2015–16 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023June 2025 Basketball 2015–16 St. John's Red Storm St. John's Red Storm logo.svg 150px Chris Mullin is congratulated by Lou Carnesecca after Mullin's first career victory as a head coach. 350 Big East Conference Big East 8–24 1–17 Chris Mullin 1st Barry Rohrssen Matt Abdelmassih Greg St. Jean Carnesecca ArenaMadison Square Garden The 2015–16 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by alumni and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member Chris Mullin in his first 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. They finished the season with a record of 8–24, 1–17 in Big East play to finish in last place in conference. They lost to Marquette in the first round of the Big East tournament. Previous season The Red Storm finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 21–12, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in fifth place in conference. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament to Providence. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to San Diego State. Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown NotesJamal Branch 0 G 6'3" 169 Senior Kansas City, Missouri GraduatedPhil Greene 1 G 6'2" 187 Senior Chicago, Illinois GraduatedMyles Stewart 2 G 6'5" 180 Freshman Los Angeles, California Transferred to Arizona StateD'Angelo Harrison 11 G 6'4" 202 Senior Missouri City, Texas GraduatedChris Obekpa 12 F/C 6'10" 236 Junior Makurdi, Nigeria Transferred to UNLVSir'Dominic Pointer 15 G/F 6'5" 192 Senior Detroit, Michigan Graduated Drafted in 2015 NBA draftJay Henderson 22 G 6'5" 180 Freshman Orlando, Florida Transferred to Louisvillehttps://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2015/06/12/louisville-basketball-adds-jay-henderson-walk/71132880/ U of L hoops adds a walk-on Jeff Greer Courier-Post June 12, 2015 June 30, 2025Rysheed Jordan 23 G 6'4" 193 Sophomore Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Drafted in 2015 NBA Development League DraftAdonis De La Rosa 31 C 7'0" 322 Freshman Bronx, New York Transferred to Williston StateJoey De La Rosa 34 C 6'11" 249 Senior Bronx, New York Transferred to LU–BellevilleKhadim Ndiaye 35 F 6'6" 195 Senior Queens, New York Graduated 2015 recruiting class no no 2015 no Marcus LoVett Jr. PG Fort WayneFort Wayne, ID Morgan Park High School 6 0 180 05/21/2015 4 4 4 80 Kassoum Yakwe PF BamakoBamako, Mali Our Savior New American (N.Y) 6 7 205 08/23/2015 4 4 4 80 Yankuba Sima C GironaGirona, Spain Elev8 Sports Institute 6 11 215 04/13/2015 3 3 3 79 Malik Ellison SG Voorhees, NJ Life Center Academy 6 6 205 5/01/2015 3 3 4 77 Federico Mussini PG Reggio EmiliaReggio Emilia, Italy Liceo Scientifico Aldo Moro 6 1 160 06/29/2015 4 4 NR 2015 2015 St. John's Signees 2015 St. John's Signees 2015 St. John's Signees yes Transfer additions Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Durand Johnson G/F 6'6" 210 Graduate student Baltimore, Maryland grad student transfer from Pittsburgh (1 yr immediate eligibility) Ron Mvouika G 6'6" 210 Graduate student Paris, France grad student transfer from Missouri State (1 yr immediate eligibility) Tariq Owens F 6'11" 190 Sophomore Odenton, MD transfer from Tennessee (3 yr eligibility remaining) Darien Williams F 6'8" 225 Junior Cerritos, California junior college transfer from City College of San Francisco (2 yrs immediate eligibility) 2016 Recruiting class no yes 2016 no Shamorie Ponds PG BrooklynBrooklyn, NY Thomas Jefferson High School 6 1 180 09/29/2015 4 4 4 88 Richard Freudenberg SF MunichMunich, Germany Bayern Munich 6 8 190 02/04/2016 4 4 4 NR 2016 2016 St. John's Signees 2016 St. John's Signees yes Roster 2015 St. John's Red Storm y y Malik Ellison y 0 G 6 6 205 FR Voorhees, NJ Life Center Academy Amar Alibegović y 1 F 6 9 235 SO Rome, Italy Istituto Tecnico Minerva Christian Jones 2 F 6 7 230 JR yes Arlington, TX IMG Academy Marcus LoVett Jr. y 3 G 6 0 180 FR Fort Wayne, IN Morgan Park yes Federico Mussini y 4 G 6 1 160 FR Reggio Emilia, Italy Liceo Scientifico Aldo Moro Durand Johnson 5 G/F 6 6 210 GS Baltimore, MD Pittsburgh Felix Balamou 10 G 6 4 205 SR Conakry, Guinea Our Savior New American Tariq Owens 11 F 6 11 190 SO Odenton, MD Tennessee yes y Elijah Holifield 12 G 6 2 180 FR Atlanta, GA Pace Academy W Kassoum Yakwe 14 F 6 7 205 FR Bamako, Mali Our Savior New American Abdul Dial 23 G 6 3 195 FR West Palm Beach, FL Cardinal Newman W Ron Mvouika 24 G/F 6 6 210 GS Paris, France Missouri State Yankuba Sima 35 C 6 11 215 FR Girona, Spain Elev8 Sports Institute y Darien Williams 45 F 6 8 225 JR Cerritos, CA City College of San Francisco Chris Mullin (St. John's) Barry Rohrssen Matt Abdelmassih Greg St. Jean Mitch Richmond (special asst.) http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/stjo-m-baskbl-mtt.html Schedule and results yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=St. John's Red Storm| Exhibition Nov 4, 2015 7:00pm yes St. Thomas Aquinas Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY Mussini 16 Jones 11 Tied 3 58–90 4,058 Nov 7, 2015 4:00pm yes Sonoma State Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY Sima 16 Sima 16 Tied 1 64–46 3,902 |- !colspan=9 style=St. John's Red Storm| Non-conference regular season Nov 13, 2015 6:00pm yes Wagner Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY Mussini 18 Tied 8 Tied 3 FS1 66–57 1–0 4,677 Nov 16, 2015 7:00pm yes UMBC Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY Maui Invitational opening round Mussini 18 Sima 9 Mussini 6 FS1 75–53 2–0 4,098 Nov 19, 2015 7:00pm yes Rutgers Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY Gavitt Tipoff Games Tied 13 Balamou 11 Balamou 7 FS1 61–59 3–0 4,540 Nov 23, 2015 2:30pm yes yes Vanderbilt 19 Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational quarterfinals Mussini 14 Jones 5 Mussini 2 ESPN2 55–92 3–1 2,400 Nov 24, 2015 2:00pm yes yes Indiana 13 Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational consolation second round Tied 17 Sima 7 Balamou 4 ESPN2 73–83 3–2 2,400 Nov 25, 2015 2:30pm yes yes Chaminade Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational 7th place game Mussini 24 Jones 11 Mussini 6 ESPNU 100–93 4–2 2,400 Dec 2, 2015 7:00pm yes yes Fordham Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY Balamou 14 Tied 5 Balamou 5 57–73 4–3 3,068 Dec 6, 2015 11am yes St. Francis Brooklyn Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival Johnson 19 Sima 10 Mussini 6 FS1 63–56 5–3 7,196 Dec 9, 2015 5:00pm yes Niagara Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY Mussini 11 Mvouika 8 Balamou 4 FS1 48–44 6–3 5,602 Dec 13, 2015 12:00pm yes Syracuse Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Mussini 17 Alibegovic 9 Mvouika 5 FS1 84–72 7–3 13,473 Dec 18, 2015 7:00pm yes Incarnate Word Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY Johnson 15 Johnson 6 Tied 3 FS1 51–73 7–4 4,120 Dec 20, 2015 12:00pm yes NJIT Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY Mussini 20 Sima 14 Mvouika 4 FS1 74–83 7–5 4,414 Dec 22, 2015 9:00pm yes yes South Carolina 25 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT Hall of Fame Shootout Johnson 16 Johnson 5 Mussini 3 CBSSN 61–75 7–6 2,355 |- !colspan=9 style="St. John's Red Storm"|Big East regular season Dec 31, 2015 2:00pm Creighton Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY Ellison 17 Jones 9 Balamou 5 FS1 70–80 7–7 0–1 4,633 Jan 2, 2016 3:30pm yes Providence 12 Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI Big East New Year's Marathon Sima 14 Sima 8 Balamou 3 FS1 65–83 7–8 0–2 12,410 Jan 6, 2016 9:00pm Xavier 10 Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY Tied 19 Tied 5 Johnson 3 FS1 66–74 7–9 0–3 4,168 Jan 9, 2016 2:00pm yes Marquette BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI Johnson 18 Yakwe 11 Mvouika 5 FSN 75–81 7–10 0–4 13,468 Jan 13, 2016 6:30pm Georgetown Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Mvouika 15 Yakwe 8 Mussini 4 FS1 73–93 7–11 0–5 7,837 Jan 16, 2016 12:00pm yes Butler 23 Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Mussini 14 Yakwe 8 Tied 2 FS1 58–78 7–12 0–6 9,144 Jan 24, 2016 3:45pm Marquette Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY Johnson 20 Yakwe 8 Tied 3 CBSSN 73–78 7–13 0–7 1,032 Jan 27, 2016 7:00pm yes Seton Hall Prudential Center Newark, NJ Jones 15 Yakwe 10 Ellison 6 FS1 60–79 7–14 0–8 6,767 Jan 31, 2016 12:00pm Villanova 6 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Johnson 13 Mvouika 10 Mvouika 6 FOX 53–68 7–15 0–9 12,713 Feb 3, 2016 6:30pm yes Xavier 6 Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH Balamou 20 Yakwe 7 Tied 3 FS1 83–90 7–16 0–10 10,250 Feb 6, 2016 4:30pm Butler Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY Yakwe 11 Sima 5 Sima 3 FSN 56–89 7–17 0–11 5,602 Feb 8, 2016 7:00pm yes Georgetown Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Jones 14 Jones 9 Ellison 3 FS1 67–92 7–18 0–12 5,369 Feb 13, 2016 8:00pm yes Villanova 1 Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA Alibegovic 18 Alibegovic 6 Ellison 5 CBSSN 63–73 7–19 0–13 18,052 Feb 17, 2016 8:00pm DePaul Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY Johnson 18 Yakwe 11 Balamou 5 CBSSN 80–65 8–19 1–13 5,010 Feb 21, 2016 12:00pm Seton Hall Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Yakwe 16 Yakwe 15 Ellison 3 FS1 61–62 8–20 1–14 13,204 Feb 25, 2016 9:00pm yes DePaul Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL Mvouika 20 Tied 6 Balamou 7 FS1 75–83 8–21 1–15 4,817 Feb 28, 2016 2:30pm yes Creighton CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE Jones 17 Johnson 6 Tied 4 FS1 59–100 8–22 1–16 17,351 Mar 5, 2016 12:30pm Providence Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Johnson 15 Jones 12 Tied 5 FS1 76–90 8–23 1–17 10,079 |- ! colspan=9 style=St. John's Red Storm|Big East tournament Mar 9, 2016 9:30 pm yes Marquette Madison Square Garden New York City, NY First round Jones 29 Jones 7 Ellison 5 FS1 93–101 8–24 12,604 AP Poll Eastern Time References St. John's Category:St. John's Red Storm men's basketball seasons Saint John's Saint John's