http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/players/phil_greene/182842 Recent articles about Phil Greene en-us 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 of choice. Jordan had his school choices narrowed down to UCLA, Temple and St. John's. He ultimately picked the Red Storm after Ben Howland was fired by the Bruins and his desire to leave his hometown of Philadelphia and play for St. John's coach Steve Lavin's system. "I liked New York City and Coach Lavin is a great coach, just awesome" said Jordan. He also cited a great relationship with St. John's players Chris Obekpa and Phil Greene during his recruiting visit as a major factor in his decision. St. John's had a tumultuous 2012-13 campaign with the suspension of team capta... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:15:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/ny_state_of_mind_5_star_recruit_jordan_picks_st_johns/13375186 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/ny_state_of_mind_5_star_recruit_jordan_picks_st_johns/13375186 NY State of Mind: 5 Star Recruit Jordan Picks St. John's http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/ny_state_of_mind_5_star_recruit_jordan_picks_st_johns/13375186 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png 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 that the Big East will be the same in name only starting next season meant a lot to coach Buzz Williams. ''That's the icing on the cake for me,'' Williams said, taking his time with his words and at the same time enjoying the moment. ''I don't have the experience that the coaches and former coaches have had in this league. For a country kid from a town of 2,000 in Texas (Van Alstyne) to be a part of what for the last 30 years has been the best league in college basketball. I am very humbled by all that.'' Fifth-ranked Georgetown clinched its share of the Big East title with a 61-39 win ove Sat, 09 Mar 2013 19:43:39 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/golden_eagles_grab_share_of_title/13097962 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/golden_eagles_grab_share_of_title/13097962 Golden Eagles grab share of title http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/golden_eagles_grab_share_of_title/13097962 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png D'Angelo Harrison broke the 20-point mark for the sixth time in seven games this season, finishing with 26 and St. John's beat South Carolina 89-65 on Thursday night in the SEC-Big East Challenge. The Red Storm (5-2) led 38-26 at halftime and pulled away over the final 10 minutes, leading by as many as 28 points in the final minutes. Amir Garrett had 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Red Storm while Phil Greene had 13 and JaKarr Sampson 11. The Red Storm, who were coming off a season-high 55 percent from the field in the last game against Florida Gulf Coast, shot 56.9 percent (33 for 58) against the Gamecocks. Harrison was 8 of 13, including 3 of 6 from 3-poiunt range, while Garrett was 7 of 8 from the field Michael Cabrera had 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Gamecocks (5-2), who were playing their first true road game of the season. South Carolina junior guard Brenton Williams was taken from the court on a stretcher after falling and injuring his neck when he was fouled on a drive to the baske Thu, 29 Nov 2012 23:28:37 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_johns_89_south_carolina_65/12327388 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_johns_89_south_carolina_65/12327388 St. John's 89, South Carolina 65 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/st_johns_89_south_carolina_65/12327388 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png D'Angelo Harrison broke the 20-point mark for the sixth time in seven games this season, finishing with 26 and St. John's beat South Carolina 89-65 on Thursday night in the SEC-Big East Challenge. The Red Storm (5-2) led 38-26 at halftime and pulled away over the final 10 minutes, leading by as many as 28 points in the final minutes. Amir Garrett had 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Red Storm while Phil Greene had 13 and JaKarr Sampson 11. The Red Storm, who were coming off a season-high 55 percent from the field in the last game against Florida Gulf Coast, shot 56.9 percent (33 for 58) against the Gamecocks. Harrison was 8 of 13, including 3 of 6 from 3-poiunt range, while Garrett was 7 of 8 from the field Michael Cabrera had 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Gamecocks (5-2), who were playing their first true road game of the season. South Carolina junior guard Brenton Williams was taken from the court on a stretcher after falling and injuring his neck when he was fouled on a drive to the baske Thu, 29 Nov 2012 22:18:50 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_johns_cruises_by_south_carolina_89_65/12326950 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_johns_cruises_by_south_carolina_89_65/12326950 St. John's cruises by South Carolina 89-65 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/st_johns_cruises_by_south_carolina_89_65/12326950 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png In a game featuring the likes of D’Angelo Harrison, Phil Greene, Jason Calliste and Ray McCallum, one would in all likelihood find it safe to assume that Tuesday’s matchup between St. John’s and Detroit would more or less be decided by the play around the perimeter, right? Wrong. No easy buckets against Obekpa and the Red Storm.  (Credit: Vinny Dusovic, St. John’s Athletics) In his first regular season game on the sidelines in nearly a year after missing most of the 2011-2012 season while recovering from prostate cancer, Steve Lavin returned.  As did the guard tandem of Greene and Harrison, the latter of the two coming off the bench.  The duo hoisted up 29 shots between them Tuesday, connecting on 14 for a combined 44 points.The man who stole the show, however, and led the Red Storm to a season-opening 77-74 win over Detroit in Queens, New  York, attempted only six shots. He converted on three. His name is Chris Obekpa and, despite registering just seven points against the Titans, t... Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:00:37 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/obekpa_st_johns_welcome_detroit_to_a_nationally_televised_block_party/12212041 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/obekpa_st_johns_welcome_detroit_to_a_nationally_televised_block_party/12212041 Obekpa, St. John’s welcome Detroit to a nationally televised block party http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/obekpa_st_johns_welcome_detroit_to_a_nationally_televised_block_party/12212041 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png D'Angelo Harrison scored 22 points and Phil Greene made a huge rebound with 6.5 seconds to play but it was Sir' Dominic Pointer's crowd-pleasing dunk that set the tone as St. John's defeated UCLA 66-63 on Saturday  at Madison Square Garden. Pointer's dunk with 13:16 left seem to invigorate the Red Storm and got the home crowd into the game. "Climbing the imaginary ladder" as CBS announcer Ian Eagle called Pointer's jam. St. John's (11-16) snapped a four game losing streak and the win might be called sweet revenge for last year's loss at UCLA.  The California school was Red Storm head coach Steve Lavin's former team. Lavin, who is still recovering from prostate cancer, watched the game from a suite high above the Garden floor. In an interview with CBS, the smiling Lavin said he is taking the recovery "week-to-week and is still focusing on recruiting." "I come in to watch films with the players," he said.  "I will be back next Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:48:00 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_johns_beats_ucla_to_snap_4_game_losing_streak/9991819 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_johns_beats_ucla_to_snap_4_game_losing_streak/9991819 St. John's beats UCLA to snap 4-game losing streak http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/st_johns_beats_ucla_to_snap_4_game_losing_streak/9991819 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Phil Greene tips in a missed three-point shot with 6.5 seconds left to help the Red Storm end a four-game losing streak.NEW YORK -- D'Angelo Harrison scored 22 points, Phil Greene added the biggest of St. John's offensive rebounds with 6.5 seconds to play and the Red Storm snapped a four-game losing streak with a 66-63 victory over UCLA on Saturday at Madison Square Garden. Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:55:00 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_johns_edges_ucla_66_63/9991003 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_johns_edges_ucla_66_63/9991003 St. John's edges UCLA, 66-63 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/st_johns_edges_ucla_66_63/9991003 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png D'Angelo Harrison scored 22 points, Phil Greene added the biggest of St. John's offensive rebounds with 6.5 seconds to play and the Red Storm snapped a four-game losing streak with a 66-63 victory over UCLA on Saturday at Madison Square Garden. Greene, a 6-foot-2 guard, found his way through underneath and tipped in a missed 3 by Harrison that was taken as the shot clock ran out. Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:39:42 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_johns_tops_ucla_to_snap_4_game_skid_ap/9990559 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_johns_tops_ucla_to_snap_4_game_skid_ap/9990559 St. John's tops UCLA to snap 4-game skid (AP) http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/st_johns_tops_ucla_to_snap_4_game_skid_ap/9990559 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png D'Angelo Harrison scored 22 points, Phil Greene added the biggest of St. John's offensive rebounds with 6.5 seconds to play and the Red Storm snapped a four-game losing streak with a 66-63 victory over UCLA on Saturday at Madison Square Garden. Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:36:04 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_johns_beat_ucla_66_63_to_snap_4_game_streak/9990586 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_johns_beat_ucla_66_63_to_snap_4_game_streak/9990586 St. John's beat UCLA 66-63 to snap 4-game streak http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/st_johns_beat_ucla_66_63_to_snap_4_game_streak/9990586 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png NEW YORK (AP) -- D'Angelo Harrison scored 22 points, Phil Greene added the biggest of St. John's offensive rebounds with 6.5 seconds to play and the Red Storm snapped a four-game losing streak with a 66-63 victory over UCLA on Saturday at Madison Square Garden. Greene, a 6-foot-2 guard, found his way through underneath and tipped in a missed 3 by Harrison that was taken as the shot clock ran out. The offensive rebound was the first of the game for Greene and the 19th for St. John's (11-16). It gave the Red Storm a 66-62 lead. Jermine Anderson made one of two free throws for UCLA (15-12) with 4.7 seconds left. Moe Harkless of St. John's missed the front of a 1-and-1 with 3 seconds left but the ball bounced around for a second or two and the Bruins didn't get off a good shot to tie at the buzzer. Last season's matchup in this game was Steve Lavin of St. John's against his former school and UCLA prevailed 66-59. Lavin, who is recovering from prostate cancer surgery on Oct. 6, watc Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:34:30 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/ucla_edged_by_st_johns_at_msg/9990589 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/ucla_edged_by_st_johns_at_msg/9990589 UCLA edged by St. John's at MSG http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/ucla_edged_by_st_johns_at_msg/9990589 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png D'Angelo Harrison scored 22 points, Phil Greene added the biggest of St. John's offensive rebounds with 6.5 seconds to play and the Red Storm snapped a four-game losing streak with a 66-63 victory over UCLA on Saturday at Madison Square Garden. Greene, a 6-foot-2 guard, found his way through underneath and tipped in a missed 3 by Harrison that was taken as the shot clock ran out. The offensive rebound was the first of the game for Greene and the 19th for St. John's (11-16). It gave the Red Storm a 66-62 lead. Jermine Anderson made one of two free throws for UCLA (15-12) with 4.7 seconds left. Moe Harkless of St. John's missed the front of a 1-and-1 with 3 seconds left but the ball bounced around for a second or two and the Bruins didn't get off a good shot to tie at the buzzer. Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:28:13 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_johns_66_ucla_63/9990400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_johns_66_ucla_63/9990400 St. John's 66, UCLA 63 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/st_johns_66_ucla_63/9990400 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png D'Angelo Harrison scored 22 points, Phil Greene added the biggest of St. John's offensive rebounds with 6.5 seconds to play and the Red Storm snapped a four-game losing streak with a 66-63 victory over UCLA on Saturday at Madison Square Garden. Sat, 18 Feb 2012 12:41:24 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/ucla_falls_to_st_johns_66_63/9990808 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/ucla_falls_to_st_johns_66_63/9990808 UCLA Falls to St. John's, 66-63 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/ucla_falls_to_st_johns_66_63/9990808 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Freshmen Moe Harkless and D'Angelo Harrison had season highs of 32 and 25 points and St. John's opened Big East play with a 91-67 victory over Providence on Tuesday night, snapping the Friars' seven-game winning streak. Phil Greene, another freshman, had 12 points for the Red Storm (7-5, 1-0), who won their third straight after a three-game losing streak and had a season-high for... Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:40:21 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/harkless_32_lift_st_johns_over_friars_ap/8976388 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/harkless_32_lift_st_johns_over_friars_ap/8976388 Harkless' 32 lift St. John's over Friars (AP) http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/harkless_32_lift_st_johns_over_friars_ap/8976388 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Freshmen Moe Harkless and D'Angelo Harrison had season highs of 32 and 25 points and St. John's opened Big East play with a 91-67 victory over Providence on Tuesday night, snapping the Friars' seven-game winning streak. Phil Greene, another freshman, had 12 points for the Red Storm (6-6, 1-0), who won their third straight after a three-game losing streak and had a season-high for points. The previous best was 82 points in a 24-point win over UMBC. The Red Storm came into the game averaging 66.7 points - 15th in the 16-team Big East - but they had 47 and a 16-point lead at halftime. Harkless had 13 rebounds for his fourth double-double in a five-game span. Gerard Coleman had 20 points for the Friars (11-3, 0-1), who had won three straight road games and had only been allowing 62.9 points per game. Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:18:27 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_johns_91_providence_67/8975056 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_johns_91_providence_67/8975056 St. John's 91, Providence 67 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/st_johns_91_providence_67/8975056 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png