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How Rysheed Jordan is becoming the player St. John's envisioned
OMAHA, Neb. — Whatever the reason was for Rysheed Jordan’s leave of absence, it seems to have done the trick. The enigmatic sophomore guard from Philadelphia is finally playing as...
St. John's blows lead, falls in OT heartbreaker to DePaul
ROSEMONT, Ill. — St. John’s came to suburban Chicago last January an underperforming team unable to execute down the stretch. Not much has changed one year later. The Red Storm...
Reeling St. John's drubbed by Villanova, now 0-3 in Big East
This year was supposed to be different. It had to be, the last remnants of the third-ranked recruiting class now seniors in Steve Lavin’s fifth season at St. John’s. But...
Rysheed Jordan's hiatus over in time for St. John's-Villanova
Rysheed Jordan’s leave of absence lasted three days. Two days after St. John’s coach Steve Lavin was unable to say whether the talented sophomore would return from his indefinite leave,...
A chance for Steve Lavin to end cycle of failed promises
The two games don’t have to be the ones that define this St. John’s basketball season, don’t have to be the ones that summarize Steve Lavin’s tenure as the Red Storm...
St. John's coach 'expects' Rysheed Jordan back -- eventually
One day after Steve Lavin was unable to say whether Rysheed Jordan would return from his indefinite leave of absence, the St. John’s coach said he “expects” the talented sophomore...
Repeated infractions prompted Rysheed Jordan's leave: sources
Rysheed Jordan came to St. John’s hailed as the next great point guard, following in the footsteps of celebrated floor generals such as Erick Barkley, Mark Jackson and Boo Harvey....
Rysheed Jordan takes mysterious, indefinite leave from St. John's
Rysheed Jordan’s roller coaster St John’s career took another strange turn Friday night. The ultra-talented sophomore guard from Philadelphia is taking an indefinite leave of absence from the team, the...
Bill Raftery: Big East title not out of question for St. John's
FOX Sports analyst and former Seton Hall coach Bill Raftery dissects the surprising start by St. John’s heading into its Big East opener against the Pirates with The Post’s Justin...
Obekpa, Pointer carry St. John’s over Long Beach St.
To think, there were those who questioned St. John’s thin frontcourt. Those concerns seem as ancient as the Knicks’ and Nets’ title hopes. With sophomore Rysheed Jordan unavailable because of...
Three things to watch for surging St. John's
It’s only nine games, less than a third of the season. There are more than two weeks before Big East conference plays begins. But, based on what St. John’s has shown...
St. John's falls to No. 10 Gonzaga in NIT Season Tip-Off final
St. John’s will have to wait to make a national statement, though the undersized Johnnies did prove they belong on the same floor as one of the country’s best Friday...
St. John's rewind: Now that the easy part is over
St. John’s is 3-0. At the moment, that is all that matters. But with Minnesota, and potentially No. 13 Gonzaga, looming next week at Madison Square Garden, we’ll get our...
Obekpa and Jordan dazzle as St. John's opens with statement
St. John’s answered several lingering questions in its season-opening 77-58 win Friday night over NJIT. The Red Storm are committed to playing stout defense and possess ample depth to run...
Big four lead Red Storm to exhibition win
There is going small, and then there is the lineup coach Steve Lavin used in St. John’s 97-71 exhibition victory over Division II St. Thomas Aquinas Saturday afternoon at Carnesecca...
Will Rysheed Jordan ever be allowed to talk to the media?
Rysheed Jordan remains a mystery. St. John’s sophomore point guard was unavailable to reporters — along with the program’s other first-year players — on Media Day Friday. St. John’s coach...
St. John's: We have the best backcourt in the country
The basketball opener is more than a month away for St. John’s, but the Red Storm’s swagger is in midseason form. Take senior guard Phil Greene IV, for instance, who...
St. John's has questions to answer for next season
The NCAA Tournament hopes of St. John’s were dashed Thursday afternoon at the Garden in what was a microcosm of the Red Storm’s season — a slow start followed by...
St. John’s knows loss to Providence ends its dream
St. John’s faces a must-win game Thursday afternoon at the Garden, a game it likely has to win to reach the NCAA Tournament. But the Red Storm have been playing...
Johnnies enter Big East tourney out to improve bubble status
Look, they could have made this a lot easier on themselves, OK? St. John’s has proven through most of the second half of this season that it could well be...