St. John’s Basketball Has Date, Venue for Iona Game

Recently, the full schedule for the St. John’s Red Storm men’s basketball team in the 2026-27 season was released.

For the first time in program history, the Red Storm will be playing all of their Big East home games at Madison Square Garden. They will play 15 total before the Big East tournament, including two exhibition games. They will kick things off with a night game against the DePaul Blue Demons on Dec. 19.

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Before their conference schedule gets underway, St. John’s will be playing three exhibition games and at least 11 non-conference games. There could be some changes depending on how deep the Red Storm advance in the Players Era Festival being held in Las Vegas the week of Thanksgiving.

That tournament could have an impact on the non-conference game scheduled against the Columbia Lions, one of the local teams that St. John’s plays. Along with Columbia, another New York school that the Red Storm will face off against is the Iona Gaels, and now the date and venue for that matchup have been revealed.

When will St. John’s play against Iona?

Dec 13, 2025; Queens, New York, USA; St. John’s Red Storm center Handje Tamba (44) shoots over Iona Gaels forward Matt Reed (1) in the second half at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

St. John’s will host Iona at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 8 in their second game of the season, following their opener against the Monmouth Hawks on Nov. 2. While the date and venue are revealed, the start time and television information will be revealed at a later date.

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This will be the second straight year that the Red Storm host the Gaels at MSG. Last season, the game was held on Dec. 13 and St. John’s came away with a dominant victory, winning 91-64.

Oziyah Sellers, who has transferred to the SMU Mustangs and is seeking a fifth year of eligibility, was the leading scorer with 19 points. He was one of six Red Storm players to score in double digits. Iona guard CJ…

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