasium (1,029)
South Orange, NJ
January 25, 2024
8:00 p.m., FloSports
at DePaul W 83–77 2OT 12–9
(6–3)
 36  Drake   11  Archer   6  Mayo  Wintrust Arena (994)
Chicago, IL
January 28, 2024
2:00 p.m., FloSports
Georgetown W 57–56  13–9
(7–3)
 18  Drake   10  Daye   4  Mayo  Carnesecca Arena (698)
Queens, NY
January 31, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloSports
Xavier W 67–55  14–9
(8–3)
 24  Drake   9  Archer   8  Owen  Carnesecca Arena (286)
Queens, NY
February 4, 2024
3:00 p.m., CBSSN
at No. 11 UConn L 63–78  14–10
(8–4)
 16  Mayo   5  Archer   4  Daye  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,299)
Storrs, CT
February 9, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloSports
at Butler L 59–64  14–11
(8–5)
 23  Archer   13  Archer   6  Mayo  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,238)
Indianapolis, IN
February 13, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloSports
Seton Hall W 68–57  15–11
(9–5)
 26  Drake   12  Archer   4  Donald  Carnesecca Arena (284)
Queens, NY
February 16, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloSports
No. 20 Creighton L 51–71  15–12
(9–6)
 16  Mayo   6  Archer   2  Tied  Carnesecca Arena (476)
Queens, NY
February 20, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloSports
at Georgetown L 43–51  15–13
(9–7)
 14  Drake   14  Archer   2  Drake  McDonough Gymnasium (322)
Washington, D.C.
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., FloSports
Providence W 60–42  16–13
(10–7)
 13  Donald   9  Archer   6  Mayo  Carnesecca Arena (410)
Queens, NY
February 27, 2024
8:30 p.m., FS1
at Marquette W 56–50  17–13
(11–7)
 19  Mayo   11  Tied   2  3 Tied  Al McGuire Center (2,323)
Milwaukee, WI
Big East Women's Tournament
March 9, 2024
9:30 p.m., FS2
(3) vs. (6) Georgetown
Quarterfinals
L 44–53  17–14
 16  Archer   3  4 Tied   2  Drake  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
WBIT
March 21, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at (3) Florida
First Round
W 79–60  18–14
 37  Drake   8  Archer   6  Mayo  O'Connell Center (503)
Gainesville, FL
March 24, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at (2) Toledo
Second Round
L 71–72  18–15
 21  Drake   5  Archer   6  Donald  Savage Arena (2,521)
Toledo, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP—*RVNot released
Coaches—*

*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2023–24 Women's Basketball Schedule". St. John's University. Retrieved December 27, 2023.