Tag Archive | Steve Lavin

Dribble for Victory over Cancer Set for Sept. 25 at St. John’s

The St. John’s Men’s and Women’s basketball programs are thrilled to announce the in-person return of Dribble for Victory over Cancer, to take place on Sept. 25 on the Queens campus in conjunction with University Service Day. Dribble for Victory over Cancer, formerly known as Dribble for The Cure, is a joint venture between the […]

St. John’s Holds Off No. 16/17 Arizona, 70-67

After watching its 15-point lead evaporate and falling behind for the first time with just over a minute to play, the St. John’s men’s basketball team dug deep and came up with a winning effort against No. 16/17 Arizona to pick up its first ranked victory of the season, 70-67, on Saturday night at Chase […]

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 […]

St. John’s Stumbles, Falls to Providence in Big East Tourney

The St. John’s Red Storm saw their chances of winning a Big East Tournament title end early with a disappointing 74-57 loss to Providence Thursday afternoon at Madison Square Garden. The loss dropped St. John’s record for the season to 21-11. The Red Storm struggled to score throughout the game. After jumping out to an […]

BIG EAST Tournament next stop for St John’s MBB

The St John’s Men’s Basketball team (21-10, 10-8 BIG EAST) are heading to the BIG EAST Tournament in a familiar setting of Madison Square Garden. Currently the team is in the No. 5 in the Tournament and is set to take on No. 4 Providence (21-10, 11-7). It is the second-straight year these two will […]

St. John’s MBB Visits No. 4/4 Villanova for Marquee BIG EAST Showdown

The St. John’s Men’s Basketball team wraps up the 2014-15 regular-season Saturday in Philadelphia against No. 4/4 Villanova (28-2, 15-2) at the Wells Fargo Center. Winning seven of the past eight games, the Red Storm looks for another signature victory to bolster a postseason resume that already features five RPI Top 50 wins. St. John’s […]