Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images After winning the Big East Player of the Year award and the Big East regular season and tournament titles, Luis’s time with St. John’s is over Red Storm fans got a sense of how quickly things can change in the transfer portal era on Saturday afternoon, where even the most unthinkable moves can happen. Weeks after leading St. John’s … [Read more...] about RJ Luis Jr. leaves St. John’s as he declares for NBA Draft, enters transfer portal
Looking back on the 2024-25 St. John’s men’s basketball season
Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images The Johnnies’ journey shifted from preseason hope, familiar doubt, unfamiliar promise, and cathartic celebration It was the spring of 2024. Kadary Richmond, Deivon Smith, Vince Iwuchukwu, and Aaron Scott had signed on with the Johnnies. Zuby Ejiofor, RJ Luis, Simeon Wilcher, Brady Dunlap, and Sadiku Ibine Ayo were returning for the upcoming … [Read more...] about Looking back on the 2024-25 St. John’s men’s basketball season
Xavier hires New Mexico’s Richard Pitino as next head coach, will face Rick twice a year in Big East
Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images The father-son rivalry is back again Since Xavier joined the Big East a dozen years ago, there hasn’t been serious buzz surrounding any Red Storm-Musketeers game. The closest the series ever came to anything of note was when Bashir Ahmed started a random handshake line tussle after a forgettable Big East Tournament blowout in 2018. That will … [Read more...] about Xavier hires New Mexico’s Richard Pitino as next head coach, will face Rick twice a year in Big East
Arizona State transfer Joson Sanon commits to St. John’s as first addition of portal cycle
Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images The former top-30 high school recruit brings an outside scoring touch the Johnnies badly need Rick Pitino and his staff went right to work on building next season’s roster after St. John’s season came to an abrupt close with a second-round upset loss to 10-seed Arkansas in the NCAA Tournament. After the transfer portal officially … [Read more...] about Arizona State transfer Joson Sanon commits to St. John’s as first addition of portal cycle
Despite a brutal finish, this St. John’s dream season could be the start of something bigger
Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images Everything is in place to ensure that the Red Storm can replicate their massive success from the 2024-25 season and go much farther next March Saturday’s season-ending loss to Arkansas is going to sting for a while. More than seventy-two hours later, St. John’s fans are still lamenting RJ Luis, Jr. getting benched late and not having the … [Read more...] about Despite a brutal finish, this St. John’s dream season could be the start of something bigger