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St. John's men's soccer is back in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2021. The Red Storm earned an at-large bid during Monday's selection show and will face West Virginia in the first round on Thursday (7 p.m., ESPN+).

Read more:
St. John’s men’s soccer earns first NCAA Tournament bid in four years
The Johnnies will play West Virginia on the road in the First Round on Thursday, November 20 (7 p.m., ESPN+)
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November 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
St. John’s men’s soccer is back in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2021

They’ll play West Virginia in Morgantown on Thursday, November 20 at 7 pm. The winner will play national 10-seed High Point this Sunday.
November 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM
St. John's falls one spot to No. 14 in the latest AP top 25 men's basketball poll | #SJUBB
NCAA College Basketball Rankings: AP Top 25 Basketball Poll
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November 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
William & Mary kept it close until halftime, but St. John's used an explosive second-half run to propel them to a comfortable 93-60 win on Saturday night || #SJUBB

Read:
St. John’s men’s basketball erupts in second half to thrash William & Mary
The Johnnies were nearly sucked into a competitive game, until they ran away with it after halftime
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November 17, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Pitino says that while recruiting Dylan Darling this summer, former Washington State head coach Kyle Smith told him "Darling's heart is bigger than his size".

Darling played under Smith at Wazzu from 2023-2024.

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Rick Pitino on Dylan Darling: "He's 5-foot-11 and he's tough as nails... He's got great moxie, he's afraid of nobody he plays against, he thinks he's the best player on the court."

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November 16, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Rick Pitino on Dylan Darling: "He's 5-foot-11 and he's tough as nails... He's got great moxie, he's afraid of nobody he plays against, he thinks he's the best player on the court."

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November 16, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Rick Pitino says Zuby Ejiofor always texts in the team group chat: "One practice at a time, one day at a time."

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November 16, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Dylan Darling says he felt like he got "burned" on ball screen coverage against Michigan and felt like he got better there since then.

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November 16, 2025 at 1:18 AM
St. John's men's basketball has scored 90 or more points in their first three games of a season for the first time since 1971-72

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November 16, 2025 at 1:08 AM
FINAL: No. 13 St. John's 93, William & Mary 60

After leading by a slim five points at the break, the Johnnies explode with a 54-point second half.

Five players scored in double-figures. Hopkins and Sanon lead the team with 15 points apiece.

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November 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Dillon Mitchell intercepts a pass and windmills it with one hand and a grin on his face.

St. John's is salting this one away, up 89-56 with 1:47 left in the second half.

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November 16, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Zuby Ejiofor hits a free throw to bring St. John's to 67 points, eliciting cheers from the kids at Carnesecca Arena

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November 16, 2025 at 12:27 AM
That's more like it
November 16, 2025 at 12:26 AM
If you want bread, go to the bakery. If you want money, go to the bank. If you want points, go to the basket.

St. John's opens the second half with four straight rim attempts, making three, including a fastbreak dunk by Bryce Hopkins just now.

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November 16, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Zuby Ejiofor only had one shot attempt in the first half. File that under "That's Not What You Want".

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November 15, 2025 at 11:52 PM
HALF: No. 13 St. John's 39, William & Mary 34

The vibes have been off for most of the first half. The Johnnies are finally staying in front of the Tribe's three-point shooters, who only made two of its last 11 triples, but their offense has went cold at the same time.

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November 15, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Nobody runs back to stop a Kilian Brockhoeff fastbreak dunk and suddenly the game is tied at 26.

Someday St. John's won't be asleep at the wheel for one of these early season weekend games against a mid-major at home. Today is not one of those days.

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November 15, 2025 at 11:35 PM
William & Mary are picking up steam and have just forced Rick Pitino to burn his first timeout of the game.

The Tribe are on a 10-2 run and have made five of eight shots from deep. 19-17 lead for the Johnnies with 11:26 remaining in the first half.

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November 15, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Dillon Mitchell is now in the game for Ruben Prey, who sprawled onto the floor and nearly started a breakaway, but ended up throwing a bad pass to Kilian Brockhoeff moments ago.

Very up-and-down first four minutes here in Jamaica. St. John's leads 10-6 at the timeout.

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November 15, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Here comes that full court press by William & Mary. St. John's does generate an open shot by Sellers in the corner from it, but he can't convert the triple.
November 15, 2025 at 11:06 PM
One day ago, Rick Pitino said Oziyah Sellers needs to take more threes.

Message received. The Stanford transfer opens the game with a triple on the first St. John's possession.

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November 15, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Chat with your fellow St. John's fans about tonight's game against William & Mary in our game thread below | #SJUBB
Game thread: St. John’s men’s basketball vs. William & Mary
Chat with your fellow Johnnies fans during tonight’s game against the Tribe
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November 15, 2025 at 6:21 PM
In their fourth game of the season, the St. John’s women’s basketball team delivered its best performance yet, blowing out Yale in a 88-60 win | #SJUWBB

Read Elijah Hamilton's game recap below:
St. John’s women’s basketball blows out Yale in Friday matinee
Led by Brooke Moore’s career-high 16 points, the Red Storm scored their most points in a game since 2022
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November 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
St. John's men's basketball will look to re-group from their humbling loss to Alabama and take care of business when they face the William & Mary Tribe on Saturday night || #SJUBB

Read our game preview below:
St. John’s men’s basketball game preview: William & Mary
The Johnnies look to get back on track after their first loss of the season when they face the Pride on Saturday evening
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November 15, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Just finished MBB media availability, now checking on WBB.

Very good start for the Red Storm, but Yale are making a run to get back into this one.

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November 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM