St. John's Women's Basketball 2018 NIT Tournament Capsule

St. John’s Red Storm

Big East (16-14, 9-9)

 
 
Big Wins: 12/3 at Miami FL (74-64), 1/5 Creighton (72-65), 1/14 Villanova (70-64)
Bad Losses: 12/12 Fordham (64-67), 1/21 at Seton Hall (57-62), 1/28 at Providence (68-70)
Coach: Joe Tartamella
 
Probable Starters:
Tiana England, Freshman, Guard, 10.0 ppg, 5.2 apg
Akina Wellere, Junior, Guard, 9.8 ppg, 1.8 apg
Alisha Kebbe, Sophomore, Guard, 9.8 ppg, 5.3 rpg
Maya Singleton, Senior, Forward, 11.3 ppg, 11.1 rpg, 1.2 bpg
Imani Littleton, Senior, Forward, 4.3 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.3 bpg
 
Key Role Players:
Qadashah Hoppie, Freshman, Guard, 10.7 ppg, 1.5 apg
Andrayah Adams, Sophomore, Guard, 9.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg
Kayla Charles, Freshman, Forward, 2.3 ppg, 3.2 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 66.7 (137th in nation 6th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 61.6 (93, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.4 (87, 5)  
Field-Goal Defense: 39.6 (139, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.1 (154, 8)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.5 (52, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.3 (165, 7)
Rebound Margin: 0.0 (185, 5)
Assists Per Game: 13.1 (182, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.4 (77, 6)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2016    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Auburn
2015    NIT     First Round win over Army
2015    NIT     Second Round win over Fordham
2015    NIT     Third Round loss to Villanova
2014    NCAA Round of 64 win over USC
2014    NCAA Round of 32 loss to Tennessee
2013    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Dayton
2012    NCAA Round of 64 win over Creighton
2012    NCAA Round of 32 win over Oklahoma
2012    NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Duke
2011    NCAA Round of 64 win over Texas Tech
2011    NCAA Round of 32 loss to Stanford
2010    NCAA Round of 64 win over Princeton
2010    NCAA Round of 32 loss to Florida State
2009    NIT     First Round win over Harvard
2009    NIT     Second Round win over Hartford
2009    NIT     Third Round loss to Boston College
2008    NIT     Second Round win over Iona
2008    NIT     Third Round win over Boston College
2008    NIT     Fourth Round loss to North Carolina State
2006    NCAA Round of 64 win over California
2006    NCAA Round of 32 loss to Maryland
 
*all team stats through 3/1