The Doubleheader: Reclaiming College Basketball
Dylan Hornik, Co-Sports Editor
October 7, 2017
In the last two weeks, college basketball has been turned on its head. The FBI investigation and subsequent revelations of bribery and corruption has rocked the foundation of intercollegiate athletics to the core, and only now are Division I programs beginning to clean up the mess left behind by ...
Basketball Programs Collaborate to Help Houston
Derrell Bouknight, Co-Sports Editor
September 2, 2017
Following the devastation caused this past week by Tropical Storm Harvey, which claimed the lives of at least 45 people and left thousands displaced from their homes, the St. John's University basketball programs rallied together to help Houston-area victims in the aftermath. On Monday, University...
Mussini to Pursue Professional Career in Europe
Derrell Bouknight, Co-Sports Editor
June 7, 2017
In a statement released by the university on Tuesday, the St. John’s men’s basketball program announced that rising junior guard Federico Mussini will pursue a professional career in Europe and will not return to the program. Mussini, a 6-foot-2 guard from Reggio Emilia, Italy, played in 62 games...
SJU women end season in Ann Arbor
Derrell Bouknight, Assistant Sports Editor
March 29, 2017
After leading Michigan by one at halftime of last Thursday night’s Sweet 16 game, the St. John’s women’s basketball team managed just 10 points in the second half of play en route to a 60-40 loss that ended their season. Playing in the WNIT Round of 16 for the fourth time in program history,...
Slow start dooms St. John’s in 86-75 loss to Providence
Troy Mauriello, Co-Sports Editor
March 4, 2017
An 86-75 loss for St. John's against Providence in the Red Storm's season finale did two things. First, it ended the Red Storm's three-game winning streak at Madison Square Garden. But second, and likely more importantly, it exposed a weakness that Chris Mullin's young team will have to improve upon...
St. John’s road woes continue at Creighton
Derrell Bouknight, Assistant Sports Editor
March 1, 2017
With seven conference wins and hopes of moving up from the eighth spot in the Big East standings, St. John’s traveled to Omaha looking to avenge an earlier loss to Creighton. Fresh off a weekend victory over Georgetown, the Red Storm went into Tuesday night’s game with a 7-9 record against confe...
Sandra Udboi selected to the Allstate WBCA Good Works team
Keisha Raymond, Staff Writer
February 18, 2017
Sandra Udobi, a redshirt senior on St. John's women basketball team, was named to the 2017 Allstate Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Good Works Team on Feb. 14. The WBCA awards student-athletes (college basketball) for their outstanding community service. "We are extremely proud of...
St. John’s tops Seton Hall, 78-70
Troy Mauriello, Co-Sports Editor
February 12, 2017
Believe it or not, after 13 games of Big East play, the St. John's Red Storm have somehow snuck their way into the top half of the conference standings. St. John's (12-14, 6-7) picked up its sixth win in conference play on Feb. 11 with a 78-70 victory over Seton Hall at Madison Square Garden. The...
Red Storm win two over the weekend
Nick McCreven, Staff Writer
February 1, 2017
The St. John’s women’s basketball team played two home games over three days this past weekend, one on Friday at Carnesecca Arena and one on Sunday at Madison Square Garden. Friday night’s matchup was against Big East rival Butler and the Red Storm picked up a 62-55 victory. Jade Walker and Aaliya...
St. John’s falls to hobbled Xavier, 82-77
Dylan Hornik, Assistant Sports Editor
February 1, 2017
Mixed emotions emanated from the press conference room at Madison Square Garden Sunday evening. St. John’s head coach Chris Mullin remained upbeat even after his team squandered a potential upset, losing to no. 24/22 Xavier 82-77. “[Xavier is] one of the top-25 teams in the country and they had us ...
Up and down winter break for men’s basketball
Derrell Bouknight, Assistant Sports Editor
January 25, 2017
St. John's 93, Syracuse 60, Dec. 21 More than a year after St. John’s upset former Big East rival Syracuse in front of a full capacity crowd at Madison Square Garden, Chris Mullin’s team once again found themselves as the underdog four days before Christmas. For 40 minutes, the Red Storm dominat...
Missed opportunities spoil St. John’s upset bid against Villanova
Troy Mauriello, Co-Sports Editor
January 15, 2017
Since the start of the Chris Mullin era in Queens, St. John's players, coaches and even fans have preached the ongoing "process" of rebuilding the Red Storm into the national power that they once were. Well, that process missed a golden opportunity to take a major step forward on Jan. 14. St....
