2024–25 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team

American college basketball season

2024–25 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball

Conference	Big East Conference
Record	10–1 ( Big East)
Head coach	Joe Tartamella (13th season)
Associate head coach	Steve Pogue (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Shenneika Smith Kaity Healy
Home arena	Carnesecca Arena
Seasons← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big East women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 UConn	1	–	0	1.000	10	–	1	.909
Creighton	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	3	.750
St. John's	0	–	0	–	10	–	1	.909
Butler	0	–	0	–	10	–	3	.769
Seton Hall	0	–	0	–	8	–	3	.727
Marquette	0	–	0	–	7	–	3	.700
Providence	0	–	0	–	7	–	6	.538
Villanova	0	–	0	–	6	–	6	.500
DePaul	0	–	0	–	5	–	8	.385
Georgetown	0	–	1	.000	6	–	5	.545
Xavier	0	–	1	.000	4	–	6	.400

† 2025 Big East tournament winner As of December 20, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team represent St. John's University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Red Storm, led by head coach Joe Tartamella, play their games at Carnesecca Arena and are members of the Big East Conference.

Previous season

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

The Red Storm finished the season at 18–15 and 11–7 in Big East play to finish in a tied for third place. As a No. 3 seed in the Big East women's tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals against Georgetown. They received a bid to the WBIT tournament, where they defeated Florida in the first game, but lost to Toledo in the next round.

Offseason

Departures

St. John's Departures
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Unique Drake	1	G	5'7"	Senior	Columbia, SC	Graduated
Tyonna Bailey	1	G	5'10"	Sophomore	Newark, New Jersey	transferred to Charleston Southern
Jillian Archer	1	F	6'2"	GS	Santa Monica, CA	Graduated

Incoming transfers

St. John's Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Ariana Vanderhoop	1	G	5'9"	Graduate student	Boston, Massachusetts	Monmouth
Lashae Dwyer	13	G	5'6"	Graduate student	Toronto, Ontario	Miami
Kylie Lavelle	14	F	6'2"	Junior	Moosic, Pennsylvania	Penn State
Jade Blagrove	20	F	6'2"	Graduate student	Boston, Massachusetts	South Florida

Recruiting

Recruiting class of 2024

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Ariel Little PG	Brooklyn, NY	South Shore High School	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	N/A
Ariel Little PG	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91
Janeya Grant G	Middletown, CT	South Shore Christian Academy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Janeya Grant G	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
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	Ariana Vanderhoop	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	GS	Cathedral Monmouth	Boston, Massachusetts
F	2	Julie Bahati	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Springfield Central	Nairobi, Kenya
G	3	Ariel Little	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Fr	South Shore	Brooklyn, New York
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)	So	Forest Park	Atlanta, GA
G	11	Janeya Grant	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	South Shore	Middletown, CT
G	13	Lashae Dwyer	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Webb School Miami	Toronto, Ontario
F	14	Kylie Lavelle	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Riverside Penn State Drexel	Moosic, Pennsylvania
G	20	Jade Blagrove	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	GS	Calandlyceum Manhattan South Florida	Barendrecht, Netherlands
F	21	Phoenix Gedeon	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Life Center Academy Robert Morris	Montreal, QC
F	22	Nevaeh Wingate	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Liverpool	Liverpool, NY
G	23	Ber'Nyah Mayo	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	GS	St. Elizbeth UMass	Wilmington, DE
G	44	Tara Daye	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	University DePaul	Newark, NJ

Head coach

Joe Tartamella (James Madison)

Assistant coach(es)

Steve Pogue (Nyack)
Shenneika Smith (St. John's)
Kaity Healy (Seton Hall)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 5, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 21, 2024 7pm	Pace	W 80–48		22 – Dwyer	7 – Daye	2 – Tied	Carnesecca Arena (345) Queens, NY
Regular season
November 4, 2024 2pm	Saint Peter's	W 80–39	1–0	16 – Dwyer	4 – Tied	4 – Dwyer	Carnesecca Arena (446) Queens, NY
November 8, 2024 6pm	LIU	W 67–50	2–0	15 – Lavelle	8 – Daye	3 – Tied	Steinberg Wellness Center (78) Brooklyn, NY
November 13, 2024 7pm	Loyola Maryland	W 69–61	3–0	22 – Dwyer	5 – Tied	4 – Donald	Reitz Arena (353) Baltimore, Maryland
November 17, 2024 2pm	Rhode Island	W 60–45	4–0	15 – Owen	7 – Daye	2 – Tied	Ryan Center (1,115) Kingston, Rhode Island
November 21, 2024 7pm	Marist	W 69–49	5–0	15 – Dwyer	12 – Dwyer	5 – Tied	Carnesecca Arena (321) Queens, NY
November 24, 2024 2pm	Stoney Brook	W 58–34	6–0	10 – Tied;	8 – Lavelle	4 – Tied	Carnesecca Arena (562) Queens, NY
November 28, 2024	Harvard	L 52–54	6–1	18 – Dwyer	6 – Tied	3 – Mayo	Carnesecca Arena (269) Queens, NY
December 2, 2024 7pm	at Penn State	W 72–67	7–1	25 – Dwyer	6 – Dwyer	5 – Tied	Bryce Jordan Center (1,759) University Park, Pennsylvania
December 8, 2024 2pm	Wake Forest	W 63–45	8–1	18 – Owen	14 – Gedeon	3 – Mayo	Carnesecca Arena (705) Queens, NY
December 11, 2024 6pm	at Hofstra	W 62–38	9–1	18 – Dwyer	8 – Lavelle	6 – Mayo	David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex (622) Hempstead, New York
December 15, 2024 2pm	Fairfield	W 77–68	10–1	18 – Mayo	7 – Gedeon	4 – Dwyer	Carnesecca Arena (589) Queens, NY
December 21, 2024 2pm	at Villanova						Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
December 28, 2024 1:30pm	Creighton						Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
January 1, 2025 2pm	at Providence						Alumni Hall Providence, RI
January 7, 2025 8:30pm	DePaul						Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
January 11, 2025 2pm	at Xavier						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
January 15, 2025 7pm	Uconn						Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
January 18, 2025 2pm	Villanova						Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
January 22, 2025 7pm	at Georgetown						McDonough Arena Washington, D.C.
January 25, 2025 1pm	at Seton Hall						Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ
January 29, 2025 7pm	Providence						Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
February 2, 2025 2pm	Xavier						Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
February 5, 2025 7:30pm	at Marquette						Al McGuire Center Milwaukee, WI
February 12, 2025 7:30pm	at UConn						Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
February 16, 2025 5:30pm	vs. Butler						Madison Square Garden New York City, New York
February 19, 2025 7pm	at Creighton						D. J. Sokol Arena Omaha, NE
February 23, 2025 4:30pm	Seton Hall						Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
February 26, 2025 7pm	Georgetown						Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
March 2, 2024 3pm	at DePaul						Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL

*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP																					Not released
Coaches

References

"2024–25 Women's Basketball Schedule". St. John's University. Retrieved December 5, 2024.

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