Best Sjubb Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 110: Ron Linfonte Part 3 36:40

6d ago36:40

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It's the finale of our three-part series with Ron Linfonte. For 40 years he was on the sidelines of St. John's basketball and he now joins us to put a bow on his career. The Norm Roberts years, DJ Kennedy's injury in the Big East Tournament, Steve Lavin, expensive dinners, D'Angelo Harrison and why those guys were some of Ron's favorites, Chris Mul…

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Episode 109: Ron Linfonte Part 2 57:42

26d ago57:42

57:42

Ron Linfonte returns for part 2 of our sit down as we continue through his amazing tenure at St. John's. From Malik Sealy and the 1991 Elite Eight team to Fran Fraschilla, Mike Jarvis, Ron weaves us through the next decade and a half of St. John's basketball. He also tells the amazing first hand account of his time with the 1992 Dream Team as they …

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Episode 108: Ron Linfonte Part 1 1:18:54

1M ago1:18:54

1:18:54

There simply aren't many people walking this earth that have experienced more St. John's greatness than Ron Linfonte. He's seen the glory days, from Looie to Mullin to Action Jackson and Walter the Truth Berry. If they suited up for St. John's over the better part of the last 40 years, there's a good chance Ron has taped them up, tended to an injur…

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Episode 107: Kadary Richmond and Deivon Smith Commit to St. John's 42:24

2M ago42:24

42:24

St. John's needed to hit two home runs after their first few additions, and on Monday and Tuesday this week they hit back to back dingers. Deivon Smith, one of the best guards in the portal, a lightning fast play maker from Utah committed to Rick Pitino and St. John's on Monday. Kadary Richmond, from Seton Hall, followed Smith the next day coming o…

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Episode 106: Major Announcement From Storm Marketing 27:52

3M ago27:52

27:52

Taking a little break for the wild world of the off-season, I'm joined today by friends of the podcast Vin Ochani and Justin Kramer, two of the four members of Storm Marketing. We discuss the last year of NIL changes, how St. John's and Rick Pitino have embraced the NIL world and make a big announcement. A new endeavor from our friends at Storm Mar…

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Episode 105: St. John's Add Vince Iwuchukwu and Aaron Scott 49:02

3M ago49:02

49:02

St. John's has landed their first two additions of the transfer portal season. A big man, 7'1 Vince Iwuchukwu from USC and a versatile wing in 6'7 Aaron Scott. The two additions are highly skilled defensively, long, and can play uptempo the way Rick Pitino's system dictates. Lets look at where the roster is at now, who St. John's will target next a…

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Episode 104: Coachcast With Bob Walsh Part 6 48:27

3M ago48:27

48:27

St. John's Assistant Coach Bob Walsh joins the podcast for the sixth time as the college basketball season has come and gone. We discuss his first year in Queens, his thoughts on St. John's being left out of the NCAA Tournament, how they will attack next season differently, scheduling for the future, plans for Zuby, Dunlap, RJ and Simeon this summe…

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Episode 103: Season Wrap Up With Mike Cragg 59:35

3M ago59:35

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St. John's Director of Athletics Mike Cragg returns to the Eye on the Storm podcast to look back on the first year of Rick Pitino in Queens. We discuss the ups and downs of the season, the unfortunate abrupt end, Selection Sunday, all the projects in the works on campus and looking ahead to the future. Storm Marketing - https://www.stormmarketingny…

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Episode 102: St. John's Snubbed With Bracketologist Brad Wachtel 1:03:56

4M ago1:03:56

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St. John's did everything in their control from February 18th on, they won five games in a row, knocked off Seton Hall on Thursday of the Big East Tournament and went toe to toe again with UConn falling by just 5. 20 wins overall and 11 in the Big East was not good enough to put St. John's in the NCAA tournament as the committee left them on the ou…

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Episode 101: St. John's Advances to Friday Night of Big East Tournament 25:31

4M ago25:31

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It's been 24 years but St. John's knocked off the 4 seed Seton Hall Pirates on Thursday afternoon at MSG to advance to Friday night of the Big East Tournament. It was a 19 point drubbing, a balanced effort that powered St. John's. They turned Seton Hall over, they dominated on the glass and left no doubt who the better team was on the floor. Next u…

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Episode 100: Dwight Hardy 44:01

4M ago44:01

44:01

His senior year was memorable moment after memorable moment, shots that went in that will be remembered by St. John's fans for life. The shifty guard with a killer instinct was molded by streetball in the Bronx and made sure he delivered when the lights inside Madison Square Garden shined bright. We discuss Hardy's beginnings, his tough road to get…

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Episode 99: Coachcast With Bob Walsh Part 5 39:36

4M ago39:36

39:36

In a blink of an eye, or more specifically four games, the St. John's season went from dead to back on life support to very much alive. St. John's is playing the best basketball of their season at just the right time. So we'll sit down with Assistant Coach Bob Walsh who has been around for every second of it to discuss what's changed, what has happ…

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Episode 98: St. John's Bullies Butler in a Blowout 41:09

5M ago41:09

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St. John's made sure to carry that positive momentum from the Creighton win on the road to Indianapolis as they destroyed Butler 82-59. SJU swept the season series with the Bulldogs for just the third time in program history and is peaking at the right time. Behind a huge effort from Glenn Taylor Jr and RJ Luis, St. John's used defense and non stop…

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Episode 97: St. John's Get Signature Win, Knock off #15 Blue Jays 54:50

5M ago54:50

54:50

When St. John's needed their best game of the season, they got it. Behind 27 points from Daniss Jenkins and 18 points from Jordan Dingle, the Red Storm took down #15 Creighton inside Madison Square Garden. It was a complete game, one where they had a halftime lead and never let it go. A complete game, with tough defense, and performances that stood…

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Episode 96: St. John's Beats Georgetown + Repole "All In" 52:06

5M ago52:06

52:06

St. John's is back in the win column, albeit an ugly return, a return none the less. Johnnies stop their losing streak with a 90-85 win over Georgetown on the road as they avoided a second half collapse but came very close to it. The capstone to Wednesday came with Mike Repole before the game pledging his intention to help Rick Pitino and St. John'…

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Episode 95: The Meltdown 54:40

5M ago54:40

54:40

St. John's had a 19 point lead over Seton Hall in the first half, they had a half time lead against an opponent again, and wouldn't you know it they crumbled in the 2nd half again. Boos came down from the crowd as St. John's continued to display a lack of toughness when adversity hit for the millionth time this season. After the game Rick Pitino ha…

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Episode 94: St. John's Loses Again, Same Song and Dance 19:08

5M ago19:08

19:08

Stop me if you heard this one before, St. John's blew a second half lead again. A big opportunity presented itself in the form of a quad 1 road opportunity. St. John's took a lead into halftime, and when the game restarted St. John's, as they have all year, did not come out with any fire and ended up losing. Porous defense, Josh Oduro, and not a si…

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Episode 93: Another Lead Blown, St. John's Falters Again 32:43

5M ago32:43

32:43

Marquette beat St. John's the same way it did in the first match-up. With a second half take over as St. John's let a 15 point first half lead slip away, as well as a 10 point second half lead go. Tyler Kolek turned St. John's into "barbecue chicken" beating them on every possession. With St. John's dropping their 6th game in 8 tries, time is runni…

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Episode 92: No Match For Number 1, Johnnies Lose to UConn 77-64 1:10:52

5M ago1:10:52

1:10:52

Sold out MSG was in for a fight, at least for the first 27 minutes of the game. After that it was all UConn as they pulled away and St. John's didn't have any help for Daniss Jenkins to come back. St. John's has lost 5 of their last 6 and fans are in a bit of panic mode. The poor three point shooting, and free throw shooting reared it's ugly head a…

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Episode 91: St. John's Falls to Xavier, Drop to 13-8 43:10

6M ago43:10

43:10

St. John's had a week off to get ready for a road test in the Cintas Center. They had previously handled Xavier in December by 15 points. This time, Sean Miller would be ready as Xavier took care of St. John's 88-77. While the final score was not indicitive of how close the game was late, St. John's struggled in the first half, and there's a lot of…

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Episode 90: Coachcast With Bob Walsh Part 4 40:08

6M ago40:08

40:08

St. John's is 13-7 on the season, 5-4 in conference play following a 20 point win over Villanova. They snapped a three game losing streak following a three game winning streak, battling adversity, COVID-19, and more. St. John's Assistant Coach Bob Walsh is back for Coachcast part four where we go over everything that's been going on with the team. …

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Episode 89: St. John's Defensive Clinic Leads to Sweep of Villanova 40:23

6M ago40:23

40:23

It was another first in forever type of night for St. John's as they handled Villanova easily, again, this time at home. In front of over 12,000 fans, St. John's swept the season series against Villanova for the first time since the 1992-1993 season. It was all led by the tremendous defense by St. John's that held the Wildcats to 16% shooting from …

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Episode 88: St. John's Drops Third Straight in Another Heartbreaker 52:56

6M ago52:56

52:56

Twice in two weeks St. John's has lost a game to a ranked Big East Opponent by one point. Heartbreak part deux happened inside Madison Square Garden on Saturday when St. John's valiant comeback effort fell short as Chris Ledlum and Daniss Jenkins both missed crucial threes at the end of the game. Turnovers in the first half didn't help, poor defens…

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Episode 87: Johnnies No Show In Jersey 33:22

6M ago33:22

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St. John's once again proved that the Prudential Center was a house of horrors, getting their doors blown off for the second consecutive game, and dropping their second game in a row this season, 80-65. The game wasn't competitive for the most part as St. John's basically went through the motions until the final buzzer sounded. With Rick Pitino and…

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Episode 86: Heartbreak in Omaha, St. John's Lose 66-65 41:27

6M ago41:27

41:27

It was freezing, snowing and miserable outside the arena, when the buzzer sounded and the game was over St. John's would feel equally as terrible as the weather outside. A 66-65 loss after a back and forth 2nd half that was punctuated by missed calls by referees. St. John's has a quick turn around with Seton Hall on Tuesday as they try to wash the …

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Episode 85: Fran Fraschilla 59:45

6M ago59:45

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St. John's has had some very interesting coaches patrolling the sidelines in Jamaica, Queens. One of those head coaches was Fran Fraschilla, now with ESPN as an analyst and broadcaster, Fraschilla was 37 when he got the St. John's job. He was a master recruiter and took SJU to the tournament for the first time in 5 years when he got there. While it…

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Episode 84: St. John's Holds Off Providence 75-73 42:40

6M ago42:40

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St. John's is currently tied for first place in the Big East and has started conference play 4-1 for the first time in 23 years. The Johnnies came out hot against Providence at MSG and then had to withstand a mighty counterpunch. In the end, some missed free throws by St. John's and a timely rebound by RJ Luis made it a rollercoaster of a game that…

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Episode 83: St. John's Beats Villanova 81-71, Improve to 11-4 36:08

6M ago36:08

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St. John's went on the road and did something they haven't done since 1993, and that's beat Villanova at The Finn. Thanks to Joel Soriano and Daniss Jenkins the Johnnies were able to overcome not having Chris Ledlum, and a new career high by Brady Dunlap made sure of that. Dunlap got his first start as a Johnnie and rewarded Rick Pitino with 12 poi…

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Episode 82: St. John's Bullies Butler in 16 Point Win 42:35

6M ago42:35

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St. John's capped off their season at Carnesecca Arena with an 86-70 win over the Butler Bulldogs to improve to 10-4 on the season, and 2-1 in Big East play. It was a huge night for the Johnnies who used their tenacious pressure defense in the 2nd half to make Butler uncomfortable. With Posh Alexander returning to Queens, it was the Johnnies who wo…

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Episode 81: Coachcast with Bob Walsh Part 3 36:47

7M ago36:47

36:47

A lot has happened since our last sit down with St. John's Assistant Coach Bob Walsh. Road wins, conference wins, close losses, a new defense unleashed and so much more. We discuss the lessons learned from UConn, preparing for conference play moving forward, the rotations, how freshmen must battle adversity and learn plus so much more. Follow the p…

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Episode 80: St. John's Unable to Play Grinch, Lose to UConn By 4 33:03

7M ago33:03

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St. John's had a great opportunity of stealing a win from the national champions on the road. Earlier in the day they'd learn that Donovan Clingan would miss the game for UConn and RJ Luis would be suiting up, so things were breaking right for St. John's. They took a 6 point lead into the half as the new zone defense was on display and working effe…

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Episode 79: St. John's Zips Up Xavier to Open Big East Play 51:55

7M ago51:55

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The Red Storm kicked off conference play in style with a wire-to-wire win over the Xavier Musketeers, 81-66. It was the most balanced and complete effort of the season by the Johnnies and one that left Rick Pitino very happy after the game. Nahiem Alleyne got the start, Joel Soriano dominated the 2nd half, and St. John's started their conference pl…

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Episode 78: Red Storm Respond, Ram Fordham By 22 1:02:36

7M ago1:02:36

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It was a get right game for St. John's from the defense to the bench, St. John's went into Madison Square Garden looking for put the ugly BC loss behind them. With Joel Soriano facing his old team, he made sure to let them know what they have been missing. 20 points, 10 rebounds from the big man helped St. John's to a 77-55 win as they get ready fo…

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Episode 77: Defensive Woes Continue, Red Storm Fall to Boston College 26:15

7M ago26:15

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St. John's had a 10 point lead in the 2nd half, but the poor defense that head coach Rick Pitino has talked about all season made its way to Brooklyn and gave it all away. St. John's allowed Boston College to score at will, get to the paint whenever they wanted and could never stay in front of their defender. It's a loss that will hurt St. John's l…

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Episode 76: Joel Soriano Dominates, Red Storm Cruise to 6-2 33:34

7M ago33:34

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St. John's took care of business with a 35 point win over Sacred Heart on Wednesday inside Carnsecca Arena. Thanks to Joel Soriano's 18 points, 13 rebounds and career high 6 assists, he continues to prove just how dominant of a force he is. St. John's didn't let off the gas all game, played like a more cohesive unit and got an easy win as they get …

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Episode 75: Country Roads Lead to a Win Over West Virginia 79-73 32:38

8M ago32:38

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St. John's faced their first true road test against West Virginia on Friday Night and while they had to battle the hostile crowd and as Rick Pitino said "the elements of the referees" they still came away victorious. Joel Soriano had a career high 24 points, Chris Ledlum chipped in with a double-double and Nahiem Alleyne proved once again why his c…

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Episode 74: Coachcast With Bob Walsh Part 2 36:20

8M ago36:20

36:20

This season I'll be joined by Assistant Coach Bob Walsh as part of an on going series to get an inside look at the St. John's team. We're calling it Coachcast with Bob Walsh! Since Coach Walsh joined us last St. John's has gone 3-2, winning two games in Charleston. RJ Luis has returned to the lineup and guys have started to find their roles. How ha…

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Episode 73: St. John's Obliterates Holy Cross, Improve to 4-2 25:44

8M ago25:44

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After a tough week in Charleston, St. John's took a few days off to regroup. They stepped back onto the court in Queens on Saturday night and put a beating on Holy Cross to the tune of 91-45. It was the debut of RJ Luis who looked like a future star in a Red Storm Uniform. St. John's toned down the turnovers, dominated in the paint and got a bunch …

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Episode 72: St. John's Bounces Back, Beat Utah for 3rd Place in The Charleston Classic 43:09

8M ago43:09

43:09

St. John's left Charleston, South Carolina with two wins and momentum. After squeaking a win out against North Texas and falling to Dayton, the Red Storm had their hands full with a bigger Utah team. Luckily for Rick Pitino's crew, something clicked and the Johnnies put up 91 points in the most complete game played thus far. This was the St. John's…

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Episode 71: St. John's Splits First Two Games in the Charleston Classic 38:07

8M ago38:07

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St. John's kicked off the Charleston Classic with a nail bitter of a win over North Texas 53-52. After a hot start, the Johnnies offense hit a brick wall and it took great team defense and some late Joel Soriano free throws to win. Next up for the Red Storm was the Dayton Flyers which started out much better for St. John's, things went well in the …

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Episode 70: Michigan Spoils Rick Pitino's Return to MSG 41:05

8M ago41:05

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It was the first marquee game on the St. John's schedule as Rick Pitino made his long awaited return to Madison Square Garden as Head Coach of the Red Storm. The Wolverines were in town to play spoiler and did just that. After a quick start, St. John's could not answer a furious attack by Michigan that sent them to the half up 10. Out of the break …

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Episode 69: Coachcast With Bob Walsh Part 1 26:27

8M ago26:27

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This season I'll be joined by Assistant Coach Bob Walsh as part of an on going series to get an inside look at the St. John's team. We're calling it Coachcast with Bob Walsh! From what's going on in practice, game recaps, previewing the next opponent, what goes into scouting, how certain players are doing and everything in between. Bob Walsh has be…

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Episode 68: Rick Pitino is 1-0 with 90-74 Season Opener Win 44:02

8M ago44:02

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A new era has officially gotten underway in Queens as St. John's kicked off their season with a deciding 90-74 win over Stony Brook on 11/7/23. It was Rick Pitino's first game that counted as the head coach of St. John's and the experienced roster shined. Chris Ledlum, Joel Soriano, Daniss Jenkins and Jordan Dingle were all in double figures, power…

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Episode 67: The Definitive 2023-2024 Big East Preview with John Fanta 59:56

9M ago59:56

59:56

The Big East conference is arguably the best conference in the country when it comes to college basketball. From the coaches, to the returning players, to the storylines, it's going to be a fun season! We welcome back the mayor of the Big East, the most qualified human on the planet to give us the insight on each team prior to the season starting, …

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Episode 66: 1 on 1 with Coach Seth Greenberg 34:20

9M ago34:20

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Best known for leading the Virginia Tech Hoakies from 2003-2012 and winning Coach of the Year in the ACC twice in that time, Seth Greenberg knows a thing or two about coaching college basketball. He has also coached against some of the best ever and has a long history with new St. John's coach Rick Pitino. Recently, he visited campus and took in a …

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Episode 65: John Minko 49:47

9M ago49:47

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He's the voice of St. John's basketball and synonymous with sports talk radio in New York for decades. You've heard him on WFAN and if you're a St. John's fan you've seen him in the arena for over a decade. John Minko has seen it all and has been around the titans of the sports media industry. Now with sports talk radio updates in his rear view mir…

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Episode 64: St. John's Survives 89-78 vs Rutgers in Double OT 21:17

9M ago21:17

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St. John's finally got a chance to play another team in a red jersey besides themselves. October 21st 2023 marked the first day that Rick Pitino coached the Red Storm in a basketball game. Albeit an exhibition against Rutgers, it definitely didn't feel like a game that didn't count. It took 10 extra minutes, and St. John's blew a 20 point lead but …

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Episode 63: Media Day 2023 27:20

9M ago27:20

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St. John's hosted media day on 10/17/23 for it's Men's basketball program. We got to hear from coach Rick Pitino, speak to the entire roster, and watch practice. While there are expectations in Queens, Rick Pitino is steadfast that this team has a lot of work to do. The one thing that is for sure is they are ready to play someone other than themsel…

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Episode 62: Storm Marketing 42:48

9M ago42:48

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On today's episode I'm joined by Vin Ochani, St. John's Alum, superfan, and founder of Storm Marketing LLC, the NIL group helping St. John's student athletes. We dive into the way NIL has evolved recently, Storm Marketing efforts and recent happenings with St. John's, how the fans can help, and all the events coming up that they are throwing to hel…

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Episode 61: Matt Abdelmassih 41:51

10M ago41:51

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Matt Abdelmassih has St. John's coursing through this veins, alumni, student manager, Assistant Coach, and now General Manager. After a few years away, Abdelmassih is back to help his alma mater in a new role that is not only vital, essential, but necessary. As the new GM of St. John's basketball he will be focusing on many things to help Rick Piti…

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