Winning Mentality Starts With Team Positivity
Gina Varvaro, Contributing Writer
March 25, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Men's Basketball, Sports
The St. John’s University men’s basketball team started off the 2017-18 season with a bang. Their 10-2 record was the program’s second-best start to a season in 32 years. But their success was fleeting. The team eventually spiraled into an 11-game losing streak, putting them in last place...
The Future of St. John’s at Madison Square Garden
Nick Bello, Assistant Photo Editor
March 23, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Men's Basketball, Sports
It’s a late Saturday afternoon as Chris Mullin, head coach of the St. John’s basketball team, strolls into the media room at Madison Square Garden. His team has just lost in overtime to Big East rival Seton Hall in front of a packed crowd at the arena. What’s better than traveling to Mid...
For St. John’s, Winning Mentality Starts with Team Positivity
Gina Varvaro, Contributing Writer
March 23, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Men's Basketball, Sports
The St. John’s University men’s basketball team started off the 2017-18 season with a bang. Their 10-2 record was the program’s second-best start to a season in 32 years. But their success was fleeting. The team eventually spiraled into an 11-game losing streak, putting them in last place in ...
St. John’s Falls to Xavier in Big East Tournament
Derrell Bouknight, Sports Editor
March 8, 2018
Filed under Basketball, March Madness, Men's Basketball, Sports
15 hours after knocking off Georgetown in the first round of the Big East Tournament, St. John's returned to Madison Square Garden for a noon tip-off against No. 3 Xavier on Thursday. After a slow start that saw the Red Storm miss several shots early on, Justin Simon got the scoring started with a...
‘He is the Beginning’: How One Man Changed St. John’s at the Unlikeliest of Times
Derrell Bouknight, Sports Editor
February 28, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Home Scroll, Men's Basketball, Sports
After the buzzer sounds and the clock runs out on his life on earth, Mel Davis hopes to reunite with his old friend. By then, he may have an answer to a question he has asked himself for years. “Why” is a word that crosses his mind nearly every day. Why was life so hard back then? He wishes...
St. John’s Falls to Seton Hall in OT
Derrell Bouknight, Sports Editor
February 24, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Men's Basketball, Sports
A packed crowd at Madison Square Garden Saturday afternoon watched Shamorie Ponds glide through the lane with 50 seconds to go. As the sophomore guard from Brooklyn took his two step gather, the home bench rose as he did. A lefty layup from Ponds over Seton Hall Ismael Sanogo tied the game at 68....
Storm Watch: St. John’s has Turned its Season Around
Derrell Bouknight, Sports Editor
February 14, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Home Scroll, Men's Basketball, Sports
Chris Mullin has reiterated the same thing time and time again, never losing sight, or hope, of a win. Even when his team started Big East play winless in 11 games after a 10-2 start, the third-year head coach refused to lose faith and always believed there was a light at the end of the tunnel. ...
Men’s Basketball Stays Hot with Two Big East Wins
Brendan Myers, Assistant Sports Editor
February 14, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Men's Basketball, Sports
Head Coach Chris Mullin kept stressing to his team during their 11-game losing streak that all they needed was one game to go their way. That one game happened to be a win over then-No. 4 Duke, and the Red Storm kept rolling this past week, taking down top ranked Villanova on the road, 79-75, and th...
St. John’s Upsets No. 4 Duke at the Garden, Snaps Losing Streak
Derrell Bouknight, Sports Editor
February 3, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Men's Basketball, Sports
Back in August, Shamorie Ponds sent out a tweet-or maybe a business memo-regarding the third day in February. He talked about the first of a 2018/2019 home-and-home matchup against Duke, which was confirmed during the offseason. He gave the location, Madison Square Garden. The time was noon, his team...
The World was Much Different When St. John’s and Duke First Played
Nick Bello, Assistant Photo Editor
February 2, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Men's Basketball, Sports
On Feb. 4, 1938 at Madison Square Garden, St.John’s and Duke squared off for the first time. The Johnnies, or whatever their nickname was back then, defeated Duke 44-28. That was 79 years and 364 days prior to their meeting on Saturday. The world was a lot different back then. World War 2 hadn’t st...
Tough Break from Conference Play
Derrell Bouknight, Sports Editor
February 1, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Men's Basketball, Sports
As February nears and an 0-11 start to conference play the current reality St. John’s faces, the St. John’s men’s basketball team will get a break from Big East competition this coming Saturday. The Red Storm has not won a game since their 77-73 victory over St. Joseph’s five days before Chr...
St. John’s Loses Heartbreaker to No. 6 Xavier at Home
Brendan Myers, Assistant Sports Editor
January 31, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Men's Basketball, Sports
It was all set up for the perfect Cinderella story. Winless in the conference St. John’s, playing sixth ranked Xavier, all tied up at 67 with just over two minutes to play. Then a series of unfortunate events gave the Musketeers the fuel they needed to escape Queens with a 73-68 win. The X-Men...
