Steve Masiello

Biography

Steve Masiello was named associate head coach in April 2023, bringing more than two decades of Division I coaching experience to the St. John’s men’s basketball program. In just three seasons with St. John’s, Masiello has played a crucial role in returning the Red Storm to positions of prominence in the BIG EAST and on the national stage. The Johnnies have gone 81-25 with Masiello on staff, including two outright BIG EAST Regular Season titles, two BIG EAST Tournament crowns, two NCAA Tournament berths and the Red Storm’s first trip to the Sweet 16 in 27 years. Over the past two seasons, St. John’s is 36-4 in regular season BIG EAST contests. This past season, the Red Storm reached the 30-win plateau for the second straight year, going 30-7 with an 18-2 mark in BIG EAST play. The Johnnies became the first program in the history of the BIG EAST Conference to win an outright regular season title and a conference tournament championship in back-to-back campaigns. The Red Storm rolled through the BIG EAST Tournament, never trailing and winning all three of its games by at least 10 points. The Johnnies received a no. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament and outlasted Northern Iowa and Kansas in San Diego to advance to the second weekend for the first time since 1999. St. John’s closed the season by winning 21 of its final 23 games, falling only to No. 6 UConn in Hartford and Duke, the tournament’s top overall seed, in the Sweet 16. Zuby Ejiofor was unanimously selected as the BIG EAST Pl