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Urgency is rising for St. John’s to begin playing like the top-ten team they were picked to be in the preseason poll. Their opponents on Saturday night weren’t rated as highly as the Red Storm from the onset, but they are also hoping for better days. Ole Miss has lost three straight games and is […]
about 2 months ago | 3 reads
A cold reality set in for St. John’s through seven games: they do not look like a serious contender right now. Not even the most pessimistic of critics could imagine St. John’s struggling as much as they have in the first month of the season, but the Red Storm are in a critical juncture after […]
about 2 months ago | 1 read
A little over a week since their upset victory over then-No. 18 Oklahoma State, the St. John’s women’s basketball team has carried its impressive early-season momentum into the Cayman Islands Classic, picking up two wins over Georgia Tech and Memphis during Thanksgiving weekend to improve to 7-1. St. John’s opened their trip with a nail-biting 77-75 […]
about 2 months ago | 1 read
Despite a 4-3 start in which they have lost all three of their meetings against ranked opponents, poll voters aren’t leaving St. John’s out of the top 25, yet. The Johnnies came in at No. 23 in the latest AP top 25 men’s basketball poll released on Monday, tumbling down nine spots from No. 14 […]
about 2 months ago | 3 reads
One year ago, St. John’s experienced a deflating trip in The Bahamas that consisted of a heartbreaking loss to a Big 12 power in which they didn’t deserve to lose, and a maddening defeat against an SEC team in a game they absolutely deserved to lose. The same story played out at the Players’ Era […]
about 2 months ago | 2 reads
St. John’s got their much-needed win to boost their resume in their 96-81 rout of Baylor yesterday. They will have the chance to pick up another strong win on Wednesday when they take on No. 21 Auburn in their last of three games at the Players’ Era Festival in Las Vegas. This is the game […]
about 2 months ago | 1 read
Entering Tuesday’s game against Baylor, St. John’s were hoping to reverse the soul-crushing loss to the Bears they suffered last season. More importantly, they needed to put behind yesterday’s bitter one-point loss to Iowa State and lock down a big win for their resume to ensure they didn’t leave Las Vegas empty-handed. There was no […]
about 2 months ago | 4 reads
All of a sudden, St. John’s is facing a must-win situation on Tuesday after their gut-wrenching 83-82 loss to Iowa State to open their Players’ Era Festival trip on Monday afternoon. If the Johnnies want to pick up a resume-building win and potentially face a good opponent on Wednesday, they need to take care of […]
about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Through forty minutes, No. 14 St. John’s and No. 15 Iowa State went back and forth in their opening game of the Players’ Era Festival in Las Vegas, trading baskets in a cagey duel of two physical, ranked teams. A dramatic finish seemed all but certain between two sides who couldn’t separate from each other. […]
2 months ago | 1 read
Hello from Las Vegas! This is the game thread for Monday’s St. John’s men’s basketball matchup against Iowa State in the Players’ Era Festival. Please be respectful in the comment section and do not share any illegal streams of today’s game. You can follow updates of Monday’s game live from Sin City on Rumble in […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
Fans meeting at the 1870 Club pregame reception were anticipating a team showing an improved defense, recognizing Coach Pitino’s statements on the need to improve defense, particularly from some of the guards. A few fans shared that they were waiting for co-captain Zuby Ejiofor to step up and become more aggressive on offense. Everyone seemed […]
2 months ago | 4 reads
This wasn’t how St. John’s was supposed to come out against Bucknell. The Bison perplexed the Johnnies with a matchup zone out of the gate, forcing them to shoot 1-of-7 from the field and give up two early turnovers before taking an 8-2 lead. Rick Pitino had seen enough, completing a hockey line change and […]
2 months ago | 0 reads
Welcome to the thread for Thursday’s St. John’s men’s basketball matchup against Bucknell. Please be respectful in the comment section and do not share any illegal streams of today’s game. You can follow updates of Thursday’s game on Rumble in the Garden’s official X account (formerly Twitter) at @rumbleSBN or on Rumble in the Garden’s […]
2 months ago | 1 read
St. John’s women’s Basketball is riding high after picking up back-to-back wins. The Red Storm had an offensive explosion in their 88-60 rout of the Yale Bulldogs, highlighted by a career performance from Brooke Moore. They have found their groove early in the season behind their stout defense that ranks second in the Big East. […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
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2 months ago | 2 reads
For the first time since 2021, the St. John’s men’s soccer team will be playing postseason ball. The NCAA men’s soccer tournament selection committee named the Red Storm as one of the teams in the bracket’s 48-team field during Monday’s selection show. The Johnnies are slated to face former Big East rival West Virginia in […]
2 months ago | 1 read
Before the start of the game, two matters were of particular concern to St. John’s fans. One was the defensive performance of the team, particularly the Red Storm guards defending opponents, who were both deadly from out deep and also had an attacking nature towards the rim. One fan summed it up, “We have athletes, […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
Preventing a let-down game against a mid-major opponent on a weekend game at Carnesecca Arena has become a challenge for St. John’s, even under Rick Pitino, who plays up his competition no matter the caliber of opponent in the buildup leading up to these matchups. It seemed after twenty minutes that the Red Storm were […]
2 months ago | 1 read
Welcome to the thread for Saturday’s St. John’s men’s basketball matchup versus William & Mary. Please be respectful in the comment section and do not share any illegal streams of today’s game. If you haven’t already, check out our game preview here. You can follow updates of Saturday’s game on Rumble in the Garden’s official […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
In their fourth game of the season, the St. John’s women’s basketball team delivered its best performance yet. The Red Storm kicked off a three-game homestand with a 88-60 blowout win over the Yale Bulldogs, advancing to 3-1 on the young season. St. John’s set the tone early, going on a 15-4 run, turning stifling […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
Coming off a humbling loss to Alabama in which they gave up their most points in a game since Rick Pitino was hired, St. John’s does not look like the top-five team they were picked to be in the preseason. The Red Storm showed flashes of their precipitous ceiling, but they are not where they […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
The season has only just tipped off, but Zuby Ejiofor is already impressing draft experts enough to land on their radars. Earlier this week, Bleacher Report and NBA TV draft expert Jonathan Wasserman projected the Johnnies’ star center to be selected by the New York Knicks with the 24th overall pick in his latest two-round […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
Rick Pitino has prioritized the transfer portal in his construction of the Red Storm roster in his tenure, but that doesn’t mean he is neglecting the high school circuit. Four-star shooting guard Adam Oumiddoch announced his commitment to St. John’s on Wednesday afternoon, according to multiple reports. The Overtime Elite prospect is ranked as the […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
When Rick Pitino decided to bring Iona guard Daniss Jenkins along with him to St. John’s after taking the program’s head coaching job more than two years ago, he wanted a composed, win-at-all-cost point guard who could make a big play when the time called for it. Jenkins did exactly that in his only season […]
2 months ago | 1 read
The Red Storm’s time as a top-ten team lasted all of one week into the season. St. John’s was ranked No. 13 in the latest AP top 25 men’s basketball poll released on Monday, tumbling down from their preseason No. 5 ranking after a 103-96 loss to No. 15 Alabama on Saturday. The eight-spot drop […]
2 months ago | 1 read