2010 – 11 St. John 's Red Storm men 's basketball team represented St. John 's University during the 2010 – 11 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The team was coached by Steve Lavin in his first year at the school . Saint John 's home games were played at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference . They finished the season 21 – 12 , 12 – 6 in Big East play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2011 Big East Men 's Basketball Tournament to Syracuse . They received an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Tournament where they lost in the first round to Gonzaga
2011 Big East Men 's Basketball Tournament
2011 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
2010–11 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team