San Francisco, CA – The first Basketball Hall of Fame Al Attles Classic, held at San Francisco’s Chase Center, featured four games. Schools from the Pac-12, WCC, ACC, Big East, and Mountain West produced some exciting games throughout the day. Stanford opened the first game with a victory over San Diego 62-59 in a very […]
St. John’s Takes Down Previously Undefeated West Virginia
New York, New York – With 2:07 left on the clock and down 68-61 it looked like it was all over for West Virginia. However sophomore Sean McNeil would not go down quietly. McNeil ran up the floor and hit Taz Sheraman in the corner with a slick pass where Sherman would drill the three. […]
Big East Tournament: Day Two
New York, N.Y. – Day Two of the Big East tournament played out on Thursday with all four of the higher seeds holding serve in games that may have lacked for close endings, but certainly did not lack for star performances. VILLANOVA VS PROVIDENCE The top seated Wildcats began the day by riding the performances […]
Big East Conference Tournament: Day One
New York, N.Y. – In what promises to be one of the most wide-open tournaments in recent years, the Big East Tournament started in New York’s Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night with Providence rolling over Butler 80-57 followed by St. John’s defeating DePaul 82-74. Providence’s victory followed form as the Friars had defeated the […]
St. John’s Gets Revenge Against Seton Hall
New York, N.Y. –The painful sting of the buzzer-beating three that defeated St. John’s in their first meeting with Seton Hall was clearly a primary source of motivation for the Red Storm in the second match-up of the two NYC area programs. In front of a packed Madison Square Garden audience, the Johnnies came out […]
St. John’s Outlasts Butler in OT
Jamaica, N.Y.— St. John’s outlasted Butler, finally winning in overtime 77-73, in a grinding game at Carnesecca Arena in New York. Both Butler and St. John’s came into the game as part of a five way tie for third in the Big East. The win left St. John’s in sole possession of third place in […]
Ponds Leads St. John’s to Upset at Marquette
Milwaukee, WI – Chris Mullin was a exceptional shooter and an outstanding scorer in his playing days first as a collegiate at St. John’s and then during a 16-year run in the NBA. Mullin developed a sense of detecting when a player was headed for a big scoring game either by looking in the mirror […]
Hoyas Capture Victory over Red Storm in NYC
New York, NY – The Georgetown Hoyas entered Madison Square Garden with a chip on their shoulders as they looked to avenge the loss from their last meeting with St. John’s. The two teams fought neck-and-neck for the entire first half as neither was able to establish a sizable lead. In the second half the […]
DePaul Visits NYC to Defeat Red Storm
Queens, NY – In a competitive matchup from start to finish, the DePaul Blue Demons (105, 2-2) came away with an impressive 79-71 road victory against the St. John’s Red Storm. The maturity of DePaul’s lineup was evident as they entered the tough road atmosphere at Carnesecca Arena and were able to maintain a tight […]