St. John's University Athletics
2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
St. John's Media Availability 5.18.2026
Monday, May 18
Postgame Press Conference St. John's vs Duke 3.27.2026
Friday, March 27
St. John's Men's Basketball Pregame Press Conference NCAA Sweet Sixteen vs Duke 3.26.2026
Thursday, March 26
St. John's Men's Basketball NCAA Tournament Round 2 postgame Press Conference 3.22.26
Sunday, March 22
Jersey Number 17
Ruben Prey
- Height:
- 6-11
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Forward
- Hometown:
- Lisbon, Portugal
- High School:
- Joventut Badalona
2025-26
Appeared in all 37 games, making one start... Averaged 4.3 points and 2.1 rebounds in 10.7 minutes per contest… Led the team in 3-point percentage (62.5%), connecting on 15 of his 24 attempts... Shot 50.5% from the field and 67.2% from the free throw line... Finished in double figures four times... Ranked third on the team in blocks (0.7 bpg)... Shot 88.9% from the field (8-of-9) during the Red Storm's three NCAA Tournament games... Connected on all four of his field goal attempts, all of which were from 3-point range, on his way to a 12-point outing against Duke in the Sweet 16 (March 27)... Tallied five points on 2-of-2 shooting and added four boards against Kansas in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament (March 22)... Added six points in a season-high 19 minutes in BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinal win over Providence (March 12)… Chipped in eight points at Seton Hall (March 6)… Logged 10 points and season-high five boards against Villanova (Feb. 28)… Went career-best 6-for-6 from the charity stripe against Seton Hall (Jan. 20)… Added 10 points on 4-for-5 (80.0%) shooting and cashed in on both 3-point attempts at Butler (Jan. 6)… Dished out career-high three assists vs. Kentucky (Dec. 20)… Recorded nine points on 4-of-4 shooting vs. DePaul (Dec. 16)… Scored a career-high 14 points and swiped a personal best three steals against Bucknell (Nov. 20)… Made lone start of the season against William & Mary (Nov. 15)… Sunk two 3-pointers against Alabama at Madison Square Garden (Nov. 8)
2024-25
Appeared in 33 games, making one start for the Red Storm… logged 1.6 points, 1.5 rebounds and an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.5 in 7.7 minutes of action per game… added four points and four boards in NCAA Tournament Second Round vs, Arkansas (March 22)… chipped in six points in the Johnnies’ first NCAA Tournament win in 25 years over Omaha (March 20)… added four points and a season-high eight rebounds at DePaul (Feb. 19)… dished out season-high three assists at Georgetown (Jan. 28)… pulled down season-best six rebounds in overtime win over Xavier (Jan. 22)… recorded five blocks against Seton Hall becoming the first St. John’s freshman to record five swats in a single-game since Kassoum Yakwe in 2016 (Jan. 18)… chipped in five points and three rebounds against Quinnipiac (Nov. 9)… scored season-high six points in collegiate debut against Fordham (Nov. 4)
Before College:
Made 18 appearances at the junior international level, including an eye-opening slate playing for his home country at the U20 FIBA European Championships in Podgorica, Montenegro in 2022 ... ranked seventh among all scorers in the international competition as a 17-year-old, averaging 16.3 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per contest in seven appearances for Team Portugal ... registered a pair of 20-point performances, including 24 points in a 90-86 win over Israel on July 17, followed by 23-point effort a week later against Czech Republic ... dominated in the U18 European Championships B Division with 19.1 points (4th) on 53.8 percent shooting from the floor while pulling down a tournament-best 14.0 rebounds per game ... added 5.0 offensive boards per game in his seven outings en route to a top-10 finish for Portugal ... put forth the best performance of his career against Estonia with a 28-point, 24-rebound outing on July 28, 2023 ... played 76 total games in Spain with three teams – FIATC Mutua Joventut U18, CB Prat and Joventut Badalona – over the four seasons ... With Mutua, helped the club to a perfect 4-0 record en route to the 2022-23 Patras Tournament Championship after posting 14.0 points, 13.5 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game ... named Tournament MVP after pacing the team in rebounds in three of four contests while managing a 19-point and 15-board showing in the title game against Espoirs Asvel ... made starts in 13 of 16 appearances for CB Prat, averaging 11.8 points and hitting 56.7 percent of his shots across 24.5 minutes of work while pulling down 7.1 rebounds and posted over one block per game.
Personal:
Ruben Prey ... son of Catrin Prey and David Pinto ... has three siblings, Rafael, Joana and Leandro... chose St. John’s because it is the best program ... avid fan of Cristiano Ronaldo ... loves going to class, with sports psychology as his current favorite … one lesson from his mom is to believe in yourself and never stop dreaming … pursuing a degree in business.
Appeared in all 37 games, making one start... Averaged 4.3 points and 2.1 rebounds in 10.7 minutes per contest… Led the team in 3-point percentage (62.5%), connecting on 15 of his 24 attempts... Shot 50.5% from the field and 67.2% from the free throw line... Finished in double figures four times... Ranked third on the team in blocks (0.7 bpg)... Shot 88.9% from the field (8-of-9) during the Red Storm's three NCAA Tournament games... Connected on all four of his field goal attempts, all of which were from 3-point range, on his way to a 12-point outing against Duke in the Sweet 16 (March 27)... Tallied five points on 2-of-2 shooting and added four boards against Kansas in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament (March 22)... Added six points in a season-high 19 minutes in BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinal win over Providence (March 12)… Chipped in eight points at Seton Hall (March 6)… Logged 10 points and season-high five boards against Villanova (Feb. 28)… Went career-best 6-for-6 from the charity stripe against Seton Hall (Jan. 20)… Added 10 points on 4-for-5 (80.0%) shooting and cashed in on both 3-point attempts at Butler (Jan. 6)… Dished out career-high three assists vs. Kentucky (Dec. 20)… Recorded nine points on 4-of-4 shooting vs. DePaul (Dec. 16)… Scored a career-high 14 points and swiped a personal best three steals against Bucknell (Nov. 20)… Made lone start of the season against William & Mary (Nov. 15)… Sunk two 3-pointers against Alabama at Madison Square Garden (Nov. 8)
2024-25
Appeared in 33 games, making one start for the Red Storm… logged 1.6 points, 1.5 rebounds and an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.5 in 7.7 minutes of action per game… added four points and four boards in NCAA Tournament Second Round vs, Arkansas (March 22)… chipped in six points in the Johnnies’ first NCAA Tournament win in 25 years over Omaha (March 20)… added four points and a season-high eight rebounds at DePaul (Feb. 19)… dished out season-high three assists at Georgetown (Jan. 28)… pulled down season-best six rebounds in overtime win over Xavier (Jan. 22)… recorded five blocks against Seton Hall becoming the first St. John’s freshman to record five swats in a single-game since Kassoum Yakwe in 2016 (Jan. 18)… chipped in five points and three rebounds against Quinnipiac (Nov. 9)… scored season-high six points in collegiate debut against Fordham (Nov. 4)
Before College:
Made 18 appearances at the junior international level, including an eye-opening slate playing for his home country at the U20 FIBA European Championships in Podgorica, Montenegro in 2022 ... ranked seventh among all scorers in the international competition as a 17-year-old, averaging 16.3 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per contest in seven appearances for Team Portugal ... registered a pair of 20-point performances, including 24 points in a 90-86 win over Israel on July 17, followed by 23-point effort a week later against Czech Republic ... dominated in the U18 European Championships B Division with 19.1 points (4th) on 53.8 percent shooting from the floor while pulling down a tournament-best 14.0 rebounds per game ... added 5.0 offensive boards per game in his seven outings en route to a top-10 finish for Portugal ... put forth the best performance of his career against Estonia with a 28-point, 24-rebound outing on July 28, 2023 ... played 76 total games in Spain with three teams – FIATC Mutua Joventut U18, CB Prat and Joventut Badalona – over the four seasons ... With Mutua, helped the club to a perfect 4-0 record en route to the 2022-23 Patras Tournament Championship after posting 14.0 points, 13.5 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game ... named Tournament MVP after pacing the team in rebounds in three of four contests while managing a 19-point and 15-board showing in the title game against Espoirs Asvel ... made starts in 13 of 16 appearances for CB Prat, averaging 11.8 points and hitting 56.7 percent of his shots across 24.5 minutes of work while pulling down 7.1 rebounds and posted over one block per game.
Personal:
Ruben Prey ... son of Catrin Prey and David Pinto ... has three siblings, Rafael, Joana and Leandro... chose St. John’s because it is the best program ... avid fan of Cristiano Ronaldo ... loves going to class, with sports psychology as his current favorite … one lesson from his mom is to believe in yourself and never stop dreaming … pursuing a degree in business.