St. John’s men’s basketball releases its full 2026-27 schedule

The St. John’s men’s basketball team unveiled its full 31-game regular season schedule for the 2026-27 season on Monday, which features at least a dozen regular season home games at Madison Square Garden. Tip-off times and broadcast information have not been announced yet.

For the first time in program history, the Red Storm are set to play all of their Big East conference home games at the Mecca. The Johnnies will play at most five games on campus at Carnesecca Arena; all of those contests are non-conference matchups against mid-major opposition, including their season opener against Monmouth on Monday, November 2. They have yet to announce a date for their contest against Iona, which is likely to be played at Madison Square Garden.

The Johnnies are participating in the Players’ Era Festival for the second straight season. Unlike last season’s chaotic format, they will now play at least three games in a 16-team tournament known as the “Players Era 16”. They begin their Las Vegas excursion with a matchup against Oregon on Tuesday, November 24. They will face either Rick Pitino’s former team Louisville or Texas Tech on Thanksgiving, then play one of Tennessee, Maryland, San Diego State, or Iowa State on Black Friday. If they advance to the championship game and play a fourth contest in Sin City, they will cancel a non-conference game against Columbia that was scheduled for Tuesday, December 1.

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St. John’s’ non-conference slate features contests at the World’s Most Famous Arena against Syracuse on Sunday, November 15, and Arizona on Saturday, December 5. The Red Storm’s battle with the Orange will be their first in four years and their first meeting at Madison Square Garden since 2015. The Johnnies have a 41-51 record against their former Big East rival, but they have won their last four meetings.

As for Arizona, it would only be the Johnnies’ third all-time meeting against the Big 12 powerhouse. St. John’s defeated the then-No. 16 Wildcats out in San Francisco on…

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