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St. John's Red Storm women's basketball

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St. John's Red Storm
2024–25 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team
UniversitySt. John's University
Head coachJoe Tartamella (13th season)
ConferenceBig East
LocationNew York City, New York
ArenaCarnesecca Arena
(capacity: 5,602)
NicknameRed Storm
ColorsRed and white[1]
   
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
2012
NCAA tournament second round
1988, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014
NCAA tournament appearances
1983, 1984, 1988, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2023
AIAW tournament appearances
1982
Conference tournament champions
1983, 1984, 1988, 2016
Conference regular season champions
1983, 1985

The St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team represents St. John's University in New York City, New York, United States. The school's team competes in the Big East, where it has competed since the 1982–1983 season.[2] The women’s basketball team began competing in the AIAW in 1974–1975 under coach Vickie Kresse, obtaining a 10–8 record and its first winning season. The Red Storm are coached by Joe Tartamella, who took the helm of the program in 2012.[2]

Yearly records

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Joe Tartamella, head coach St. Johns women's basketball team
Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Vickie Kresse (1974–1979)
1974–75 Vickie Kresse 10–8
1975–76 Vickie Kresse 23–8
1976–77 Vickie Kresse 24–7
1977–78 Vickie Kresse 26–5
1978–79 Vickie Kresse 17–15
Vickie Kresse: 100–43 (.699)
Don Perrelli (1979–1984)
1979–80 Don Perrelli 16–16
1980–81 Don Perrelli 26–8
1981–82 Don Perrelli 25–7 AIAW Round of 16
Big East Conference (1982–present)
1982–83 Don Perrelli 27–6 7–1 1st NCAA Round of 32
1983–84 Don Perrelli 24–6 5–3 T-2nd NCAA Round of 32
Don Perrelli: 118–43 (.733) 12–4 (.750)
Joe Mullaney Jr. (1984–1996)
1984–85 Joe Mullaney Jr. 18–11 12–4 T-1st
1985–86 Joe Mullaney Jr. 19–9 11–5 4th
1986–87 Joe Mullaney Jr. 16–13 9–7 T-4th
1987–88 Joe Mullaney Jr. 22–10 10–6 T-3rd NCAA Round of 32
1988–89 Joe Mullaney Jr. 10–18 5–11 7th
1989–90 Joe Mullaney Jr. 12–17 5–11 T-7th
1990–91 Joe Mullaney Jr. 16–12 10–6 T-3rd
1991–92 Joe Mullaney Jr. 14–14 5–13 T-8th
1992–93 Joe Mullaney Jr. 12–16 5–13 8th
1993–94 Joe Mullaney Jr. 8–20 4–14 9th
1994–95 Joe Mullaney Jr. 15–12 10–8 T-4th
1995–96 Joe Mullaney Jr. 6–21 4–14 12th (6th BE6)
Joe Mullaney Jr.: 168–173 (.493) 90–112 (.446)
Charlene Thomas-Swinson (1996–1999)
1996–97 Charlene Thomas-Swinson 5–22 3–15 T-12th (6th BE6)
1997–98 Charlene Thomas-Swinson 6–21 4–14 12th (6th BE6)
1998–99 Charlene Thomas-Swinson 13–18 7–11 8th
Charlene Thomas-Swinson: 24–61 (.282) 14–40 (.259)
Darcel Estep (1999–2002)
1999–00 Darcel Estep 11–18 5–11 T-9th
2000–01 Darcel Estep 8–20 3–13 T-12th
Pechone Stepps (2002–2002)
2001–02* Darcel Estep
Pechone Stepps
TOTAL
3–13
0–11
3–24
0–5
0–11
0–16
14th
Darcel Estep: 22–51 (.301) 8–29 (.216)
Pechone Stepps: 0–11 (.000) 0–11 (.000)
Kim Barnes Arico (2002–2012)
2002–03 Kim Barnes Arico 8–19 2–4 14th
2003–04 Kim Barnes Arico 10–18 4–12 11th
2004–05 Kim Barnes Arico 20–11 7–9 T-6th WNIT Round of 16
2005–06 Kim Barnes Arico 22–8 11–5 T-3rd NCAA Round of 32
2006–07 Kim Barnes Arico 8–20 4–12 12th
2007–08 Kim Barnes Arico 18–15 7–9 10th WNIT Quarterfinals
2008–09 Kim Barnes Arico 19–15 4–12 T-13th WNIT Round of 16
2009–10 Kim Barnes Arico 25–7 12–4 4th NCAA Round of 32
2010–11 Kim Barnes Arico 22–11 9–7 T-8th NCAA Round of 32
2011–12 Kim Barnes Arico 24–10 13–3 T-2nd NCAA Sweet Sixteen
Kim Barnes Arico: 176–134 (.541) 73–87 (.456)
Joe Tartamella (2012–present)
2012–13 Joe Tartamella 18–13 11–5 T-3rd NCAA Round of 64
2013–14 Joe Tartamella 23–11 13–5 2nd NCAA Round of 32
2014–15 Joe Tartamella 23–11 11–7 4th WNIT Round of 16
2015–16 Joe Tartamella 23–10 11–7 4th NCAA Round of 64
2016–17 Joe Tartamella 22–12 11–7 T-4th WNIT Round of 16
2017–18 Joe Tartamella 19–15 9–9 T-5th WNIT Quarterfinals
2018–19 Joe Tartamella 15–16 7–11 T–8th
2019–20 Joe Tartamella 19–12 11–7 T–3rd
2020–21 Joe Tartamella 8–15 4–12 8th
2021–22 Joe Tartamella 12–19 7–12 7th
2022–23 Joe Tartamella 23–9 13–7 T–4th NCAA Round of 64
Joe Tartamella: 205–143 (.589) 108–89 (.548)
Big East Conference: 305–170 (.642)
Total: 791–648 (.550)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Postseason results

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NCAA Division I

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Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1983 #7 First Round #2 Old Dominion L 63–86
1984 #7 First Round #2 North Carolina L 79–81 (OT)
1988 #7 First Round
Second Round
#10 Fairfield
#2 Virginia
W 83–70
L 64–75
2006 #7 First Round
Second Round
#10 California
#2 Maryland
W 78–68
L 74–81
2010 #6 First Round
Second Round
#11 Princeton
#3 Florida State
W 65–47
L 65–66 (OT)
2011 #9 First Round
Second Round
#8 Texas Tech
#1 Stanford
W 55–50
L 49–75
2012 #3 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#14 Creighton
#6 Oklahoma
#2 Duke
W 69–67
W 74–70
L 47–74
2013 #10 First Round #7 Dayton L 90–96 (2OT)
2014 #8 First Round
Second Round
#9 Southern Cal
#1 Tennessee
W 71–68
L 51–67
2016 #8 First Round #9 Auburn L 57–68
2023 #11 First Four
First Round
#11 Purdue
#6 North Carolina
W 66–64
L 59–61

AIAW Division I

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The Red Storm made one appearance in the AIAW National Division I basketball tournament, with a combined record of 0–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
1982 First Round Minnesota L, 56–68

Players selected in the WBL Draft

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1981 – 2nd Round – Dallas Diamonds – Debbie Brajevich

Players selected in the WNBA draft

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Year Round Pick[3] Overall Name Team
2013 2 5 17 Nadirah McKenith Washington Mystics
2013 3 1 25 Shenneika Smith New York Liberty
2016 3 3 27 Aliyyah Handford Connecticut Sun
2016 3 7 31 Danaejah Grant Washington Mystics
  First round pick     Active players

References

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  1. ^ "Primary Colors". St. John's University Athletics Style Guide (PDF). June 21, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  2. ^ a b St. John's Women's Basketball All-Time Results, retrieved 2013-Aug-15.
  3. ^ "NBA Draft Index". Basketball Reference. 2013. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
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