St. John’s GAME ST. JOHN’S (2-5) vs. Tulane (1-6) (2-5, 0-0 BIG EAST) Friday, Dec. 2, 2016 • 8:00 P.M. ET • Avron B. Fogelman Arena (3,600) • New Orleans, La. TV: ESPNews (Alex Faust, Stephen Howard) N11 BETHUNE-COOKMAN (CA) W, 100-53 8 ST. JOHN’S IMG RADIO NETWORK: 970 AM WNYM (John Minko, Brian Mahoney) N14 BINGHAMTON (CA) * W, 77-61 N18 at Minnesota # L, 92-86 N23 vs. No. 24/20 Michigan State * L, 73-62 News & Notes 2016-17 N24 vs. VCU * L, 75-69 4 St. John’s plays away from home for the fifth time out of the last six Stats N25 vs. Old Dominion * L, 63-55 games when it meets Tulane on Friday at Avron B. Fogelman Arena. The Red Storm’s last true road contest was on Nov. 18 when the 2-5 Overall 1-6 N29 DELAWARE STATE (CA) L, 79-72 Johnnies poured in 86 points at Minnesota. D2 at Tulane 8 p.m. 4 The Red Storm leads the BIG EAST and ranks 10th in the nation 0-0 Conference 0-0 D5 CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE (CA) 6:30 p.m. averaging 7.0 blocks per game. Sophomore Kassoum Yakwe is 74.4 PPG 71.1 coming off a career-high seven block performance against Delaware D8 FORDHAM (CA) 6:30 p.m. State on Tuesday. The 6-foot-7 forward ranks seventh in the nation 70.9 Opp PPG 80.4 D11 vs. LIU Brooklyn % 12 p.m. averaging 3.7 blocks per game. .405 FG% .392 D18 PENN STATE (MSG) ^ 11 a.m. 4 St. John’s is one of the youngest teams in the nation and has only .408 OPP FG% .475 one player with more than two years of Division I experience. First- D21 at Syracuse 7 p.m. year Johnnies Marcus LoVett (18.9 ppg), Shamorie Ponds (15.3 ppg) .361 3FG% .375 D29 • BUTLER (CA) 7 p.m. and Bashir Ahmed (11.6 ppg) have combined for 61 percent of the .357 OPP 3FG% .395 J1 • at DePaul 2 p.m. team’s scoring through seven games this season. 4 .703 FT% .707 J4 • CREIGHTON (CA) 8:30 p.m. The Johnnies return home after Tulane to play their next four games in New York City, beginning with a pair at Carnesecca Arena in Queens 39.0 Rebounds 33.3 J7 • at Xavier 2:30 p.m. against Cal State Northridge and Fordham. St. John’s then heads to 12.7 Assists 13.1 J9 • at Georgetown 6:30 p.m. Barclays Center for a matchup with LIU Brooklyn in the BROOKLYN 12.4 Turnovers 14.3 J14 • VILLANOVA (MSG) 12 p.m. HOOPS Winter Festival followed by its debut at Madison Square Garden versus Penn State. 7.0 Blocks 4.7 J16 • DEPAUL (CA) 4:30 p.m. 4 St. John’s had four players finish in double-figures for the third time 5.1 6.4 J22 • at Seton Hall 12 p.m. this season Tuesday versus Delaware State. Bashir Ahmed had a team- Steals J25 • at Providence 6:30 p.m. high 19 points on 7-for-12 shooting including four 3-pointers. J29 • XAVIER (MSG) 6 p.m. About the Series with Tulane F1 • MARQUETTE (MSG) 7 p.m. Previous Meetings with Tulane F4 • at Villanova 8 p.m. Record 12/28/14.....................St. John’s 82, Tulane 57 F11 • SETON HALL (MSG) 12 p.m. St. John’s trails 2-1 12/22/07.....................Tulane 79, St. John’s 71 F15 • at Butler 8:30 p.m. (0-0 home, 0-0 away, 1-2 neutral) 3/20/92.......................Tulane 61, St. John’s 57 F21 • at Marquette 8 p.m. Overview F25 • GEORGETOWN (MSG) 12 p.m. St. John’s meets Tulane for the fourth time in program history. The Red Storm rolled to an 82-57 victory in its last meeting with F28 • at Creighton 8 p.m. the Green Wave on Dec. 28, 2014 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. M5 • PROVIDENCE (MSG) 12 p.m. Sir’Dominic Pointer led St. John’s with 24 points and seven steals while D’Angelo Harrison added 21 points. The first matchup BIG EAST Tournament (MSG) was on March 20, 1992 in the NCAA Tournament First Round M8 First Round TBD in Atlanta. Friday’s contest marks the first meeting between St. Next Opponent John’s and Tulane in New Orleans. M9 Quarterfinal TBD Coaches Cal State Northridge - Mon., Dec. 5 at 6:30 p.m. M10 Semifinal TBD Chris Mullin is in his second year as head coach at St. John’s. TV: FS1 He was named the 20th coach in program history on April 1, M11 Championship TBD 2015. Mullin returned to his alma mater with nearly a decade Radio: 970 AM WNYM *Battle 4 Atlantis of NBA front office experience in the Golden State Warriors Carnesecca Arena (5,602) and Sacramento Kings organizations. Mullin is the only current # Gavitt Tipoff Games Division I coach to be inducted into the Hall of Fame as a player. Cal State Northridge Record: 2-5 % BROOKLYN HOOPS Winter Festival at Barclays Center Mike Dunleavy, Sr. is in his first season leading Tulane. It is his Series History: First meeting 18th season as a head coach and first at the collegiate level. ^ Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival Dunleavy spent 17-years as a head coach in the NBA for the Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks, Portland Trailblazers and Los Angeles Clippers. The Brooklyn native owns a 651-749 record as a BROADCAST INFORMATION head coach in the NBA. TV: Live national broadcast on ESPNews. Alex Faust 2016-17 St. John’s Red Storm and Stephen Howard are the announcers. Neil Gallow is the producer. Tim Mays is the director. Previous Starters (GP-GS) Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Notes Radio: St. John’s IMG Sports Network 970 AM WNYM. G 0 Malik Ellison (7-2) 6-6 215 So. 3.7 2.6 Season-high 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting vs. Bethune-Cookman John Minko and Brian Mahoney are the announcers. G/F 1 Bashir Ahmed (7-7) 6-7 210 Jr. 11.6 5.7 2016 NJCAA First Team All-American Chris Majikowski is the producer/engineer. F 14 Kassoum Yakwe (7-5) 6-7 210 So. 4.4 4.3 BIG EAST blocks leader; 4.5 blocks per game in last four contests Internet: Full H.D. video broadcast via WatchESPN app and G 2 Shamorie Ponds (7-7) 6-1 170 Fr. 15.3 6.1 Four 15-point scoring performances in last six games WatchESPN.com. Audio available on TuneIn Radio. Live G 4 Federico Mussini (7-1) 6-2 170 So. 7.7 1.9 Team-high 45.2 pct (14-31) from 3-point range stats and IMG audio on RedStormSports.com. Media Off the Bench Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Notes stats available at StJohns.StatBroadcast.com. F 3 Amar Alibegovic (6-0) 6-9 240 Jr. 0.7 1.3 Played in all 32 games last season; drained 26 3-pointers Instagram/Twitter: @StJohnsBBall, #sjubb F 11 Tariq Owens (7-2) 6-11 200 R-So. 3.9 4.3 Second in the BIG EAST averaging 1.7 blocks per game MEDIA INFORMATION G 15 Marcus LoVett (7-5) 6-0 175 R-Fr. 18.9 3.7* Scored 132 points in first seven collegiate games F 20 Richard Freudenberg (7-0) 6-9 210 Fr. 0.6 1.3 Led Bayern Munich to German League U-19 title Associate Athletics Director C 35 Yankuba Sima (7-6) 6-11 215 So. 7.3 4.0 Second in BIG EAST with 60 blocks last season (2.4 bpg) for Communications Stephen Dombroski * - indicates assists per game Office Phone 718-990-6897 Mobile Phone 518-928-6103 E-mail [email protected] Last Time Out Inside the Huddle Delaware State 79, St. John’s 72 #1 BASHIR AHMED • Jr. • G/F • 6-7 • 210 November 29, 2016 4Averaged 13.2 points shooting a team-best 46.2 pct (12-26 3FG) from 3 in last 5 games Carnesecca Arena - Queens, N.Y. 4Recorded first career double-double (15 pts, 10 reb) at Minnesota (Nov. 18) 4Scored double-figures four of the last five games Delaware State made 58 percent of its shots from the floor overall and 53 percent of its attempts from beyond the three-point arc, defeating St. John’s, 79-72, at Carnesecca Arena on Tuesday. Bashir Ahmed led the Red Storm with a career-high 19 points on 7-of-12 #2 SHAMORIE PONDS • Fr. • G • 6-1 • 170 shooting to go along with seven rebounds. Three other members of the Red Storm reached double figures, led by Shamorie Ponds with 15 points, nine 4Scored double-figures in last six games, including 23 points at Minnesota (Nov. 18) rebounds, four assists and four steals. Marcus LoVett tallied double-figures for the seventh-straight game with 13 points, while Federico Mussini added 4Team-high 17 3-pointers are tied for fifth-most in BIG EAST 11. 42016-17 Preseason BIG EAST Freshman of the Year Kassoum Yakwe, the BIG EAST’s leader in blocked shots, tied a career-high with seven rejections against the Hornets, while also scoring seven points, dishing out three assists and pulling down four rebounds. #14 KASSOUM YAKWE • So. • F • 6-7 • 210 The Hornets nailed 64 percent shot attempts in the first half and carried a 38-34 advantage into halftime.