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 team that a lot of people wanted to see and thought they'd see under Rick Pitino.  I'm joined by Kevin Connelly from Storm the Paint to go over the much needed win for St. John's

Great bounce back performances by Chris Ledlum and Nahiem Alleyne were aided by Daniss Jenkins, Joel Soriano and Jordan Dingle's best game of the year.

St. John's comes home 3-2 as the easier part of the non-conference schedule awaits.

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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 first half, and then it all fell apart in the 2nd half mainly because of the fouls, and poor defense. Dayton beat St. John's 88-81.

We react from Charleston as St. John's falls to 2-2 on the season and will play in the 3rd place game on Sunday.

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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 nothing went right and St. John's ended up losing 89-73.

On today's recap episode Frank and Dave are joined by Zach Braziller of the NY Post to go over the loss, some key takeaways and how St. John's will have to regroup quickly as they head to Charleston on Thursday to take on North Texas.

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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 been in coaching for over 30 years, 13 as a head coach, and brings a wealth of knowledge to Rick Pitino's staff. On the first edition of our series we'll discuss his career, the Stony Brook win, what went into preparing for the Seawolves, the Michigan game at Madision Square Garden on 11/13/23 and more.

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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, powering the Red Storm to a comfortable season opening win. 

Frank Molfetta is officially on board for season 2 of the Eye on the Storm Podcast as co-host for game breakdowns and we get right into what and who stood out, what needs to get worked on with Michigan coming up, and everything in between.

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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, friend of the program John Fanta.

We go through all 11 teams, the storylines, predictions, what to expect and of course dive deep into St. John's under Rick Pitino and more.

Skip to Individual Team Previews:

St. John's: (46:52)
Marquette: (7:50)
UConn: (11:04)
Creighton: (14:47)
Villanova: (18:53)
Providence: (22:40)
Xavier: (26:10)
Seton Hall: (30:38)
Butler: (35:00)
DePaul: (39:05)
Georgetown: (41:18)

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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 practice ran by Pitino and the new look Johnnies. 

We talk about his relationship with Rick Pitino, what's in store for St. John's under the hall-of-famer, how the landscape of college basketball has changed recently and his unique perspective of the game from the eyes of a coach.

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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 mirror, he's along for the ride known as the Rick Pitino era. We talk about his days at Butler, covering St. John's, some memorable calls and everything in between. 

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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 in the end came out on top. 

St. John's beats Rutgers 89-78 in a wild game, one that Rick Pitino is happy went the way it did...double overtime and all.

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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 themselves and the Rutgers exhibition is going to be the first real measuring stick for this roster.

We have injury news, NBA scouts at practice, some great anecdotes from Simeon Wilcher, and a great story from Brady Dunlap about his dad changing his jumpshot in 7th grade leading to tears, but also great success.

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