As background the "Redmen" weren't named after Indians any more than the old Syracuse "Orangemen" were named after British Protestants or, for that matter, Oompah Loompahs. Unfortunately for St. John's, however, they did choose an Indian to be their mascot at some point to go along with the name.
When that was determined to not be PC, they switched their mascot to the "Red Man", a douchebag dressed in a red tuxedo, for a while.
Eventually St. John's became the Red Storm...which just sucks.
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