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	( Big East)
Head coach	Chris Mullin (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Barry Rohrssen
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
Butler	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Creighton	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
DePaul	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Georgetown	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Marquette	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Providence	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Seton Hall	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
St. John's	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Villanova	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Xavier	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
† 2017 Big East Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

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

Previous season

The Red Storm finished the 2014–15 season with a 8–24 record, 1–17 in Big East play to finish in last place in Chris Mullin's first year as head coach. They lost to Marquette in the first round of the Big East Tournament.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Amar Alibegovic	1	F	6'9"	235	Sophomore	Rome, Italy	Transferred
Christian Jones	2	F	6'7"	230	RS Junior	Arlington, Texas	Transferred
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	Home town	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
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 88
Richard Freudenberg SF	Munich, Germany	Bayern Munich	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Feb 4, 2016
	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 G 0 Ellison, MalikMalik Ellison 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Life Center Academy Voorhees, NJ G 3 Lovett Jr., MarcusMarcus Lovett Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Morgan Park Fort Wayne, IN G 4 Mussini, FedericoFederico Mussini 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Liceo Scientifico Aldo Moro Reggio Emilia, Italy F 11 Owens, TariqTariq Owens 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Mount Zion Prep/Tennessee Odenton, MD G 12 Holifield, ElijahElijah Holifield (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Pace Academy Atlanta, GA F 14 Yakwe, KassoumKassoum Yakwe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Our Savior New American School Bamako, Mali G 23 Dial, AbdulAbdul Dial (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Cardinal Newman West Palm Beach, Fla. C 35 Sima, YankubaYankuba Sima 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Elev8 Sports Institute Girona, Spain F 45 Williams, DarienDarien Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr St. John Bosco/City College of San Francisco Cerritos, CA G - Ponds, ShamorieShamorie Ponds 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Thomas Jefferson Brooklyn, NY G/F - Ahmed, BashirBashir Ahmed 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr John F. Kennedy/Hutchinson C.C. Bronx, NY F - Freudenberg, RichardRichard Freudenberg 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Luitpold Gymnasium Heidelberg, Germany F - Clark Jr., MarvinMarvin Clark Jr.  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Sunrise Christian Academy/Michigan State Kansas City, MO G - Simon, JustinJustin Simon  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Brewster Academy/Arizona Temcula, CA	Head coach Chris Mullin (St. John's University) Assistant coach(es) Barry Rohrssen Matt Abdelmassih Greg St. Jean Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

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