Deivon Smith’s ‘leap of faith’ to fourth school paying off at St. John’s
Davon Smith crossed the country to reach Providence. Smith is heading north with the rest of the second-seeded St. John's for the first round match in the NCAA Tournament. A three-hour bus ride from Queens should feel nothing for the Super Sub, who transferred three times on Thursday to Omaha, No. 15, for a first […]
Deivon Smith question mark for St. John’s Big East Tournament opener
Deivon Smith remains a question mark for playing for the Big East Tournament Operner Againd Vatler on Thursday. The sixth-placed St. John's senior point guard practiced the final two days after missing out on Saturday's victory at No. 25th Marquette. After suffering a wounded right shoulder against Villanova on January 11, Smith missed five games […]
Kadary Richmond, Deivon Smith lead St. John’s past DePaul
Chicago – For a few weeks, the gro diameter of Cadalie Richmond has been bare. It hurts. It was troublesome. However, it has not stopped Seton Hall transfers from reaching their peak. That trend continued on Wednesday night. Deivon Smith passes Leiden Blocker in the first half of John's 82-58 blowout victory, which blew DePaul […]
Deivon Smith ready to kick it into another gear for St. John’s
The plan that Deivon Smith insisted was that he missed Sunday's match against Creighton. This was Rick Pitino not trying to pull it on anyone. Smith hadn't practiced for nearly a week, but he was still plagued by his injured right shoulder, which he had suffered on January 11th. That game he missed, bothered him […]
Deivon Smith guts through St. John’s win after being ruled out
On Wednesday, Rick Pitino was worried that Davon Smith would not return until the postseason. On Friday, Pitino ruled out Smith in Sunday's match against No. 24 Clayton. However, on Sunday, the senior point guard somehow helped ninth-place St. John's knock off the Blue Jays 79-73 at the sold-out Madison Square Garden. The move from […]
St. John’s gives concerning Deivon Smith injury update
Villanova, PA – Rick Pitino doesn't expect Davon Smith anytime soon. The St. John's coach said Smith, who is currently dealing with neck injuries, tried to face Villanova on Wednesday night but couldn't. The current plan is to let him rest in the hopes of the senior point guard getting healthy. Davon Smith, who drives […]
St. John’s confident Deivon Smith will get things going after ‘rusty’ return
Davon Smith was naturally rusted on his return. The Senior Point Guard won the videos 68-66, who won the Providence in the garden on Saturday afternoon, and missed 9 shots of his 10 shots in 28 minutes from the bench. Smith missed three of the four games before the right shoulder. At first he seemed […]
Deivon Smith’s likely St. John’s return comes at a perfect time
St. Jung's is regaining the engine -just in time for this season's biggest stretch. After missing three out of the last four games on the right shoulder on January 11, the senior point guard Devin Miss is expected to return to the garden in the garden on Saturday. He has been practicing multiple complete practice […]
Deivon Smith talks way back into St. John’s lineup after shoulder injury
A little more than 24 hours ago, Davon Smith's status was uncertain. Head coach Rick Pitino didn't expect St. John's engine point guard to play against Seton Hall while working his way back from a bruised right shoulder. The pain was still there. Smith was unable to practice. Davon Smith passes Garway Dual during St. […]
Deivon Smith could return to St. John’s lineup vs. Seton Hall
St. John's looks like it could get its speedy point guard back for the next game. After Tuesday night's hard-fought 63-58 win over Georgetown, coach Rick Pitino said he expects Davon Smith to return for Newark's game against Seton Hall on Saturday. Smith, the Johnny's driving force, missed the win against the Hoyas with a […]