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It was another undefeated week for St. John’s, who built their winning streak to eleven games after victories over Xavier and Providence last week. Unfortunately for them, they did not move in the rankings for another week. The Red Storm were ranked No. 17 in the AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll for a second […]
22 days ago | 1 read
The Big East Conference announced that Providence forward Duncan Powell will be suspended for his next three games for his actions in the fight that broke out during Saturday’s game between St. John’s and Providence. Powell’s punishment includes an automatic one-game suspension mandated by NCAA rules for fighting. Besides Powell, no other players involved in […]
23 days ago | 1 read
While Providence was spoiling for a fight, St. John’s was playing for a win. The sold-out Amica Mutual Pavilion crowd fans were expectedly belligerent against Bryce Hopkins as he made his return to Rhode Island. Somehow, that hostility from the stands bled into the action on the floor and created an unforgettable scene in Saturday […]
24 days ago | 2 reads
There will be no love lost when Bryce Hopkins makes his long-awaited return to Providence on Valentine’s Day. While St. John’s is looking to get out of Amica Mutual Pavilion with a victory on Saturday and extend their winning streak to eleven, the Friars and their fans would want nothing more than to complete the […]
25 days ago | 3 reads
After its win over third-ranked Connecticut last Friday, expectations for the Red Storm were rising. However, the coaches and players were careful to focus on “One game at a time”. Fans were talking about Tre Carroll of Xavier, who torched the Johnnies for 31 points in the first meeting in January. Who would draw the […]
26 days ago | 3 reads
The Red Storm just lost their only high school commitment in the 2026 recruiting class. Four-star guard Adam Oumiddoch announced Tuesday night that he is de-committing from St. John’s and re-opening his recruitment. “This wasn’t an easy decision, and it comes with a great deal of respect for the St. John’s program,” Oumiddoch said in […]
27 days ago | 3 reads
Seventy-two hours removed from all-out jubilation breaking out in Madison Square Garden, that energy was replaced by restlessness at the World’s Most Famous Arena. St. John’s was at serious risk of spoiling the immaculate vibes produced from dispatching their biggest rival, UConn. Despite an inability to string together baskets, contain Xavier defensively, or execute late […]
29 days ago | 3 reads
After dispatching then-No. 3 UConn on Friday night, St. John’s moved up five spots to No. 17 in this week’s AP Top 25 poll. The Red Storm also improved to No. 17 in the latest USA Today Coaches’ Poll. This is the ninth week St. John’s has appeared in the AP top 25 this season, […]
29 days ago | 2 reads
Welcome to the thread for Monday’s St. John’s men’s basketball matchup against Xavier. Please be respectful in the comment section and do not share any illegal streams of the game. You can follow updates of Monday’sgame on Rumble in the Garden’s official X account (formerly Twitter) at @rumbleSBN or on Rumble in the Garden’s new […]
29 days ago | 3 reads
There was plenty of buzz during the pregame regarding expectations before the matchup between the two best teams in the Big East. UConn faithful shared their belief that the performance of Tarris Reed and Silas Demary, a transfer from Georgia, was key to their ability to defeat St. John’s. They also pointed out with some […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
It was a heavyweight matchup of embittered rivals that lived up to its main event billing. The best two teams in the Big East traded blows for forty minutes inside of a supercharged Madison Square Garden on Friday night. Once the final buzzer sounded, St. John’s delivered the knockout punch against third-ranked UConn for their […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
If you were living under a rock and needed some reason to get excited for Friday’s game between St. John’s and UConn, here’s a simple gist: The first matchup of the season between the two best teams in the Big East, who are both ranked, each led by National Championship-winning head coaches who don’t do […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Ahead of Tuesday’s game against DePaul, CBS Sports analyst Jon Rothstein spoke with Rick Pitino on his “Inside College Basketball Now” show to discuss multiple topics like his 900th win, St. John’s’ heavyweight matchup with UConn this Friday, and the Red Storm bouncing back from their disappointing start. However, Pitino and Rothstein also talked about […]
about 1 month ago | 5 reads
While Red Storm fans likely had wandering eyes for Friday’s highly anticipated duel with No. 3 UConn, St. John’s needed to handle business and avoid a calamitous defeat on the road against DePaul. The Red Storm did not let a rocky first half against the Blue Demons snowball into a possible trap game scare, pulling […]
about 1 month ago | 4 reads
Welcome to the thread for Tuesday’s St. John’s men’s basketball matchup against DePaul. Please be respectful in the comment section and do not share any illegal streams of tonight’s game. You can follow updates of Tuesday’s game on Rumble in the Garden’s official X account (formerly Twitter) at @rumbleSBN or on Rumble in the Garden’s […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
The Red Storm continue their climb back up the polls. St. John’s jumped three spots to No. 22 in the latest AP top 25 men’s basketball poll released on Monday afternoon, overtaking mid-major darling Miami (OH), Louisville, and Alabama, the latter of whom fell out of the rankings altogether. The Johnnies were also ranked No. […]
about 1 month ago | 3 reads
It is no coincidence that the fortunes of this St. John’s season changed when Dillon Mitchell was promoted back into the starting lineup. Before Mitchell was promoted in the rotation, St. John’s was standing at a 9-5 record and in danger of falling off the tournament bubble after a disastrous defeat to now-last-place Providence. Once […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Zuby Ejiofor is under consideration for major hardware midway through his productive senior season. The star big man for St. John’s was one of 25 players named to the 2026 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year watch list. The winner of the award will be revealed leading up to the 2026 NCAA men’s basketball Final […]
about 1 month ago | 4 reads
It was a bitterly cold night, and New Yorkers were still dealing with massive snow and ice removal from the massive winter storm that shut down the city three days earlier. Nevertheless, 14,361 fans were in attendance. In pre-game discussions, fans continued to wonder about the Johnnies uncertainty at the point guard position. It was […]
about 1 month ago | 3 reads
Since Rick Pitino made a change to promote Dillon Mitchell into the starting lineup and form a three-man frontcourt with Bryce Hopkins and Zuby Ejiofor in St. John’s’ comeback win over Butler on January 6, the Red Storm have unlocked another level and gone undefeated against their Big East foes. A little over three weeks […]
about 1 month ago | 5 reads
Welcome to the thread for Wednesday night’s St. John’s men’s basketball matchup against Butler. Please be respectful in the comment section and do not share any illegal streams of tonight’s game. You can follow updates of Wednesday’s game on Rumble in the Garden’s official X account (formerly Twitter) at @rumbleSBN or on Rumble in the […]
about 1 month ago | 3 reads
Behind a pair of comeback victories over Seton Hall and Xavier to extend their winning streak to six games, St. John’s is back in the rankings after a one-month hiatus. The Red Storm come in at No. 25 in the latest AP men’s basketball poll released on Monday afternoon, collecting 133 votes. Comparatively, St. John’s […]
about 1 month ago | 3 reads
There wasn’t a better way for Rick Pitino to secure his 900th official career win. With the Hall of Fame head coach facing his son Richard and his Xavier Musketeers, St. John’s pulled a rabbit out of their hat for a second straight game by coming back from a 16-point second-half deficit and stealing an […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
When Richard Pitino was hired as the new men’s basketball head coach at Xavier, the two games that he and his father, Rick, would coach against each other in Big East play became must-watch television. The first of those two dates has come, but it has also come with higher stakes. The elder Pitino can […]
about 2 months ago | 2 reads
More than 13,000 fans filed into Madison Square Garden on a frigid night in the twenties outside with an optimism built on St. John’s’ current four-game win streak and some recent struggles by Seton Hall. But the Red Storm’s long-distance shooting in warm-ups seemed erratic. And the Pirates seemed prepped for a battle. First Half […]
about 2 months ago | 5 reads