Men’s Basketball Schedule Released
Sean Okula, Contributing Writer
September 20, 2017
Filed under Basketball, Sports, Sports Scroll
A Red Storm schedule release is a basketball fan’s version of Christmas and New Year’s Day wrapped into one. The campaign kicks off on November 10th with a home against the University of New Orleans. The Big East portion of the schedule then opens up on December 28th with Providence paying Car...
Johnnies Stay Hot, Make Waves in the Summer
Dylan Hornik, Co-Sports Editor
September 13, 2017
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Sports, Sports Scroll, Women's Tennis
The days of 7:30 a.m. classes and long nights of studying are back for St. John’s University students. School is in session, having officially kicked off almost two weeks ago, and Red Storm sports are in high gear, with a few teams already grinding through their regular-season schedules. With Red Storm s...
Men’s Basketball Survives Crazy Summer
Brendan Myers, Staff Writer
September 13, 2017
Filed under Basketball, Men's Basketball, Sports, Sports Scroll
After St. John’s was ousted in the second round of the Big East Tournament last spring by Villanova, the biggest question surrounding the program was whether or not point guard Marcus LoVett would leave to play professionally. By the time  LoVett tweeted on April 1 that he would return to St. Johnâ...
Mussini to Pursue Professional Career in Europe
Derrell Bouknight, Co-Sports Editor
June 7, 2017
Filed under Basketball, Sports
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...
Ewing, Mullin Set to Renew Rivalry
John Cavanagh, Contributing Writer
April 12, 2017
Filed under Basketball, Men's Basketball, Sports, Sports Scroll
The clock continues to turn back in Big East basketball, as 2017 looks more and more like the 1980s. Chris Mullin just finished his second year of coaching at St. John’s, and this past week, Georgetown announced that Patrick Ewing would replace John Thompson III as head coach. Ewing and Mullin are...
St. John’s tops Georgetown in old school Big East matchup
Troy Mauriello, Co-Sports Editor
March 9, 2017
Filed under Basketball, March Madness, Men's Basketball, Sports, Sports Scroll
On Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden, the date read March 8, 2017, but it sure felt a lot more like 1985. The St. John’s Red Storm and Georgetown Hoyas went blow-for-blow in a chippy, dramatic, and, at times, sloppy game in the Opening Round of the Big East Tournament, bringing back memories...
Slow start dooms St. John’s in 86-75 loss to Providence
Troy Mauriello, Co-Sports Editor
March 4, 2017
Filed under Basketball, March Madness, Men's Basketball, Sports, Sports Scroll
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
Filed under Basketball, Men's Basketball, Sports, Sports Scroll
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...
St. John’s holds on against Georgetown, 86-80
Troy Mauriello, Co-Sports Editor
February 25, 2017
Filed under Basketball, Men's Basketball, Sports, Sports Scroll
If Saturday's St. John's-Georgetown battle at Madison Square Garden was a preview of a future Big East Tournament matchup, we could be gearing up to add another chapter in this historical rivalry. The Red Storm and Hoyas, who came into the afternoon in eighth and nine place in the conference, respectively,...
SJU drops two straight on the road in Big East play
Brianna Pace, Staff Writer
February 22, 2017
Filed under Basketball, Men's Basketball, Sports, Sports Scroll
LISTEN: Episode One of the new "Torch Talk" sports mini-podcast, hosted by Co-Sports Editor Troy Mauriello. St. John’s travelled to Indianapolis and Milwaukee this past week to face off against Big East opponents Butler and Marquette. The Red Storm (12-16, 6-9) dropped their first game...
St. John’s tops Seton Hall, 78-70
Troy Mauriello, Co-Sports Editor
February 12, 2017
Filed under Basketball, Men's Basketball, Sports, Sports Scroll
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...
St. John’s falls to hobbled Xavier, 82-77
Dylan Hornik, Assistant Sports Editor
February 1, 2017
Filed under Basketball, Men's Basketball, Sports, Sports Scroll
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 ...
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