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

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.

2023–24 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball
WBIT, Second Round
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	18–15 (11–7 Big East)
Head coach	Joe Tartamella (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Candice Hill Shenneika Smith Joe Rutigliano
Home arena	Carnesecca Arena
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Big East women's basketball standings

v t e	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

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"	Senior	St. Louis, MO	Graduated
Sitota Gines	11	G	5'10"	Sophomore	Zaragoza, Spain	Transferred to Buffalo
Danielle Cosgrove	13	F	6'4"	Senior	Holbrook, NY	Graduated
Rayven Peeples	20	F	6'3"	Senior	Detroit, MI	Graduated/signed to play professionally in England with Leicester Riders
Kadaja Bailey	30	G	6'0"	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

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: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   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 Joe Tartamella (James Madison) Assistant coach(es) Candice Hill (Loyola (MD)) Shenneika Smith (St. John's) Joe Rutigliano (Saint Francis (PA)) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—*	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—												Not released
Coaches	—	—*	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.

See also

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

References

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