Smiles all around, especially from freshman guard Posh Alexander. Why? A ranked victory and stunner for the St. John’s Red Storm (8-7, 3-5) over the Huskies of the University of Connecticut (7-2, 4-2) by a score of 74-70 inside Gampel Pavillion on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day afternoon. The contest was pushed forward from 5 […]
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(PHOTO COURTESY OF ST. JOHN’S RED STORM ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS) “We’re just tired of losing” was the line sophomore guard Julian Champagnie quoted following the St. John’s Red Storm (7-6, 2-5) victory over the Butler Bulldogs (3-7, 2-5) by a score of 69-57 inside Carnesecca Arena on Tuesday night. Head Coach Mike Anderson and the Red
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(PHOTO COURTESY OF ST. JOHN’S RED STORM ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS) When the news dropped that the BIG EAST’s All-Preseason Player of the Year, Marcus Zegarowski wouldn’t dress due to an unofficial hamstring issue, thoughts were that if the St. John’s Red Storm (6-6, 1-5) were able to make it competitive game against the Creighton Blue Jays
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(PHOTO COURTESY OF BOB DEA/DALY DOSE OF HOOPS) Leading by double-digits is never safe. Why do some say that? Just ask Kevin Willard and his Seton Hall Pirates (9-5, 6-2), who came away with the victory over the DePaul Blue Demons (1-3, 0-3) by a score of 76-68 in Chicago on Saturday afternoon. The score
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Just when you thought the St. John’s Red Storm (6-5, 1-4) would be able to get past the bad omens of the Xavier Musketeers (9-2, 2-2), closing the game and its second half woes, would creep up on Mike Anderson and his team. The Red Storm fell by a score of 69-61 to the Musketeers
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Just 48 hours into 2021, 2020 peeked its little head in and made an appearance yet again. COVID-19 has struck the St. John’s Red Storm program this afternoon, as the team was forced to postpone its first game of the new calendar year, against DePaul. The game was supposed to be played inside Carnesecca Arena
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PHOTO COURTESY OF BOB DEA/DALY DOSE OF HOOPS Remember last year’s buzzer-beating victory inside Prudential Center against Butler off the finger tips of Sandro Mamukelashvili? Crowd went bongos. Yes. What is it against Lavall Jordan’s Bulldogs that makes us bite our nails down to the core. Enter 2021. It happened again. If you started watching
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(Photo Credit to Bob Dea/Daly Dose of Hoops) First halves haven’t been too kind to the head coach Kevin Willard and his Seton Hall Pirates, who have been known for its slow starts that have caused them to lose to teams such as the Xavier Musketeers. Remember earlier this year in an 11 a.m. start?
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Welcome to New York, Rick Pitino. The seventh overall meeting between Seton Hall Pirates head coach Kevin Willard and Iona Gaels head coach Rick Pitino was must-see television, as the former has never beaten the latter. Until tonight. The significance? Willard began his career as Pitino’s assistant, then associate head coach at the University of
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Welcome to New York, Vince Cole. The St. John’s Red Storm narrowly defeated the Peacocks of Saint Peters University by a score of 76-75 inside Carnesecca Arena on Wednesday night. The night college basketball returned in 259 days. The USC Salkehatchie transfer landed the game winning three-pointer with 8.5 seconds to go in the contest.
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