Rumble In The Garden

Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images The father-son rivalry is back again Since Xavier joined the Big East a dozen years ago, there hasn’t been serious buzz surrounding any Red Storm-Musketeers game. The closest the series ever came to anything of note was when Bashir Ahmed started a random handshake line tussle after a forgettable Big East Tournament blowout in 2018. That will … [Read more...] about Xavier hires New Mexico’s Richard Pitino as next head coach, will face Rick twice a year in Big East

Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images The former top-30 high school recruit brings an outside scoring touch the Johnnies badly need Rick Pitino and his staff went right to work on building next season’s roster after St. John’s season came to an abrupt close with a second-round upset loss to 10-seed Arkansas in the NCAA Tournament. After the transfer portal officially … [Read more...] about Arizona State transfer Joson Sanon commits to St. John’s as first addition of portal cycle

Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images Everything is in place to ensure that the Red Storm can replicate their massive success from the 2024-25 season and go much farther next March Saturday’s season-ending loss to Arkansas is going to sting for a while. More than seventy-two hours later, St. John’s fans are still lamenting RJ Luis, Jr. getting benched late and not having the … [Read more...] about Despite a brutal finish, this St. John’s dream season could be the start of something bigger

Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images The Red Storm had their worst shooting performance of the season at the worst possible time The greatest season of Red Storm men’s basketball in 25 years ended with a whimper on Saturday afternoon. Second-seed St. John’s fell to ten-seed Arkansas in the second round of the NCAA Tournament by a score of 75-66. The Johnnies had their … [Read more...] about St. John’s men’s basketball’s dream season comes to premature end versus Arkansas in Second Round of 2025 NCAA Tournament

Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Rick Pitino and the Johnnies seek to knock off Calipari and the Razorbacks in the Mike Anderson Bowl and advance to their first Sweet Sixteen since 1999 Pitino versus Calipari. These three words speak for themselves. Knocking off 15-seed Omaha in an 83-53 blowout on Thursday night, 2-seed St. John’s turns to Saturday afternoon, where … [Read more...] about 2025 NCAA Tournament Second Round game thread: (2) St. John’s vs. (10) Arkansas men’s basketball