Head Coach Chris Mullin Stepping Down Per A School Release
Nick Bello, Sports Editor
April 8, 2019
More than four years to the day that St. John’s Head Coach Chris Mullin was hired, it was reported that the former St. John’s star is stepping down from his position per a tweet from CBS college basketball insider Jon Rothstein on Monday night. University officials then confirmed the report later on Tuesday ...
Making An Impact Off of the Court
Brendan Myers, Sports Editor
February 27, 2019
As Mustapha Heron stands in Taffner Fieldhouse at St. John’s-—87 miles from Waterbury, Conn. home—and around nine months since he committed to St. John’s, he casually describes the two places where many of his counterparts have ended up in his hometown. The county jailhouse and the graveyard. ...
Catching Up with D.J. Kennedy
Nick Bello, Social Media Manager
August 10, 2018
For former St. John’s guard D.J. Kennedy, basketball has given him the opportunity to travel the world as he has built an illustrious career playing overseas. Kennedy, who is ranked thirteenth all-time in scoring at St. John’s, has played in six countries over his seven-year professional career....
A Year in Review
Angelica Acevedo, Editor-in-Chief
April 25, 2018
1) Gempesaw interview President Conrado “Bobby” Gempesaw sat down with our former Editor-in-Chief Suzanne Ciechalski in April to discuss various aspects of St. John’s University — among these were the issues of hiring, fundraising, basketball and education. He also touched upon the ...
Yakwe Leaves St. John’s. Are Ponds and Owens Next?
Derrell Bouknight, Sports Editor
April 5, 2018
With college basketball having officially concluded Monday night with a 79-62 Villanova win over Michigan in the championship game, the a new season has begun, one headlined by uncertainty and questions surrounding the champion’s Big East rival. Coming off a 16-17 record and another campaign without postseaso...
A Disappointing Season, But Don’t Write Mullin Off Yet
Brendan Myers, Assistant Sports Editor
January 12, 2018
Rewind to October. Villanova Head Coach Jay Wright went on CBS College Basketball Insider Jon Rothstein’s podcast and said “I think the Johnnies have a chance to be really good.” Wright found himself on a long list of people who were optimistic of what was brewing in Queens for the 2017-18 seas...
Marcus LoVett to Miss Remainder of the Season
Derrell Bouknight, Sports Editor
January 10, 2018
The strangest turn in the Marcus LoVett injury saga came Wednesday afternoon. After weeks of speculation and questions regarding the mysterious status of the St. John’s guard, Red Storm fans were given an update late in the day from LoVett’s dad, Marcus LoVett Sr., who tweeted that his son would...
Ponds Hurt in Providence’s Big East-Opening Win over St. John’s
Derrell Bouknight, Sports Editor
December 29, 2017
Thursday night at Carnesecca Arena was a tale of two halves, the first showing glimpses of the St. John's team fans grew accustomed to for the first 12 games of the season, the other a disappointing reminder of the team's struggles in Big East play over the past couple of years. Playing their first...
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...
Red Storm-Commit Boubacar Diakite to Enroll Early, Redshirt for Upcoming Season
Derrell Bouknight, Co-Sports Editor
August 28, 2017
St. John's-commit Boubacar Diakite, a 6-foot-8 wing forward in the class of 2018, will spend the 2017-2018 season on campus as a member of the Red Storm after enrolling early and reclassifying. The news was reported Monday afternoon by Andrew Slater of 247Sports.com. Diakite, a four-star wing prospect...
Basketball adds QU’s Dixon, continues strong transfer signings
Derrell Bouknight, Co-Sports Editor
April 19, 2017
A tweet from Twitter user @mabde33 was sent out at 2:58pm on Tuesday, April 11. There were no words, a smiley face the only character present of the 140 allotted on the popular social media outlet. 23 of his 5,108 followers retweeted him, 103 liked it and 11 responded, the first on the thread saying,...
Ewing, Mullin Set to Renew Rivalry
John Cavanagh, Contributing Writer
April 12, 2017
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...
