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Xavier coach rips St. John's after game ends in scuffle
First, Chris Mack’s team hammered St. John’s on its home floor, and then the Xavier coach threw salt in the wound, blaming the ninth-seeded Red Storm for a minor altercation...
Shamorie Ponds health question could determine St. John's fate
St. John’s has seen the best of Shamorie Ponds. The Red Storm know what the dynamic sophomore southpaw guard from Brooklyn, an All-Big East first-team selection, is capable of. They...
This time St. John's missed Shamorie Ponds
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Red Storm couldn't win two in a row without Shamorie Ponds. Rodney Bullock scored 13 points with eight rebounds, Kyron Cartwright added 10 points and the...
Reality is setting in for St. John's, 'the best 0-11 team' ever
It doesn’t make sense. When St. John’s coach Chris Mullin sees the stat sheet in front of him, his team’s Big East record (0-11) looks like a misprint. Somehow, a...
St. John's guard challenged tallest player in NCAA and won
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The crowd was anticipating a dunk, watching with baited breath as Tacko Fall gathered in the errant pass that caromed off the rim deep in...
St. John's loses lead, then undefeated record in 3-point barrage
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- There was the molasses-slow start and the missed defensive assignments with an eight-point lead. There was poor execution once Missouri switched to a zone and...
St. John's coasts to victory in ugliest possible fashion
St. John’s isn’t back yet — and was just reminded showing up won’t be enough to get there. Coming off a supposed statement win over Nebraska, St. John’s lacked focus...
St. John's shows why there is reason for hope
If you looked ahead, you could see the issues that may ultimately derail St. John’s biggest dreams, the potential problems that have been lurking for months. St. John’s opened its...
What St. John's senior learned from testing NBA draft waters
The response was nearly unanimous. Bashir Ahmed’s decision to enter his name into the NBA draft was met with a mixture of surprise and sarcasm. His name couldn’t be found...
Chris Mullin's blunt take: St. John's too soft on defense
Chris Mullin’s honest and harsh assessment spoke volumes, louder than the ugly numbers. “Just lack of physicality, giving people space and not taking on one-on-one-challenges,” the St. John’s coach said....
Playing on the road remains a big problem for St. John's
MILWAUKEE — Sam Hauser tied a career-best with 19 points, including five 3-pointers, Matt Heldt had the first double-double of his career and Marquette cruised to a 93-71 win over...
St. John's surge can be traced to this X-factor's extra effort
It was no coincidence the best St. John's performance of the season came on the same night Bashir Ahmed produced his best effort. Wednesday night at the Garden, St. John’s...
St. John’s proves it’s no pushover with dominating win
It was just over a week ago that Marquette knocked off then-No. 1 Villanova, an upset that came three days after the Golden Eagles won at Creighton, then ranked seventh....
Chris Mullin's advice in St. John's big road win points way forward
A nine-point halftime lead quickly had become a six-point deficit. A hot start vanished, and the Providence College crowd now was in a frenzy. Chris Mullin called a timeout, looked...
The big St. John's flaw is getting worse — and poisoning offense
The St. John’s rebounding numbers aren’t pretty, but their effect goes beyond statistics. Sure, the Red Storm are last in the Big East in rebounding differential (-1.8) and defensive rebounding,...
Two big-time guards stand in the way of St. John's revival
St. John’s no longer is the struggling team that lost five straight games in November, but a confident squad riding a three-game win streak. The inexperienced group that was upset...
Chris Mullin almost speechless after St. John's domination
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Chris Mullin couldn’t muster much of anything to describe the previous two hours. Alley-oops flying through the Carrier Dome air. An entire bench rising and exploding while...
St. John's uses record 3-point barrage to snap losing skid
Marcus LoVett hit 7 of 8 shots for 18 points and St. John's tied the school record with 16 3-pointers to race to a 95-75 win over Tulane on Friday...
Chris Mullin not paying attention to rampant criticism of St. John's
Across social media Tuesday night, St. John’s was the butt of jokes. Optimism among the fan base has faded, replaced by doom. The hope this season would be a step...
St. John’s hits rock bottom of the Chris Mullin era
In Chris Mullin’s first season as coach at St. John’s, tip-off times were usually appointments for embarrassment. The Red Storm failed to win double-digit games for the first time in...