http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=jn-king_top_newcomers_big_east_basketball_052611St. John’s returns just one scholarship player from a team that made the NCAA tournament last season for the first time since 2002.
It may not matter.
Just as he once did at UCLA, second-year Red Storm coach Steve Lavin has caused quite a buzz in New York by signing the nation’s third-ranked recruiting class. Eight newcomers will dot the St. John’s roster next season, including six players who were ranked among the top 68 high school prospects in the Class of 2011.