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LJ Figueroa Announces Intent to Enter NBA Draft
St. John’s junior wing LJ Figueroa announced Saturday his intention to submit his name for consideration in the 2020 NBA Draft. The Lawrence, Mass., native will not hire an agent in order to preserve the option to return to Queens for his final season of eligibility after completing an evaluation process with league executives. “These […]
Historic Run Lifts St. John’s Past Georgetown, 75-62
The shots weren’t falling, the Hoyas couldn’t seem to miss and the Johnnies trailed by as many as 15 in the second half. All signs pointed towards an early BIG EAST Tournament exit for St. John’s. Somebody forgot to tell Marcellus Earlington. The sophomore forward scored 10 consecutive points on a 23-0 St. John’s run […]
Hofstra wins CAA Championship in 70-61 victory over Northeastern
After 19 years without an NCAA Tournament bid, the wait is over as the Pride defeated Northeastern, 70-61, Tuesday night in the championship game of the 2020 Hercules Tires Colonial Athletic Association Championship at the Entertainment and Sports Arena. The Pride last appeared in the NCAA Tournament in 2001. Hofstra outscored the Huskies, 26-13, over […]
Hofstra Downs Drexel 61-43 in the CAA Quarterfinals
Senior Eli Pemberton had 19 points (15 in second half) and a career-high tying 12 rebounds and the Hofstra men’s basketball team dominated in the second half en route to a 61-43 victory over Drexel in the quarterfinals of the 2020 Hercules Tires Men’s CAA Basketball Championship at the Entertainment and Sports Arena on Sunday […]
St. John’s Wins MSG Thriller over Marquette, 88-86
After watching his team’s 21-point lead dwindle down to two in the final minute, Julian Champagnie came up with some late-game heroics for the Red Storm on Saturday at Madison Square Garden, sealing an 88-86 win over Marquette to close out the regular season. The freshman from Brooklyn scored the team’s final field goal of […]
St. John’s Squares Off with Marquette on Saturday at MSG
The St. John’s men’s basketball team will look to end the 2019-20 regular season with its second straight home win when it welcomes Marquette to Madison Square Garden for a Saturday Matinee. Tip-off is set for 12 p.m. and will be broadcast live nationally on FSN with Brian Custer and Len Elmore on the call. […]
St. John’s Falls to Butler, 77-55
Leading by one at the half, the St. John’s men’s basketball team struggled to keep pace in the latter stanza, falling to Butler, 77-55, at Hinkle Fieldhouse. After shooting 41.9 percent from the floor and 57.1 percent from three in the first half, the Red Storm (15-15, 4-13 BIG EAST) sank just 31.0 percent of […]
