Tag Archive | Montez Mathis

Action Packed Day One of Empire Classic as Battle for Big Apple Game Set for Day Two

With two action packed College Basketball events, the Empire Classic thrilled fans at the Barclays Center as Syracuse University, the University of Richmond, Temple University and St. John’s University all showed the quality of their basketball programs. The teams playing in front of their hometown crowd had themselves moments of sizzling plays, thunderous dunks, comebacks […]

St. John’s Men’s Basketball Rolls Past Merrimack, 97-72, in Season Opener

The St. John’s Men’s Basketball team cruised to a 97-72 victory over Merrimack on Monday in the squad’s 2022-23 season opener at Carnesecca Arena. All five Red Storm starters finished with double figures, including a game-high 21 points from junior forward David Jones. The DePaul transfer shot 8-for-16 from the field and hit five 3-pointers to […]

St. John’s to Open Season on Monday Night Against Merrimack

 The 116th season of St. John’s Men’s Basketball will officially kick off on Monday when the Red Storm welcomes Merrimack to Queens. Tip-off from Carnesecca Arena is set for 6:45 p.m.  For the second straight year, FS1 will air BIG EAST Opening Night Tip-Off with live look-ins at the eight games featuring BIG EAST teams on […]

St. John’s Downs Southern New Hampshire, 82-41, in Final Exhibition

The St. John’s Men’s Basketball team rolled to an 82-41 victory over Southern New Hampshire on Saturday at Carnesecca Arena in the Red Storm’s final exhibition of the preseason. Six Johnnies notched double figures, including a game-high 14 points from senior center Joel Soriano. Montez Mathis finished with 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting and sank three 3-pointers. Posh […]

Red Storm Rolls Past Adelphi, 88-55, in Exhibition Action

The St. John’s men’s basketball team opened exhibition play on Wednesday night, soaring past Adelphi, 85-55, inside Carnesecca Arena. Six St. John’s players finished in double figures. Freshman guard AJ Storr led the way with 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting, including a 2-for-3 showing from beyond the arc.  A trio of St. John’s scorers tallied 12 points […]

St. John’s Men’s Basketball Comeback Falls Short, 76-74, at Indiana

The St. John’s men’s basketball team battled to erase a 14-point deficit on Wednesday at Assembly Hall, but was unable to complete the comeback, falling to Indiana, 76-74, in The Gavitt Tipoff Games. The Red Storm, which trailed by a dozen at the break, tied the game on a pair of occasions in the final […]

St. John’s Men’s Basketball to Face Indiana in 2021 Gavitt Tipoff Games

Two of the top-10 winningest programs in college basketball history will face off in this year’s Gavitt Games when St. John’s travels to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall for a contest with the Indiana Hoosiers on Wednesday, Nov. 17.  Game time and the television network assignment will be announced at a later date. St. John’s and […]