The St. John’s Red Storm kick off the semifinals of the 2014 NIT Season Tip-Off tonight against the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Steve Lavin’s squad comes into the game at 3-0, but a spotless record does not fully explain their start. The Red Storm faced a halftime deficit against Division II Franklin Pierce, but rallied behind…
St. John’s Red Storm: Head Coach: Steve Lavin Preseason Big East Coaches’ Poll: #3 Big East and Beyond Poll: #3 Last Year’s Record: 20-13 (10-8, t-3rd in Big East) Last Year’s Result: St. John’s had an extremely disappointing season last year. Constantly praised as “the most talented team” in the Big East, the Red Storm…
Team Name: St. John’s Red Storm (#5), 20-11 (10-8) Coach: Steve Lavin Top Performer: D’Angelo Harrison (17.6 Points, 4.7 Rebounds, First Team All-Big East) St. John’s Season: The Johnnies entered the conference schedule with a record of 9-3, including a 1-3 record against the KenPom top 100. The most impressive non-conference win was an 81-57…
– Posted by Zurg – On February 6, Joe Lunardi had 4 Big East teams in his projected tournament field: Villanova (2), Creighton (3), Xavier (9), and Providence (11; Last Four In). Since then, Villanova handled Seton Hall, 70-53, and Providence lost on the road to Xavier, 59-53. It will be interesting to see how…
Big East and Beyond 