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Welcome to the thread for Saturday’s St. John’s men’s basketball matchup against Creighton. Please be respectful in the comment section and do not share any illegal streams of today’s game. If you haven’t already, check out our game preview here. You can follow updates of Saturday’s game on Rumble in the Garden’s official X account […]
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The Red Storm hope to return to Queens with two Quad 1 wins on their Midwest road trip, as they will take on the Creighton Bluejays on Saturday afternoon, their first matchup since the 2025 Big East Tournament championship game. Game information Who: St. John’s Red Storm (10-5, 3-1 Big East) vs. Creighton Bluejays (10-6, […]
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Rick Pitino has been searching for solutions on how to change the course of what’s been a disappointing start to the 2025-26 campaign for St. John’s. Besides the well-documented dilemma of finding a dependable point guard, the Red Storm also struggled with aspects of the game that wouldn’t be expected to be sticking points for […]
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Coming off their most deflating loss of the season, St. John’s showed resiliency and secured the win they needed in the worst way on Tuesday night, dispatching Butler by a score of 84-70 with a dominant, two-way second-half performance. After conceding 42 first-half points to Butler on 54.2% shooting, the Red Storm shifted gears and […]
4 days ago | 1 read
Following a calamitous defeat to Providence this Saturday, the Red Storm face a critical junction in their season and must make up lost ground in the two road games they play this week, their first coming against the Butler Bulldogs on Tuesday night. A win provides St. John’s a much-needed Quad 1 win, but a […]
4 days ago | 0 reads
Fans shared their opinions before, during, and after the unexpected loss to the Providence Friars. Before the game, Johnnies fans around the Garden displayed optimism, but after the game, total shock, expressed in one often-stated conclusion: “It’s depressing.” First Half The Johnnies jumped out to a 13-0 lead after 3:45 of play. Zuby Ejiofor led […]
5 days ago | 1 read
Every loss in this Red Storm season has featured a more agonizing late-game collapse than the last. It will be difficult to top this one. St. John’s squandered two double-digit leads in their 77-71 loss to Providence at Madison Square Garden on Saturday afternoon, suddenly creating uncertainty for the Red Storm’s tournament aspirations. The Red […]
7 days ago | 2 reads
Welcome to the thread for Saturday’s St. John’s men’s basketball matchup against Providence. Please be respectful in the comment section and do not share any illegal streams of today’s game. If you haven’t already, check out our game preview here. You can follow updates of Saturday’s game on Rumble in the Garden’s official X account […]
7 days ago | 2 reads
Coming off a 95-83 win over Georgetown that was more dominant than the final score implied, the Red Storm are hoping to keep it rolling against the Providence Friars at home on Saturday, who are desperate for a victory after starting Big East play with an 0-2 record for the first time since the 2018-19 […]
9 days ago | 2 reads
Hours before the ball dropped to ring in 2026, the Red Storm were busy putting it through the hoop. St. John’s matched a Big East program record of 15 made three-pointers in their 95-83 victory over Georgetown on New Year’s Eve. All told, the Red Storm drilled 50% from the field and 55.6% from three […]
10 days ago | 1 read
Welcome to the thread for Wednesday’s St. John’s men’s basketball matchup against Georgetown. Please be respectful in the comment section and do not share any illegal streams of today’s game. If you haven’t already, check out our game preview here. You can follow updates of Wednesday’s game on Rumble in the Garden’s official X account […]
10 days ago | 1 read
The Red Storm have their first substantial opportunity to turn the page from their disappointing start and show they are a different team from their first 12 games, as they travel down to our nation’s capitol to face historical rival Georgetown on New Year’s Eve. Game information Who: St. John’s Red Storm (8-4) vs. Georgetown […]
11 days ago | 0 reads
The St. John’s basketball fanbase’s response to their 8-4 start is a consensus of overwhelming disappointment. A record of 9-3 would have met with some approval, as it would mean the Red Storm had beaten one of the four marquee opponents (Alabama, Iowa State, Auburn, or Kentucky). But this did not happen, despite the Johnnies […]
12 days ago | 1 read
With non-conference play completed for St. John’s, the holiday break is a good time to take stock in how the rest of the Big East is performing before action heats up in January, in order of their ranking in the conference’s preseason coaches’ poll. UConn 12-1 overall record (2-0 Big East) / AP #4 in […]
14 days ago | 2 reads
It’s no secret that St. John’s had a disappointing start they’d like to put behind them. Entering the season as the fifth-ranked team in the country, they went 0-3 against ranked opponents and spiraled out of the AP top 25 poll. Despite missed opportunities to strengthen their resume, the Johnnies are still in a good […]
15 days ago | 1 read
The 2026 NBA draft is still more than six months away, but St. John’s center Zuby Ejiofor is already being projected as a late first-round pick for the Washington Wizards in multiple mock drafts after the conclusion of non-conference play. Bleacher Report and NBA TV draft expert Jonathan Wasserman projects Ejiofor to be selected with […]
15 days ago | 1 read
The last thing St. John’s needed was a letdown after tumbling out of the rankings with a 7-4 record. The Red Storm almost sleepwalked their way into a trap game against Harvard two nights before Christmas, but they gained a pulse after a lethargic start and rolled to an 85-59 victory in their final non-conference […]
18 days ago | 0 reads
Welcome to the thread for Tuesday’s St. John’s men’s basketball matchup versus Harvard. Please be respectful in the comment section and do not share any illegal streams of today’s game. If you haven’t already, check out our game preview here. You can follow updates of Tuesday’s game on Rumble in the Garden’s official X account […]
18 days ago | 2 reads
The Red Storm can kiss the number next to their name goodbye. St. John’s went unranked in the latest AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll released on Monday following their 78-66 loss to Kentucky over the weekend that dropped them to a record of 7-4. This is the first time St. John’s has been left […]
19 days ago | 2 reads
St. John’s blew the remainder of their preseason equity in their infuriating 78-66 defeat to Kentucky on Saturday. They surrendered a seven-point halftime lead and were flat-out dominated in the second half by a Wildcats team criticized for their inability to play physically in previous marquee games this season. With a 7-4 record and their […]
19 days ago | 1 read
Desperately needing a signature win in non-conference play to enter into the holiday break with tons of momentum in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday afternoon, St. John’s instead played their worst half of basketball under Rick Pitino and melted down in spectacular fashion against Kentucky, intensifying the panic facing the Red Storm after a troubling start […]
21 days ago | 4 reads
Welcome to the thread for Saturday’s St. John’s men’s basketball matchup versus Kentucky. Please be respectful in the comment section and do not share any illegal streams of today’s game. If you haven’t already, check out our game preview here. You can follow updates of Saturday’s game on Rumble in the Garden’s official X account […]
21 days ago | 2 reads
Saturday’s meeting with the Wildcats has been almost two years in the making. The seed was planted at Kentucky head coach Mark Pope’s introductory press conference in April of 2024, when the former National Champion proposed scheduling a game against his former college coach, Rick Pitino, and the St. John’s Red Storm to 20,000 attentive […]
22 days ago | 0 reads
Supporters began congregating at the 1870 Court gathering in the build-up to the start of conference play for the Red Storm on Tuesday night. There was an aura of general optimism combined with a nostalgic look back at the successful 2024-25 season, as St. John’s was set to begin its Big East title defense in […]
23 days ago | 2 reads
The Red Storm’s Big East title defense didn’t begin in style at Carnesecca Arena on Tuesday night, but they took care of business in a 79-66 victory over the DePaul Blue Demons to begin conference play with a win for the fifth consecutive season. DePaul hung around for the first nine minutes, something they couldn’t […]
25 days ago | 3 reads