St. John's University Athletics
2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
Luis Jr., RJ
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Tuesday, August 05
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Wednesday, July 16
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Wednesday, June 04
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Friday, May 09
Jersey Number 12
RJ Luis Jr.
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Guard/Forward
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
- High School:
- Mt. Zion Prep
- Prev School:
- UMass
Bio
2024-25 Awards & Accolades:
Appeared in 35 games making 32 starts… Averaged 18.2 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.4 steals in 31.8 minutes per game… Became St. John’s 12th consensus All-American and first since Ron Artest in 1999… Became the third Johnnie to win BIG EAST Player of the Year and first since Walter Berry in 1986…Was one of two players to rank top-five in the BIG EAST in scoring and rebounding… Led the conference with 10 double-doubles alongside teammate Zuby Ejiofor… Recorded 33 double-digit scoring efforts and 14 20-plus point outings… Made 229 field goals the most by a St. John’s player in a single-season since Marcus Hatten in 2002-03 (277)… Tied program NCAA Tournament record with five made 3-pointers in the NCAA Tournament First Round vs. Omaha and finished with 22 points and eight rebounds… Went off for a 29-point point and 10-rebound performance, including 27 second half points in the BIG EAST Tournament Championship victory over Creighton (March 15)… Finished with 28 points and 10 rebounds in regular season finale at Marquette (March 8)… Added 24 points on 9-of-16 shooting at Butler (Feb. 26)… Exploded for 23 points going 10-for-13 (76.9%) from free throw line, career-high 14 rebounds and five assists in the win over then-No. 24/21 Creighton (Feb. 16)… Logged 21 points and scored eight over the final 2:16 in the win over No. 19/18 UConn inside Gampel Pavilion (Feb. 7)… Finished a 19-point, 11-rebound double-double to go along with career-highs four blocks and four steals in the victory over then-No. 11/11 Marquette (Feb. 4)… Went off for 24 points on 9-of-13 (69.2%) shooting, made a career-high four 3-pointers and added eight rebounds at Seton Hall (Jan. 18)… Exploded for 30 points and 10 rebounds becoming the first St. John’s player to register a 30-point performance since Julian Champagnie (31) against Butler on Feb. 18, 2022 against Villanova (Jan. 11)…. Made 16 free throws against Villanova, which ranks the Rube fourth-most in a single-game in St. John’s men’s basketball history and the most since Marcus Hatten set the program record in 2002 (Jan. 11)… Finished with an 18-point and 11-rebound double-double shooting 6-for-6 from the charity stripe at Xavier (Jan. 7)… Delivered 20 points, 11 boards and four steals against Butler (Jan. 4)…. Notched 19 points on 7-of-11 (63.6%) shooting in the BIG EAST opener vs. DePaul (Dec. 17)… Put together a 24-point, 10-rebound double-double against Harvard (Nov. 30)… Registered 21 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high seven assists vs. New Mexico (Nov. 17)… Recorded 24 points and 13 rebounds against Quinnipiac (Nov. 19)
2023-24
Appeared in 23 games, starting in 10 contests ... averaged 10.9 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game ... posted 14 double-digit scoring efforts with one 20-point showing ... made Red Storm debut against Holy Cross (11/25), posting 14 points, four rebounds and three steals in 15 minutes off the bench ... made first start with the Johnnies against Hofstra (12/30), tallying 12 points and 10 rebounds in 29 minutes of work ... scored 14 points and pulled down three rebounds in 21 minutes of work against Butler (1/2) ... registered 11 points and seven rebounds in win over Villanova (1/6) ... tallied 12 points, eight rebounds and three steals in victory over Providence (1/10) ... recorded 20 points, four rebounds and two assists against No. 17/18 Marquette (1/20) ... posted second double-double of the season with a 16-point, 12-point effort against Providence (2/13) ... shot 9-for-15 en route to 19 points and six rebounds at Georgetown (2/21) ... rattled off 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting to go with three steals in the season finale against Georgetown (3/9) ... racked up a team-high 18 points with an 8-for-8 clip at the line and nine rebounds in the BIG EAST quarterfinals against fourth-seed Seton Hall (3/14)
2022-23 (UMass)
Appeared in 27 games, making 10 starts ... averaged 11.5 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.1 steals across 22.7 minutes per game ... registered 17 double-digit scoring performances, including four 20-plus point outings and one 30-point effort ... became 13th Minuteman to secure a spot on the Atlantic-10 All-Rookie Team selection ... earned three A-10 Rookie of the Week accolades on Jan. 9, Jan. 30 and March 7 ... tallied 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting against Colorado (Nov. 17) ... posted 15 points with a 7-for-9 mark from the floor at Saint Joseph's (Jan. 21) ... unloaded 23 points, seven boards and five assists against Richmond (Jan. 25) ... erupted for a career-high 31 points in win over Duquesne (Jan. 28), shooting 7-for-11 from the field and sank 17-of-18 attempts at the free-throw line while also grabbing five rebounds ... fell one board short of a double-double with 21 points and nine rebounds against Dayton (Feb. 22) ... Hit 9-of-15 from the floor with a pair of triples for 23 points at Duquesne (March 1)
Before College
Played a prep year at Mt. Zion Prep in Maryland during the 2021-22 season … Played high school ball at Christopher Columbus High School in Miami, Fla. … First-team all-state 7A and first-team all-Dade selection after averaging 25.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game … posted 15.0 points and chipped 9.0 rebounds per game as a junior in 2019-20 … Rated as a 3-star recruit by both Rivals and 247Sports while being listed as the seventh-ranked recruit in Florida by the latter.
- Consensus Second Team All-American
- Associated Press (AP) Second Team All-American
- U.S. Basketball Writers’ Association (USBWA) All-America Second Team
- National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-America Second Team
- Sporting News Third All-America
- College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Team Member of the Year
- BIG EAST Player of the Year
- Dave Gavitt Trophy as the BIG EAST Tournament Most Outstanding Player
- Lt. Frank J. Haggerty Award Winner
- All-BIG EAST First Team
- BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
- Naismith Trophy National Player of the Year Semifinalist
- Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Finalist
- Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List
- St. John’s Athletics Frank C. Haggerty Memorial Award Winner
- USBWA National Team of the Week (Feb. 11)
- Naismith Trophy National Player of the Week (Feb. 11)
- March Madness Player of the Week (Feb. 10)
- Two-time BIG EAST Player of the Week (Jan. 13 & Feb. 10)
- Two-time MBWA Player of the Week (Jan. 14 & Feb. 11)
- Four-time BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll recipient (Nov. 11, Nov. 18, Dec. 2 & March 3)
Appeared in 35 games making 32 starts… Averaged 18.2 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.4 steals in 31.8 minutes per game… Became St. John’s 12th consensus All-American and first since Ron Artest in 1999… Became the third Johnnie to win BIG EAST Player of the Year and first since Walter Berry in 1986…Was one of two players to rank top-five in the BIG EAST in scoring and rebounding… Led the conference with 10 double-doubles alongside teammate Zuby Ejiofor… Recorded 33 double-digit scoring efforts and 14 20-plus point outings… Made 229 field goals the most by a St. John’s player in a single-season since Marcus Hatten in 2002-03 (277)… Tied program NCAA Tournament record with five made 3-pointers in the NCAA Tournament First Round vs. Omaha and finished with 22 points and eight rebounds… Went off for a 29-point point and 10-rebound performance, including 27 second half points in the BIG EAST Tournament Championship victory over Creighton (March 15)… Finished with 28 points and 10 rebounds in regular season finale at Marquette (March 8)… Added 24 points on 9-of-16 shooting at Butler (Feb. 26)… Exploded for 23 points going 10-for-13 (76.9%) from free throw line, career-high 14 rebounds and five assists in the win over then-No. 24/21 Creighton (Feb. 16)… Logged 21 points and scored eight over the final 2:16 in the win over No. 19/18 UConn inside Gampel Pavilion (Feb. 7)… Finished a 19-point, 11-rebound double-double to go along with career-highs four blocks and four steals in the victory over then-No. 11/11 Marquette (Feb. 4)… Went off for 24 points on 9-of-13 (69.2%) shooting, made a career-high four 3-pointers and added eight rebounds at Seton Hall (Jan. 18)… Exploded for 30 points and 10 rebounds becoming the first St. John’s player to register a 30-point performance since Julian Champagnie (31) against Butler on Feb. 18, 2022 against Villanova (Jan. 11)…. Made 16 free throws against Villanova, which ranks the Rube fourth-most in a single-game in St. John’s men’s basketball history and the most since Marcus Hatten set the program record in 2002 (Jan. 11)… Finished with an 18-point and 11-rebound double-double shooting 6-for-6 from the charity stripe at Xavier (Jan. 7)… Delivered 20 points, 11 boards and four steals against Butler (Jan. 4)…. Notched 19 points on 7-of-11 (63.6%) shooting in the BIG EAST opener vs. DePaul (Dec. 17)… Put together a 24-point, 10-rebound double-double against Harvard (Nov. 30)… Registered 21 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high seven assists vs. New Mexico (Nov. 17)… Recorded 24 points and 13 rebounds against Quinnipiac (Nov. 19)
2023-24
Appeared in 23 games, starting in 10 contests ... averaged 10.9 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game ... posted 14 double-digit scoring efforts with one 20-point showing ... made Red Storm debut against Holy Cross (11/25), posting 14 points, four rebounds and three steals in 15 minutes off the bench ... made first start with the Johnnies against Hofstra (12/30), tallying 12 points and 10 rebounds in 29 minutes of work ... scored 14 points and pulled down three rebounds in 21 minutes of work against Butler (1/2) ... registered 11 points and seven rebounds in win over Villanova (1/6) ... tallied 12 points, eight rebounds and three steals in victory over Providence (1/10) ... recorded 20 points, four rebounds and two assists against No. 17/18 Marquette (1/20) ... posted second double-double of the season with a 16-point, 12-point effort against Providence (2/13) ... shot 9-for-15 en route to 19 points and six rebounds at Georgetown (2/21) ... rattled off 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting to go with three steals in the season finale against Georgetown (3/9) ... racked up a team-high 18 points with an 8-for-8 clip at the line and nine rebounds in the BIG EAST quarterfinals against fourth-seed Seton Hall (3/14)
2022-23 (UMass)
Appeared in 27 games, making 10 starts ... averaged 11.5 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.1 steals across 22.7 minutes per game ... registered 17 double-digit scoring performances, including four 20-plus point outings and one 30-point effort ... became 13th Minuteman to secure a spot on the Atlantic-10 All-Rookie Team selection ... earned three A-10 Rookie of the Week accolades on Jan. 9, Jan. 30 and March 7 ... tallied 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting against Colorado (Nov. 17) ... posted 15 points with a 7-for-9 mark from the floor at Saint Joseph's (Jan. 21) ... unloaded 23 points, seven boards and five assists against Richmond (Jan. 25) ... erupted for a career-high 31 points in win over Duquesne (Jan. 28), shooting 7-for-11 from the field and sank 17-of-18 attempts at the free-throw line while also grabbing five rebounds ... fell one board short of a double-double with 21 points and nine rebounds against Dayton (Feb. 22) ... Hit 9-of-15 from the floor with a pair of triples for 23 points at Duquesne (March 1)
Before College
Played a prep year at Mt. Zion Prep in Maryland during the 2021-22 season … Played high school ball at Christopher Columbus High School in Miami, Fla. … First-team all-state 7A and first-team all-Dade selection after averaging 25.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game … posted 15.0 points and chipped 9.0 rebounds per game as a junior in 2019-20 … Rated as a 3-star recruit by both Rivals and 247Sports while being listed as the seventh-ranked recruit in Florida by the latter.