NCAA Hopes Hit Roadblock as Johnnies Fall to Pitt
Kieran Lynch, Features Editor
February 24, 2013
The St. John’s men’s basketball team is hoping do “to do something special come March,” as head coach Steve Lavin puts it time and again, but the NCAA tournament looked like a distant dream as the Red Storm (16-11, 8-7) fell to No. 20 Pittsburgh (21-7, 9-6) after a second half disappearance... Read more »
Mitch’s Pitch: The Quest For Three Has Commenced
Mitchell Petit-Frere, Sports Editor
February 20, 2013
I’m willing to bet a Manchester United jersey that I’m the lone sports editor in the history of the Torch that finds more joy covering men’s soccer than men’s basketball. No offense, coach Lavin, but soccer is my passion. While you were up late studying film from the Louisville game, I was YouTubing... Read more »
Tourney Chances Up In The Air
Anthony Parelli, Assistant Sports Editor
February 20, 2013
After going 1-3 in their last four contests and having their tournament hopes slightly derailed, the St. John’s men’s basketball team hopes to get back on track against South Florida on Wednesday night. Head Coach Steve Lavin will make his return to the hardwood after missing two games after the... Read more »
Not In The Cards
Kieran Lynch, Features Editor
February 20, 2013
The St. John’s men’s basketball team couldn’t sustain a series of runs as they fell to then No. 12 Louisville 72-58 at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY. The Red Storm (15-10, 7-6) started the second half by going on a 10-0 run, but the Cardinals (21-5, 9-4) quickly rebounded with a 8-0 run... Read more »
Lavin-less Johnnies fall victim to ‘Cuse: Emotional afternoon at the Carrier Dome sees Red Storm come up short
Anthony O'Reilly, News Editor
February 13, 2013
Lately, all the men’s basketball team can think about is hearing their name on Selection Sunday. A win over Syracuse on Feb. 10 would have put them in a good position to get there. The Johnnies, however, fell to the then-No. 9 Orange 77-58 in a heartbreaking day both on and off the court. In addition... Read more »
Focus turns to Pitino’s bunch: Johnnies will face yet another ranked foe with or without Lavin
Matthew Wolfson, Assistant Sports Editor
February 13, 2013
The St. John’s men’s basketball team will head down to Kentucky tomorrow to face No. 12 Louisville for the latter game of a back-to-back road trip against ranked opponents, and are hoping to celebrate Valentine’s Day with something everybody loves – winning. The Red Storm are looking to bounce... Read more »
Lavin return TBA
Mitchell Petit-Frere, Sports Editor
February 13, 2013
Steve Lavin’s return to the sidelines in the wake of his father’s, Albert “Cap” Lavn’s death, will will be announced in the coming days, according to a press release. Lavin wasn’t present on the sidelines at the Carrier Dome this past weekend, as he traveled home to San Francisco to be with... Read more »
Pushing through adversity
Mitchell Petit-Frere, Sports Editor
February 13, 2013
Steve Lavin probably wanted the NYC media to focus on the positives that could be taken away from his team’s loss to Syracuse at the Carrier Dome this past Sunday. He’d want journalists to concentrate on how the young Johnnies stuck with a top-10 team in a hostile environment for a decent portion... Read more »
Johnnies Edge Past Huskies
Kieran Lynch, Features Editor
February 7, 2013
With the ring finger on his right hand swollen to what looked like double the size, sophomore D’Angelo Harrison’s hands tell the story of the ups and downs of Wednesday night’s game against Connecticut and maybe of the season as a whole. From that injured hand came the struggles of shooting 1-for-10... Read more »
Not Quite March, but Our Time’s Now
Kieran Lynch, Features Editor
January 31, 2013
There was a point last basketball season when I was sitting at Madison Square Garden and thought to myself something along the lines of, ‘this program is headed in the right direction, but I may have seen all the big moments I was destined to see as a freshman in 2010-11.’ Now, it looks like I may... Read more »
