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St. John’s fifth-year transfer guard Deivon Smith will enter his final year of college basketball with a heavy heart following Amir Abdur-Rahim’s tragic death. The USF head basketball coach shockingly passed on Oct. 24 at just 43 years old, roughly one week before he was expected to begin his second year with the team. Smith, […]

St. John’s head basketball coach Rick Pitino is not a big believer in the Preseason AP Top 25 poll. As the blue-blood Kansas Jayhawks topped the No. 1 spot in Monday’s rankings, with Alabama and UConn following at No. 2 and No. 3, St. John’s did not crack the list. Pitino swiftly called the preseason […]

St. John’s basketball head coach Rick Pitino has more than Thursday’s charity exhibition to focus on; it’s also playing against freshman standouts Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper. Both players are projected to be lottery picks, with Bailey being a likely No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. Pitino knows the significance of playing top-tier […]

It’s that time of year again. November is approaching, which means the college basketball season is around the corner. The preseason AP Top 25 poll was released on Monday, which means it’s time to overanalyze something that’ll mean nothing in March. Of course, true hoop-heads can’t help themselves anyway. The official list is as follows, […]

Burglary is always stressful, especially when a legendary hoops coach like Rick Pitino is the victim. The St. John’s basketball program leader’s office got broken into on Tuesday, and several goods were stolen, Pitino expressed his anger, via his social media. “Really upset! Taking my memorabilia is one thing but the 1985 6L Petrus Pomerol […]

The Arkansas basketball team lost their head coach after the conclusion of this past season as Eric Musselman left the Razorbacks to be the next head coach of USC basketball. In today’s era of college basketball, a coaching change means that there is going to be some transfer portal departures. One Arkansas player that entered […]

The St. John’s basketball team was close to making it into the NCAA Tournament last season, but they came up a little bit short. Next season will be year two for head coach Rick Pitino, and it will be an expectation for the Red Storm to make it into the tournament. Pitino and his staff […]

All-Big East 1st Team performer Kadary Richmond was the top prize remaining in the college basketball transfer portal up until he made his decision on Tuesday afternoon to stay close to home and remain in the Big East. Richmond began his collegiate career at Syracuse, but has spent the last three seasons in South Orange, […]

The St. John’s basketball team has reason to be optimistic about the future as Rick Pitino just finished his first season as head coach. The Red Storm had a decent year, but Pitino wants his squad to be a consistent NCAA Tournament team. Getting there is the goal next season for St. John’s, recent transfer […]

Though the date of the game has yet to be set, the World’s Most Famous Arena, Madison Square Garden, will be the site of a highly anticipated matchup between father and son. No, LeBron James and Bronny James will not be going head to head against each other at MSG. Technically it’s a possibility, but […]

At 71 years old, Rick Pitino’s college basketball coaching career may be winding down. But whenever the time comes the time comes that he finally retires, that will likely come after the St. John’s basketball sideline boss coaches one more game against his former team, the Kentucky Wildcats. On Monday morning, Pitino seemingly accepted new […]

Selection Sunday might be over but a lot of reactions are still coming in. A prominent story is that St. John’s basketball program will miss the NCAA Tournament. They have also declined to join the NIT. Coach Rick Pitino has a lot of feelings about this March Madness snub due to knowing that the Red […]

One of the most popular pastimes among fans and media alike when it comes to March Madness and the NCAA Tournament is debating which teams got snubbed and actually deserved to be there. One team noticeably absent is St. John’s and head coach Rick Pitino blasted the selection committee for not including the Red Storm. […]

Coach Rick Pitino started last year’s offseason with a clean slate of players as only a few returned. Despite this, the St. John’s basketball program rocked their conference by earning 12 wins against tough opponents. They reached the Big East tournament’s semifinal and put up a fight as the top-seeded team in the nation, UConn, […]

The quarterfinals of the Big East tournament continue as St. John’s faces Seton Hall. It is time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a St. John ‘s-Seton Hall prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. St. John’s finished the regular season at 19-12 on the year, while finishing 11-9 in conference play. That gave them the […]

The St. John’s Red Storm will take their two-game winning streak on the road when they take on divisional rivals the Butler Bulldogs in this pivotal Wednesday night showdown. We’re here to share our college basketball odds series, make a St. John’s-Butler prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. St. John’s (15-12) embarks […]

St. John’s basketball coach Rick Pitino is pleased with how his team performed in an important victory over Creighton on Sunday. The Red Storm and Pitino got their first win over a ranked team this season, when the club beat Creighton 80-66. St. John’s played unselfishly on offense. “When you have 24 assists and only […]

The Creighton Bluejays take on the St. John’s Red Storm. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Creighton St. John’s prediction and pick. Find how to watch Creighton St. John’s. Rick Pitino is one of the great coaches in college basketball history. He won national championships at two different schools. Not many men […]

Last weekend, the St. John’s basketball team blew a big 19-point lead against Seton Hall that resulted in a 68-62 loss. It was a difficult one to swallow for the Red Storm after having such a big lead, and head coach Rick Pitino was not happy about it after the game. After St. John’s basketball […]

Two of the worst in the Big East face off as St. John’s visits Georgetown. It is time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a St. John ‘s-Georgetown prediction, pick, and how to watch. St. John’s enters the game sitting at 14-12 on the year, and 6-9 in conference play.  They have lost […]

The St. John’s basketball program has had a tough time in the first year with legendary head coach Rick Pitino. The Red Storm entered Tuesday with a disappointing 14-12 record and a 6-9 mark in Big East play, which is third-worst in the conference.  After Sunday’s loss to Seton Hall, Pitino went viral for all […]

St. John’s men’s basketball head coach Rick Pitino is apparently fed up with his team. After a 68-62 home loss to Seton Hall on Sunday, which dropped the team to 14-12 on the season and put them third-from-last in the Big East, Pitino lit into his Red Storm players. “We are so unathletic that we […]

The Seton Hall Pirates take on the St. John’s Red Storm. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Seton Hall St. John’s prediction and pick. Find how to watch Seton Hall St. John’s. The Big East is a good conference right now. It is poised to get even better in the future. Seton […]

Two teams tied in the Big East standings face off as St. John’s visits Providence. It is time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a St. John ‘s-Providence prediction, pick, and how to watch. St. John’s enters the game sitting at 14-10 on the year, and 6-7 in conference play. Still, they have […]

The St. John’s Red Storm will plan to wreak havoc on the road as they travel to Milwaukee to take on the seventh-ranked Marquette Golden Eagles. Let’s check out our College Basketball odds series where our St. John’s-Marquette prediction and pick will be revealed. Entering play with a 14-9 record and a dead-even 6-6 mark […]

St. John’s basketball coach Rick Pitino is offering some suggestions to help fix the game of basketball. Pitino would like to see a salary cap implemented in college basketball for the power 5 conferences, per his social media. Pitino is suggesting a salary cap of  $1.5 to $2 million for the Big East along with […]

The No.1 ranked UConn Huskies travel to Madison Square Garden to take on Rick Pitino and the St John’s Red Storm. The teams faced off in December, with UConn escaping with a 69-65 victory. It was the sixth time in seven games that St John’s covered the spread against the Huskies. It is time to […]

It is a Big East battle as St. John’s faces Xavier. It is time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a St. John’s- Xavier prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. St. John’s enters the game sitting at 13-7 on the year, and 5-4 in Big East play. They started conference play strong, winning four of their […]

Villanova and St. John’s will face off for the second time in three weeks when the Wildcats visit the Red Storm. The Johnnies upset Villanova as 3.5-point underdogs, adding to the Wildcats’ woes this season. It is time to continue our men’s college basketball odds series with a Villanova-St. John’s prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The […]

Ranked 17th in the nation, Shaka Smart and the Marquette Golden Eagles take on Rick Pitino’s St. John’s Red Storm in this important Big East matchup. Below we will continue our college basketball odds series with a Marquette-St. John’s prediction and pick. Shaka Smart had Marquette ranked as high as 6th nationally in the AP […]

St. John’s basketball head coach Rick Pitino will not coach on Tuesday night against Seton Hall due to COVID, per Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports. Rothstein also reports that associate head coach Steve Masiello will step in and replace Pitino as acting head coach Tuesday. St. John’s basketball wants to win the game of course. […]

Two of the top teams in the Big East face off as Creighton hosts St. John’s. It is time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a St. John’s-Creighton prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. St. John’s enters the game sitting at 12-4 on the year. After a rough start, going 2-2 with losses to Michigan […]

It’s a Big East matchup when the Xavier Musketeers travel to New York to take on the St John’s Red Storm. It is time to continue our college basketball odds series with a Xavier-St John’s prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. Xavier went through a rough patch at the start of December, losing three straight games, with […]

St. John’s Basketball head coach Rick Pitino hasn’t taken a liking to the latest NCAA proposal granting different rules to schools with higher resources compared to the rest of the Division I schools. “So let me understand this latest proposal. Basically low to mid majors will now become like football’s 1AA & no March Madness. […]

It is a Big East against Big 12 battle as St. John’s faces West Virginia. It is time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a St. John’s-West Virginia prediction, pick, and how to watch. St. John’s enters the game sitting at 4-2 on the year, and winners of two straight. the only two […]

The Michigan basketball team came into Madison Square Garden Monday on a two-game winning streak, going up against the coach that beat them in the 2013 NCAA Basketball Tournament final, Rick Pitino. The 71-year-old Pitino signed a six-year deal to coach the Red Storm back in March of this year, and has since focused on […]

Rick Pitino is now the head coach for St. John’s basketball, but he had quite the journey to get there. Pitino’s coaching career began all the way back in 1974. He has coached college and he has coached NBA, and perhaps the most intriguing part of his career came when he started coaching Louisville… after […]

St. John’s basketball center Joel Soriano had an impressive second half in their 90-74 win over Stony Brook on Tuesday. Soriano gave credit to head coach Rick Pitino for motivating him at halftime, per FOX Sports’ John Fanta. Joel Soriano on scoring 16 points in the second half: “Coach Pitino said some things to me. […]

St. John’s basketball fans are eager for the 2023 basketball season to begin as this will be the first season for new head coach Rick Pitino. Pitino had an extremely successful career with Kentucky basketball and Louisville basketball before a scandal at Louisville derailed his career. Pitino then spent a few years coaching in other […]