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

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

Main article: 2022–23 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team

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

Departures

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

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

There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.

Recruiting class of 2024

College recruiting information (2024)
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  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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

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

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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

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP——*———RV———Not released
Coaches——*———————

*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.

See also

References

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