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A podcast dedicated to all things St. John's Basketball. From interviews with former great players and coaches, to shining a light on current Johnnies and recruits. The mission of this podcast is to bring you the most up to date and accurate St. John's Red Storm basketball news possible. With some help from my friends, those in the media and in the know, this is your one stop shop for St. John's basketball info. Hosted by David Berov.
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The question on everyone's mind was how would St. John's respond from their historic loss to UConn last Wednesday. Rick Pitino said the players took the loss as hard as he and the coaching staff did, that's how he knew they'd respond. And they responded in a big way, with a blowout win over Villanova, 89-57. It was a no nonsense ass-kicking from start to finish, St. John's making sure to remind everyone who they are. Ian Jackson had his best game of the season and Zuby Ejiofor tallied 16 poin...
It was as ugly as could be as the #15 ranked St. John's Red Storm saw their 13 game winning streak snapped in Hartford. Anemic is a nice way to describe the offense from the reigning Big East Champions, as the #6 UConn Huskies took it to them from the start. St. John's was no where to be found as their game did not travel with them to Connecticut. Roger Rubin of Newsday and Kevin Connelly of StormThePaint.com and SINow join me to discuss their first hand accounts of a historically bad night. ...
Was able to join Rob Dauster on the Top Dogs podcast he hosts about the UConn Huskies for a second time to break down the big match up. On February 6th, St. John's welcomed UConn to MSG and took care of business beating them by 9. Now the return trip a few weeks later has equally as many storylines heading into it. How different will the game plan be, will UConn be able to stop St. John's in the paint, the turnover battle, how will the free throw line dictate things this go around and plenty ...
St. John's dismantled Creighton at MSG on Saturday to make it 13 wins in a row. The Johnnies are in first place in the Big East at 15-1 in conference play. Dylan Darling has continued to shine and the front court of Zuby Ejiofor, Bryce Hopkins and Dillon Mitchell continue to be unstoppable. Plus we start talking about the week ahead, games against UConn and Villanova, the tournament is on the horizon and seeding is a big talking point. St. John's is hot have the country on notice. Follow the ...
St. John's extended it's winning streak to 11 with a 79-69 win over Providence to avenge their only conference loss of the season. But most people will not be talking about the game but instead the fracas that took place short after halftime. Six players were ejected after Duncan Powell's dirty foul on Bryce Hopkins caused an all-out brawl. With a short bench and in a hostile environment, St. John's would not be denied as Dylan Darling scored 18 of his 23 points in the 2nd half to help lead S...
Get to know Mike from Queens. The kid who grew up in Middle Village, who went to St. John's and became one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the world. At his core he bleeds Johnnies red and so he joins the podcast to talk about his roots, where his love for basketball came from, his relationship with Rick Pitino and what it's been like watching the success of the last three years unfold. His take on setting up guidelines and rules for NIL in NCAA, how St. John's can keep Rick Pitino he...
It's all you could have dreamed of, two ranked rival on a Friday night inside Madison Square Garden. The words electric do not do the atmosphere justice and the nerves were high but the energy was higher. It was a clash of titans, from coaches to players, the top of the Big East was up for grabs. St. John's used defense and their physicality to get their signature win of the season, knocking off the #3 ranked UConn Huskies 81-72 as they improve to 18-5, 11-1 on the season. Follow the podcast ...
The number 22 ranked Johnnies got one more tune up before the big showdown in New York City on Friday night. They took on the DePaul Blue Demons on Tuesday night in Chicago looking for a season sweep. And after a shaky first half, they buckled down as they have all season in the second stanza and took care of business beating DePaul by 12. This sets up the game of the year in the Big East where the whole world will be watching two top 25 teams riding long winning streaks facing off for the fi...
If there was any doubt before if this team had guts, that goes out the window. In back to back games St. John's was down by at least 15 points in the second half and dug in deep. They came away with two wins, and at the Cintas Center, it was St. John's having to rely on once again use their defense to lead to offense. Thanks to Dillon Mitchell, Bryce Hopkins and Dylan Darling, the Johnnies made sure that Father Knew Best once again and St. John's got Rick Pitino win #900 - coming over Xavier ...
Pure guts. That's what St. John's showed in the 2nd half inside Madison Square Garden as they stormed back from down 15 points to beat Seton Hall 65-60. It was shades of last year, with a toughness on displayed we didn't see in the first half, and most of the season. It was a win and a performance that should have the Red Storm and it's fans feeling great as they proved they can win by digging their feet in and clawing their opponent. Joined by Roger Rubin of Newsday and Kevin Connelly ...
The Mayor of the Big East is back on the pod. John Fanta joins once again to give us the lay of the land in the Big East Conference as it stands today. From UConn rising back to the top to the struggles of Marquette and Georgetown. Who is his Big East Player of the Year and which teams are going to be making a push for the NCAA tournament. We also discuss what the Big East Presidents need to do to get this conference fully competitive again, how impressive DePaul and Villanova have been and s...
Make it four wins in a row for St. John's as they improve to 6-1 to start Big East play following an 86-79 win against Villanova. A trip to the Main Line proved to be friendly confines for St. John's who have now won four of their six conference games on the road. They led by as many as 17 thanks to the best games of the season by Bryce Hopkins and Ian Jackson. Moments that previously caused St. John's to stumble, were answered by big shots and good defense. St. John's has seemingly turned a ...
The Red Storm are road warriors as they've gotten their third road conference win of the season knocking off the Creighton Blue Jays at home 90-73. Lefty has come on strong the last two games, earning a spot in the rotation and making the most of his opportunities, leading the Johnnies with 17 points in this game. The Red Storm dominated this game, which featured their best offensive half of the season and seemingly looks like the rotations are coming into focus. A big week was a success for ...
That's more like it. A dominant second half played out in the complete opposite way of the last game as St. John's used their defense to get a much needed road win. Thanks to Lefteris Liotopoulos and Ruben Prey plus Bryce Hopkins, the Red Storm dominated Butler and followed the formula that worked so well last year. St. John's relied on the three main returnees to win this game, as well as great connection on defense using the press and forcing 21 Butler turnovers. Picking up a much needed Qu...
It was not a happy new year for St. John's as their lack of toughness reared its ugly head again this season. Soft interior play, the inability to handle adversity, and not being able to put away a struggling Providence team led to the worst loss of the season on Saturday afternoon. A 33 points 15 rebound effort from Zuby Ejiofor was wasted because of St. John's inability to make a shot all second half. The guards for St. John's were non factors, the lack of adjustments to the struggles on of...
Shades of the Auburn game in Las Vegas, it was another horrific second half where St. John's looked completely lost. Scoring would be nearly impossible for St. John's as a big Kentucky team got everything they were looking for. The Red Storm could only rely on the free throw line to score, as their last chance for a resume building win evaporated in Catlanta. Now St. John's must wear the title of being a major disappointment through 11 games of the season. Zach Braziller of the New York Post ...
St. John's opened conference play on Tuesday night in Queens with a 13 point win over DePaul. It was the Dylan Darling show as his 17 points powered St. John's to their first win in conference play. Backing that up was stellar defense for a third straight game, holding opponents to just 62 points per game. The Iona game was full of storylines, from Rick Pitino coaching his former team to Ian Jackson's haircut which led to much improved play as he gets the nod at starting PG. The Red Storm hav...
It's the true definition of a win is a win as St. John's offense was anemic and thankfully Ole Miss was worse. Powered by Defense and 8 blocks by Zuby Ejiofor St. John's finally beat an SEC team for the first time since 2012. Poor shooting, rough half court offense and just an overall cold night for just about everyone following a 9 day break led to an ugly basketball night in front of almost 15,000 fans at MSG. Tons of questions still remain with this team as they improve to 5-3. Follow the ...
The Red Storm came to Las Vegas with hopes of washing out the taste of the Alabama loss from their collective mouths. Match-ups with #15 Iowa State ended in a brutal one point loss. They bounced back against a solid Baylor team with a good win. And just as hope began to rise, the Red Storm blew an 11 point lead and dropped another in Sin City to #21 Auburn. There are many issues with this roster, makeup and overall identity. We discuss a failure of a trip, the ramifications and if this is sal...
St. John's improved to 3-1 following a 33 points win over William and Mary and a 48 point win over Bucknell. Now they take that momentum to Las Vegas and the Players Era Festival where they will face #16 Iowa State, Baylor and a third team to be determined. It's the next big non conference test for Rick Pitino's year three squad and a vital barometer of where the squad is come Thanksgiving. We give our short takeaways from the two buy games and we preview Vegas with Jackson Pence who covers I...
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