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 […]
St. John’s draws Omaha in first round of 2025 March Madness bracket
A year after experiencing a Sunday breakup of choice, St. John's accidentally left nothing. The Big East regular season and tournament champion headed to the NCAA Tournament as the second-place seed in the Western Region, winning the 15th Omaha and first-round matchups at Providence, Roadley on Thursday. Johnny (30-4) ran roughshod the Big East Tournament […]
St. John’s title team wasn’t ‘built by NIL money’: Rick Pitino
Rick Pitino wanted the record to be straightened: St. John's is not the product of a salary of high names, images, or caricatures. “First of all, I think there's a lot of misrepresentation about Nir,” the Hall of Fame coach said after top seed Johnny blows up No. 2 Clayton 82-66 to win his first […]
Tyrone Grant says St. John’s could be better than is Elite Eight squad
Tyrone Grant stood at Madison Square Garden Court in awe. After more than 20 years of waiting, the proud alumni have a team that believes they can make the March noise that the team did 26 years ago. “At this point, we can almost say that they're better than us,” he said. “I said [Deivon] […]
Rick Pitino brings St. John’s legacy back to life
When Rick Pitino appears to coach your team, you dream, and you dream big. He not only stolen the torch from the recent great Luanecca, but also incited the flames of greatness and raised it on the roof at the top of the Big East Conference Tournament Championship in the garden. Clayton's 82-66 winner, St. […]
St. John’s owns New York City once again — at long last
Once a few minutes melts, the leads start to grow, that's when you get the last cues. As the seconds slid to zero, the cushions became more comfortable until the 82-66 final and we saw what the team and the Town Twin would do. “We've been saying it all year round,” says Rick Pitino after […]
St. John’s wins first Big East Tournament championship in 25 years
The second half of Saturday night was neatly packed with this amazing season into a 20-minute fantastic minute portion. The gardens filled with St. John's fans sound like a building like it was in 1985. RJ Luis Jr., Kadary Richmond and Zuby Ejiofor took over Creighton to take over and off like good teammates in […]
Top five moments from St. John’s magical run to Big East title game
It was a magical year for St. John's. This is the first season of many. The first Big East regular season title since 1985. A trip to the first 25-win season and Big East Tournament Championship Game since 2000. Johnny was the first Big East Player of the Year honor since 1986. Zach Braziler of […]
St. John’s has rare chance to ‘walk with kings’ once more at Big East Tournament
They rolled a Lucal Nesecca over their shoulders in 1983 when St. John's first won the Big East Conference Tournament. “Like ” [predecessor] Joe Raptic said after the final NIT victory [in 1965]”I walked with the king today,” Carnecca said that night. “Today these blowjobs were walking with the king.” At the end of the […]
St. John’s Aaron Scott will play through thumb injury in Big East final
Aaron Scott definitely left. He played on Saturday night, smacking on the right thumb and everything. “A small thumb injury. Not too serious. The gritty St. John's forward said the gritty St. John's forward after top-seeded Johnny overwhelmed No. 5 Marquette 79-63 to reach his first Big East Tournament Final in 25 years. Scott left […]