Tag Archive | JaKarr Sampson

St. John’s University Anderson, Alexander Claim Major BIG EAST Awards

On the eve of the Red Storm’s BIG EAST Tournament opener, Head Coach Mike Anderson and Posh Alexander have claimed major end-of-season awards from the conference.  Anderson has been named the BIG EAST Coach of the Year while Alexander has been announced as the BIG EAST Freshman of the Year. Anderson is the first St. John’s head man in […]

St. John’s Men’s Basketball: Champagnie, Figueroa Take Home All-Met Honors

The St. John’s men’s basketball team saw two of its student-athletes earn recognition from the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association on Tuesday morning, as Julian Champagnie was named the All-Met Rookie of the Year and LJ Figueroa found a place on the All-Met Third Team. Champagnie becomes the 13th player in St. John’s history and the […]

St. John’s Men’s Basketball To Face Georgia Tech In Hoophall Miami Invitational

The St. John’s men’s basketball team will square off with Georgia Tech on Saturday, Dec. 1, at AmericanAirlines Arena as part of the fourth-annual Hoophall Miami Invitational. Highlighting the four-game event hosted by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, the Johnnies and Yellow Jackets will meet for just the 10th time in their series […]

Former St. John’s Forward JaKarr Sampson Makes Philadelphia 76ers Opening Night Roster

Former St. John’s standout JaKarr Sampson has made the Philadelphia 76ers 15-man roster for opening night as announced Monday. The 6-foot-9 forward from Akron, Ohio will make his NBA debut on Wednesday when the Sixers visit the Indiana Pacers at 7 p.m. Sampson, the 2012-13 BIG EAST Rookie of the Year, joins Maurice Harkless as the second St. John’s […]

D’Angelo Harrison Named St. John’s First Haggerty Winner Since 2002

The Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association named St. John’s junior guard D’Angelo Harrison the New York City collegiate basketball player of the year on Tuesday. Harrison will receive the 2014 Haggerty Award – named for St. John’s basketball and baseball standout Lieutenant Frank C. Haggerty, who was killed during military service in World War II – at the 81st […]

PREVIEW AND VIDEO: St. John’s versus Georgetown

January 4th 2014, it was a day that many members of the 2013-14 St. John’s Men’s Basketball team (16-9, 6-6 BIG EAST) will not forget, the guys did not find their game yet and suffered a 77-60 loss to Georgetown. Turn the calendar to February 16th and now the Red Storm are playing like a […]

Preview and Video for St. John’s v Creighton

It will be one of the most anticipated BIG EAST rematches of the 2013-14 season, and it will go down as one of the more exciting College Basketball games that will be played at Madison Square Garden-as the St. John’s University Men’s Basketball team (14-9, 4-6 BIG EAST) get ready to take on No 12/12 […]