Justin Turri

Biography

Justin Turri enters his third year at the helm of the St. John’s lacrosse program in 2024-25 after being hired as the program’s fourth head coach on June 17, 2022. In the 2023-24 season, Turri led the Johnnies to a 4-11 record and the program’s first BIG EAST win since 2016. The Red Storm won its first game in the Turri Era on Feb. 28, an 11-8 victory over Queens University in Charlotte, N.C. Turri also led the squad to victories over Binghamton and Le Moyne before taking down conference-foe Marquette, 13-9, on March 30, 2024 at Belson Stadium. The four wins are the most for the program since 2019. Under Turri’s leadership this past season, the Red Storm posted its highest faceoff percentage since 2020. Additionally, junior attackmen Brian Kelly and Bobby Seel were named to the All-BIG EAST First and Second Teams, respectively. In his first season in Queens, the Red Storm improved in several statistical categories from 2022 including goals scored, assists, shots, shots on goal, ground balls and caused turnovers. A two-time All-American and National Champion at Duke as a player, Turri is in his first gig as the head man following assistant coaching positions at Michigan, Harvard, Army and Providence. Turri came to Queens after spending four seasons as an assistant coach and offensive coordinator at the University of Michigan, where he helped the Wolverines turn in one of the country’s top offensive outputs in 2022. Michigan finished third in the Big Ten and 11th nationally in