In an auxiliary room off the St. John's locker room in the Garden, Norm Roberts tucked his wallet into his back pocket, turned on his cell phone and turned his attention to the one guarantee he has -- the next 24 hours of his tenure as the Red Storm coach.
Roberts knows that neither his team's 73-51 demolition of Connecticut yesterday in a Big East Conference Tournament first-round game nor the glowing praise of Hall of Fame coach Jim Calhoun assures anything.
"They certainly have a bright future ahead of them," said Calhoun. "With those juniors becoming seniors they'll be one of the better teams I think in the Big East, certainly top five or six next year."
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