Eye on the Storm

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. Th...

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 magica...

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...

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...

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. J...

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 bi...

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 sea...

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 1...

Madison Square Garden was sold out. Spike Lee was courtside wearing a PHD hoodie and The Mecca was a sea of red. St. John's romped UConn 89-75 and the final score was not indicative of how bad of a beat down it was. For the first time in 25 years, St. John's has swept the season series with the two-time defending National Champions as a dream season continues. The Red Storm improve to 24...

Vice President and Director of Athletics Ed Kull returns to the Eye on the Storm Podcast to talk about this amazing season. What's it like handling such a successful season in the offices, what's it like handling such a succesful season that a program hasn't seen in decades? Plus there are major changes coming to Queens - mainly a full reseat of season ticket holders in Carnesecca A...

St. John's got another ranked win on Sunday afternoon inside Madison Square Garden. A huge matchup between ranked opponents, fighting for the top spot of the Big East lived up to the billing. 79-73 St. John's got revenge on the Blue Jays after losing by 1 on 12/31, the surprise in this one being Deivon Smith and his health status. Tremendous games from RJ Luis Jr, Kadary Richmond and Zub...

St. John's 10 game winning streak came to an end earlier this week with a 73-71 loss on the road to Villanova. It's the first time they have lost since 12/31 and perhaps it was a reality check for St. John's. I'm joined by the great Mike Vaccaro of the NY Post to discuss St. John's this season, the loss and what lessons can be learned from finding out you are not invincibl...

Coach Bob Walsh is back and is it the most perfect time or what. After St. John's knocked off UConn on the road on Friday night, thanks in part to a base line out of bounds play he drew up according to Rick Pitino. We recap the win, talk about the season, RJ Luis Jr's rise, Kadary Richmond's never wavering attitude and how special this season as been with plenty more to work to do....

Madison Square Garden was filled with red on Tuesday night, and as loud as you can hope for as #12 Red Storm took on #11 Marquette Golden Eagles. A battle of the top two teams in the Big East, the Red Storm with their first major conference test. Kadary Richmond, once again playing like an All-American, helped lead St. John's to an emphatic 70-64 win that sent a real statement to the other 10...

A 19 point lead evaporated thanks to blistering hot Providence shooting but when it came down to crunch time, the man named Kooks, delivered. St. John's gets the season sweep of Providence after it came down to the wire in Madison Square Garden. RJ Luis Jr and Zuby Ejifor were in double figures and helped Richmond carry St. John's through a roller coaster of a 2nd half. Also we discuss t...

St. John's left no doubt on Tuesday night as they traveled to the nation's capitol. 47 points in the first half was enough to win the game, as the #4 ranked defense held Georgetown to just 41 points in the entire game. With the win the Red Storm are undefeated in January from the first time since 1984-1985, and the #15 ranked team in the country completed the season sweep of the Hoyas. ...

It's another installment of Coachcast with a third member of the St. John's Red Storm coaching staff. Today we welcome on someone who has been coaching with Rick Pitino for five seasons across two teams. We discuss his beginnings, his experience overseas both playing and coaching Lefteris in Greece this summer, how this St. John's team is surging, plus previewing the upcoming game a...

1-12 from three didn't matter. Being down 16 didn't matter. No Deivon Smith didn't matter. St. John's found a way to win as they have all season. Through suffocating defense and timely baskets from Kadary Richmond, RJ Luis Jr, Simeon Wilcher, and Zuby Ejifor the Johnnies got it down in OT in front of over 14,000 fans. Richmond had his best game in a St. John's uniform and...

A place where St. John's usually suffered defeat after defeat, St. John's made sure to turn the tide, as they have many times this season. The Prudential Center on Saturday night was the host of a beat down for the home town team. Through boa-constrictor like defense St. John's completely overwhelmed rival Seton Hall from start to finish 79-51. Kadary Richmond made sure to remind th...

Stop me if you have heard this before, St. John's used a second half surge to win another game. No Deivon Smith had St. John's perplexed in the first half but as they have done all year, the halftime break seemed to fix all. Behind Aaron Scott, Kadary Richmond and RJ Luis Jr, St. John's erased a 15 point deficit, 14 point deficit in the 2nd half by turning up the defense and forcing...

He's the Associate Head Coach of St. John's with his finger prints on this roster, how every player is doing and so much more. Excited to welcome on another coach from St. John's Steve Masiello. We talk about his playing days, his coaching days, what it's like coaching along side Rick Pitino at Louisville, at Iona and now. How has he changed as a coach? What went into this rost...

In front of over 18,000 fans St. John's made Madison Square Garden feels like the 80s again. Red was seen to the roof, and St. John's thanks to defense and RJ Luis Jr. made sure to send their fans home happy. It was a tough game that featured a red hot Villanova team and the nation's leading scorer, but St. John's held him at bay with double teams. For St. John's they batt...

From Kadary Richmond setting the tone, to Zuby Ejifor cleaning up down low to Aaron Scott filling in the gaps, it was an complete team win on the road. Xavier is always a tough place to play for the Johnnies but on Tuesday they made sure to never let up. Simeon Wilcher made key baskets late as St. John's used their defense to harass Sean Miller's group into submission. Follow the podcast...

St. John's was able to bounce back from a tough New Years Eve loss to Creighton with an eight point win at home against Butler. An awful shooting afternoon could not stop St. John's as they found a way in the 2nd half much like they have many times this season. Kadary Richmond asserted himself in the second half and made sure St. John's would leave victorious on a day they honored L...

Just like last year in Omaha, it came down to the very end. St. John's had a chance to win it, not once but twice. RJ Luis Jr. had a chance to play hero but the refs swallowed the whistle at the end and St. John's could not find a way to get their third Big East win of the season. A game where St. John's led early on and looked like a machine, quickly turned into a St. John's t...