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Joson Sanon becomes fifth St. John’s men’s basketball player to enter transfer portal
Attrition from last season’s Sweet Sixteen team continues to grow. Sophomore guard Joson Sanon entered the transfer portal on Wednesday, according to multiple reports. Sanon joins an expanding list of Red Storm departures, becoming the fifth St. John’s player to hit the portal this offseason. March Madness hero Dylan Darling entered the portal shortly after […]
Fan favorite Dylan Darling enters transfer portal after one season with St. John’s men’s basketball
Shortly after the commitment of European combo guard Quinn Ellis, the Red Storm lost one of their most popular players in return. Redshirt junior guard Dylan Darling has entered the transfer portal and will have one more season of eligibility. The news was first reported by Zach Braziller of the New York Post. Darling becomes […]
St. John’s men’s basketball makes first addition of the offseason by signing star European guard Quinn Ellis
The Red Storm made a huge splash with their first signing of the offseason, bringing in one of the top point guards from Europe. Quinn Ellis is coming stateside and has committed to St. John’s on Tuesday afternoon. The news was first reported by The New York Post’s Zach Braziller. Other schools that showed interest […]
Cincinnati transfer Moustapha Thiam joins growing list of players visiting St. John’s this week
As big name after big name comes off the board in the transfer portal, it’s understandable that Red Storm fans are growing a little apprehensive as St. John’s seeks its first addition of the offseason. Fortunately, all signs point to the Johnnies not having to wait much longer this week. Former Cincinnati big man Moustapha […]
St. John’s men’s basketball players Lefteris Liotopoulos and Imran Suljanovic enter transfer portal
The Red Storm have more shoes to fill for next season’s roster. European internationals Lefteris Liotopoulos and Imran Suljanovic entered the transfer portal on Saturday. The news was first reported by Zach Braziller of the New York Post. One of four players to compete on both of St. John’s’ Big East regular season and tournament […]
St. John’s men’s basketball schedules campus visits with two power-conference transfer targets
The offseason only started this week, and the Red Storm have their eyes on several top players in the portal, already arranging visits for a couple of power-conference transfers they hope to land. First reported by Dushawn London of 247Sports and Zach Braziller of the New York Post, former Kansas State guard Abdi Bashir, Jr., […]
St. John’s men’s basketball’s Zuby Ejiofor wins Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award for best center in the country
Few players were as impactful for their team as Zuby Ejiofor was this season, so it came as no surprise that he was named the winner of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame’s Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award on Saturday. The Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award is awarded to the country’s best center at the end of every season. […]
Sadiku Ibine Ayo enters transfer portal after three years with St. John’s basketball program
Over the past four years, Sadiku Ibine Ayo has been a fixture on Rick Pitino’s teams, playing under the Hall of Fame coach for one season at Iona and the last three campaigns at St. John’s. Now, he will be moving on from Pitino for the first time in his college career. Days after the […]
Rick Pitino agrees to contract extension with St. John’s men’s basketball following Sweet Sixteen run
Let the good times roll in Queens. Just forty-eight hours since the Red Storm’s season ended against Duke, Rick Pitino has reportedly agreed to a new contract extension with St. John’s that keeps him with the team through the end of the 2029-30 season and makes him the second-highest-paid head coach in the Big East, […]
St. John’s men’s basketball’s NCAA Tournament run ends after intense Sweet Sixteen battle with Duke
The Johnnies left it all out on the court for over forty electric minutes. They traded big play after big play with a proven national title contender. However, they couldn’t close the deal at the end. St. John’s’ deepest foray through the NCAA Tournament this century ends after three games, as the Red Storm fell […]
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen game thread: St. John’s men’s basketball vs. Duke
Welcome to the thread for Friday’s NCAA Tournament game between St. John’s and Duke, where the winner advances to face either Michigan State or UConn in the Elite Eight. Please be respectful in the comment section and do not share any illegal streams of the game. You can follow updates of this game on Rumble […]
Three key matchups to watch in St. John’s vs. Duke Sweet Sixteen collision
When St. John’s plays in their first Sweet Sixteen game in more than two decades, it’ll be facing one, if not the most talented team in the country, in Duke. For as much as the Johnnies are lauded for their physicality and size, Duke’s blend of those two attributes with pro-like skill is rarely seen […]
Why (and why not) St. John’s men’s basketball could reach the Final Four
The Red Storm are a third of the way to the mountain-top following their electric Second Round victory over Kansas, in which Dylan Darling scored the game-winner at the buzzer. Now, their climb will become as challenging as it gets. Awaiting them in their first Sweet Sixteen appearance in 27 years is the number one […]
St. John’s men’s basketball ended reputation of futility in dramatic NCAA Tournament win over Kansas
Until Rick Pitino took charge of the program in 2023, St. John’s basketball in this century was defined by their repeated failed efforts to live up to the standard set by Lou Carnesecca. Every successive head coach fizzled out due to incompatibility or incompetence, any glimmer of a turnaround was a mirage, and one could […]
Dylan Darling’s buzzer-beater versus Kansas sends St. John’s men’s basketball to first Sweet Sixteen since 1999
Whistle, whistle, whistle. Kansas was content to burn its remaining fouls to give, denying Dylan Darling from advancing the ball past the timeline over and over again. This final possession re-told Darling’s frustrating night, who was held scoreless and missed all four of his shot attempts to that point. The Red Storm let momentum slip […]
NCAA Tournament Second Round game thread: St. John’s vs. Kansas
Welcome to the thread for Sunday’s NCAA Tournament game between St. John’s and Kansas, where the winner advances to face 1-seed Duke in the Sweet Sixteen. Please be respectful in the comment section and do not share any illegal streams of the game. You can follow updates of this game on Rumble in the Garden’s […]
St. John’s men’s basketball pummels Northern Iowa in NCAA Tournament opener
The Viejas Arena crowd in San Diego didn’t even get the opportunity to entertain the thought of a 5-12 seed upset before St. John’s ran away with their first-round game on Friday night. Picking up where they left off from their Big East Tournament title, the fifth-seed Red Storm began their road to Indianapolis with […]
NCAA Tournament First Round game thread: St. John’s men’s basketball vs. Northern Iowa
Welcome to the thread for Friday’s NCAA Tournament game between St. John’s and Northern Iowa, where the winner advances to face the victor of 4-seed Kansas vs. 13-seed Cal Baptist in the second round. Please be respectful in the comment section and do not share any illegal streams of the game. You can follow updates […]
Why St. John’s men’s basketball could make a big NCAA Tournament run
To say the Red Storm received a brutal draw in March Madness would be an understatement. Fresh off obliterating UConn to win its second consecutive Big East Tournament title, St. John’s could only muster a 5-seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament. Awaiting them in the East Region is the number-one overall seed Duke, multiple future […]
Three takeaways from St. John’s men’s basketball’s second straight Big East Tournament title
The Quarterfinals: vs. Providence Fans entered Madison Square Garden with a mix of hopefulness and uneasiness. The opponent, Providence, had battled with them twice, once victoriously. The Friars were led by two outstanding offensive players: Jaylin Sellers and Stefan Vaaks. The Johnnies began the game with unparalleled determination. On their first possession, they took down […]
St. John’s men’s basketball gets 5-seed in East Region at 2026 NCAA Tournament, will face Northern Iowa
The Red Storm have a business trip to San Diego. St. John’s earned the 5-seed in the East Region at the 2026 NCAA Tournament. They will start their March Madness run against the 12-seed Northern Iowa in the first round at Viejas Arena on Friday. Tip-off time is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. Eastern and the […]
St. John’s men’s basketball crushes UConn to capture back-to-back Big East Tournament titles
Rick Pitino’s Red Storm revival has entered uncharted territory. For the first time in program history, St. John’s are back-to-back Big East Tournament champions. Also, the Red Storm became the first Big East team to win both the outright Big East regular season and tournament titles in two straight seasons. The Johnnies outplayed UConn in […]
Big East Tournament game thread: St. John’s vs. UConn
The two best teams in the Big East have been on a four-month collision course. St. John’s and UConn seemed destined to meet each other on the league’s biggest night. Their season series is tied up, with both teams winning on their home courts. The Red Storm made all of the right plays late and […]
St. John’s men’s basketball moves on to Big East championship game after holding off Seton Hall
It wasn’t a performance that will live in future highlights packages of Friday night games in the Big East Tournament’s illustrious history, but it was enough for St. John’s to dispatch Seton Hall in a 78-68 win and advance to the conference’s championship game for a second straight year. Zuby Ejiofor steered the ship for […]
Big East Tournament game thread: St. John’s men’s basketball vs. Seton Hall
Welcome to the thread for Friday’s Big East Tournament semifinal game between St. John’s men’s basketball and Seton Hall. Please be respectful in the comment section and do not share any illegal streams of the game. You can follow updates of this game on Rumble in the Garden’s official X account (formerly Twitter) at @rumbleSBN […]