Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images Pitino told media during Monday’s availability that for the Red Storm to play great basketball, they need to talk on defense We have always heard that one shouldn’t talk too much. For the St. John’s men’s basketball team, they aren’t talking enough according to Rick Pitino. After the Red Storm gave up 77 points to Bryant last Wednesday, their … [Read more...] about Rick Pitino calls for more defensive communication by St. John’s men’s basketball
Red Storm Review: Week of December 8
Photo by Evan Bernstein/Getty Images Recapping the news in St. John’s athletics over the last week, including volleyball’s deep run in the NIVC and women’s basketball’s dominant win over Hofstra Volleyball falls to Bowling Green in NIVC Fab Four The St. John’s volleyball team’s 2024 season came to an end in the NIVC Fab Four on Saturday night, as Bowling Green came back … [Read more...] about Red Storm Review: Week of December 8
St. John’s men’s basketball game preview: DePaul
Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images The Red Storm open their Big East season against the new-look Blue Demons on Tuesday night After winning eight of their first ten games, St. John’s stands on reasonably solid ground in their quest to reach the NCAA tournament. Unfortunately for them, the Big East has largely underachieved through out-of-conference play, shrinking the … [Read more...] about St. John’s men’s basketball game preview: DePaul
Three takeaways and perspective from St. John’s men’s basketball’s win over Bryant
Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images Multiple scorers pulled apart the Bulldogs’ zone defense on Wednesday night in the lead-up to Big East play It was a rainy, bomb-cyclone-type of evening when St. John’s was taking on the Bulldogs of Bryant led by their scoring leader and ex-Johnny Rafael Pinzón. The Bulldogs looked sharp in pregame drills as several Bulldogs were drilling … [Read more...] about Three takeaways and perspective from St. John’s men’s basketball’s win over Bryant
In a twist of fate, St. John’s men’s basketball is becoming a second half team
Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images Instead of running out of gas like they have in previous years, the Red Storm are showing they are at their best late in games St. John’s struggled with finishing games in recent years, particularly last season. They would claim an impressive first half lead, then frustratingly let it slip away after halftime. Through the first ten games of … [Read more...] about In a twist of fate, St. John’s men’s basketball is becoming a second half team