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Daniel Martin is a junior journalism major at St. John's University in Queens, New York. He is also a Digital Media contributor to Hoop Group, the world's most comprehensive basketball company. He works mainly in video production, with additional scouting and feature contributions to HoopGroup.com. Follow him on Twitter: @DanielJMartin_

St. John’s Holds Off UCLA, Beats Bruins, 66-63

February 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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This story could start with any number of ledes. There’s the Steve Lavin storyline, and the fact that he coached the Bruins for seven seasons before becoming a broadcaster in 2003. You could also go with the fact that UCLA has underachieved, having been chosen to win the Pac 12, but look on their way to a berth in the NIT. But on Saturday night, the strongest stoyline seemed to be that St. John’s simply came out and won. Against a UCLA team that will now most likely need to win the Pac 12 tournament to make the NCAAs, St. John’s held their ground in the second half and got the win, 66-63. Let’s take a look at some of the Red Storm’s ups and downs in their win on Saturday afternoon. Lasting … [Read more...]

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Malik Stith Leaves Team, St. John’s Now With 6 Scholarship Players

February 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Junior guard Malik Stith will be leaving the St. John's team, but will continue his degree at St. John's, head coach Steve Lavin announced in a press release on Wednesday. “For personal reasons Malik has chosen to no longer participate as a member of our basketball team. Beginning next week he will no longer be an active student-athlete, but he will continue to add value to our basketball family while working toward completing his St. John’s degree,” said Lavin in the release. "We'll miss Malik's contributions on the court but we are pleased he will continue as a member of our basketball program in his new capacity with the Johnnies." “For personal reasons I have chosen to step aside as a member of the St. John’s … [Read more...]

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Chicago Native Phil Greene Heads Home to Face DePaul

February 1, 2012 By 1 Comment
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Chicago native Phil Greene has assimilated nicely into the New York culture in his time at St. John’s, but he made one thing clear. “I’m not a fan of the thin pizza,” he said. “I like the deep dish. That gets you full in, like, three slices.” Culinary preferences aside, the freshman Greene and his Red Storm teammates head to Chicago on Wednesday night to take on DePaul (11-9, 2-6) at Allstate Arena. This will be Greene’s first basketball-related trip back to his hometown in his young career with St. John’s, and is expecting 60 friends and family to be in attendance. “Everyone is excited. They told me they have my back,” he said. “Of course I want to play well and get a win in front of the hometown … [Read more...]

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Moe Harkless 2.0 Unveiled, Big East on Watch

January 29, 2012 By 1 Comment
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Saturday afternoon’s 83-76 loss to Duke showed a different kind of Moe Harkless. Put it this way: As an analogy to a classroom, Moe Harkless came to St. John’s as an “A” student. He aced every test that was put in front of him, participated in class, was a model student. He was someone you could point to and say, “Him, right there. He is a great student.” But after his 30-point, 13-rebound performance at Cameron Indoor, Harkless is showing how he has grown from the “A” student into a player who can dominate in the future. The biggest knock on him during his time in Queens has been his lack of aggressiveness, at time, through the first 20 games of his career. Then what happened against Duke? On his first … [Read more...]

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Free Throw Woes Sink St. John’s in Loss to Villanova

January 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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After a 4-of-22 shooting stretch by St. John's to end the first half that gave Villanova a five-point lead at the break, D’Angelo Harrison’s three-pointer with 16:02 to play turned out to be the Red Storm’s biggest turning point, coming out of the gate in the second half. As the three went down in transition, Harrison flashed a move made famous by Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, acting as if he were ripping his shirt open to reveal a Superman costume below. But despite a strong shooting performance from the floor in the final period, the free throw line proved to be the Red Storm’s Kryptonite on Saturday afternoon. St. John’s shot 14-of-25 from the line, including 3-of-7 in overtime, and fell to Villanova at … [Read more...]

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Nurideen Lindsey Transfers to Arkansas

January 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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This post also appears on NBCSports.com's Beyond the Arc blog. After an abrupt announcement to leave St. John’s back in early December, Nurideen Lindsey has announced, via Twitter, that he will transfer to Arkansas and play for head coach Mike Anderson. “One [reason I chose St. John’s] was to be close to my mom, whose health has been up and down due to some past experiences,” said Lindsey of his original commitment to the Red Storm. “The second was to play for Coach [Steve] Lavin. In both instances it has not worked out how I envisioned.” Lavin, who continues to work back from prostate cancer surgery in the fall, has only coached in a handful of games for the Red Storm this season. Lindsey tells CBSSports.com’s … [Read more...]

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Texas A&M Transfer Jamal Branch Chooses St. John’s

January 9, 2012 By 1 Comment
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Some time had passed since a big recruiting breakthrough came for the Red Storm, but welcome news came on Monday night. Roger Rubin of the New York Daily News first reported, and Branch later confirmed on Twitter, that the Class of 2011 guard would be headed to St. John's. Branch averaged just over four points, two rebounds, and two assists in 18 minutes per game as a freshman for Texas A&M this season under head coach Billy Kennedy. The 6-3 guard is an interesting case because he committed to play for the Aggies when Mark Turgeon was at the helm back in late 2007. Branch maintained his commitment to Texas A&M, even after Turgeon left for Maryland and Billy Kennedy took over the team. This time around, Maryland, because of … [Read more...]

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St. John’s Steals Win on Road Against Cincinnati on Harkless Putback

January 7, 2012 By 1 Comment
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This is what St. John’s and its fanbase needed. With Steve Lavin still gathering energy to return to the sideline and the ups and downs of the recruiting game taking their course, victories like this help to retain the energy upon which St. John’s rode into the 2011-12 season. Behind 18 points from freshman D’Angelo Harrison and another double-double, including a game-winning putback as time expired, from freshman Moe Harkless, St. John’s took down the Cincinnati Bearcats, 57-55, on Saturday afternoon, at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati. At points, it wasn’t pretty (consider 22 offensive rebounds for the Bearcats and 19 Red Storm turnovers), but St. John’s did enough on the road to get the win and improve to 8-7 on … [Read more...]

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Bridgton Academy’s Darrick Wood Decommits from St. John’s

January 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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St. John's commit Darrick Wood (Bridgton, '12) has reopened his recruitment, according to Jeremy Bauman of Five Star Basketball. "It was based off me wanting to make the right decision for my future, me being patient with the whole recruiting process and just putting myself in the best situation," Wood told Five Star. "My AAU coaches and parents just told me to take it slow and make the right decision for me. Last time, I jumped into it because I thought the situation was right for me." Wood becomes the next in line, following JaKarr Sampson, Norvel Pelle, and Ricardo Gathers, to choose to keep their options open, after initially choosing the Red Storm. Amir Garrett, who joined St. John's in December, played alongside Wood for a … [Read more...]

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Former St. John’s guard Quincy Roberts Makes Home at Grambling State

December 27, 2011 By 1 Comment
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The old adage goes back to the 19th century. Modified a bit to fit the circumstances of former St. John's guard Quincy Roberts, it seems to hold true: “Go south, young man.” After two and a half years and forty-one total games in a St. John’s uniform, Roberts filed his papers in December of 2010 and decided to transfer, settling in Louisiana at Grambling State. “I still don’t understand it, but everything is a process,” Roberts said of his split with St. John’s and decision to head to Grambling. “Me and Steve Lavin still have a good relationship, but [the coaching staff at Grambling] made me feel comfortable, and you have to be comfortable to play.” Roberts’ story of why he chose St. John’s was not … [Read more...]

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