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Unselfish play leads to positive results for St. John’s Men’s Basketball in victory over Bethune-Cookman

Unselfish play leads to positive results for St. John’s Men’s Basketball in victory over Bethune-Cookman

The theme for the St. John’s Men’s Basketball (1-0) home opener was unselfish play and that this team is a family. It sure showed as the energy of the game and the pace was just the way one would hope for in the 100-53 victory over Bethune-Cookman. One of the many highlights for Head Coach Chris […]

PHOTO GALLERY and POSTGAME Video: St. John’s MBB v Creighton

The St. John’s Men’s Basketball team (7-7, 0-1 BE) opened up BIG EAST Conference play with a 80-70 loss to Creighton (10-4, 1-0 BE). Leading the way for the Red Storm was  Malik Ellison who scored a career-high 17.  Durand Johnson reached double-figures for the fifth-straight game with a 14-point effort. Yankuba Sima added 12 points […]

PHOTO GALLERY and POSTGAME Video: St John’s MBB v NJIT

The St. John’s Men’s Basketball team and NJIT battled it out in Division 1 Basketball action at Carnesecca Arena on 12/20. On this day the Highlanders (7-5) earned a 83-75 decision over the Red Storm (8-5), as NJIT had four players scored in double figures. Leading all scorers was Damon Lynn who had 32 points. As for St. John’s they had […]

St. John’s MBB To Face South Carolina in Hall of Fame Shootout

St. John’s has added South Carolina to its men’s basketball non-conference slate for 2015-16 campaign. The contest was officially announced Monday in conjunction with the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The Red Storm and Gamecocks will meet on Dec. 22 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. as part of a doubleheader for the […]

St. John’s Paired with Vanderbilt for Opening Game of Maui Invitational

The St. John’s men’s basketball program will open the 2015 Maui Jim Maui Invitational against Vanderbilt on Nov. 23 as revealed Tuesday with the official bracket for the 32nd annual event. All 12 contests of the Maui Invitational Championship Round at Lahaina Civic Center will be televised nationally by the ESPN family of networks. Making […]

Sir’Dominic Pointer Selected By Cleveland Cavaliers in 2015 NBA Draft

St. John’s Sir’Dominic Pointer (Detroit, Mich.) was selected with the 53rd pick in the 2015 NBA Draft on Thursday by the defending Eastern Conference Champion Cleveland Cavaliers. Pointer becomes the 59th player in St. John’s history to be selected in the NBA Draft and the first since Maurice Harkeless was picked 15th overall in 2012. The 50th […]

St. John’s MBB Signs Williams, Owens and Mvouika

St. John’s Head Coach Chris Mullin received commitments from Darien Williams (San Francisco, Calif.), Tariq Owens (Odenton, Md.) and Ron Mvouika (Paris, France) as all three student-athletes have officially signed with the Red Storm. Williams, a 6-foot-8 junior college transfer, and Mvouika, a 6-foot-6 graduate transfer, will be available for the 2015-16 season. The 6-foot-10 Owens comes to St. John’s from Tennessee, and […]