St. John's University Athletics
Men's Basketball History
11/6/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
99 Years Of Basketball Excellence
- Fifth-winningest team in college basketball history (1,689 wins)
- Eighth-best winning percentage in college basketball history (.673)
- Tied for the ninth-most NCAA Tournament appearances in college basketball history (27)
- Two NCAA Final Four appearances (1952,1985)
- Most appearances in the NIT Final Four (16)
- Record six National Invitational Tournament championships
- Seven NIT Most Valuable Players
- 11 consensus All-Americans
- Six representatives in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
- 1910-1911 Helms Foundation national champions
- 13 ECAC Holiday Festival titles
- 59 All-BIG EAST selections
- Two AP and UPI National Players of the Year
- 41 Players with 1,000 career points or more
- Nine Top 10 Finishes in the AP and UPI polls
- 59 players selected in the NBA Draft
St. John's Basketball History
First Year of Basketball 1907-08Overall All-Time Record 1,689-817 (.673)NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last 27/2002NCAA Final Fours 2 (1952, 1985)NCAA Final Eights 6 (1951, 1952, 1979, 1985, 1991, 1999)NCAA Sweet Sixteens 9 (1951, 1952, 1967, 1969, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1991, 1999)Postseason NIT Appearances/Last 27/2003Postseason NIT Championships 6 (1943, 1944, 1959,1965, 1989, 2003)BIG EAST Championships 8 (Tournament -1982, 1986, 2000; Regular Season - 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1992)
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Friday, March 27
St. John's Men's Basketball Pregame Press Conference NCAA Sweet Sixteen vs Duke 3.26.2026
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St. John's Men's Basketball NCAA Tournament Round 2 postgame Press Conference 3.22.26
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