Unique Drake

St. John's WBB Game 1 Postgame Press Conference 3.7.25

Friday, March 07

Postgame Press Conference St. John's WBB vs Georgetown 2.26.2025

Wednesday, February 26

Post Game Press Conference St. John's WBB vs Butler 2.16.2024

Sunday, February 16

Postgame Press Conference St. John's WBB vs Xavier 2.2.25

Sunday, February 02

Women’s Basketball Unveils Non-Conference Slate

Wednesday, August 20

St, John’s to Take on Georgia Tech and Memphis at Cayman Islands Classic

Friday, July 25

The St. John's women's basketball team fell in the 2025 BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinal on Saturday to No. 3/3 UConn, 71-40

New York Boulders to Host “St. John’s Night” Featuring the Red Storm Basketball Programs

Wednesday, July 16

St. John’s Women’s Basketball Adds Mike Gibson as Director of Basketball Operations

Tuesday, July 15

Photo by: Stew Milne

Photo by: Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-7
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Westwood
Hometown:
Columbia, S.C.

Career Accomplishments:

2024 Unanimous All-BIG EAST First Team Selection
2023 BIG EAST Sixth-Woman of the Year
2024 Women’s College Senior All-Star Game MVP
2024 All-MET First Team Selection
Third all-time in single-season 3-pointers (79)
Third-highest single-game scoring performance in program history (37 pts. at Florida)
First all-time in St. John’s men’s or women’s basketball history in career games played (147)
Ranks 11^th on the all-time scoring list (1,442)
Ninth highest single-season scoring average in 2023-24 (18.4)

2023-24: 2024 Women’s College All-Star Game MVP… Unanimous All-BIG EAST First Team selection… All-Metropolitan Basketball Writer’s Association First Team honoree… Competed in the State Farm 3-Point Championships… Two-time BIG EAST Player of the Week… Twice named MET Player of the Week… Started all 33 games and averaged 36.2 minutes per game… Increased her scoring average by nearly double-digits during her final season with 18.4 points per game… Ranked third in the BIG EAST in points per game… Logged the highest scoring average by a St. John’s player since Danejah Grant in 2015-16… Made 79 3-pointers, which ranks third-most in program history… Shot 36.9 percent from beyond-the-arc and made 2.4 triples per contest, which both ranked second in the conference… Ranked top-50 nationally in minutes per game (24^th at 36.2), total points (42^nd at 607), points per game (48^th at 18.4) made field goals (41^st with 222), 3-pointers (45^th with 79) and and 3-pointers per game (49^th with 2.4)… Broke the school record for most games played with her 147^th all-time appearance at Toledo… Went for four 30-plus outings, 14 20-plus point scoring performances and finished in double-figures in 27 games… Posted the school’s third-highest ever single-game scoring performance pouring in 37 points in the WBIT First Round win at Florida (March 21)… Made a career-high 13 field goals and shot a perfect 8-for-8 from the charity stripe against the Gators… Matched school single-game record after draining seven 3-points against Manhattan (Nov. 19)… Went off for 36 points in the program’s first-ever double-overtime win at DePaul, one of three St. John’s players to ever record two 35-plus point games in a single-season… Went for 30 points in a win at Yale (Dec. 21)… Reached the 30-point mark for the first time in her career against Manhattan (Nov. 19)… Registered 27 points in the season opener against LIU (Nov. 6)… Logged 26 points and went 6-for-6 from the free throw line in a win over Seton Hall (Feb. 13)… Swiped a season-high four steals at Providence (Jan. 6)

2022-23: Named the 2022-23 BIG EAST Sixth-Woman of the Year (March 2)... Appeared in all 32 games averaging 25.4 minutes per contest, made one start at Butler (Dec. 2)... Led all bench players in the BIG EAST averaging 8.6 points per game... Ranked second on the team with 38 3-pointers made and shot 37.3 percent from beyond-the-arc...Matched a career-high with 4 made 3-pointers vs. Purdue in the NCAA Tournament (Mar. 16) ...Had a team-high 16 points and four assists in the win over Butler (Jan. 25)... Poured in a season-high 19 points in the road win over on 8-of-12 shooting at DePaul (Jan. 21)... Added 13 points in the first half of the loss at No. 25 Villanova and shot 3-of-4 from three-point range (Jan. 14)... Scored 18 points off the bench in the New Year's Eve victory over Georgetown (Dec. 31)... Played a crucial role off the bench, scoring 13 points in the upset win over then-No. 13/14 Creighton (Dec. 4)... Added 15 points on 7-of-12 shooting in the season opener against Monmouth (Nov. 7)

2021-22: Appeared in all 31 games, making 16 starts… Averaged 27.5 minutes per game… Shot 41.9 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from beyond the arc and 84.2 percent from the foul line… Averaged 9.1 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game… Scored in double figures during 13 games… Tallied a season-high 24 points against Yale (Nov. 21)… Pulled down five rebounds against Xavier (Feb. 2), against Tempe (Nov. 17) and at Providence (Jan. 14)… Dished out six assists against La Salle (Dec. 11)… Blocked a pair of shots at Seton Hall (Jan. 19)… Recorded three steals at Temple (Nov. 17)… Went 5-for-5 from the charity stripe at Villanova (Jan. 2).

2020-21: Drake started in all 23 games for St. John’s last season … She more than quadrupled her scoring output from her rookie year, averaging 9.6 points per game … Converted on a 48.9 percent shooting from the floor to rank 11th in the conference … After averaging just 7.3 minutes per game as a freshman, Drake played 30.9 mpg over her sophomore season … She finished in double figures on six different occasions, recording a pair of 20-point performances … She tied for first on the team in assists, dishing out 3.0 dimes per game … Set new career highs for points (22, vs. Georgetown – Feb. 24), assists (six vs. Xavier – March 5) and rebounds (seven vs. Xavier –March 5) … Registered her first 20-point performance at Villanova (Jan. 25), chipping in 21 points on 8-of-10 shooting from the floor … Tallied 15 or more points in four of her last five games, including a career-best 22 points against the Hoyas (Feb. 24)

2019-20: Drake played in 27 games for the Red Storm this season, averaging 2.1 points per game … Drake made a stellar steal and drive to the basket in her first collegiate game for the Red Storm against St. Bonaventure (Nov. 5) … Recorded four points, two rebounds and an assist in 12 minutes against Lafayette (Nov. 13) … Finished with 11 points, draining all four of her tries from the field against JMU (Nov. 17) … Added four points and a rebound in nine minutes of action against Creighton (Feb. 14)

Before St. John's: Drake was rated a four-star recruit and ranked 75th overall and 22nd at her position according to ESPNW Hoopgurlz … She played in 107 games at Westwood High School, averaging 17.0 points per contest … Over her four year tenure, Drake posted 4.3 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.5 steals per game … She was a 2019 USA Today First-Team Selection and was nominated for the McDonalds All-American Girls Game … Following her junior season, she was a USA Today First-Team Selection and Gatorade Player of the Year runner up