NY State of Mind: 5 Star Recruit Jordan Picks St. John's
by Josh Adams
Managing Editor
@NCAAhoopsdigest
Rysheed Jordan/philly.com
"Concrete Jungle where dreams are made of. There's nothing you can't do"- New York State of Mind (Jay Z)
With a love for New York City and for his new teammates at St. John's University, 5 star recruit Rysheed Jordan is heading to Queens as he selected the Johnnies as his school...
Virginia 68, St. John's 50
Justin Anderson scored 18 points and Virginia extended its home winning streak to 19 games Sunday with a 68-50 victory against St. John's in the second round of the NIT.
Taylor Barnette added 13 points for Virginia (23-11). The Cavaliers will host Iowa in the quarterfinals Wednesday night, with the winner earning a chance to move on to Madison Square Garden in New York.
Phil...
St. John's 63, Saint Joseph's 61
Sir'Dominic Pointer raced down the court and hit a jumper from the corner at the buzzer to lead St. John's to a 63-61 come-from-behind win over Saint Joseph's in the first round of the NIT on Tuesday night.
Making their record 28th NIT appearance, the Red Storm (17-15) trailed by double digits midway through the first half, before rallying to take a 57-56 lead on back...
Golden Eagles grab share of title
Marquette has the big trophy every school wants. That one was from the 1977 NCAA championship.
There's a new one to add. It was official Saturday when the 15th-ranked Golden Eagles beat St. John's 69-67 in overtime to win a share of the Big East regular-season title. It was Marquette's first championship in the Big East since joining the conference in 2005-06.
The fact...
St. John's-Syracuse Preview
With a two-game slide in the past, Syracuse can confidently focus on extending the longest home winning streak in Division I by continuing its success against St. John's.
Looking for a 37th straight victory at the Carrier Dome, the ninth-ranked Orange try to extend seven-game overall and home winning streaks against the surging Red Storm on Sunday.
After losing at Villanova...
St. John's 79, DePaul 74
Freshman JaKarr Sampson scored six of his 13 points in overtime and St. John's extended its winning streak to five games with a 79-74 victory over DePaul on Wednesday night at Carnesecca Arena.
D'Angelo Harrison, the Big East's second-leading scorer at 19.8 points, had 17 to lead the Red Storm (14-7, 6-3 Big East), whose winning streak is one game short of how many conference...
St. John's 71, Seton Hall 67
St. John's coach Steve Lavin called a timeout when the Red Storm's 16-point lead over Seton Hall had been cut one with 4:21 to play. He was surprised with what he saw.
''The kids looked despondent. They looked like we just lost the game or were down 25,'' he said. ''I said, `Fellas, this is the Big East. I would have liked to see the lead go to 25...
St. John's wins 4th straight
St. John's coach Steve Lavin called a timeout when the Red Storm's 16-point lead over Seton Hall had been cut one with 4:21 to play. He was surprised with what he saw.
''The kids looked despondent. They looked like we just lost the game or were down 25,'' he said. ''I said, `Fellas, this is the Big East. I would have liked to see the lead go to 25...
Harrison’s leadership a big key as Johnnies move upward
It’s a youthful St. John’s basketball team with lots of talent and pieces that fit Steve Lavin’s jigsaw puzzle in so many different ways. So with that talent a leader had to emerge and D’Angelo Harrison looks like the center of what has been a hot team of late and of what could be an improving team that could threaten the top six of the Big East before the season is over...
St. John's 72, Rutgers 60
Freshman JaKarr Sampson had 21 points and seven rebounds and St. John's won its third straight with a 72-60 victory over Rutgers Wednesday night.
St. John's (12-7, 4-3 Big East), avenging a two-point loss to the Scarlet Knights on Jan. 9, got 20 points from D'Angelo Harrison and 13 from Sir'Dominic Pointer.
Myles Mack led Rutgers (12-6, 3-4) with 17 points, while...
Sean Kilpatrick Named Big East Player of the Week
Sean Kilpatrick was named the Big East Player of the Week after his big week against DePaul and especially his UC Big East record 36 point outing in the win over Marquette. It's the second time this season that SK has been named the conference player of the week. The first time was back in November after the Global Sports Thing in Las Vegas were UC beat Iowa State and Oregon...
St. John's 71, DePaul 62
Jamal Branch scored 18 points to lead St. John's to a 71-62 victory over DePaul on Saturday.
D'Angelo Harrison added 15 points and Sir'Dominic Pointer had 14 for the Red Storm (11-7, 3-3 Big East), who have won seven straight against DePaul.
Jamee Crockett scored 19 points for DePaul (10-8, 1-4), which has lost three in a row and five of its last six. St. John's...
St. John's upsets No.20 Notre Dame 67-63
Notre Dame was cruising as the Big East season started.
The last two games of the Fighting Irish's 12-game winning streak were conference wins. The last two games of the season have been conference losses.
Three days after losing 65-58 to Connecticut to end the winning streak, the losing streak reached two when the 20th-ranked Fighting Irish fell 67-63 to St. John's at...
St. John's upsets No. 20 Notre Dame
JaKarr Sampson scored 14 of his 17 points in the first half and St. John's handed No. 20 Notre Dame its second straight loss, 67-63 at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night.
The Red Storm (10-7, 2-3 Big East), who had lost two straight and four of five, had a 12-point lead midway through the second half and despite giving it all up, they managed to score the game's final...
St. John's 67, No. 20 Notre Dame 63
JaKarr Sampson scored 14 of his 17 points in the first half and St. John's handed No. 20 Notre Dame its second straight loss, 67-63 at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night.
The Red Storm (10-7, 2-3 Big East), who had lost two straight and four of five, had a 12-point lead midway through the second half and despite giving it all up, they managed to score the game's final...
No. 19 Georgetown beats St. John's 67-51 at MSG
St. John's had one of those days, one of those days you want to forget in a hurry.
The Red Storm dropped their third straight game, 67-51 to No. 19 Georgetown on Saturday at Madison Square Garden. It was a game they were never in.
The Hoyas opened a 23-point lead in the first half on their way to snap a two-game losing streak. There wasn't a facet that Georgetown didn&...
Rutgers 58, St. John's 56
Myles Mack scored 13 points, including making two free throws with 32 seconds to play, and Rutgers beat St. John's 58-56 on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden.
Both teams ran spread offenses that used up quite a bit of the 35-second shot clock each possession. The final 3 minutes became mostly a free-throw shooting contest and Rutgers prevailed even though the Scarlet...
Red Storm upset 14th-ranked Bearcats
JaKarr Sampson scored 16 points and D'Angelo Harrison added 15 and St. John's beat No. 14 Cincinnati 53-52 on Saturday, yet another close game between the teams.
Cashmere Wright, who finished with 23 points, hit two 3-pointers in an 8-0 run that pulled Cincinnati within one with 2:32 left in the game. Wright's layup with 53 seconds to play gave the Bearcats a 52-51 lead...
St. John's 53, No. 14 Cincinnati 52
JaKarr Sampson scored 16 points and D'Angelo Harrison added 15 and St. John's beat No. 14 Cincinnati 53-52 on Saturday, yet another close game between the teams.
Cashmere Wright, who finished with 23 points, hit two 3-pointers in an 8-0 run that pulled Cincinnati within one with 2:32 left in the game. Wright's layup with 53 seconds to play gave the Bearcats a 52-51 lead...
No. 14 Cincinnati stunned by St. John's in loss
CINCINNATI (AP) -- JaKarr Sampson scored 16 points and D'Angelo Harrison added 15 and St. John's beat No. 14 Cincinnati 53-52 on Saturday, yet another close game between the teams.
Cashmere Wright, who finished with 23 points, hit two 3-pointers in an 8-0 run that pulled Cincinnati within one with 2:32 left in the game. Wright's layup with 53 seconds to play gave the...
Talking St John's with Norman from Rumble in the Garden
Tomorrow at 4 pm on ESPNU, the Cincinnati Bearcats renew their series with the St John's Red Storm. It seems like UC has played St John's a lot over the last couple years since they have been mirror opponents in the Big East. This year they only play once. Thank the good lord.
This could also be the last time Cincinnati and St John's play. That's kind of sad...
St. John's 77, St. Francis (NY) 60
D'Angelo Harrison scored 25 points and JaKarr Sampson had 21 points and 12 rebounds to lead St. John's to a 77-60 victory over St. Francis, N.Y., on Saturday at the Barclays Center.
Sir'Dominic Pointer added 12 points - all in the second half - for the Red Storm (8-3), and freshman Chris Obekpa blocked nine shots, two off the school record he set last Saturday against...
St. John's 58, Fordham 47
Chris Obekpa let the world in on the secret of what shot blockers are thinking about as they go about harassing shooters.
''Nothing,'' the St. John's freshman said after breaking his own school record of eight blocks, rejecting 11 in a 58-47 victory over Fordham on Saturday night in the Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival.
''I just play good defense...
San Francisco 81, St. John's 65
De'End Parker scored 21 points and hit a pair of 3-pointers during a decisive second-half run, and San Francisco snapped St. John's four-game winning streak with an 81-65 victory Tuesday night to spoil Steve Lavin's return to his hometown.
Cody Doolin added 18 points and a career-high 14 assists to go with two steals and two blocked shots for the Dons (5-1), who won...
St. John's 57, NJIT 49
D'Angelo Harrison scored 14 of his game-high 21 points in the second half to lead St. John's to a 57-49 comeback victory over New Jersey Institute of Technology on Saturday
JaKarr Sampson had a double-double with 15 points and 17 rebounds for the Red Storm (5-2).
Ryan Woods scored 16 points for NJIT (4-3). All three of the Highlanders' losses this season have come on...
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