St. John's Basketball and other Red Storm Sports

Coverage of St. John's basketball, Rick Pitino and other Red Storm sports.

Rubin: Refocused Red Storm in good place heading into matchup with UConn

It's been more than six weeks since St. John's got a shot to score a win that would make the college basketball world sit up and take notice.

Rubin: With UConn on horizon, St. John's must not overlook DePaul

Rubin: UConn game will highlight big week for St. John's

Rubin: Dillon Mitchell playing role of problem solver for St. John's

More Red Storm stories

AnalysisHow to close out a win? The data says give the ball to St. John's Bryce Hopkins

St. John's works its way back into Top 25

Rubin: Pitino deserves to be appreciated for what he's doing now

900! St. John's Pitino picks up milestone win in thrilling fashion

Rubin: Rick Pitino will have to get past his son for 900th victory

St. John's uses 33-13 run to beat Seton Hall, earn 5th straight win

Pitino usually has colorful comments when St. John's faces Seton Hall

Second-half start keys St. John's win over Villanova

Rubin: St. John's may have righted ship, but questions remain at point guard

Federal indictment alleges DePaul players shaved points against St. John's

Former St. John's GM Abdelmassih denies any wrongdoing

First in NewsdaySt. John's parts ways with hoops GM Abdelmassih

College sports news

Heidbreder's buzzer beater caps Fresno State's rally in final 23 seconds to down UNLV 98-96

Arenas scores a career-high 29 points to lead USC past Indiana 81-75

Dunlap's career-high 22 points help No. 19 Saint Louis top Davidson 91-82 for 16th straight win

Booker scores career-high 24 points, leads hot-shooting UCLA over Rutgers 98-66

Copeland sets the table with 16 assists to send NC State past SMU 84-83

Sam Lewis, Thijs De Ridder lead No. 18 Virginia to 67-47 win over Pitt

No. 22 St. John's overcomes shaky start to beat DePaul 68-56 for its 8th straight win

More St. John's

St. John's overcomes early foul troubles to earn fifth win in six games

Rubin: St. John's earns second straight impressive victory, routing Creighton

AnalysisRubin: St. John's use of Ejiofor and Prey on the court together has been productive

Rubin: St. John's gritty players from last season key win over Butler

Rubin: Pitino has seen 'frailties' on Red Storm and wants to see grit

Rubin: St. John's needs to start digging out of deep hole, and quickly

Rubin: Three resolutions for Storm

St. John's Ejiofor approaches triple-double in rout of Georgetown

Rubin: St. John's-Georgetown rivalry can get heated in a hurry

Rubin: Pitino's collection of talent at St. John's looking for an identity

Rubin: St. John's needs to make this schedule change

Pitino on St. John's mentality: 'We don't panic'

Red Storm drop out of AP Top 25 but fear not: Big East schedule looms

Rubin: For St. John's, what's the point? That's the problem

Rubin: St. John's needs Hopkins to be an 'alpha dog' against Kentucky

3 takeaways from St. John's first 10 games

St. John's Darling thrives in Big East opener: 'I got some to fall tonight'

Rubin: St. John's can't overlook DePaul in Big East opener

St. John's cruises past Iona as Sellers heats up in second half

Rubin: Jackson gets his shot at point guard; will he get a passing grade?

St. John's loses Pohto for the season

St. John's Pitino on grinding out win over Ole Miss: 'We were nervous'

Rubin: Pitino says St. John's best chance of success is 'keeping Dylan Darling healthy'

Only in NewsdaySt. John's games are back on the radio. Here's how it happened

Rubin: Darling is the Red Storm's best option at point guard

3 takeaways from St. John's in Vegas tournament

Pitino calls St. John's three games in Vegas 'a very disappointing trip'

Pitino has been 'begging' Sellers to shoot more, and now he's listening

Rubin: St. John's passion to get back in win column on display early, often

Rubin: Pitino bemoans defensive rebounding after one-point loss

Rubin: Pitino ready for 'who's who' of college basketball in Vegas

Rubin: Finesse . . . for St. John's, is that a positive or a criticism?

St. John's Jackson scores 20 points off bench in win over Bucknell

Rubin: Mitchell has been exactly what St. John's has needed

Only in NewsdaySt. John's rebuilds its Kids Club to attract next generation of LI fans

St. John's begins second half with 27-2 run, blows out William & Mary

Rubin: St. John's has chance to get better against William & Mary

St. John's kicks off 2026 recruiting class with Oumiddoch commitment

St. John's out of the top 10 in AP poll

Rubin: St. John's Pitino wants exactly this kind of test

St. John's claws back in second half but falls to No. 15 Alabama

Rubin: St. John's Pitino expects a great test from Alabama

Pitino likens St. John's to a 'bank' in terms of NIL money

No. 5 St. John's opens season with dominant win

3 takeaways from St. John's season-opening win

Rubin: St. John's can meet high expectations; just give it time

Rubin: Red Storm have chance to make history

Pitino has his rotation in place for first game

'I really don't pay much attention to prognosticators'

Skye Owen is limit for how far Storm can go

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