ST. JOHN'S RED STORM NEWS

St. John's looks to end NCAA Tournament drought in 2nd season under Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino

A strong finish in Rick Pitino’s debut season at St. John's wasn’t enough to earn an NCAA Tournament invite last March, as the Red Storm were snubbed on Selection Sunday

OCTOBER 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

FOX Sports' 2024-25 college basketball preseason All-America teams

FOX Sports college basketball analyst John Fanta reveals his preseason All-America teams. See who made the cut — and who didn't.

OCTOBER 20

St. John's hires Fordham athletic director and native New Yorker Ed Kull as its next AD

St. John’s hired Fordham athletic director and native New Yorker Ed Kull to be its next AD

SEPTEMBER 10 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

RJ Luis - Returns to action Luis (shin) has been fully cleared for a return ahead of the 2024-25 season, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reports.

Impact Luis, who missed 10 games early in the 2023-24 season as the result of a shin injury, has overcome the issue that lingered through the season. The 6-foot-7 junior averaged 10.9 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.2 steals for St. John's last season on 21 minutes per game. Luis looks to have left his lingering issue in the rearview mirror and will aim to build upon an otherwise successful sophomore campaign this season.

SEPTEMBER 4 • ROTOWIRE

Sword, bullhorn stolen from Hall of Fame basketball coach Rick Pitino's St. John's office

Two thieves stole a ceremonial sword and a bullhorn from the office of St. John’s University Coach Rick Pitino, the school said Thursday.

AUGUST 22

Sword, bullhorn stolen from Pitino's St. John's office The NYPD has released surveillance footage of two men who allegedly broke into St. John's basketball coach Rick Pitino's office and stole a...

AUGUST 22 • NEWSDAY.COM

St. John's Simeon Wilcher motivated to excel in loaded new-look backcourt Simeon Wilcher didn’t see it as impacting him negatively. Deivon Smith and Kadary Richmond would make the Johnnies — and himself — better.

JULY 25 • NYPOST.COM

Simeon Wilcher - Breakout candidate for 2024-25 Wilcher is a breakout candidate for the NCAA's 2024-25 season, according to Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports.

Impact Currently, the Red Storm's 2024-25 season is expected to have Deivon Smith and Kadary Richmond as its primary backcourt. However, they will need a backup, and that is where Wilcher makes his entry. Despite averaging fewer than 10 minutes across his last seven games, he logged 50 points while shooting 50 percent from the field and 54.5 percent from three. Considering the Red Storm do not have a pecking order in backcourt depth, additional time for Wilcher is definitely possible and means more opportunities to potentially excel shooting-wise.

JULY 24 • ROTOWIRE

St. John's announces that Mike Cragg is out as athletic director in mutual parting

Mike Cragg is out as the St. John’s athletic director in what the school describes as a mutual parting

JUNE 17 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jordan goes 5 for 5 to help Mississippi State eliminate St. John's 13-5

Dakota Jordan batted 5 for 5, scored three times and drove in four runs and Mississippi State advanced to the championship of the Charlottesville Regional by beating St. John’s 13-...

JUNE 2 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Brienza delivers winning single for St. John's in 10-9, 12-inning victory over Pennsylvania

Anthony Brienza’s two-strike, two-out single in the bottom of the 12th inning lifted St. John’s to a dramatic 10-9 victory over Pennsylvania at the Charlottesville Regional of the...

JUNE 1 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jordan ends slump with 3-run blast in 10th inning to send Mississippi State past St. John's

Dakota Jordan hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the 10th inning and Mississippi State beat St. John’s 5-2 for a dramatic win in the Charlottesville Regional

JUNE 1 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

St. John's unlikely to get Chris Ledlum, Jordan Dingle back after court ruling The former Ivy League players, who transferred into the program last offseason and were starters most of the year, are suing the NCAA for an...

MAY 28 • NYPOST.COM

Jordan Dingle - Denied extra year of eligibility Dingle has been denied an extra year of collegiate eligibility, according to Aaron Torres of FOX Sports.

Impact Dingle and Chris Ledlum both applied for an extra year of collegiate eligibility before the NCAA's 2024-25 season. But by getting denied, the former will have to focus on pro basketball if he wants to continue playing the sport. Dingle averaged 11.6 points and 2.0 rebounds across his 31 games (23 started) for St. John's.

MAY 28 • ROTOWIRE

Report: Kentucky, St. John's agree to home-and-home series The former UK coach will return to Rupp Arena for the 30th anniversary of the 1996 national championship team.

MAY 14 • 247SPORTS.COM

Report: Georgia finalizing matchup with Rick Pitino's St. John's squad in Bahamas The Bulldogs look set to square off with Pitino's Red Storm squad down in the Bahamas.

MAY 13 • 247SPORTS.COM

St. John's, Rick Pitino land a difference-maker in Kadary Richmond

Transfer from Seton Hall will add spice to Big East rivalry, put Johnnies in position to be a top-20 team and end their NCAA Tournament win...

MAY 8

Star guard Kadary Richmond transfers to St. John's from Big East rival Seton Hall

Star guard Kadary Richmond is transferring to St. John’s from Seton Hall, staying close to home inside the Big East but switching sides in their Hudson River rivalry

MAY 7 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Point guard Deivon Smith transferring to St. John's from Utah

Point guard Deivon Smith is transferring to St. John’s from Utah, giving Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino a veteran replacement for Daniss Jenkins next season

MAY 6 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

St. John's Chris Ledlum and Jordan Dingle suing NCAA for denying them 2024-25 eligibility

St. John’s basketball players Chris Ledlum and Jordan Dingle have filed a lawsuit against the NCAA for denying their request for an eligibility waiver that would give them one more...

APRIL 30 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rick Pitino accepts Mark Pope’s challenge, Kentucky vs. St. John’s series in works

Rick Pitino will be returning to Kentucky — to lead his St. John's team into Lexington as part of a series that is in the works against his...

APRIL 15

Rick Pitino accepts Mark Pope's offer for UK-St. John's home-and-home While we’re doing homecomings at Kentucky, might as well bring Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino back, right?

APRIL 15 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Kentucky basketball coaching candidates: Top names to replace John Calipari

Both Scott Drew and Dan Hurley have removed themselves from being considered for the Kentucky men's basketball coaching opening. John Fanta...

APRIL 11

What could've been: St. John's believes it could've made run "I honestly believe we'd have played to at least the Sweet 16," Daniss Jenkins said.

APRIL 9 • NEWSDAY.COM

Big East 'very disappointed,' but top-three teams can avenge NCAA Tournament snubs

The Big East is "very disappointed" after only three teams were selected for the NCAA Tournament, but UConn, Marquette and Creighton — all t...

MARCH 19