2016 – 17 St. John 's Red Storm men 's basketball team represented St. John 's University during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . They were coached by alumni and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member Chris Mullin in his second year at the school . They played their home games at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden as members of the Big East Conference . They finished the regular season 14 – 19 , 7 – 11 in Big East play to finish in eighth place . They defeated Georgetown in the first round of the Big East Tournament before losing to Villanova in the quarterfinals
Big East Tournament
2017 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team