▁has ▁competed ▁in ▁six ▁post season ▁tournament s ▁in ▁his ▁seven ▁year ▁ten ure ▁and ▁won ▁one ▁Big ▁East ▁Tournament ▁title . ▁The ▁program ' s ▁highest ▁post season ▁finish ▁came ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 - 1 2 ▁season ▁when ▁they ▁advanced ▁to ▁S weet ▁Six teen ▁under ▁Kim ▁Bar nes ▁Ar ico ▁lead ▁by ▁W N BA ▁D raft ▁pick s , ▁Nad ira h ▁McK en ith ▁and ▁Sh enne ika ▁Smith . ▁ ▁Since ▁then ▁the ▁program ▁has ▁had ▁two ▁additional ▁W N BA ▁se lections , ▁in ▁Ali yy ah ▁Hand ford ▁and ▁D ana ej ah ▁Grant , ▁who ▁helped ▁add ▁a ▁fourth ▁Big ▁East ▁Tournament ▁championship ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁F encing ▁Head ▁Co ach : ▁Y ury ▁Gel man ▁National ▁Championships : ▁ 1 ▁( 2 0 0 1 ) ▁Ind ividual ▁National ▁Championships : ▁ 2 2 ▁ ▁The ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁f encing ▁program ▁has ▁also ▁att ained ▁national ▁prom in ence ▁under ▁US ▁F encing ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁and ▁five - time ▁Olympic ▁sab er ▁coach ▁Y ury ▁Gel man . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁won ▁the ▁NCAA ▁F encing ▁Championship . ▁The ▁team ▁has ▁ranked ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁five ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁ 1 0 ▁years , ▁and ▁finished ▁ 2 nd ▁in ▁the ▁NCAA ▁during ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 ,