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Sir’Dominic Pointer Named 2015 Haggerty Award Winner; Harrison Selected First Team All-Met and Greene IV Earns Third Team Honors

The Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association’s prestigious Haggerty Award will go to a St. John’s student-athlete for the second straight year. Sir’Dominic Pointer was named New York City’s collegiate player of the year on Wednesday, becoming the 22nd player in program history to receive the award which is named in honor of St. John’s basketball and baseball star […]

Barry Rohrssen Named St. John’s Associate Head Coach; Matt Abdelmassih Joins Chris Mullin’s Staff as Assistant Coach

Newly minted St. John’s head men’s basketball coach Chris Mullin has filled the first two positions on his coaching staff. The University officially announced on Monday that veteran Division I coach Barry Rohrssen has been named the Red Storm’s associate head coach, while former Iowa State assistant Matt Abdelmassih has returned to his alma mater […]

D’Angelo Harrison Selected To Play In Reese’s Division I College All-Star Game

St. John’s guard D’Angelo Harrison is one of 21 seniors selected by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) to participate in the 2015 Reese’s Division I College All-Star Game. The game will be played on Final Four Friday, April 3, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Harrison will play for the East All-Stars, coached by University […]

St. John’s Names Chris Mullin Head Men’s Basketball Coach

Thirty years after leading St. John’s to the highest point in program history with an appearance in the 1985 Final Four, Chris Mullin is returning home. Director of Athletics Chris Monasch announced on Tuesday that the Naismith Memorial Hall of Famer and St. John’s basketball legend has been named the 20th head coach in the University’s storied 107-year men’s […]

St. John’s and Steve Lavin Mutually Agree to Part Ways

St. John’s Director of Athletics Chris Monasch announced Friday that Steve Lavin and the University have mutually agreed to part ways after five seasons leading the men’s basketball program. A national search for his successor is underway. “Coach Lavin returned high expectations to our men’s basketball program and represented St. John’s in a positive way,” said Monasch. “We appreciate […]

No. 9 St. John’s Meets No. 8 San Diego State in NCAA Tournament Second Round

One of the winningest programs in college basketball history, the St. John’s Red Storm returns to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships for the second time in the last five years. St. John’s (21-11) makes its 28th appearance in the “Big Dance” as a No. 9 seed and will square off with No. 8 seed San […]

No. 9 St. John’s Heads To Charlotte To Take On No. 8 San Diego State

The St. John’s men’s basketball team (21-11, 10-8 BIG EAST) returns to the NCAA Tournament as it heads to Charlotte, N.C. as the No. 9 seed in the South Regional to take on No. 8 San Diego State on Friday. The second-round matchup marks the first ever meeting between St. John’s and San Diego State. […]