St. John's University Athletics
2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
Soriano, Joel
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Jersey Number 11
Joel Soriano
- Height:
- 6-11
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- Center
- Hometown:
- Yonkers, N.Y.
- High School:
- Archbishop Stepinac
- Prev School:
- Fordham
Bio
Soriano finished his career as one of only six St. John's players to record 1,100 points and 800 rebounds in just three seasons with the program. Soriano registered 40 career double-doubles with the Red Storm. He also completed his St. John's career ranked seventh all-time in rebounding with 870 boards and 40th on the program's scoring chart with 1,150 points. He also sits third in program history shooting 57.0 percent from the field over his career, trailing only Walter Berry (1984-86, 58.1 pct) and Bill Wennington (1981-85, 57.9 pct).
2023-24
All-Met First Team ... paced team with 9.5 rebounds per contest to go with 13.8 points per game ... logged 3.7 offensive rebounds per game, which ranked 11th in Division I ... set career-highs shooting 57.7 percent from the field and registering 57 blocks ... posted 14 double-doubles, the second-highest total in the BIG EAST last season. ranked third in BIG EAST with 1.7 blocks per game ... registered 22 points and 11 rebounds while sinking the first two 3-pointers of his collegiate career against Stony Brook (11/7) ... tallied 21 points and nine boards against Dayton (11/17) ... rattled off a career-high 24 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the floor with nine rebounds at West Virginia (12/1) ... recorded 18 points, 13 rebounds and a career-high six assists in 24 minutes against Sacred Heart (12/6) ... registered 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting with 11 rebounds against Boston College (12/10) ... posted 18 points, 14 rebounds, five assists and a career-high six blocks in BIG EAST opener against Xavier (12/20) ... scored 20 points and pulled down eight rebounds in victory over Villanova (1/6) ... registered his 1,000th career point with the Red Storm after scoring 11 points against No. 17/18 Marquette (1/20) ... rattled off 21 points and nine boards to help the Red Storm sweep Villanova (1/24) for the first time in 31 years ... produced a 21-point, 15-rebound double-double to go with four blocks at Xavier (1/31) ... swatted five shots to go with 10 rebounds and nine points against Georgetown (3/9).
2022-23
BIG EAST Most Improved Player ... All-BIG EAST Second Team ... Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Semifinalist ... Oscar Robertson Watch List ... four-time BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll selection (Nov. 21, Dec. 12, Dec. 19, Jan. 16) ... one-time conference Player of the Week (Nov. 28) ... Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association (MBWA) All-MET First Team ... Earned Naismith Trophy Player of the Week following wins over Butler and No. 6/7 UConn, averaging 19.5 points on a 17-for-23 shooting clip (73.9%) with 11.5 boards per game ... MBWA Player of the Week twice (Dec. 20, Jan. 17) ... recorded 25 double-doubles, good for second in the nation ... Tallied career-highs with 15.2 points and 11.9 boards per game (4th in NCAA) ... helped Red Storm top-10 rebounding ranking in Division I with 40.1 total boards (6th) and 13.2 offensive rebounds per game (8th) ... posted 17 points and 18 rebounds against Nebraska (Nov. 17) ... rattled off 19 points and corralled 14 boards against Syracuse (Nov. 22) ... re-set career-high with 21 points and 19 rebounds against Niagara (Nov. 26) ... led all scorers with 17 points and 14 boards in BIG EAST opener against DePaul (Dec. 7) ... set new personal-best with 23 points to go with 12 boards and two blocks against Florida State (Dec. 17) ... tied career-best 23 points while nailing a personal-high 10 makes and adding 11 boards at Seton Hall (Dec. 31) ... scored 22 points against Marquette (Jan. 3), going 10-for-17 from the floor with 13 boards ... chipped in 20 points on 10-of-13 shooting to go with 10 boards against Butler (Jan. 10) ... rattled off a team-best 19 points and 13 rebounds in upset win at No. 6/7 UConn (Jan. 15), going 7-for-10 from the floor with a 5-of-8 mark from the line ... Picked up 20th double-double of the season against No. 20/17 Providence (Feb. 11), recording 10 points and 13 rebounds ... Recorded his 500th rebound in a Red Storm uniform against No. 18/19 Creighton (Feb. 18), becoming the ninth player to accomplish the feat in his first two seasons ... registered first double-double in the BIG EAST Tournament since 2020, netting 19 points and pulling down 15 boards against Butler (March 8) ... chipped in 12 points and 12 rebounds in quarterfinal matchup of BIG EAST Tournament against top-seeded Marquette (March 9).
2021-22
Appeared in 30 games, 26 of which were starts, in his first season with the Red Storm… averaged 6.4 points and 5.5 rebounds per outing, the latter of which ranked second on the squad… finished in double figures seven times with one double-double… averaged a team-high 1.7 blocks per game to rank sixth in the BIG EAST… shot 56.9 percent from the floor, good enough for second on the team… tallied an 11-point, 13-rebound double-double in his St. John’s debut against Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 9)… scored 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting against Fairleigh Dickinson (Nov. 20)… netted a season-high 16 points and grabbed nine boards against NJIT (Nov. 27)… finished with 10 points and nine rebounds against Pittsburgh (Dec. 18)… scored 14 points on 6-of-6 shooting and blocked four shots at Georgetown (Feb. 3)… made all six of his field goal tries for the second straight game at Butler, finishing with 12 points (Feb. 5)… scored 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting in a home win over Xavier (March 2)… sank four of his five field goal tries to finish with eight points in a BIG EAST Tournament win over DePaul (March 9).
2020-21 (Fordham)
Started all 14 of Fordham’s games, averaging a near double-double with 10.4 points and 9.2 rebounds per contest… tallied eight double-doubles in just 14 opportunities… finished third in the Atlantic 10 in rebounding and fourth in field goal percentage (54.5%)… topped the conference with 3.5 offensive boards per game… opened the season with 12 points and 12 boards against George Washington (Dec. 30)… set season highs with 16 points and 13 boards at La Salle (Jan. 2)… posted back-to-back double-doubles against St. Bonaventure (Jan. 13) and UMass (Jan. 17)… recorded double-doubles in three straight games against Duquesne (Jan. 27), UMass (Feb. 3) and La Salle (Feb 6), the last of which was a Fordham victory… finished the year with 10 points and 10 rebounds against GW in the A-10 Tournament (March 3).
2019-20 (Fordham)
Played in 30 games and made 12 starts… averaged 4.8 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, the latter of which ranked second on the team… finished the season with five double-doubles, all of which came in his last six outings… averaged 12.2 points and 13.0 rebounds over those final half-dozen games… led the Rams with 26 blocks… had six points and five rebounds against Nevada (Nov. 22)… grabbed double-digit rebounds for the first time with 10 boards at Dayton (Feb. 1)… posted six points and 11 boards against Richmond (Feb. 8)… tallied season highs of 14 points and 16 boards against UMass (Feb. 22)… registered 14 points and 13 rebounds against Rhode Island (Feb. 26)… netted 14 points and grabbed 15 boards at George Washington (March 4)… posted a 14-point, 12-rebound double-double in the Rams’ A-10 Tournament win over GW (March 11).
Before College
Completed a postgraduate year at St. Thomas More School in Montville, Conn., under the direction of Head Coach Jere Quinn… as a high school senior in 2018, led Archbishop Stepinac to its first CHSAA “AA” City Championship since 1960 and the school’s first-ever New York State Federation Title… played alongside recognizable names such as Alan Griffin (Illinois/Syracuse), AJ Griffin (Duke) and RJ Davis (North Carolina) while at Stepinac… played for Dominican Republic at the 2018 FIBA U18 Americas Championship, averaging 8.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per game… tallied nine points, nine rebounds and two blocks against the USA Team featuring the likes of Cole Anthony, Ayo Dosunmu, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl and Tyrese Maxey.
Personal
Joel Manuel Soriano… son of Maria Soriano and Rafael Jamie… has five siblings: Elani, Kari, Kaden, Manuel and Emilio… chose St. John’s because “I’ve always dreamed of playing here and the coaching staff showed me love from the jump…” lists his mother as the person he admires most and Kevin Durant as his favorite athlete.
2023-24
All-Met First Team ... paced team with 9.5 rebounds per contest to go with 13.8 points per game ... logged 3.7 offensive rebounds per game, which ranked 11th in Division I ... set career-highs shooting 57.7 percent from the field and registering 57 blocks ... posted 14 double-doubles, the second-highest total in the BIG EAST last season. ranked third in BIG EAST with 1.7 blocks per game ... registered 22 points and 11 rebounds while sinking the first two 3-pointers of his collegiate career against Stony Brook (11/7) ... tallied 21 points and nine boards against Dayton (11/17) ... rattled off a career-high 24 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the floor with nine rebounds at West Virginia (12/1) ... recorded 18 points, 13 rebounds and a career-high six assists in 24 minutes against Sacred Heart (12/6) ... registered 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting with 11 rebounds against Boston College (12/10) ... posted 18 points, 14 rebounds, five assists and a career-high six blocks in BIG EAST opener against Xavier (12/20) ... scored 20 points and pulled down eight rebounds in victory over Villanova (1/6) ... registered his 1,000th career point with the Red Storm after scoring 11 points against No. 17/18 Marquette (1/20) ... rattled off 21 points and nine boards to help the Red Storm sweep Villanova (1/24) for the first time in 31 years ... produced a 21-point, 15-rebound double-double to go with four blocks at Xavier (1/31) ... swatted five shots to go with 10 rebounds and nine points against Georgetown (3/9).
2022-23
BIG EAST Most Improved Player ... All-BIG EAST Second Team ... Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Semifinalist ... Oscar Robertson Watch List ... four-time BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll selection (Nov. 21, Dec. 12, Dec. 19, Jan. 16) ... one-time conference Player of the Week (Nov. 28) ... Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association (MBWA) All-MET First Team ... Earned Naismith Trophy Player of the Week following wins over Butler and No. 6/7 UConn, averaging 19.5 points on a 17-for-23 shooting clip (73.9%) with 11.5 boards per game ... MBWA Player of the Week twice (Dec. 20, Jan. 17) ... recorded 25 double-doubles, good for second in the nation ... Tallied career-highs with 15.2 points and 11.9 boards per game (4th in NCAA) ... helped Red Storm top-10 rebounding ranking in Division I with 40.1 total boards (6th) and 13.2 offensive rebounds per game (8th) ... posted 17 points and 18 rebounds against Nebraska (Nov. 17) ... rattled off 19 points and corralled 14 boards against Syracuse (Nov. 22) ... re-set career-high with 21 points and 19 rebounds against Niagara (Nov. 26) ... led all scorers with 17 points and 14 boards in BIG EAST opener against DePaul (Dec. 7) ... set new personal-best with 23 points to go with 12 boards and two blocks against Florida State (Dec. 17) ... tied career-best 23 points while nailing a personal-high 10 makes and adding 11 boards at Seton Hall (Dec. 31) ... scored 22 points against Marquette (Jan. 3), going 10-for-17 from the floor with 13 boards ... chipped in 20 points on 10-of-13 shooting to go with 10 boards against Butler (Jan. 10) ... rattled off a team-best 19 points and 13 rebounds in upset win at No. 6/7 UConn (Jan. 15), going 7-for-10 from the floor with a 5-of-8 mark from the line ... Picked up 20th double-double of the season against No. 20/17 Providence (Feb. 11), recording 10 points and 13 rebounds ... Recorded his 500th rebound in a Red Storm uniform against No. 18/19 Creighton (Feb. 18), becoming the ninth player to accomplish the feat in his first two seasons ... registered first double-double in the BIG EAST Tournament since 2020, netting 19 points and pulling down 15 boards against Butler (March 8) ... chipped in 12 points and 12 rebounds in quarterfinal matchup of BIG EAST Tournament against top-seeded Marquette (March 9).
2021-22
Appeared in 30 games, 26 of which were starts, in his first season with the Red Storm… averaged 6.4 points and 5.5 rebounds per outing, the latter of which ranked second on the squad… finished in double figures seven times with one double-double… averaged a team-high 1.7 blocks per game to rank sixth in the BIG EAST… shot 56.9 percent from the floor, good enough for second on the team… tallied an 11-point, 13-rebound double-double in his St. John’s debut against Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 9)… scored 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting against Fairleigh Dickinson (Nov. 20)… netted a season-high 16 points and grabbed nine boards against NJIT (Nov. 27)… finished with 10 points and nine rebounds against Pittsburgh (Dec. 18)… scored 14 points on 6-of-6 shooting and blocked four shots at Georgetown (Feb. 3)… made all six of his field goal tries for the second straight game at Butler, finishing with 12 points (Feb. 5)… scored 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting in a home win over Xavier (March 2)… sank four of his five field goal tries to finish with eight points in a BIG EAST Tournament win over DePaul (March 9).
2020-21 (Fordham)
Started all 14 of Fordham’s games, averaging a near double-double with 10.4 points and 9.2 rebounds per contest… tallied eight double-doubles in just 14 opportunities… finished third in the Atlantic 10 in rebounding and fourth in field goal percentage (54.5%)… topped the conference with 3.5 offensive boards per game… opened the season with 12 points and 12 boards against George Washington (Dec. 30)… set season highs with 16 points and 13 boards at La Salle (Jan. 2)… posted back-to-back double-doubles against St. Bonaventure (Jan. 13) and UMass (Jan. 17)… recorded double-doubles in three straight games against Duquesne (Jan. 27), UMass (Feb. 3) and La Salle (Feb 6), the last of which was a Fordham victory… finished the year with 10 points and 10 rebounds against GW in the A-10 Tournament (March 3).
2019-20 (Fordham)
Played in 30 games and made 12 starts… averaged 4.8 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, the latter of which ranked second on the team… finished the season with five double-doubles, all of which came in his last six outings… averaged 12.2 points and 13.0 rebounds over those final half-dozen games… led the Rams with 26 blocks… had six points and five rebounds against Nevada (Nov. 22)… grabbed double-digit rebounds for the first time with 10 boards at Dayton (Feb. 1)… posted six points and 11 boards against Richmond (Feb. 8)… tallied season highs of 14 points and 16 boards against UMass (Feb. 22)… registered 14 points and 13 rebounds against Rhode Island (Feb. 26)… netted 14 points and grabbed 15 boards at George Washington (March 4)… posted a 14-point, 12-rebound double-double in the Rams’ A-10 Tournament win over GW (March 11).
Before College
Completed a postgraduate year at St. Thomas More School in Montville, Conn., under the direction of Head Coach Jere Quinn… as a high school senior in 2018, led Archbishop Stepinac to its first CHSAA “AA” City Championship since 1960 and the school’s first-ever New York State Federation Title… played alongside recognizable names such as Alan Griffin (Illinois/Syracuse), AJ Griffin (Duke) and RJ Davis (North Carolina) while at Stepinac… played for Dominican Republic at the 2018 FIBA U18 Americas Championship, averaging 8.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per game… tallied nine points, nine rebounds and two blocks against the USA Team featuring the likes of Cole Anthony, Ayo Dosunmu, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl and Tyrese Maxey.
Personal
Joel Manuel Soriano… son of Maria Soriano and Rafael Jamie… has five siblings: Elani, Kari, Kaden, Manuel and Emilio… chose St. John’s because “I’ve always dreamed of playing here and the coaching staff showed me love from the jump…” lists his mother as the person he admires most and Kevin Durant as his favorite athlete.