St. John's University Athletics
2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Iwuchukwu, Vince
Open Practice Press Conference 8.5.2025
Tuesday, August 05
St. John's Basketball Adidas Launch Media Availability7.16.25
Wednesday, July 16
Coach Pitino Press Conference Yankee Stadium 6.4.2025
Wednesday, June 04
Rick Pitino: 2024-25 Coach of the Year in Review
Friday, May 09
Jersey Number 8
Vince Iwuchukwu
- Height:
- 7-1
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- Center
- Hometown:
- Lagos, Nigeria
- High School:
- Southern California Academy
- Prev School:
- USC
Bio
2024-25:
Appeared in 34 games and made one start.. Averaged 2.7 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.5 blocks in 7.2 minutes per game… Scored five points in NCAA Tournament First Round vs. Omaha (March 20)… Scored go-ahead basket in second half against Creighton in the BIG EAST Tournament Championship game (March 15)… Logged seven points on 3-of-5 shooting at Butler (Feb. 26)… Added six points and two blocks at Georgetown (Jan. 28)… Scored season-high 11 points on 5-of-6 (83.3%) shooting against Delaware (Dec. 28)… Made first start at St. John’s against Wagner (Nov. 13)… Recorded six points and a season-high six rebounds against Quinnipiac (Nov. 9)… Notched six points and four boards in St. John’s debut against Fordham (Nov. 4)
2023-24 (USC):
Appeared in 31 games, making 11 starts … averaged 5.5 points and 3.8 rebounds across 15.7 minutes of work per contest … posted 13 points, six boards and a pair of blocks in 18 minutes against Eastern Washington (Nov. 29) … rattled off 15 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the floor to go with six rebounds against Long Beach State (Dec. 10) … notched first career double-double with a 14-point, 12 rebound effort against Arizona State (Jan. 20) … swatted away a season-best three shots against Arizona (March 14).
2022-23 (USC):
Averaged 5.4 points and 2.5 rebounds in 14 games, making five starts … added 14 blocks for third-most on the team … suffered a cardiac arrest on July 1 which kept him out of action until December … made his collegiate debut with 12 minutes of work against Colorado (Jan. 12). registered his first career point (4), blocks and steal at Arizona (Jan. 19) … racked up four blocks and five points against Washington State (Feb. 2) … tallied eight points and six rebounds at Oregon (Feb. 9) … rattled off a career-best 19 points with a 9-for-9 showing at the charity stripe to go with seven rebounds at Oregon State (Feb. 11) ... missed final four games due to a sore back and a lumbar discectomy.
Before College:
Graduated from Southern California Academy in 2022 … helped lead the SCA Rams to a 24-4 regular season ranking and a No. 10 national ranking … also spent time with Montverde Academy in Florida in 2022 … ranked No. 16 overall recruit by Rivals.com and earned a consensus top 15 national recruit standing in the Class of 2022 by all major scouting services … As a junior, played for La Lumiere in Indiana averaging 15.0 points, 11.0 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game ... appeared in 12 games for Drive Nation grassroots program on the Nike EYBL circuit, posting 19.3 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.3 blocks in July 2021 … recorded 16.4 points on 55.4 percent shooting from the floor to go with 7.6 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game at the 2021 Peach Jam … led the invite-only Pangos All-American Camp in scoring (22.0 ppg) while shooting 58.0 percent from the floor in addition to posting 9.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.3 blocks a game in August of 2021 … appeared at the NBPA Top 100 Camp in June of 2021, pacing the competition in field goal percentage (.750) and finished third in rebounding and fifth in blocked shots … began high school career at Cole High School in San Antonio and led the program to the 2020 UIL 3A State Title ... selected to the Jordan Brand National team and registered 16 points, eight rebounds, two steals and and a pair of blocks in the Jordan Classic.
Personal:
Born on April 17, 2003 in Manheim, Germany … son of Anastacia and Vincent Sr. Iwuchukwu … has four siblings, Vivian, Vanessa, Kosi and Muna ... native of Imo State, Nigeria … also an avid soccer player prior to playing basketball … picked up basketball to kill time while living in Korea for three and a half years as his dad traveled with the military.
Appeared in 34 games and made one start.. Averaged 2.7 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.5 blocks in 7.2 minutes per game… Scored five points in NCAA Tournament First Round vs. Omaha (March 20)… Scored go-ahead basket in second half against Creighton in the BIG EAST Tournament Championship game (March 15)… Logged seven points on 3-of-5 shooting at Butler (Feb. 26)… Added six points and two blocks at Georgetown (Jan. 28)… Scored season-high 11 points on 5-of-6 (83.3%) shooting against Delaware (Dec. 28)… Made first start at St. John’s against Wagner (Nov. 13)… Recorded six points and a season-high six rebounds against Quinnipiac (Nov. 9)… Notched six points and four boards in St. John’s debut against Fordham (Nov. 4)
2023-24 (USC):
Appeared in 31 games, making 11 starts … averaged 5.5 points and 3.8 rebounds across 15.7 minutes of work per contest … posted 13 points, six boards and a pair of blocks in 18 minutes against Eastern Washington (Nov. 29) … rattled off 15 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the floor to go with six rebounds against Long Beach State (Dec. 10) … notched first career double-double with a 14-point, 12 rebound effort against Arizona State (Jan. 20) … swatted away a season-best three shots against Arizona (March 14).
2022-23 (USC):
Averaged 5.4 points and 2.5 rebounds in 14 games, making five starts … added 14 blocks for third-most on the team … suffered a cardiac arrest on July 1 which kept him out of action until December … made his collegiate debut with 12 minutes of work against Colorado (Jan. 12). registered his first career point (4), blocks and steal at Arizona (Jan. 19) … racked up four blocks and five points against Washington State (Feb. 2) … tallied eight points and six rebounds at Oregon (Feb. 9) … rattled off a career-best 19 points with a 9-for-9 showing at the charity stripe to go with seven rebounds at Oregon State (Feb. 11) ... missed final four games due to a sore back and a lumbar discectomy.
Before College:
Graduated from Southern California Academy in 2022 … helped lead the SCA Rams to a 24-4 regular season ranking and a No. 10 national ranking … also spent time with Montverde Academy in Florida in 2022 … ranked No. 16 overall recruit by Rivals.com and earned a consensus top 15 national recruit standing in the Class of 2022 by all major scouting services … As a junior, played for La Lumiere in Indiana averaging 15.0 points, 11.0 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game ... appeared in 12 games for Drive Nation grassroots program on the Nike EYBL circuit, posting 19.3 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.3 blocks in July 2021 … recorded 16.4 points on 55.4 percent shooting from the floor to go with 7.6 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game at the 2021 Peach Jam … led the invite-only Pangos All-American Camp in scoring (22.0 ppg) while shooting 58.0 percent from the floor in addition to posting 9.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.3 blocks a game in August of 2021 … appeared at the NBPA Top 100 Camp in June of 2021, pacing the competition in field goal percentage (.750) and finished third in rebounding and fifth in blocked shots … began high school career at Cole High School in San Antonio and led the program to the 2020 UIL 3A State Title ... selected to the Jordan Brand National team and registered 16 points, eight rebounds, two steals and and a pair of blocks in the Jordan Classic.
Personal:
Born on April 17, 2003 in Manheim, Germany … son of Anastacia and Vincent Sr. Iwuchukwu … has four siblings, Vivian, Vanessa, Kosi and Muna ... native of Imo State, Nigeria … also an avid soccer player prior to playing basketball … picked up basketball to kill time while living in Korea for three and a half years as his dad traveled with the military.