NCAA's Andy Katz revealed his latest power rankings, notes and awards in his newest Weekly World. Five things that caught my eye last week: Rick Pitino’s entrance to Madison Square Garden Sunday to Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ Empire State of Mind was the beginning of a sensational Sunday at the Garden for him and the St.
After crushing last-place DePaul 82-58 Wednesday night on the road, St. John’s (23-4, 14-2 Big East) holds a 2 1/2 game lead over Marquette and Creighton atop the standings. St. John’s will next face Dan Hurley and two-time NCAA champion UConn in a big-time game Sunday at noon at Madison Square Garden.
The UConn men's basketball game against St. John's reached a sold-out crowd at Madison Square Garden Sunday afternoon.
After No. 9 St. John’s seized a two-game lead on Creighton atop the Big East Conference with a 79-73 victory before a sellout crowd of 19,812 at Madison Square Garden, McDermott was asked if he was surprised that senior guard Deivon Smith played in the game considering that Pitino had ruled him out on Friday.
Not interested,” the Naismith Hall of Fame coach said Friday, two days ahead of No. 9 St. John’s much anticipated matchup with No. 24 Creighton at Madison Square Garden. Yo
Rick Pitino and his St. John’s team get ready for a pretty wonderful basketball moment on Sunday, at Madison Square Garden, against UConn, and he has now merged his own comeback story with the
The sellout crowd at Madison Square Garden erupted as St. John’s point guard Deivon Smith subbed into Sunday’s game against Creighton for the first time.
After the No. 9 Red Storm solidified first place in the Big East with a 79-73 win over No. 24 Creighton at Madison Square Garden, Pitino was asked what kind of statement a win like this makes “on New York basketball and just high school recruiting in general.
St. John's Red Storm head coach Rick Pitino knows that Madison Square Garden will be packed with fans of both teams when his club battles UConn on Sunday.
UConn was the king of college basketball for two years. Its steep slip from the top is one of the biggest stories of the season
The Red Storm won the first matchup against the Golden Eagles and is close to clinching the Big East regular-season title.