It's a rarity when St John's ventures into the home gym of one of its New York-area basketball rivals, but the Red Storm (5-2) will do that tonight when it meets Fordham (4-4) in Rose Hill Gym in the Bronx. It will mark the first trip there for St John's since 2002.
The Johnnies have won their past nine games against area schools based in New York. Their last loss was to Hofstra on Dec 29, 2006 in the Holiday Festival at Madison Square Garden. The Pride was coached by Tom Pecora, who took over Fordham this season and already has doubled the number of wins the Rams had last season when they were 2-26.
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