Here are some excerpts taken from the article on ZagsBlog ...
"You look at all your coaches at the end of every year, and I don't mean that to sound cryptic and non-supportive," Monasch said before St. John's met Duke at MSG. "We expect Norm to be our coach for the long term."
"If you look at the progress Norm has made, the program was obviously at a lowpoint when he got here," Monasch said. "We have a young team. We've had to fight through some injuries this year but we're very positive about the future."
"We look at a lot of factors," Monasch said. "We're very happy with the progress [Roberts] has made and the conduct of our students, what they do in the classroom. It's a young team. I think he's got as good a group of players as he's had since he's been here. He's already signed two good players for next year, so we're happy with the progress we're making."