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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 hype is real, the expectations are real but that comes with a lot of people asking a lot of questions. What is it going to take for St. John's to have a breakout season. What needs to go right, who needs to improve, and what kind of luck do they need to step into? From the point guard position to the depth, to just one basketball and so much more - we ask some tough questions that need answers that everyone will be wondering ahead of a high octane season for Rick Pitino and the St. John's...
There will be three major SEC opponents before Christmas. Add in three games in Las Vegas, two against major Big XII opponents with millions of dollars on the line, three games at the World's Most Famous Arena and all that before you get into the round robin of the Big East schedule. Rick Pitino in year 3 has loaded up, more so than any other St. John's team will have faced previously. All to be ready for conference play and well beyond, so that they won't be one and done in the NCAA Tourname...
1We're three months from the start of the regular season and the Red Storm are well underway getting acclimated to each other. Practice has been on going for over a month and the media was invited on Tuesday August 5. Joined by Zach Braziller of the New York Post we discuss what we saw, some takeaways and more musings on the season ahead. How is Ian Jackson handling the transition to Point Guard? Rick Pitino says the Johnnies will run a positionless and point-less offense. Kelvin Odih and Dill...
The St. John's Captain joins the Eye on the Storm Podcast to tell his story. From what his family means to him and their support to his decision to leave Kansas. The workout with Rick Pitino on his visit that made Coach say he can't leave to learning under Joel Soriano. His goal for his senior year is simple, raise more hardware. We discuss the Baylor heartbreak, to the excitement of the two buzzer beaters. The Garland Texas native talks about the new roster, what the Johnnies are getting fro...
A champion with the Louisville Cardinals, Luke Hancock delivered big shot after big shot in 2013, none more than in the National Championship game. Four triples in a row from virtually the same spot, Hancock was a deadly weapon for Rick Pitino. Now as he covers the ACC for ESPN, he's the perfect guest to talk St. John's as they've added two major pieces from the conference in Ian Jackson and Oziyah Sellers. We discuss his career, playing for Rick Pitino, how the ACC guys will translate to the...
Excited to welcome on two warriors for St. John's who went on to have very interesting professional careers. Their journey in Queens had many layers but in year 1 they were part of one of the best recruiting classes in St. John's history. Two of the core of the Freshmen Five under Steve Lavin. We talk about those first two years, the special moments, from Playing in Duke, Amir's winner against Notre Dame, Phil Greene in Syracuse and beyond. How their professional careers took shape with succe...
Rick Pitino and St. Johns added a dynamic freshmen to an ultra talented group this season. Coach Pitino wasn't shy about saying they probably weren't going to recruit high school kids but Kelvin Odih clearly has the skillset that this staff is looking for. A top 75 recruit, who was once committed to West Virginia, Odih had a long list of suitors. We talk to the incoming freshmen about why he chose St. John's, what he's working on this summer, his mindset over the next few years in Queens and ...
After a few months away, a new roster has taken shape. St. John's will look to build on the most successful season in 25 years. How does a HOF coach build off of winning the Big East Conference, winning the Big East Tournament, winning in the NCAA tournament for the first time in 25 years? We talk to Assistant Coach Bob Walsh on how this roster took shape, the new faces, how they plan to develop the returnees, the importance of a Zuby Ejiofor returning and plenty more as St. John's summer wor...
It was a busy week in Queens as St. John's followed up the splash of Ian Jackson with adding Imran Suljanovic, Dillon Mitchell and Dylan Darling. Shooting, defense, and a point guard, all positions and places of need for the Red Storm - and they addressed each one. It's the #1 Portal Class in the country at the moment as Rick Pitino has built an absolute juggernaut for year 3. I'm joined by Zach Braziller of the NY Post to discuss the three new pieces, how they fit, what they bring to the tab...
Rick Pitino is assembling one of the top transfer portal haul's in college basketball for a second straight off-season. Joined by Kevin Connelly of StormThePaint.com we discuss the major addition of Ian Jackson, what he brings to St. John's, can he play point guard and so much more. With two big time players already added, a busy 10 days in Queens saw St. John's get commitments from sharpshooter Stanford transfer Oziyah Sellers and New York native and McDonalds All-American Ian Jackson. The e...
Nine days after a sudden end to a historic season, St. John's has wasted no time in revamping its roster adding Joson Sanon from Arizona State and now Bryce Hopkins from Providence. Joined by Zach Braziller of the NY Post, we discuss the major addition, how Hopkins fits with Zuby Ejiofor in the front court and what this means for the St. John's identity and offense moving forward. Plus we discuss other portal targets, visits, Brady Dunlap going into the portal and more. Follow the podcast on ...
It was the worst time to have your worst offensive performance of the season, but that's what happened in Providence on Saturday when the Red Storm couldn't buy a bucket. St. John's cold shooting reared it's ugly head as Arkansas' length and size caused a lot of issues for the Rick Pitino's group. Kadary Richmond fouled out, RJ Luis Jr. was benched and Zuby Ejiofor's solo strong performance wasn't enough as a historic season comes to an abrupt end thanks to John Calipari and his 10 seed Razor...
For the first time in 25 years, St. John's has won a game in the NCAA Tournament. The Red Storm left no doubt in Providence as they dismantled the Omaha Mavericks by 30 points. It was a statement made, a testament to their defense and the fact that Omaha dared St. John's to shoot threes. They just didn't account for the Johnnies to make a program record 14 in the NCAA Tournament. Thanks to a huge night from Big East Player of the Year RJ Luis Jr. the Johnnies now have their sights set on Arka...
The Johnnies are dancing and Thursday they will be in Providence to take on the Omaha Mavericks in the 2 vs 15 game at 9:45pm. I preview the Madness ahead, brackets, the west region the Johnnies are in, this game and what's to come! How will the Red Storm face against Omaha, if they get passed the Mavericks will it be Kansas or Arkansas, the storylines are plentiful and then what? Is a magical run for a magical season still to come? We break it all down Follow the podcast on Twitter: @EyeonSt...
He is an icon in Sports Talk Radio, a deity in the New York Media, a voice that you instantly recognize. Who better to talk to a few days before St. John's kicks off the NCAA Tournament than Mike Francesa?! We discuss his relationship with Rick Pitino, the infamous Mike Repole phone call on his show in 2019, his thoughts on this Red Storm team, how far they can go in the Big Dance and so much more. Follow the podcast on Twitter: @EyeonStormPod = Eye on the Storm Podcast #sjubb
The dream season continues. For the first time in 25 years, St. John's has won the Big East Tournament. An incredible show of resiliency and fight to beat Butler, Marquette and Creighton in three straight days. This team proved to be tough, proved that their style can carry them through these tournament settings. Behind an incredible performance from RJ Luis Jr. on Saturday night, anchored by Zuby Ejiofor and Kadary Richmond, the nets were finally cut down. Rick Pitino promised St. John's wou...
He did it AGAIN. A mini floater as time expired just like in Providence on December 20th, except this time it was to end the season with a bang. Zuby Ejifor poured in 17 points, none bigger than his last two to help St. John's tie a program record 27 regular season wins. RJ Luis Jr. powered the Johnnies with 28 points making one last statement for his Big East Player of the Year case as St. John's sweeps the season series with Marquette. Now the best conference tournament is upon us as Wednes...
It's a day that will go down in history, a day that will earn St. John's a long awaited banner to hang in Queens. For the first time in 40 years, St. John's are kings of the Big East conference all by their lonesome. In an ugly game inside the World's Most Famous Arena, St. John's would get the season sweep of Seton Hall with a 71-61 win. RJ Luis Jr. and Zuby Ejifor had big games scoring 41 of the Red Storm's 71 points leading them to their 26th win of the season, and 17th in conference. ...
He's one of the best players in UConn basketball history with records to his name and a National Championship ring to boot. Now he's helping Rick Pitino coach the St. John's Red Storm to a historic season. Taliek Brown knows a thing or two about winning and his toughness comes from his New York upbringing and being coached by Hall-of-Famer Jim Calhoun. We discuss the incredible season so far, how he prepared for the Red Storm to not only face but beat UConn twice this season, his epic v...
When St. John's fans found out cameras would be following Rick Pitino's year 2 St. John's team they were excited. When the Red Storm started having a season that made everyone's eyebrows raise, anticipation rose. But as a ranked St. John's team beat ranked Marquette and UConn in early February back-to-back the debut episode of Pitino: Red Storm Rising on Vice on February 11th couldn't come fast enough. Joining the podcast is the man behind the docu-series that is making waves all over s...
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