BY ALEJANDRO LOPEZ A preseason Top-10 matchup is set to tip off at the world’s most famous arena on Saturday. No. 5/6 St. John’s will take on No. 7 Michigan at Madison Square Garden in The Red Storm’s first ever exhibition match at the garden. The “Bad Boys Mowers” series will feature St. John’s making its first of fourteen guaranteed appearances this season at … [Read more...] about St. John’s and Michigan to play at Madison Square Garden in preseason Top-10 matchup
No. 5 St. John’s, No. 4 UConn top Big East Preseason Poll; Seton Hall picked last
St. John’s, the defending BIG EAST regular season and tournament champion, has been chosen to finish first in the 2025-26 BIG EAST Preseason Coaches’ Poll. The Red Storm received seven of a possible 10 first-place votes and 97 points from the league’s head coaches who were not permitted to vote for their own teams. Last season, the Red Storm claimed the program’s first … [Read more...] about No. 5 St. John’s, No. 4 UConn top Big East Preseason Poll; Seton Hall picked last
Four-star Colben Landrew commits to UConn: ‘Will be ready to compete from Day 1’
By JAMES MADDEN UConn landed another commitment in the class of 2026, from four-star forward Colben Landrew. Landrew is a 6-foot-6 senior at Wheeler HS (GA) and chose the Huskies over Ole Miss, Louisville, Purdue, Texas A&M and Mississippi State. “Coach Hurley is fully committed to his team,” he told ESPN’s Paul Biancardi. “He is exactly the kind of coach I want … [Read more...] about Four-star Colben Landrew commits to UConn: ‘Will be ready to compete from Day 1’
Four-star wing Colben Landrew sets announcement date
By ADAM ZAGORIA Colben Landrew, the four-star small forward from Marietta (GA) Wheeler, has set his announcement date. The 6-foot-6 wing will announce on Oct. 15 on the CBS Sports College Basketball Channel. He is down to Louisville, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Purdue, Texas A&M and UConn, with the Huskies as the favorite. Dan Hurley and the Huskies are looking … [Read more...] about Four-star wing Colben Landrew sets announcement date
Fired Manhattan coach Steve Masiello now helping mentor Rick Pitino at Iona: ‘He’s part of us now’
By ADAM ZAGORIA Steve Masiello, fired two weeks ago as the head coach at Manhattan, sat behind Rick Pitino’s Iona bench Monday night for the Gaels’ season-opening 78-50 rout of Ivy League preseason favorite Penn and will help out the team going forward. Pitino and Masiello go way back. Masiello was Pitino’s ball boy with the Knicks, and also served as one of his top … [Read more...] about Fired Manhattan coach Steve Masiello now helping mentor Rick Pitino at Iona: ‘He’s part of us now’