Since Rick Pitino made a change to promote Dillon Mitchell into the starting lineup and form a three-man frontcourt with Bryce Hopkins and Zuby Ejiofor ahead of St.
More than 13,000 fans filed into Madison Square Garden on a frigid night in the twenties outside with an optimism built on St. John’s’ current four-game win streak and some recent struggles by Seton Hall.
Dillon Mitchell totaled 17 points and 11 rebounds and St. John's overcame a 15-point second-half deficit for a physical 65-60 victory over Seton Hall on Tuesday night in New York.
Bryce Hopkins scored 20 points and St. John's topped host Villanova 86-79 in Big East action on Saturday in Philadelphia. Ian Jackson contributed 18 points for the Red Storm (13-5, 6-1 Big East), who have won four straight games.
The Johnnies returned to Madison Square Garden after two impressive away wins against Butler and Creighton. Their opponent was the Golden Eagles of Marquette, and fans were optimistic, but several feared that the Johnnies could put on another less-than-scintillating effort similar to their deflating loss against Providence a week before.
Reserve Lefteris Liotopoulos led all scorers with a career-high 17 points and Oziyah Sellers added 16 to lead St. John's to a dominant 90-73 Big East win over Creighton on Saturday in Omaha, Neb.
Bryce Hopkins scored 15 of his 17 points in a dominant second half as visiting St. John's pulled away for an 84-70 victory over Butler on Tuesday night in Indianapolis.
Rick Pitino often issues reminders about how this version of St. John's is not like the team who won the Big East and 31 games last season. The Red Storm hope they can start going on a run like last year's team, and their next chance is Tuesday when they visit Butler in Indianapolis.
Stefan Vaaks hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:57 remaining as Providence made all the plays down the stretch to earn a 77-71 victory over St. John's on Saturday afternoon in New York.
St. John’s forward Zuby Ejiofor is one of the biggest impactors in college basketball, using high-energy defense and consistent play-finishing to not only anchor the Red Storm, but build out a solid NBA Draft case in the process.
It hasn’t been a sparkling season so far for St. John’s, though things seem to be trending upward, with Zuby Ejiofor leading the charge, and he’s bolstering his NBA Draft stock in the process.
Zuby Ejiofor led five double digit scorers as St John's got its first true road win of the season to bring 2025 to a close as the Red Storm downed Georgetown 95-83 on Wednesday night in Washington, DC.
Ian Jackson, Bryce Hopkins and Zuby Ejiofor scored 14 points apiece as St. John's shook off a slow start to pull away for an 85-59 victory over Harvard on Tuesday night in New York in its first game as an unranked team this season.
Oziyah Sellers scored 19 points and No. 22 St. John's pulled away down the stretch following a shaky start in a 91-64 victory over visiting Iona on Saturday afternoon at New York.
Zuby Ejiofor scored 15 points and added nine rebounds Saturday night for host St. John's, which outlasted Ole Miss 63-58 in a defensive battle. Each team set a season high with 20 turnovers while shooting a combined 35.2% (37 of 105), including just 15.8% (6 of 38) from 3-point land.
Tahaad Pettiford scored a career-best 27 points and added three steals to lead No. 21 Auburn to an 85-74 victory over No. 14 St. John's in consolation play in the Players Era tournament Wednesday night in Las Vegas.
The first week of the 2025-26 season was highlighted Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden as the No. 15 Alabama Crimson Tide won a thriller over the No. 5 St. John's Red Storm, 103-96.
No. 15 Alabama men's basketball will play its second game of the regular season on the road against No. 5 St. John's on Saturday. The highly anticipated ranked matchup is technically a neutral site contest, as the venue is Madison Square Garden in New York City rather than the Red Storm's home venue of Carnesecca Arena in Queens, N.Y.
Rick Pitino and the St. John's Red Storm are building a powerhouse for the 2025–26 season. After a strong 2024–25 campaign and this spring’s headline-making moves, St.
The No. 2 seed St. John's Red Storm had high hopes of making a Final Four. Unfortunately, St. John's fell to No. 10 Arkansas, 75-66, in the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Still, it was a strong year in Rick Pitino's second season with the program, and the future is incredibly bright for St.
It looked like we would start off this afternoon talking about Kansas State guard Brendan Hausen. Instead, we are talking about Zuby Ejiofor's career game fueling St.