On August 10, 2011, just about 11 months ago, the first article went up on this site titled “Hope Springs Eternal“. At the time, St. John’s boasted the number three recruiting class in the nation with a total of six ESPNUTop 100 prospects as well as two junior college transfers. Looking back at the article, […]
February 18, 2012 by Vince Ruffino
Overview: Meeting for the second straight year thanks to Steve Lavin’s connections, UCLA (15-11, 8-6 Pac-12) and St. John’s (10-16, 4-10 Big East) come into Saturday’s meeting in Madison Square Garden having down years. Although both schools have significant name recognition, this year has seen both teams struggling a bit more than their fan base would like. […]
February 8, 2012 by Vince Ruffino
Overview: The last time these two teams met, the Red Storm (10-13, 4-7 in Big East) shocked the Bearcats (16-7, 6-4 in Big East) at Fifth Third Arena on a last minute tip-in by Maurice Harkless. St. John’s went into the game on a two game losing streak and had yet to win a road game. […]
October 22, 2011 by Quinn Rochford
6) Cincinnati Bearcats Head Coach: Mick Cronin (6th season) 2010-11 Result: 26-9 (11-7); NCAA Round of 32 The Cincinnati program and head coach Mick Cronin have quietly been making significant strides on a yearly basis over the past few seasons. After experiencing a few years of […]
October 20, 2011 by Quinn Rochford
9) Villanova Wildcats Head Coach: Jay Wright (11th season) 2010-11 Result: 21-12 (9-9); NCAA Round of 64 The Wildcats have been one of the elite programs in the Big East for the majority of head coach Jay Wright’s ten-year tenure. In that decade, Villanova has appeared […]
October 16, 2011 by Quinn Rochford
12) Rutgers Scarlet Knights Head Coach: Mike Rice (2nd season) 2010-11 Result: 15-17 (5-13); no postseason After the way the 2010-11 campaign ended for head coach Mike Rice and his Rutgers team, there is no doubt that it has been an anxious seven months. The new […]
October 13, 2011 by Quinn Rochford
If you look real closely through all of the conference realignment fog, you may be surprised to find a season to be played that is, come Friday night, officially upon us. This school is going there and another school is going here. We get it already. But the 2011-12 college basketball landscape is actually, for […]
September 27, 2011 by Quinn Rochford
Now just 17 days until Tip-Off and a little over a month until the first official game of the 2011-12 St. John’s basketball campaign, we wanted to gauge how the faithful feels about the team entering October. Select one of the available choices or, if you want to elaborate, feel free to leave a comment. […]
September 16, 2011 by Quinn Rochford
Every winning team has one. You watch the Dukes, the North Carolinas, the UConns, the Syracuses and they all always seem to have one. Years went by where St. John’s didn’t have one. No matter how talented or how well-coached a team may be, it is always going to find itself in the tense situations. […]
August 10, 2011 by Kieran Lynch
Coming into the 2011-2012 college basketball season, St. John’s boasts 9 new players, 7 of them true freshmen. The one returning player, Junior guard Malik Stith, played only minor minutes for the Red Storm the previous season. With this team being the youngest in the 104-year history of St. John’s basketball, there will undoubtedly be […]
July 3, 2012 by Kieran Lynch
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