St. John's Red Storm women's basketball
{{Infobox college basketball team|women=yes
|name = St. John's Red Storm
|current = 2024–25 St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team
|logo = St johns wordmark red 2015.png
|logo_size = 200
|university = St. John's University
|conference = Big East
|location = New York City, New York
|coach = Joe Tartamella
|tenure = 13th
|arena = Carnesecca Arena
|capacity = 5,602
|nickname = Red Storm
|studentsection =
|NCAAtourneys = 1983, 1984, 1988, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2023
|NCAAchampion =
|NCAArunnerup =
|NCAATitleGame =
|NCAARunner-up =
|NCAAfinalfour =
|NCAAeliteeight =
|NCAAsweetsixteen = 2012
|NCAAsecondround = 1988, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014
|NCAAchampion2 =
| AIAWtourneys = 1982
|conference_tournament = 1983, 1984, 1988, 2016
|conference_season = 1983, 1985
}}
The St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team represents St. John's University in New York City, New York, United States. The school's team competes in the Big East, where it has competed since the 1982–1983 season.[http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/stjo/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/1213_WBBMediaGuide.pdf St. John's Women's Basketball All-Time Results], retrieved 2013-Aug-15. The women’s basketball team began competing in the AIAW in 1974–1975 under coach Vickie Kresse, obtaining a 10–8 record and its first winning season. The Red Storm are coached by Joe Tartamella, who took the helm of the program in 2012.
Yearly records
File:Joe Tartamella (Karwoski).jpg
{{CBB Yearly Record Start|
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=Vickie Kresse
|startyear=1974
|conference=no
|endyear=1979
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1974–75
| name = Vickie Kresse
| overall = 10–8
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1975–76
| name = Vickie Kresse
| overall = 23–8
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1976–77
| name = Vickie Kresse
| overall = 24–7
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1977–78
| name = Vickie Kresse
| overall = 26–5
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1978–79
| name = Vickie Kresse
| overall = 17–15
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Vickie Kresse
| overall = 100–43 (.699)
| confrecord =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=Don Perrelli
|startyear=1979
|conference=no
|endyear=1984
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1979–80
| name = Don Perrelli
| overall = 16–16
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1980–81
| name = Don Perrelli
| overall = 26–8
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1981–82
| name = Don Perrelli
| overall = 25–7
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason = AIAW Round of 16
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=Big East Conference
|startyear=1982
|conference=no
|endyear=present
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 1982–83
| name = Don Perrelli
| overall = 27–6
| conference = 7–1
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Round of 32
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 1983–84
| name = Don Perrelli
| overall = 24–6
| conference = 5–3
| confstanding = T-2nd
| postseason = NCAA Round of 32
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Don Perrelli
| overall = 118–43 (.733)
| confrecord = 12–4 (.750)
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=Joe Mullaney Jr.
|startyear=1984
|conference=no
|endyear=1996
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1984–85
| name = Joe Mullaney Jr.
| overall = 18–11
| conference = 12–4
| confstanding = T-1st
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1985–86
| name = Joe Mullaney Jr.
| overall = 19–9
| conference = 11–5
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1986–87
| name = Joe Mullaney Jr.
| overall = 16–13
| conference = 9–7
| confstanding = T-4th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 1987–88
| name = Joe Mullaney Jr.
| overall = 22–10
| conference = 10–6
| confstanding = T-3rd
| postseason = NCAA Round of 32
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1988–89
| name = Joe Mullaney Jr.
| overall = 10–18
| conference = 5–11
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1989–90
| name = Joe Mullaney Jr.
| overall = 12–17
| conference = 5–11
| confstanding = T-7th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1990–91
| name = Joe Mullaney Jr.
| overall = 16–12
| conference = 10–6
| confstanding = T-3rd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1991–92
| name = Joe Mullaney Jr.
| overall = 14–14
| conference = 5–13
| confstanding = T-8th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1992–93
| name = Joe Mullaney Jr.
| overall = 12–16
| conference = 5–13
| confstanding = 8th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1993–94
| name = Joe Mullaney Jr.
| overall = 8–20
| conference = 4–14
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1994–95
| name = Joe Mullaney Jr.
| overall = 15–12
| conference = 10–8
| confstanding = T-4th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1995–96
| name = Joe Mullaney Jr.
| overall = 6–21
| conference = 4–14
| confstanding = 12th (6th BE6)
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Joe Mullaney Jr.
| overall = 168–173 (.493)
| confrecord = 90–112 (.446)
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=Charlene Thomas-Swinson
|startyear=1996
|conference=no
|endyear=1999
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1996–97
| name = Charlene Thomas-Swinson
| overall = 5–22
| conference = 3–15
| confstanding = T-12th (6th BE6)
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1997–98
| name = Charlene Thomas-Swinson
| overall = 6–21
| conference = 4–14
| confstanding = 12th (6th BE6)
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1998–99
| name = Charlene Thomas-Swinson
| overall = 13–18
| conference = 7–11
| confstanding = 8th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Charlene Thomas-Swinson
| overall = 24–61 (.282)
| confrecord = 14–40 (.259)
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=Darcel Estep
|startyear=1999
|conference=no
|endyear=2002
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1999–00
| name = Darcel Estep
| overall = 11–18
| conference = 5–11
| confstanding = T-9th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2000–01
| name = Darcel Estep
| overall = 8–20
| conference = 3–13
| confstanding = T-12th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=Pechone Stepps
|startyear=2002
|conference=no
|endyear=2002
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2001–02*
| name = Darcel Estep
Pechone Stepps
TOTAL
| overall = 3–13
0–11
3–24
| conference = 0–5
0–11
0–16
| confstanding = 14th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Darcel Estep
| overall = 22–51 (.301)
| confrecord = 8–29 (.216)
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Pechone Stepps
| overall = 0–11 (.000)
| confrecord = 0–11 (.000)
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=Kim Barnes Arico
|startyear=2002
|conference=no
|endyear=2012
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2002–03
| name = Kim Barnes Arico
| overall = 8–19
| conference = 2–4
| confstanding = 14th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2003–04
| name = Kim Barnes Arico
| overall = 10–18
| conference = 4–12
| confstanding = 11th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2004–05
| name = Kim Barnes Arico
| overall = 20–11
| conference = 7–9
| confstanding = T-6th
| postseason = WNIT Round of 16
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2005–06
| name = Kim Barnes Arico
| overall = 22–8
| conference = 11–5
| confstanding = T-3rd
| postseason = NCAA Round of 32
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2006–07
| name = Kim Barnes Arico
| overall = 8–20
| conference = 4–12
| confstanding = 12th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2007–08
| name = Kim Barnes Arico
| overall = 18–15
| conference = 7–9
| confstanding = 10th
| postseason = WNIT Quarterfinals
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2008–09
| name = Kim Barnes Arico
| overall = 19–15
| conference = 4–12
| confstanding = T-13th
| postseason = WNIT Round of 16
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2009–10
| name = Kim Barnes Arico
| overall = 25–7
| conference = 12–4
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason = NCAA Round of 32
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2010–11
| name = Kim Barnes Arico
| overall = 22–11
| conference = 9–7
| confstanding = T-8th
| postseason = NCAA Round of 32
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2011–12
| name = Kim Barnes Arico
| overall = 24–10
| conference = 13–3
| confstanding = T-2nd
| postseason = NCAA Sweet Sixteen
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Kim Barnes Arico
| overall = 176–134 (.541)
| confrecord = 73–87 (.456)
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=Joe Tartamella
|startyear=2012
|conference=no
|endyear=present
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2012–13
| name = Joe Tartamella
| overall = 18–13
| conference = 11–5
| confstanding = T-3rd
| postseason = NCAA Round of 64
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2013–14
| name = Joe Tartamella
| overall = 23–11
| conference = 13–5
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA Round of 32
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2014–15
| name = Joe Tartamella
| overall = 23–11
| conference = 11–7
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason = WNIT Round of 16
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2015–16
| name = Joe Tartamella
| overall = 23–10
| conference = 11–7
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason = NCAA Round of 64
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2016–17
| name = Joe Tartamella
| overall = 22–12
| conference = 11–7
| confstanding = T-4th
| postseason = WNIT Round of 16
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2017–18
| name = Joe Tartamella
| overall = 19–15
| conference = 9–9
| confstanding = T-5th
| postseason = WNIT Quarterfinals
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2018–19
| name = Joe Tartamella
| overall = 15–16
| conference = 7–11
| confstanding = T–8th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2019–20
| name = Joe Tartamella
| overall = 19–12
| conference = 11–7
| confstanding = T–3rd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2020–21
| name = Joe Tartamella
| overall = 8–15
| conference = 4–12
| confstanding = 8th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2021–22
| name = Joe Tartamella
| overall = 12–19
| conference = 7–12
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2022–23
| name = Joe Tartamella
| overall = 23–9
| conference = 13–7
| confstanding = T–4th
| postseason = NCAA Round of 64
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2023–24
| name = Joe Tartamella
| overall = 19–15
| conference = 11–7
| confstanding = T–3rd
| postseason = WBIT Second Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Joe Tartamella
| overall = 224–158 ({{Winning percentage|224|158}})
| confrecord = 119–96 ({{Winning percentage|119|96}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Big East Conference
| overall =
| confrecord = 316–177 ({{Winning percentage|316|177}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = 810–663 ({{Winning percentage|810|663}})
}}
Postseason results
=NCAA Division I=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||
| {{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=St. John's Red Storm|Year|Seed|Round|Opponent|Result}} | ||||
| rowspan=1 | 1983 | #7 | First Round | #2 Old Dominion | L 63–86 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | 1984 | #7 | First Round | #2 North Carolina | L 79–81 (OT) |
| style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | 1988 | #7 | First Round Second Round | #10 Fairfield #2 Virginia | W 83–70 L 64–75 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | 2006 | #7 | First Round Second Round | #10 California #2 Maryland | W 78–68 L 74–81 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | 2010 | #6 | First Round Second Round | #11 Princeton #3 Florida State | W 65–47 L 65–66 (OT) |
| style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | 2011 | #9 | First Round Second Round | #8 Texas Tech #1 Stanford | W 55–50 L 49–75 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | 2012 | #3 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #14 Creighton #6 Oklahoma #2 Duke | W 69–67 W 74–70 L 47–74 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | 2013 | #10 | First Round | #7 Dayton | L 90–96 (2OT) |
| style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | 2014 | #8 | First Round Second Round | #9 Southern Cal #1 Tennessee | W 71–68 L 51–67 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | 2016 | #8 | First Round | #9 Auburn | L 57–68 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | 2023 | #11 | First Four First Round | #11 Purdue #6 North Carolina | W 66–64 L 59–61 |
| style="text-align:center;" |
=AIAW Division I=
The Red Storm made one appearance in the AIAW National Division I basketball tournament, with a combined record of 0–1.
| class="wikitable"
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=St. John's Red Storm|Year|Round|Opponent|Result}} |
| align="center"
| 1982 | First Round | L, 56–68 |
Players selected in the WBL Draft
1981 – 2nd Round – Dallas Diamonds – Debbie Brajevich
Players selected in the WNBA draft
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! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|St. John's Red Storm|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Year ! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|St. John's Red Storm|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Round ! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|St. John's Red Storm|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Pick ! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|St. John's Red Storm|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Overall ! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|St. John's Red Storm|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Name ! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|St. John's Red Storm|border=1|color=#ffffff}}"| Team |
| 2013
|2 |5 |17 |{{sortname|Nadirah|McKenith}} |
| 2013
|3 |1 |25 |Shenneika Smith |
| 2016
|3 |3 |27 |Aliyyah Handford |
| 2016
|3 |7 |31 |Danaejah Grant |
| colspan=6 align=center|{{color box|#e1ffe2}}{{small| First round pick }} {{color box|#b3e1ff}}{{small| Active players}} |
References
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