Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images The Red Storm would host the Crimson Tide in the 2025-26 season, then play a return game in Birmingham in 2026-27 The Red Storm are scheduling like a team expected to be ranked in the preseason top five and are building up their strongest non-conference slate in decades. First reported by Jon Rothstein, St. John’s is finalizing a matchup … [Read more...] about St. John’s men’s basketball reportedly facing Alabama this November at Madison Square Garden
St. John’s scheduled to play Kentucky in CBS Sports Classic, setting matchup between Rick Pitino and Mark Pope
Clare Grant/Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images After more than one year of deliberation, Rick Pitino will finally face his former player and the school he called Camelot this December in Atlanta In his introductory press conference last April, newest Kentucky head coach Mark Pope planted the seed for a highly-anticipated non-conference game against his … [Read more...] about St. John’s scheduled to play Kentucky in CBS Sports Classic, setting matchup between Rick Pitino and Mark Pope
Kelvin Odih and Handje Tamba commit to St. John’s to round out next year’s roster
Rick Pitino added the final two scholarship players to next year’s roster this week, adding a highly-touted freshman and an under-the-radar center who began his career at Tennessee Rick Pitino put the finishing touches on the 2025-26 St. John’s men’s basketball roster, landing the commitments of four-star high school recruit Kelvin Odih and Milligan (NAIA) transfer Handje Tamba … [Read more...] about Kelvin Odih and Handje Tamba commit to St. John’s to round out next year’s roster
St. John’s lands Big Sky MVP Dylan Darling from Idaho State as mega transfer haul grows
Photo by David Dennis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Johnnies acquire one of the best mid-major players in the country and a great insurance option in case the Ian Jackson point guard experiment fails Rick Pitino is leaving nothing to chance next season. While the Hall of Fame head coach is entrusting starting point guard duties to star North Carolina transfer Ian … [Read more...] about St. John’s lands Big Sky MVP Dylan Darling from Idaho State as mega transfer haul grows
St. John’s men’s basketball builds on stacked transfer class with Cincinnati forward Dillon Mitchell
Aaron Doster-Imagn Images The Red Storm bring in a hyper-athletic defensive stopper with March Madness experience Rick Pitino and the Red Storm have secured a haul for the ages. St. John’s has landed former consensus five-star recruit and Cincinnati transfer Dillon Mitchell on Wednesday afternoon, cementing the Johnnies as a clear preseason top-ten team. Next up to … [Read more...] about St. John’s men’s basketball builds on stacked transfer class with Cincinnati forward Dillon Mitchell