It's not how St. John's thought their season would end. Not in the Garden, one of their home courts, not like this. For a little while on Thursday night inside Madison Square Garden, it appeared the Johnnies might pull off the upset of the Big East Tournament. For the first 25-30 minutes of the game, St. John's outplayed Big East powerhouse, and second-seeded Villanova. … [Read more...] about St. John’s let’s one slip away to Villanova, eliminated from Big East Tournament
Julian Champagnie
St. John’s settles down, then beats down DePaul to advance in Big East tourney
Julian Champagnie had 26 points as St. John's beat DePaul 92-73 in the first round of the Big East Conference tournament on Wednesday night. Stef Smith had 13 points for St. John's (17-14). Esahia Nyiwe added 10 points and nine rebounds. Javon Freeman-Liberty had 17 points and six rebounds for the Blue Demons (15-16). Nick Ongenda added 13 … [Read more...] about St. John’s settles down, then beats down DePaul to advance in Big East tourney
St. John’s, in quicksand all night, lose ugly at Creighton
For St. John's, it just wasn't their night. A bad night at the office is an understatement for how rough a night it was for the Red Storm. Alex O'Connell went off for 28 points, including making six of nine from the 3-point line. The Johnnies had no answer for O'Connell, they lost to Creighton, 87-64, Wednesday night in Omaha, Nebraska. The score wasn't even that … [Read more...] about St. John’s, in quicksand all night, lose ugly at Creighton
Julian Champagnie too much for DePaul, St. John’s wins Big East opener
Hard work always pays off, no one needs to tell this to Julian Champagnie. Wednesday night, the Brooklyn native, and junior, delivered a career effort with 34 points and 16 rebounds to lead St. John's to an 89-84 home win over DePaul. For the Red Storm, it was their Big East opener, after four postponements to open their conference schedule. St. John's head coach Mike … [Read more...] about Julian Champagnie too much for DePaul, St. John’s wins Big East opener
St. John’s coming together, rolls past Saint Peter’s
It's still early, two nonconference games into the season to be exact, but St. John's looks good. Julian Champagnie had 22 points as St. John's rolled past St. Peter's 91-70, Saturday at Carnesecca Arena. Tareq Coburn had 17 points for the Red Storm (2-0), while Posh Alexander contributed 12 points and nine assists. Aaron Wheeler had 11 points and seven … [Read more...] about St. John’s coming together, rolls past Saint Peter’s