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By ADAM ZAGORIA On the eve of the NCAA Early Signing Period, St. John’s has landed a commitment from O’Mar Stanley, a 6-foot-8, 240-pound forward from Link Year Prep (MO). Ranked the No. 44 center in 2021 per 247Sports.com, Stanley also held offers from Ole Miss, Southeast Missouri State, Milwaukee, UNC-Greensboro, Tulsa, and Austin Peay. He plans to sign his NLI on … [Read more...] about St. John’s adds 2021 big man O’Mar Stanley

Photo by Brett Wilhelm/NCAA Photos via Getty Images St. John’s will be officially allowed to get on the court for full practices soon. After weeks and months of waiting, we have some clarity on when the NCAA will allow the start of basketball seasons — November 25th. Before that date, there can be no closed scrimmages or exhibition games. After that date, teams can choose to … [Read more...] about When will the season start? November

Joel Welser Fri, 09/11/2020   St. John’s Red Storm 2020-2021 Overall Rank: #62<div ... Read More » read more … [Read more...] about #62 St. John's Men's Basketball 2020-2021 Preview

As part of an anti-racism push, the league will add patches to players’ jerseys. A move destined to rile some of the fanbase, but encourage others, the Big East will have the men’s and women’s basketball players wear “BLM” patches — meaning “Black Lives Matter” — on their jerseys throughout the 2020-21 season. From the Big East’s anti-racism statement: Our Student-Athlete … [Read more...] about Big East basketball players to wear BLM patches this winter

Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images Recent events cast doubt on the feasibility of having a season... and trusting players to follow protocol. Here we are, in mid-August, wondering not about who will start for St. John’s, how Mike Anderson will build on a surprise finish with the Johnnies, or how tough the schedule is. We are talking about whether and when we will see … [Read more...] about Will there be a season?

Wendell Cruz | Finish First Photos Red Storm pick up another local player known for hard work. St. John’s has picked up a 2021 commitment from local forward Drissa Traore, a 6’7” small forward from Long Island. He had met with Mike Anderson and the St. John’s staff by Zoom recently and decided to “put on for the city”. pic.twitter.com/v4aiKlPFVd— Drissa Traore … [Read more...] about St. John’s pick up commitment from forward Drissa Traore

By ADAM ZAGORIA Drissa Traore, the 6-foot-8 Class of 2021 small forward from Long Island Lutheran and the PSA Cardinals, committed to St. John’s and coach Mike Anderson on Monday. “The coaching staff’s message was obviously they are pulling for me and that they aren’t just a basketball team, they are real family!” he said after a recent Zoom call with the … [Read more...] about Drissa Traore to St. John’s

Wendell Cruz The Johnnies had hopes, but the Long Island guard has chosen to go to the nation’s capital and rival Georgetown. St. John’s fans had high hopes of landing local guard Jordan Riley, a local player with upside from Brentwood High School in Long Island. Riley chose Georgetown instead for the 2021 season. Late rumors and predictions from recruiting experts foretold … [Read more...] about Recruiting: St. John’s misses on Jordan Riley

By ADAM ZAGORIA There was a time when St. John’s could build a Final Four-type team simply by accumulating the best players in the greater New York City area. New York natives Chris Mullin, Walter Berry and Mark Jackson all starred on the 1985 Final Four team. But those days are long gone and even if coach Mike Anderson and his staff could gather together the city’s … [Read more...] about After missing on Jordan Riley, St. John’s must land some New York-area stars