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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 […]
2 months ago | 5 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 […]
2 months ago | 5 reads
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 […]
2 months ago | 7 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 […]
2 months ago | 5 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 […]
2 months ago | 4 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 […]
3 months ago | 5 reads
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 […]
3 months ago | 4 reads
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 […]
3 months ago | 3 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 […]
3 months ago | 5 reads
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 […]
3 months ago | 8 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 […]
3 months ago | 8 reads
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 […]
3 months ago | 5 reads
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 […]
3 months ago | 5 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 […]
3 months ago | 4 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 […]
3 months ago | 7 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 […]
3 months ago | 5 reads
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 […]
3 months ago | 10 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 […]
3 months ago | 8 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 […]
3 months ago | 3 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 […]
3 months ago | 6 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 […]
3 months ago | 6 reads
Welcome to the thread for Tuesday’s St. John’s men’s basketball matchup versus DePaul. 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 […]
3 months ago | 6 reads
It’s easy to forget, but the Red Storm need to take care of another game before their much-hyped matchup against Kentucky in Atlanta on Saturday. For the fourth time in five seasons, St. John’s will open its Big East schedule against the DePaul Blue Demons at their on-campus home of Carnesecca Arena. Game information Who: […]
3 months ago | 6 reads
Another ugly offensive start isn’t surprising for St. John’s. Neither are the big scoring runs that make up for their early scoring droughts. It took eight minutes for the Red Storm to wake up on Saturday, then they completely overwhelmed Iona for the final thirty-two in a 91-64 victory over Iona, scoring 55 points and […]
3 months ago | 7 reads
Welcome to the thread for Saturday’s St. John’s men’s basketball matchup against Iona. Please be respectful in the comment section and do not share any illegal streams of this weekend’s game. You can follow updates of Saturday’s game on Rumble in the Garden’s official X account (formerly Twitter) at @rumbleSBN or on Rumble in the […]
3 months ago | 4 reads