St. John's

Big East · New York, New York, New York

2049-1111

All-time

0.648

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

St. John's’s top NCAA tournament games of all time by Game Score.

#	Date	Season	Round	Match	Game Score
1	Mar 22, 1952	1952	Regional Finals	#10 St. John's 64-57 #1 Kentucky Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Elite Eight	2.05
2	Mar 18, 2000	2000	Second Round	#9 St. John's 76-82 Gonzaga McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona	1.91
3	Mar 11, 1979	1979	Second Round	St. John's 80-78 #11 Duke Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina	1.86
4	Mar 27, 2026	2026	Regional Semifinals	#10 St. John's 75-80 #1 Duke Capital One Arena, Washington-Baltimore, DC Sweet 16	1.75
5	Mar 16, 1979	1979	Regional Semifinals	St. John's 67-65 #18 Rutgers First Horizon Coliseum, Greensboro-Winston Salem, North Carolina Sweet 16	1.73
6	Mar 25, 1952	1952	Final Four	#10 St. John's 61-59 #2 Illinois Alaska Airlines Arena, Seattle, Washington Final Four	1.65
7	Mar 25, 1983	1983	Regional Semifinals	#3 St. John's 67-70 #18 Georgia JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse, New York Sweet 16	1.59
8	Mar 20, 1999	1999	Regional Finals	#9 St. John's 74-77 #14 Ohio State Food City Center, Knoxville, Tennessee Elite Eight	1.53
9	Mar 22, 2025	2025	Second Round	#5 St. John's 66-75 Arkansas Amica Mutual Pavilion, Providence, Rhode Island	1.51
10	Mar 24, 1985	1985	Regional Finals	#3 St. John's 69-60 #16 North Carolina State McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado Elite Eight	1.51

Season by season

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament
2026	St. John's	30-7	Big East ★ ◆	18-2	#10	#13	5	Sweet 16
2025	St. John's	31-5	Big East ★ ◆	18-2	#5	#15	2	NCAA tournament
2024	St. John's	20-13	Big East	11-9		#19
2023	St. John's	18-15	Big East	7-13		#74
2022	St. John's	17-15	Big East	8-11		#44
2021	St. John's	16-11	Big East	10-9		#68
2020	St. John's	17-15	Big East	5-13		#60
2019	St. John's	21-13	Big East	8-10		#80	11	NCAA tournament
2018	St. John's	16-17	Big East	4-14		#65
2017	St. John's	14-19	Big East	7-11		#86
2016	St. John's	8-24	Big East	1-17		#184
2015	St. John's	21-12	Big East	10-8		#46	9	NCAA tournament
2014	St. John's	20-13	Big East	10-8		#45		NIT
2013	St. John's	17-16	Big East	8-10		#92		NIT
2012	St. John's	13-19	Big East	6-12		#129
2011	St. John's	21-12	Big East	12-6	#18	#37	6	NCAA tournament
2010	St. John's	17-16	Big East	6-12		#65		NIT
2009	St. John's	16-18	Big East	6-12		#94
2008	St. John's	11-19	Big East	5-13		#118
2007	St. John's	16-15	Big East	7-9		#98
2006	St. John's	12-15	Big East	5-11		#96
2005	St. John's	9-18	Big East	3-13		#98
2004	St. John's	6-21	Big East	1-15		#159
2003	St. John's	21-13	Big East	7-9		#53		NIT
2002	St. John's	20-12	Big East	9-7		#70	9	NCAA tournament
2001	St. John's	14-15	Big East	8-8		#68
2000	St. John's	25-8	Big East ◆	12-4	#9	#31	2	NCAA tournament
1999	St. John's	28-9	Big East	14-4	#9	#6	3	Elite Eight
1998	St. John's	22-10	Big East	13-5		#38	7	NCAA tournament
1997	St. John's	13-14	Big East	8-10		#69
1996	St. John's	11-16	Big East	5-13		#73
1995	St. John's	14-14	Big East	7-11		#79		NIT
1994	St. John's	12-17	Big East	5-13		#60
1993	St. John's	19-11	Big East	12-6		#29	5	NCAA tournament
1992	St. John's	19-11	Big East ★	12-6		#22	7	NCAA tournament
1991	St. John's	23-9	Big East	10-6	#20	#29	4	Elite Eight
1990	St. John's	24-10	Big East	10-6		#33	6	NCAA tournament
1989	St. John's	20-13	Big East	6-10		#49		NIT
1988	St. John's	17-12	Big East	8-8		#35	11	NCAA tournament
1987	St. John's	21-9	Big East	10-6		#29	6	NCAA tournament
1986	St. John's	31-5	Big East ★ ◆	14-2	#4	#16	1	NCAA tournament
1985	St. John's	31-4	Big East ★	15-1	#3	#6	1	Final Four
1984	St. John's	18-12	Big East	8-8		#39	9	NCAA tournament
1983	St. John's	28-5	Big East ★ ◆	12-4	#3	#9	1	Sweet 16
1982	St. John's	21-9	Big East	9-5		#50	5	NCAA tournament
1981	St. John's	17-11	Big East	8-6		#51		NIT
1980	St. John's	24-5	Big East ★	5-1	#13	#32	3	NCAA tournament
1979	St. John's	21-11	Independent		#17	#41	10	Elite Eight
1978	St. John's	21-7	Independent			#46		NCAA tournament
1977	St. John's	22-9	Independent			#35		NCAA tournament
1976	St. John's	23-6	Independent			#37		NCAA tournament
1975	St. John's	21-10	Independent			#43		NIT
1974	St. John's	20-7	Independent			#45		NIT
1973	St. John's	19-7	Independent			#27		NCAA tournament
1972	St. John's	19-11	Independent			#36		NIT
1971	St. John's	18-9	Independent			#48		NIT
1970	St. John's	21-8	Independent			#48		NIT
1969	St. John's	23-6	Independent		#8	#10		Sweet 16
1968	St. John's	19-8	Independent			#39		NCAA tournament
1967	St. John's	23-5	Independent			#12		Sweet 16
1966	St. John's	18-8	Independent			#41		NIT
1965	St. John's	21-8	Independent			#53		NIT
1964	St. John's	14-11	Independent			#63
1963	St. John's	9-15	Metropolitan New York	2-2		#115
1962	St. John's	21-5	Metropolitan New York	5-0		#10		NIT
1961	St. John's	20-5	Metropolitan New York	4-0		#4		NCAA tournament
1960	St. John's	17-8	Metropolitan New York	5-1	#20	#59		NIT
1959	St. John's	20-6	Metropolitan New York	4-2		#10		NIT
1958	St. John's	18-8	Metropolitan New York	6-0		#56		NIT
1957	St. John's	14-9	Metropolitan New York	4-2		#96
1956	St. John's	12-12	Metropolitan New York	3-3		#79
1955	St. John's	11-9	Metropolitan New York	5-1		#71
1954	St. John's	9-11	Metropolitan New York	2-3		#84
1953	St. John's	17-6	Metropolitan New York	5-1	#20	#28		NIT
1952	St. John's	25-6	Metropolitan New York	6-0	#10	#14		Final Four
1951	St. John's	26-5	Metropolitan New York	6-0	#9	#14		Elite Eight
1950	St. John's	24-5	Metropolitan New York	3-3	#9	#6		NIT
1949	St. John's	15-9	Metropolitan New York	5-1				NIT
1948	St. John's	12-11	Metropolitan New York	3-3
1947	St. John's	16-7	Metropolitan New York	6-0				NIT
1946	St. John's	17-6	Metropolitan New York	5-1				NIT
1945	St. John's	21-3	Independent					NIT
1944	St. John's	18-5	Independent					NIT
1943	St. John's	21-3	Metropolitan New York	6-1				NIT
1942	St. John's	16-5	Independent
1941	St. John's	11-6	Independent
1940	St. John's	15-5	Independent					NIT
1939	St. John's	18-4	Metropolitan New York	17-2				NIT
1938	St. John's	15-4	Metropolitan New York	4-2
1937	St. John's	12-7	Metropolitan New York	1-4
1936	St. John's	18-4	Metropolitan New York	4-3
1935	St. John's	13-8	Independent
1934	St. John's	16-3	Metropolitan New York	3-4
1933	St. John's	23-4	Independent
1932	St. John's	22-4	Independent
1931	St. John's	21-1	Independent
1930	St. John's	23-1	Independent
1929	St. John's	23-2	Independent
1928	St. John's	18-4	Independent
1927	St. John's	15-10	Independent
1926	St. John's	18-7	Independent
1925	St. John's	18-6	Independent
1924	St. John's	16-15	Independent
1923	St. John's	11-10	Independent
1922	St. John's	10-11	Independent
1921	St. John's	10-9	Independent
1920	St. John's	9-14	Independent
1919	St. John's	0-7	Independent
1918	St. John's	8-8	Independent
1917	St. John's	11-8	Independent
1916	St. John's	5-10	Independent
1915	St. John's	12-4	Independent
1914	St. John's	7-11	Independent
1913	St. John's	12-8	Independent
1912	St. John's	15-5	Independent
1911	St. John's	14-0	Independent
1910	St. John's	15-5	Independent
1909	St. John's	9-6	Independent
1908	St. John's	4-8	Independent

Consensus All-Americans

14 AP All-American selections.

Year	Player
2025	RJ Luis Jr.
1999	Ron Artest
1992	Malik Sealy
1987	Mark Jackson
1986	Walter Berry
1985	Chris Mullin
1984	Chris Mullin
1980	Reggie Carter
1973	Billy Schaeffer
1967	Sonny Dove
1961	Tony Jackson
1960	Tony Jackson
1952	Zeke Zawoluk
1951	Zeke Zawoluk

NBA first-round picks

51 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Draft	Player	Last college yr
2012	Maurice Harkless	2012
2000	Erick Barkley	2000
1999	Ron Artest	1999
2000	Erick Barkley	1999
1998	Felipe Lopez	1998
1999	Ron Artest	1998
1998	Felipe Lopez	1997
1998	Felipe Lopez	1996
1998	Felipe Lopez	1995
1998	Roshown McLeod	1995
1998	Roshown McLeod	1994
1992	Malik Sealy	1992
1992	Malik Sealy	1991
1990	Jayson Williams	1990
1992	Malik Sealy	1990
1990	Jayson Williams	1989
1992	Malik Sealy	1989
1990	Jayson Williams	1988
1987	Mark Jackson	1987
1986	Walter Berry	1986
1987	Mark Jackson	1986
1985	Chris Mullin	1985
1985	Bill Wennington	1985
1986	Walter Berry	1985
1987	Mark Jackson	1985
1985	Chris Mullin	1984
1985	Bill Wennington	1984
1987	Mark Jackson	1984
1985	Chris Mullin	1983
1985	Bill Wennington	1983
1985	Chris Mullin	1982
1985	Bill Wennington	1982
1978	George Johnson	1978
1978	George Johnson	1977
1978	George Johnson	1976
1978	George Johnson	1975
1973	Mel Davis	1972
1973	Mel Davis	1971
1969	John Warren	1969
1969	John Warren	1968
1967	Sonny Dove	1967
1969	John Warren	1967
1967	Sonny Dove	1966
1967	Sonny Dove	1965
1962	Leroy Ellis	1962
1962	Leroy Ellis	1961
1962	Leroy Ellis	1960
1949	Dick McGuire	1949
1949	Dick McGuire	1948
1949	Dick McGuire	1947
1949	Dick McGuire	1944