St. John’s St. John’s (5-1, 0-0) vs. Seton Hall (3-3, 0-0) (5-1, 0-0 BIG EAST) GAME Friday, December 11, 2020 • 4:30 p.m. • Prudential Center (10,481) • Newark, N.J. TV: CBS Sports Network (Jason Horowitz, Steve Lappas) N25 SAINT PETER’S (CA)* W, 76-75 7 ST. JOHN’S IMG RADIO NETWORK: 570 AM WMCA (John Minko, Tarik Turner) N26 LA SALLE (CA)* W, 82-65 N30 vs. Boston College # W, 97-93 D2 vs BYU ^ L, 74-68 News & Notes 2020-21 D6 STONY BROOK (CA) W, 89-66 4 St. John’s had its two originally scheduled BIG EAST opponents Stats D8 RIDER (CA) W, 82-79 changed. The Red Storm was slated to open at Connecticut on Friday before heading to Butler on Monday. With both of those programs D11 • at Seton Hall 4:30 p.m. currently on pause due to COVID issues, St. John’s will now face Seton 5-1 Overall 3-3 D13 • at Georgetown 7:30 p.m. Hall before traveling to Georgetown on Sunday. St. John’s also had 0-0 Conference 0-0 D17 • CREIGHTON (CA) 5 p.m. three non-conference opponents changed over the opening weeks of 82.3 PPG 77.5 D20 • GEORGETOWN (CA) 6:30 p.m. the season. 4 The Red Storm will look to win its BIG EAST opener for the first time since 75.3 Opp PPG 71.8 2016-17. The Johnnies last opened BIG EAST play on the road two years ago at Seton Hall, when a controversial late-game call gave the Pirates .472 FG% .463 another look at a game-winner. Shavar Reynolds took advantage of the .477 OPP FG% .431 opportunity and handed St. John’s its first loss of the 2018-19 season. St. .318 3FG% .363 John’s last won in Newark on Feb. 13, 2014, a string of six straight losses. 4St. John’s wrapped up non-conference play with a record of 5-1. In his .370 OPP 3FG% .344 two years leading the Red Storm, Mike Anderson is 16-3 against non- .754 FT% .701 league foes with wins over the likes of West Virginia, Arizona and Boston 37.5 Rebounds 35.3 College. Since the beginning of the 2017-18 season, the Red Storm is 39-6 during regular season play against non-BIG EAST teams. The Red 18.5 Assists 14.0 Storm has the potential to add one more non-conference game should 15.0 Turnovers 13.8 the team choose to do so. 4 The Red Storm squeaked out a pair of victories against New Jersey teams 2.8 Blocks 4.8 during non-league play, topping Saint Peter’s by one in the season opener 12.3 Steals 6.8 before needing another late run to beat Rider on Tuesday. Vince Cole is averaging 23.5 points per game against Garden State teams this season. About the Series with Seton Hall Last Five Meetings vs. Seton Hall Record 2/23/20.................................Seton Hall, 81-65 St. John’s leads 60-43, 34-34 in BIG EAST 1/18/20.................................Seton Hall, 82-79 (38-12 home, 12-27 away, 9-3 neutral) 2/23/19...................................St. John’s, 78-70 Overview 12/29/18...............................Seton Hall, 76-74 St. John’s and Seton Hall will meet for the 104th time in series history. The Pirates are St. John’s fifth most frequently played 2/24/18........................... Seton Hall, 81-74 OT opponent. The series began in 1909 and the programs have played every season since the 1963-64 campaign. Seton Hall has won five of the last six meetings. The Red Storm’s last win at the Prudential Center was on Feb. 13, 2014 when D’Angelo Harrison scored a team-high 12 points lifting St. John’s to a 68-67 victory. Next Opponent Coaches Mike Anderson is in his second season at St. John’s. He was named the 21st coach in program history on April 19, 2019 Georgetown at Madison Square Garden. Anderson owns a 391-216 career Sun., December 13 at 7:30 p.m. record in 19 seasons at the helm. He previously served as head McDonough Gymnasium (2,500) Remainder of the 2020-21 schedule will be announced coach at Arkansas, Missouri and UAB. Anderson has led his teams to 12 postseason appearances with nine trips to the Washington, D.C. at a later date NCAA Tournament. He has advanced on six of those occasions, TV: FS1 Radio: 570 AM/102.3 FM WMCA * Lapchick Tournament including two trips to the Sweet 16 and a run to the Elite Eight. Georgetown Record: 2-2 # Hall of Fame Bubbleville at Mohegan Sun Arena Kevin Willard is in his 11th season at Seton Hall. He owns a 193-140 record with the Pirates and a 238-189 Series History: St. John’s leads 60-56 ^ Legends Classic at Mohegan Sun Arena overall mark in 13 seasons as a head coach. Willard led Last Meeting: St. John’s 75, Georgetown 62 Seton Hall to the 2016 BIG EAST Championship. He spent (March 11, 2020) BROADCAST INFORMATION three seasons prior to Seton Hall leading Iona College. TV: Live national broadcast on CBS Sports 2020-21 St. John’s Red Storm Network. Jason Horowitz and Steve Lappas are the announcers. Andrew Bock is the producer. Previous Starters (GP-GS) Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Notes Sean McCluskey is the director. F 2 Julian Champagnie (4-3) 6-8 215 So. 22.0 7.0 Has scored 16+ points in each of four appearances this season Radio: St. John’s IMG Sports Network 570 AM and 102.3 FM WMCA Radio. John Minko F 13 Isaih Moore (6-6) 6-10 205 Jr. 9.5 5.8 Averaging a team-high 4.5 defensive rebounds and Tarik Turner are the announcers. Chris G/F 15 Vince Cole (6-5) 6-6 185 Jr. 13.7 3.8 Two 20+ point performances; Season high 26 versus Rider Majkowski is the producer/engineer. G 0 Posh Alexander (6-6) 6-0 205 Fr. 9.3 *5.0 Top-5 in the BIG EAST averaging 5.0 assists per game Internet: Full H.D. video broadcast via CBSSports. G 4 Greg Williams Jr. (6-6) 6-3 200 Jr. 12.0 3.2 Has scored in double figures four of the last five games com. Audio available on TuneIn Radio and SiriusXM. Live stats and Learfield IMG College Off the Bench audio on RedStormSports.com. Media stats F 1 Josh Roberts (6-2) 6-9 220 Jr. 2.7 3.0 Has shot 8-for-11 from the field in the last five games available at StJohns.StatBroadcast.com. G 3 Rasheem Dunn (1-1) 6-2 190 R-Sr. 5.0 5.0* Top returning scorer who posted double figures 21 times in 19-20 MEDIA INFORMATION G 5 Dylan Addae-Wusu (6-0) 6-4 235 Fr. 7.2 2.2 Has averaged 4.3 assists over the past four games G/F 10 Marcellus Earlington (6-1) 6-6 240 Jr. 8.0 3.7 Ranked 9th in the BIG EAST averaging 2.3 off. reb in 19-20 Senior Associate Athletics Director G 11 John McGriff (5-0) 6-0 185 R-Fr. 1.8 1.2 Season-highs with five points and four assists vs. Stony Brook for External Relations Stephen Dombroski F 12 Arnaldo Toro (6-0) 6-8 240 Gr. 2.7 2.3 Recorded a season-high seven points in win over Stony Brook Office Phone 718-990-6897 G/F 23 David Caraher (6-0) 6-6 205 R-Jr. 0.3 0-3 Ranked second on the team with a 78.1 FT pct in 19-20 Mobile Phone 518-928-6103 * - indicates assists per game E-mail [email protected] Last Time Out Inside the Huddle St. John’s 82, Rider 79 #0 POSH ALEXANDER • Fr. • G • 6-0 • 190 December 8, 2020 4Ranks second in the BIG EAST averaging 2.8 steals per game; has notched Queens, N.Y. - Carnesecca Arena four or more steals three times in six appearances this season 4Has dished out 6.3 assists per game in the last three contests; handed out St. John’s junior guard Vince Cole scored 12 points in the final 2:45 to help eight assists in win over Rider the Red Storm slide past Rider, 82-79, on Tuesday in Queens. 4Scored a career-high 18 points (7-11 FG, 2-3 3FG) in win over Boston College After trailing by as many as 11 in the second half, the Red Storm whittled the Rider advantage down to four, 72-68, with three minutes to play. From there, the Johnnies scored 14 of the game’s next 18 points to remain unde- #2 JULIAN CHAMPAGNIE • So. • G/F • 6-8 • 220 feated at home this season. 4Leads the team shooting 94.1 percent (16-for-17) at the free-throw line this season Cole kick started the decisive run with a triple from the left wing, pulling 4 the Johnnies within one before putting them ahead with a 2-for-2 trip to Has scored double figures in 12 of last 14 games dating back to last season the line on the following possession. He then added a 17-footer, two more 4Recorded his sixth career double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds in free-throws and an NBA-range trey to help put the game out of reach.