“I think this game will be great opportunity for our guys to play a team that will be ranked in the Top 25. I talked to the Villanova guys. They believe St. John’s is a top-three team in the Big East.â€
Dave Smart believes the St. John’s Red Storm is on par with any U.S. college basketball team which has come to the capital in recent times.
That is no faint praise from the Carleton Ravens coach. Area hoops fans have been treated to the Louisville Cardinals, Villanova Wildcats and Kansas Jayhawks, each of whom were either just removed or not far off from the NCAA Final Four.
Pass around whatever they're smoking up there.
In reality- just press to make it sound better if they beat us.
But Carleton sounds like they are a strong team- good test