St. John’s (16-15, 5-13 BIG EAST) 2020 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT PRESENTED BY JEEP

N6 MERCER (CA) W, 109-79 MARCH 11-14, 2020 N9 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT (CA) W, 87-57 St. John’s Record: 16-15, 5-13 BIG EAST N12 NEW HAMPSHIRE (CA) * W, 74-61 N16 VERMONT (CA) * L, 70-68 FS1/FOX • 970 AM (WNYM)/570 AM (WMCA) N20 COLUMBIA (CA) W, 82-63 NEW YORK, N.Y. • MADISON SQUARE GARDEN (19,812) N23 vs. Arizona State # L, 80-67 N24 vs. UMass # W, 78-63 N30 WAGNER (CA) W, 86-63 • The St. John’s men’s basketball team enters the postseason in position D3 SAINT PETER’S (CA) W, 79-69 to secure the 87th winning season in its 113 year history. Despite ST. JOHN’S IN THE D7 WEST VIRGINIA (MSG) ^ W, 70-68 losing eight letterwinners and 60 percent of its scoring from last year’s D10 BROWN (CA) W, 82-71 NCAA Tournament team, first year Head Coach Mike Anderson leads a BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP youthful core into the BIG EAST Tournament looking to make a run for D18 ALBANY (CA) W, 85-57 the program’s fourth league title. St. John’s finished the regular-season (1980-2019) D21 vs. No. 16/17 Arizona % W, 70-67 by winning three of its last four home games from Feb. 12 - March 7, D31 • No. 11/10 BUTLER (CA) L, 60-58 including victories over Creighton and Providence who are both on the ALL-TIME APPEARANCES 37th in 2020 J5 • at Xavier L, 75-67 Johnnies’ side of the bracket. OVERALL W/L 28-33 J8 • at Georgetown L, 87-66 • For the third time in program history, St. John’s enters the BIG EAST SEED #9 2-2 J11 • DEPAUL (MSG) W, 74-67 Championship Presented by Jeep as the No. 9 seed. The Red Storm will face Georgetown at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday at 7 p.m. FIRST ROUND APPEARANCES 16 (8-8) J15 • at Providence L, 63-58 on FS1 with announcers Tim Brando and Bill Raftery on the call. Lisa QUARTERFINAL APPEARANCES 25 (11-14) J18 • No. 18/18 SETON HALL (MSG) L, 82-79 Byington is the sideline reporter for all BIG EAST Tournament games. SEMIFINAL APPEARANCES J21 • at Marquette L, 82-68 Tim Brando and Jim Jackson will call the quarterfinal day session. Gus 11 (5-6) J25 • at DePaul W, 79-66 Johnson and Jim Jackson will announce the semifinal and championship FINALS APPEARANCES 5 (3-2) J28 • No. 8/10 VILLANOVA (MSG) L, 79-59 rounds. St. John’s radio broadcasts with John Minko and Brandon CHAMPIONSHIPS 3 (1983, 1986, 2000) Tierney will air on 970 AM (WNYM)/570 AM (WMCA) and will be F2 • GEORGETOWN (MSG) L, 73-72 available through TuneIn Radio, SiriusXM and at RedStormSports.com. F8 • at No. 21/22 Creighton L, 94-82 • St. John’s enters the BIG EAST Tournament having won 13 of 19 games F12 • PROVIDENCE (CA) W, 80-69 played in New York City this season. In its last two victories in the BIG F17 • XAVIER (MSG) L, 77-74 Apple, the Red Storm recorded 89.5 points per game as five Johnnies ST. JOHN’S STATS F23 • at No. 16/14 Seton Hall L, 81-65 averaged double-figures in the scoring column. Greg Williams Jr. OVERALL BIG EAST F26 • at No. 12/12 Villanova L, 71-60 (19.0 ppg), Julian Champagnie (17.0 ppg), LJ Figueroa (15.5 ppg), Nick Rutherford (12.0 ppg) and Rasheem Dunn (11.5) contributed to the 16-15 Record 5-13 M1 • No. 10/11 CREIGHTON (CA) W, 91-71 balanced scoring attack over the last two home games. M4 • at RV/No. 25 Butler L, 77-55 • No. 1 seed Creighton awaits the winner of St. John’s - Georgetown. 74.6 PPG 70.8 M7 • MARQUETTE (MSG) W, 88-86 The quarterfinal is scheduled for 12 p.m. on Thursday. St. John’s has 71.9 Opp PPG 75.6 never faced the Bluejays in the BIG EAST Tournament in six seasons as BIG EAST Tournament (MSG) .410 FG% .397 M11 Georgetown 7 p.m. conference foes. The Red Storm split the regular-season series with Creighton as both teams held serve on their home court. After falling 94- .414 OPP FG% M12 Creighton 12 p.m. .438 82 in Omaha on Feb. 8, St. John’s rolled to a 91-71 victory over Creighton .321 3FG% .325 M15 Semifinal 6:30 p.m. on March 1 at Carnesecca Arena. As a team, the Red Storm connected M16 Championship 6:30 p.m. on 14 of its 22 three-point attempts (63.6 pct), setting season-highs for .319 OPP 3FG% .329 * Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament (Campus Site) both made triples and three-point percentage. .700 FT% .702 • St. John’s finished the regular-season occupying the 66th spot in the # Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament at Mohegan Sun Arena 38.7 Rebounds 35.2 % Hall of Fame Al Attles Classic at Chase Center NCAA’s NET Rankings. The Red Storm has registered four Quad 1 victories with three of those wins coming against teams in the top-17 of the NET. ^ Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival 14.7 Assists 14.7 • The Red Storm went 11-2 (.846) in non-conference play, picking up ^ BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle signature wins over West Virginia and Arizona. The Red Storm’s only 11.3 Turnovers 9.9 out-of-conference setbacks came against Arizona State (NET 52) and 4.1 Blocks 3.1 BROADCAST INFORMATION Vermont (NET 79). 9.8 Steals 9.7 • St. John’s is 433-303 (.588) all-time at Madison Square Garden, which has TV: The 2020 BIG EAST Tournament will be nationally served as the home court for St. John’s basketball for 89 years. televised on FS1 and FOX (championship game). Tim Brando and Bill Raftery are the announcers for St. John’s 2019-20 St. John’s Red Storm first round contest. Tim Brando and Jim Jackson will announce St. John’s quarterfinal contest. Gus Johnson Most Recent Starters (GP-GS) Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Notes and Jim Jackson are the announcers for the semifinals F 2 Julian Champagnie (31-25) 6-8 215 Fr. 10.0 6.5 2020 BIG EAST All-Freshman Team selection and championship. Lisa Byington is the sideline reporter F 10 Marcellus Earlington (31-3) 6-6 215 So. 8.7 4.5 Ninth in the BIG EAST averaging 2.3 offensive rebounds throughout the tournament. Radio: St. John’s IMG Sports Network 970 AM (WNYM)/570 G/F 30 LJ Figueroa (31-31) 6-7 200 Jr. 14.3 4.5 Leads BIG EAST and 34th in D1 with 2.0 steals per game (WMCA). John Minko and Brandon Tierney are the G 4 Greg Williams Jr. (30-9) 6-3 200 So. 5.7 2.8 12th in the BIG EAST with 37.8 3FG pct in league action announcers. Chris Majkowski is the producer/engineer. G 24 Nick Rutherford (31-23) 6-3 185 Gr. 5.5 3.2* 4th in BIG EAST with 2.4 assist-to-turnover ratio in league play Internet: Full H.D. video broadcast FOXSportsGo.com. Audio available on TuneIn Radio. Live stats and IMG Off the Bench Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Notes audio on RedStormSports.com. G 0 Mustapha Heron (21-19) 6-5 205 Sr. 13.8 2.4 Out for the season with a right ankle injury Instagram/Twitter: @StJohnsBBall, #sjubb F 1 Josh Roberts (29-28) 6-9 205 So. 5.0 5.8 Out for the season with a right shoulder injury MEDIA INFORMATION G 3 Rasheem Dunn (28-14) 6-2 190 R-Jr. 12.0 3.4* Has scored double figures 63 times in 88 D1 appearances G/F 5 David Caraher (31-3) 6-6 205 R-So. 4.3 2.0 Has averaged 5.1 points (43.4 FG pct) in 19 home games Senior Associate Athletics Director G 12 Thomas O’Connell (9-0) 6-2 195 Gr. 0.0 0.2 Appeared in nine games during the regular season for External Relations Stephen Dombroski Office Phone 718-990-6897 F 15 Damien Sears (27-0) 6-7 230 R-Jr. 1.3 1.9 Appeared in 14 of 18 BIG EAST games in the regular season Mobile Phone 518-928-6103 G 23 Justin Cole (8-0) 6-2 190 Sr. 0.3 0.1 Averaged 3.0 minutes in wins over Creighton and Marquette E-mail [email protected] F 33 Ian Steere (6-0) 6-9 245 So. 0.7 0.2 Recorded 3.6 minutes per game in seven appearances * - indicates assists per game Inside the Huddle #1 JOSH ROBERTS • So. • F • 6-9 • 205 #10 MARCELLUS EARLINGTON • So. • F • 6-6 • 215 2019-2020 BY THE NUMBERS 4Appeared in all 18 BIG EAST games, averaging 9.1 points in conference play 4 Has averaged 1.1 blocks in 47 career appearances over two seasons at St. John's 4 Scored double figures nine times during the regular season, including four of 4 Started 28 of 29 games before being sidelined with a right shoulder injury the final eight games 4 Led the team and ranks seventh in the BIG EAST averaging 2.4 offensive rebounds 4 Recorded first double-double with career-highs of 25 points and 10 rebounds during the regular season at Creighton on Feb. 8

#2 JULIAN CHAMPAGNIE • Fr. • F • 6-8 • 215 #15 DAMIEN SEARS • R-Jr. • F • 6-7 • 230 4 One of five St. John’s players to appear in all 31 games during the regular season, making 25 starts 4 Logged minutes in 27 of 31 games during the regular season 4 Led the team and was second among BIG EAST freshmen with four double- 4 Recorded 1.9 boards per contest and led the team in rebounding three times doubles in the regular season during the regular season 4 Scored double figures in eight of the final nine regular season games (14.3 ppg) 4Averaged 7.5 minutes appearing in 14 BIG EAST contests

#3 RASHEEM DUNN • R-Jr. • G • 6-2 • 190 #24 NICK RUTHERFORD • Gr. • G • 6-3 • 185 4 Tied a team-high with 21 double figure scoring performances in the regular season 4Ranks third in the BIG EAST averaging 1.7 steals per game 4 Finished regular season ranked in the top-10 on the BIG EAST’s assists (3.4 4Started 10 of 18 conference appearances and finished 15th in the BIG EAST apg) and assist-to turnover ratio (1.7 A/TO) charts averaging 3.2 assists in league action 4 Led the team in assists on 16 occasions during the regular season 4Recorded 3 or more steals eight times during the regular season, including a career- high six thefts versus Butler on Dec. 31

#4 GREG WILLIAMS JR. • So. • G • 6-3 • 200 #30 LJ FIGUEROA • Jr. • G/F • 6-7 • 200

4 Ranked fifth in the BIG EAST with 1.6 steals per game in conference play 4Enters the postseason with 934 career points in two seasons at St. John’s 4 Scored double figures in each of the last four regular season games (14.8 ppg) 4Only player to start all 31 contests for the Red Storm during the regular season 4Scored double figures in 21 games and led St. John’s in scoring a team-high 13 4 Started nine of 17 BIG EAST appearances averaging 7.3 points, 3.3 times in the regular season rebounds and 2.1 assists

#5 DAVID CARAHER • R-So. • G/F • 6-6 • 205 #33 IAN STEERE • So. • F • 6-9 • 245 4 Came off the bench in 28 of 31 regular season appearances, averaging 14.6 minutes per game 4Made his St. John’s debut in a win over Arizona on Dec. 21 in San Francisco 4 Ranked second on the team shooting 78.1 percent (25-32 FT) at the free- 4 Averaged 3.3 minutes off the bench in six appearances in the regular season throw line during the regular season 4Appeared in five BIG EAST games and played a season high five minutes at 4 Averaged 6.3 points and 4.0 rebounds in the final three regular season games Georgetown on Jan. 8 2019-20 St. John’s Basketball Roster Quick Facts Location: Queens, N.Y. NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL Conference: BIG EAST 0 Mustapha Heron Sr. G 6-5 205 Waterbury, Conn./Auburn Enrollment: 21,643 1 Josh Roberts So. F 6-9 205 Troy, Ala./Montverde Academy (Fla.) Founded: 1870 2 Julian Champagnie Fr. G/F 6-8 215 Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin Colors: Red and White 3 Rasheem Dunn R-Jr. G 6-2 190 Brooklyn, N.Y./Cleveland State Nickname: Red Storm 4 Greg Williams Jr. So. G 6-3 200 Lafayette, La./Lafayette Christian Academy Arena (Capacity): Madison Square Garden (19,812) 5 David Caraher R-So. G/F 6-6 205 Chapel Hill, N.C./Houston Baptist Carnesecca Arena (5,602) 10 Marcellus Earlington So. F 6-6 215 Stony Point, N.Y./Don Bosco Prep (N.J.) President: Conrado “Bobby” Gempesaw, Ph.D. 11 John McGriff Fr. G 6-0 185 Bowie, Md./Bishop McNamara Athletics Director: Mike Cragg 2018-19 Overall Record: 21-13 12 Thomas O’Connell Gr. G 6-2 195 Mineola, N.Y./Maryland 2018-19 Conference Record: 8-10, 7th 15 Damien Sears R-Jr. F 6-7 230 Haughton, La./Western Oklahoma State 23 Justin Cole Sr. G 6-2 190 Rockville Centre, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy Basketball History 24 Nick Rutherford Gr. G 6-3 185 Indianapolis, Ind./Monmouth First Year of Basketball: 1907-08 30 LJ Figueroa Jr. G/F 6-7 200 Lawrence, Mass./Odessa College (Texas) Overall All-Time Record: 1,870-1,044 33 Ian Steere So. F 6-9 245 Sanford, N.C./NC State NCAA Tournament Apps./Last: 29/2019 NCAA Final Fours: 2 (1952, 1985) NCAA Elite Eights: 6 (1951, 1952, 1979, 1985, 1991, 1999) NCAA Sweet Sixteens: 9 (1951, 1952, 1967, 1969, Coaches and Staff 1979, 1983, 1985, 1991, 1999) BIG EAST Championships: 8 (Tournament Champions — 1983, 1986, 2000; Regular Season Head Coach: Mike Anderson, First Season at St. John’s Champions — 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1992) Associate Head Coach: TJ Cleveland, First Season at St. John’s Assistant Coach: Van Macon, First Season at St. John’s Pronunciation Guide Assistant Coach: Steve DeMeo, First Season at St. John’s Special Assistant to the Head Coach: Paul Pressey, First Season at St. John’s 0 Mustapha Heron Moo-stah-phuh Hair-un Director of Player Development: Will Bartlett, First Season at St. John’s 2 Julian Champagnie Julian Sham-penny Director of Basketball Operations: Chris Huey, Fourth Season at St. John’s 5 David Caraher David Care-uh-her Coordinator of Basketball Operations: Ron Brown, First Season at St. John’s 30 LJ Figueroa LJ Fig-uh-row-ah Steve DeMeo Steve Dah-may-oh Graduate Assistant: Lloyd Wheeler, First Season at St. John’s Chris Huey Chris HUE-ey Graduate Assistant: Esayas Gebrekidan, First Season at St. John’s Esayas Gebrekidan E-say-yes Geb-re-kee-dan Athletic Trainer: Ron Linfonte, A.T.C., 39th Season at St. John’s Strength Coach: Duval Kirkaldy, Second Season at St. John’s 2019-2020 BY THE NUMBERS

STEALS PER GAME TURNOVER MARGIN NCAA NET RATING Fourth-highest average in Division I Third-best turnover margin in Division I Six Quad 1 & 2 wins; 10-1 record 9.8 +5.4 66 versus Quad 3 & 4 opponents

DOUBLE DIGIT STEALS 3-POINT FG PCT IN MARCH RECORD WITH 40.0 3FG PCT St. John’s recorded double digit steals in 18 St. John’s significantly improved its The Johnnies are undefeated when of 31 regular-season games 48.3 3-point shooting efficiency in March. shooting 40 percent or better from dis- 18 The Red Storm shot 30.4 percent from 7-0 tance. St. John’s has shot above this mark November to February. in four of their five BIG EAST wins.

HOME RECORD RECORD WHEN SCORING 70 The Johnnies own a 13-6 record in New York TOTAL STEALS POINTS OR MORE St. John’s 304 steals are the most since recording City, including a 10-2 mark at Carnesecca The Johnnies have gone 16-4 when scoring 13-6 Arena and three wins at Madison Square 304 327 during the 2002-03 campaign 16-4 70 points or more. St. John’s was 0-11 during Garden the regular season when failing to reach 70.

RECORD WITH HIGHER FIELD NON-CONFERENCE RECORD GOAL PERCENTAGE ASSIST-TO-TURNOVER RATIO St. John’s went 11-2 in non-conference St. John’s enters the postseason with a 13-1 St. John’s boasts the third-best assist-to- play with Mike Anderson at the helm, 13-1 record when outshooting its opponent. The 1.3 turnover ratio in the BIG EAST and ranks 11-2 which marks the highest such win total 22nd in Division I Red Storm’s lone loss when shooting a higher by a first year St. John’s coach since the percentage came at Providence on Jan. 15. BIG EAST was founded in 1979.

STEAL PERCENTAGE RECORD WHEN HOLDING ADJUSTED TEMPO RANKING TEAMS BELOW 70 According to KenPom, the Johnnies rank 20th St. John’s ranks third in Division I averaging St. John’s went 12-2 when holding opponents in Division I in adjusted tempo, possessions 13.3 a steal on 13.3 percent of opponent 12-2 below 70 points. Three of those wins came in 20 per 40 minutes possessions. BIG EAST play. 10 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE RED STORM 10 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE RED STORM St. John’s was one of the best in that category. Figueroa enters his second BIG EAST teams in the country at creating Greg Williams Jr. found a spot on the BIG EAST Tournament with 934 career points at St. John’s. chaos and forcing opponents Weekly Honor Roll twice in his last two oppor- 1 into turnovers during the regu- 4 tunities. Williams, who had reached double fig- A win over the Hoyas in the opening game of lar season. The Red Storm en- ures just three times in his first 54 appearances the BIG EAST Tournament will assure that Head ters the postseason ranked fourth in as a Johnnie, scored 10 or more points in each of his last Coach Mike Anderson will continue one of the Division I with 9.8 steals per game four outings of the regular-season, averaging 14.8 points 8 most impressive streaks in college basketball. and third in steal percentage during that stretch. The highlight of Williams’ run came In 17 seasons as a head coach at UAB, Missouri (13.3 pct). The Red Storm boasts in the Red Storm’s 20-point win over Creighton, as he and Arkansas before taking over at St. John’s, Anderson two of the BIG EAST’s top three netted a career-high 21 points thanks to a 7-of-10 shoot- never suffered through a losing season. He is one of just steal artists in LJ Figueroa and ing from beyond the arc. He matched a St. John’s single- four active coaches to serve at least 15 years and never Nick Rutherford, who rank first game BIG EAST record and became just the fifth player turn in a sub-.500 campaign, joining the likes of Mark (2.0) and third (1.7) in the con- in program history to hit seven triples in a conference Few, Tom Izzo and Roy Williams. Anderson has twice fin- ference, respectively, in steals per game. ished .500, but both of those teams reached at least the game. Second Round of the NCAA Tournament the following Marcellus Earlington has also had a strong show- year. The Red Storm finished the 5 ing during his second season in the red and white. regular season on a high After averaging 2.1 points, 1.5 rebounds and 3.9 The Red Storm experienced a late-season re- note, winning two of its minutes during 15 appearances in 2018-19, Ear- surgence despite suffering a key loss to injury 2 final three games, both of lington has developed into a force for the Red Storm as a 9 in early February. After battling right ankle is- which came against Quad sophomore. The Stony Point, N.Y. native has played in all sues for the majority of the season, Mustapha 1 competition. The first of those vic- 31 contests, averaging 8.7 points per game. Earlington’s Heron was ruled out for the remainder of the tories, a 91-71 drubbing of then-No. recent run of stellar performances began with a 25-point, campaign just before the Red Storm’s Feb. 12 win against 10 Creighton on March 1, marked 10-rebound double-double on Feb. 8 at Creighton. The Providence. He underwent surgery on Feb. 26. When he the first win against a top-10 op- outing kicked off a five-game stretch during which Earling- went down for the remainder of the year, Heron ranked ponent on campus since defeating ton reached double figures four times and averaged 14.4 second on the team in scoring at 13.8 points per game Pittsburgh, 76-74, at Alumni Hall points to go along with 6.2 rebounds per outing. and was the team’s leading three-point threat shooting on Feb. 28, 1987. St. John’s most 38.5 percent beyond the arc. In 116 collegiate appear- recent victory was on March 7 as After missing the first three contests of the sea- ances between Auburn and St. John’s, Heron compiled the Johnnies toppled Marquette, son while waiting for a legislative relief waiver 1,752 points. St. John’s also played the last two games of 88-86, at Madison Square Gar- 6 from the NCAA, Rasheem Dunn has developed the regular season without the services of Josh Roberts, den. into an integral part of the Johnnies success this who suffered a shoulder injury early in the Red Storm’s season. Dunn ranks second among active St. John’s play- win over Creighton. Anchoring the Red ers with 12.0 points per game while leading the team 3 Storm’s strong finish and placing ninth in the BIG EAST with 3.4 assists per St. John’s has four recruits signed to national was Julian Champag- outing. He also ranks among the top 10 in the league letters of intent for the 2020-21 season. Two of nie, who averaged 19.0 in assist-to turnover ratio (1.7, 10th). Dunn, who won a 10 those student-athletes will come from the ju- points and 7.7 rebounds over PSAL City Championship at Madison Square Garden as a nior college ranks, as NJCAA Region 10 Player St. John’s final three regular senior in 2016, was the Red Storm’s top performer during of the Year Vince Cole and Pearl River Community Col- season games. The Brooklyn the regular season at “The World’s Most Famous Arena,” lege’s Isaih Moore will join the Johnnies for their junior native, who won the final averaging 14.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists per seasons. Cole, who is averaging 21.6 points per game, two BIG EAST Freshman of the contest. Against West Virginia on Dec. 7, Dunn sank two led USC Salkehatchie to a Region 10 title, as the Indians Week awards and was named game-winning free throws with five seconds to play. enter the NJCAA Tournament with a 27-4 record. Moore, to the BIG EAST All-Freshman who played his freshman year at College of Charleston, Team, enters the postseason LJ Figueroa has stepped into a more prominent will lead 28-0 PRCC into the NJCAA Tournament averag- shooting 52.5 percent (21-40 offensive role as a junior in 2019-20. A First ing 15.9 points and 9.1 rebounds per game. Two local FG) from the floor and 53.3 Team NJCAA All-American in 2018 at Odessa high school stars also highlight the four-man class, as Our percent (8-15 3FG) from deep 7 College, Figueroa leads the team and ranks Saviour Lutheran teammates Posh Alexander and Dylan during the month of March. 12th in the BIG EAST averaging 14.3 points per Wusu will suit up for St. John’s in the fall. Alexander, a He became the first St. John’s game. The Lawrence Mass., native finished the regular four-star prospect according to ESPN, was named one of freshman to land a spot on the season with 68 made three-pointers, compared to last the five finalists for New York State Mr. Basketball. conference’s all-rookie team since year’s season ending total of 51, good enough for a sev- 2016-17. enth place tie on the program’s single-season record list 2019-20 WEEKLY AWARD BREAKDOWN RED STORM Updating Charts LJ Figueroa • BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Dec. 16): After needing just 24 minutes of action to record 23 points 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE, SEASON against Brown at Carnesecca Arena, LJ Figueroa earned a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll. 1. D’Angelo Harrison 2011-12 76 Figueroa, a junior from Lawrence, Mass., shot 7-of-16 from the floor, including a 3-of-9 showing from 2. Shamorie Ponds 2016-17 75 three-point range. He also sank all six of his chances from the charity stripe in addition to grabbing four rebounds. 3. Avery Patterson 2007-08 72 • BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Dec. 23): Figueroa averaged 15.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals Marvin Clark II 2018-19 72 during the Red Storm’s 2-0 week. He also dished out four assists while surrendering no turnovers and recording a pair of blocks. In St. John’s contest with UAlbany, Figueroa narrowly missed becoming 5. Willie Shaw 2001-02 71 the fifth Johnnie in double figures, finishing the game with nine points, six rebounds, three assists, 6. Elijah Ingram 2002-03 70 three steals and a pair of blocks in a 28-point victory for the Red Storm. A few days later in The City by the Bay, Figueroa set the tone early in a signature win over Arizona. He scored 16 of his team- T-7. Omar Cook 2001-02 68 high 21 points in the first half, helping the Johnnies jump out to a 14-point lead on the Wildcats at LJ Figueroa 2019-20 68 the intermission. Figueroa also collected four rebounds and swiped three steals. 9. D’Angelo Harrison 2014-15 66 • BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Jan. 27): Figueroa put forth one of the best long-range shooting performances in St. John’s history in the Red Storm’s 79-66 win over DePaul. He connected on seven T-10. Marvin Clark II 2017-18 65 3-pointers, falling one shy of the overall program record and tying St. John’s records for triples in a Shamorie Ponds 2018-19 65 BIG EAST game and a road game. He became just the seventh Johnnie to ever hit seven or more in a single contest, one of only five to do so against a conference foe. Figueroa set a new career-high against the Blue Demons with 28 points, surpassing the previous mark of 25 that he had reached 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTS SEASON twice, including earlier this season against New Hampshire. The Lawrence, Mass., native also dished out three assists and surrendered only one turnover in 29 minutes of action. T1. Omar Cook 2000-01 220 • BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Feb. 17): Figueroa led all scorers with 19 points against Providence, Avery Patterson 2006-07 220 sinking six of his 14 field goal tries, including a 4-of-9 showing from beyond the arc. Figueroa recorded 3. D’Angelo Harrison 2011-12 207 four of the team’s 12 steals against the Friars. 4. Marvin Clark II 2018-19 204 Julian Champagnie 5. Marcus Hatten 2001-02 203 • BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (March 2): The Brooklyn native, received his first weekly recognition 6. Shamorie Ponds 2016-17 200 from the BIG EAST after averaging 11.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 1.5 steals in the Red 7. Elijah Ingram 2002-03 194 Storm’s pair of games. In the team’s loss to No. 12 Villanova at the Finneran Pavilion, Champagnie tallied 10 points on 4-of-10 shooting and six rebounds. He also recorded two blocks and three steals 8. Willie Shaw 2000-01 189 against the defending BIG EAST Champions. A few days later against the No. 10 Bluejays, Champagnie 9. LJ Figueroa 2019-20 187 logged 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting, including a 2-for-4 showing from three-point range. • BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (March 8): For the second-straight week, Champagnie was named 10. Shamorie Ponds 2017-18 186 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week after averaging 22.0 points and 9.0 rebounds in two games versus Butler and Marquette. He shot 53.3 percent (16-for-30) from the floor and 54.5 percent (6-for-11) from three-point range. In his first trip to Hinkle Fieldhouse, Champagnie set a new season-high for 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE, CAREER scoring before the halftime buzzer had even sounded. In the opening 16 minutes of action, the Bishop 1. D’Angelo Harrison 2011-15 264 Loughlin graduate scored 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting, including a 4-for-4 showing from three-point 2. Shamorie Ponds 2016-19 187 range. He went on to finish the game with 23 points on 9-of-14 shooting and six rebounds. In the Red Storm’s regular-season finale versus Marquette, Champagnie posted his fourth double-double of the 3. Willie Shaw 2000-03 151 campaign, finishing with 21 points and a season-high 12 rebounds. He sealed the St. John’s win on T4. Felipe Lopez 1994-98 148 the defensive end, stripping All-American guard Markus Howard as the BIG EAST’s all-time leading scorer was driving with a chance to tie the game in the final seconds. Paris Horne 2007-11 148 6. Phil Greene IV 2011-15 138 Mustapha Heron 7. Marvin Clark II 2017-19 137 • BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Nov. 11): After leading the St. John’s men’s basketball team to a pair of 8. Jason Buchanan 1989-92 123 30-point wins to open the season, Heron was named to the first BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll of the year. Heron averaged 27.5 points in the Johnnies’ wins over Mercer and Central Connecticut State, T9. Eugene Lawrence 2004-08 122 the highest scoring total through two games by a St. John’s player since Malik Sealy averaged 32.5 D.J. Kennedy 2007-11 122 in 1990-91. Heron proved incredibly efficient in those two outings, going 7-for-13 from the field against the Bears before converting on 10 of his 15 tries against the Blue Devils. Heron’s efficiency 11. Anthony Mason Jr. 2005-10 120 from three-point range was nothing short of incredible. He sank four of his six attempts from deep 12. LJ Figueroa 2017-Pr. 119 against Mercer before sinking a career-high six triples on just seven chances against the Blue Devils. The Waterbury, Conn., native also converted on 11 of his 13 chances from the charity stripe. 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE, GAME Greg Williams Jr. 1. Avery Patterson 11-10-06 8 • BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (March 2): Williams began the week with a 10-point effort against the 12th ranked Wildcats, going 4-for-9 from the field and sinking two of his three attempts from beyond T-2. Greg Williams Jr. 3-1-20 7 the three-point arc. Against No. 10 Creighton, Williams put forth an explosive offensive performance, LJ Figueroa 1-25-20 7 scoring a career-high 21 points thanks to one of the top 3-point shooting performances in St. John’s Shamorie Ponds 12-8-16 7 history. Williams’ seven triples tied a St. John’s single-game record for BIG EAST play and were just one off the overall program record of eight set by Avery Patterson in 2006. Williams’ seven treys D.J. Kennedy 3-5-10 7 came on just 10 attempts, good enough for the second most efficient showing in program history for Anthony Mason Jr. 1-26-08 7 a player with at least seven threes; D.J. Kennedy went 7-for-9 from deep in a triple OT win against DePaul on March 5, 2010. Darryl Hill 2-23-05 7 • BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (March 8): Williams averaged 14.0 points on 10-of-19 (52.6 FG pct) Bootsy Thornton 1-24-99 7 shooting, including a 3-for-7 (42.9 pct) showing from long distance. The Lafayette, La., native also chipped in 4.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.5 steals in two contests versus Butler and Marquette. Williams began the week with 11 points on 4-for-9 shooting and grabbed five boards at Butler. Then versus STEALS, SEASON Marquette at MSG, Williams scored 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting, including a 2-for-5 effort from 1. Marcus Hatten 2001-02 105 beyond the arc. He also recorded four steals, three assists and three rebounds in 34 minutes of action. 2. Marcus Hatten 2002-03 100 Rasheem Dunn 3. Shamorie Ponds 2018-19 87 • BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Feb. 13): Dunn began the week by scoring his 1,000th career point 4. Erick Barkley 1999-2000 84 during a loss at Georgetown. He logged a then-season-high 18 points to go along with a campaign- best nine rebounds. The Thomas Jefferson High School product also dished out four assists and came 5. Erick Barkley 1998-99 83 away with four steals against the Hoyas. Dunn led the Red Storm to its first BIG EAST victory of the 6. Justin Simon 2017-18 82 Mike Anderson Era against DePaul, eclipsing his newly minted season high with 19 points on 7-of- 13 shooting. Dunn also paced the Johnnies in both rebounding and assists, tallying eight and five, 7 Ron Artest 1998-99 76 respectively. Dunn also added two of the Red Storm’s 11 steals against the Blue Demons, marking the 8. Malik Sealy 1989-90 75 team’s fourth straight game with double-digit thefts. T9. Chris Mullin 1984-85 72 David Cain 1992-93 72

LJ Figueroa 2019-20 61 Mike Anderson THE LAST TIME A ST. JOHN’S PLAYER HAD:

Conference Tournament 30 points or more:...... 30, Mustapha Heron vs. Central Connecticut (11/9/19) 35 points or more...... 37, Shamorie Ponds at Georgetown (1/5/19) History 40 points or more:...... 44, Shamorie Ponds vs. Marquette (2/10/18) at UAB (Conference USA) 10 rebounds or more:...... 12, Julian Champagnie vs. Marquette (3/7/20) Year Seed Record Finish 2003 9 3-1 Runner-Up 15 rebounds or more:...... 15, Kassoum Yakwe vs. Seton Hall (2/21/16) 2004 4 1-1 Semifinals 10 assists or more:...... 10, Rasheem Dunn vs. Creighton (3/1/20) 2005 4 1-1 Semifinals 15 assists or more:...... 15, Omar Cook at Connecticut (1/6/01) 2006 2 2-1 Runner-Up 5 steals or more:...... 5, Nick Rutherford vs. Villanova (1/28/20) 10 steals or more:...... 10, Marcus Hatten vs. Syracuse (2/18/03) at Missouri (Big 12) 5 blocks or more:...... 8, Tariq Owens vs. Georgetown (1/9/18) Year Seed Record Finish 10 blocks or more:...... 11, Chris Obekpa vs. Fordham (12/8/12) 2007 6 0-1 First Round Made 5 or more 3-pointers:...... 7-for-10, Greg Williams Jr. vs. Creighton (3/1/20) 2008 10 0-1 First Round 2009 3 3-0 Champions Double-double (pts./rebs.):...... Julian Champagnie (3/7/20) 21 points, 12 rebounds 2010 5 0-1 First Round 2011 6 1-1 Quarterfinals Double-double (pts./assts.):...... Rasheem Dunn vs. Creighton (3/1/20) 19 points, 10 assists

Double-double (pts./stls.):...... Marcus Hatten vs. Syracuse (2/18/03) at Arkansas (SEC) 22 points, 10 steals Year Seed Record Finish Triple-double:...... Ron Artest vs. Seton Hall (1/9/99) 2012 9 0-1 First Round 13 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists 2013 7 0-1 Second Round 2014 5 0-1 Second Round 2015 2 2-1 Runner-Up 2016 9 0-1 Quarterfinals 2017 3 2-1 Runner-Up 2018 6 2-1 Semifinals THE LAST TIME ST. JOHN’S: 2019 9 0-1 Second Round Was ranked in the AP Top-25...... #24 (1/7/19) Defeated an AP Top-25 team...... #10 Creighton (3/1/20) Record at UAB: 7-4 Record at Missouri: 4-4 Scored 100 points:...... 109 vs. Mercer (11/6/19) Allowed 100 points:...... 108 vs. Villanova (3/9/17) Record at Arkansas: 6-8 Scored fewer than 50 points:...... 45 at Butler (1/27/18) Allowed fewer than 50 points:...... 43 vs. UCF (11/26/17) Scored fewer than 20 points in a half:...... 16 (1st Half) vs. Butler (12/31/19) Overall Record: 17-16 (.515) Allowed fewer than 20 points in a half:...... 19 (1st Half) vs. Wagner (11/30/19) Conference Titles: One Runners-Up: Four Shot 60 percent or better:...... 60.0% (30-50) vs. Marquette (2/10/18) Shot 25 percent or lower:...... 21.3% (10-47) vs. Georgetown (1/30/08) Semifinal or Better Finishes: Eight Held an opponent below 25 percent:...... 23.8% (18-80) vs. Fordham (12/7/13)

Grabbed 50 or more rebounds:...... 50 vs. Vermont (11/16/19) Record as Tournament Seed Recorded 25 or more assists...... 28 vs. Sacred Heart (12/22/18) 1: 0-0 2: 4-2 Blocked 15 or more shots...... 15 vs. UCF (11/26/17) Blocked 10 or more shots...... 11 vs. Albany (12/18/19) 3: 5-1 Recorded 15 or more steals...... 15 vs. Xavier (2/17/20) 4: 2-2 Committed five turnovers or fewer:...... 4 at Villanova (2/26/20) 5: 0-2 Committed fewer than 10 turnovers:...... 9 at Butler (3/4/20) 6: 3-3 7: 0-1 Did not make a 3-point field goal:...... 0-for-12 vs. Iona (12/17/17) Held an opponent w/o a 3-point field goal:...... 0-for-12 vs. Cincinnati (1/13/10) 8: 0-0 Made 15 or more 3-pointers...... 17 vs. Sacred Heart (12/22/18) 9: 3-4 10: 0-1 Did not allow a player to score 10+ points:...... vs. Georgia Tech (11/30/13) Had five players in double-figures:...... vs. Mercer (11/6/19) Mustapha Heron (25), LJ Figueroa (18), Marcellus Earlington (17), Nick Rutherford (14) , David Caraher (12)

Had six players in double-figures:...... vs. Chaminade (11/25/15) Federico Mussini (24), Durand Johnson (18), Christian Jones (17), Amar Alibegovic (17), Ron Mvouika (12), Yankuba Sima (10)

Had two or more players score 20 points:...... at DePaul (1/25/20) LJ Figueroa (28), Mustapha Heron (20)

Had three or more players score 20 points:...... vs. Butler (2/28/18) Justin Simon (24), Bashir Ahmed (22), Marvin Clark II (20)

Had two or more players grab 10 rebounds:...... at Seton Hall (2/23/20) Julian Champagnie (11), Josh Roberts (10)

Had two players w/ double-double:...... vs. Creighton (3/1/20) LJ Figueroa 16 points, 12 rebounds Rasheem Dunn 19 points, 10 assists

Won in overtime:...... vs. Butler (77-73 OT, 2/12/19) Lost in overtime:...... vs. Seton Hall (81-74 OT, 2/24/18) Overcame a 20-point deficit to win...... at DePaul (90-82 3OT, 3/5/10) One of the most successful coaches in Division I over the in which the Tigers also posted 31 total wins and won the past two decades, Mike Anderson was named the 21st Big 12 Tournament. The National Association of Basketball head coach in the history of the St. John’s Men’s Basketball Coaches (NABC) presented Anderson with its National program on April 19, 2019. Coach of the Year Award for his efforts.

Most recently, Anderson served as the head coach of the Anderson’s first head coaching gig came at UAB, where Arkansas Razorbacks for eight seasons. he led the Blazers to 20-plus wins and a postseason berth in each of his four campaigns at the helm. Following an Anderson, who enters the BIG EAST Tournament with NIT Quarterfinal appearance in his first season, UAB made a career record of 385-215 (.642), has never had a losing three-straight NCAA Tournaments, including a run to the season while at the helm of a college basketball program. 2004 Sweet 16 that featured wins over Washington and In his 17 years as a head coach, he has led his teams to 12 Kentucky, the year’s number one overall seed. postseason appearances, including nine trips to the Big Dance. His squads have advanced on six of those occasions, Prior to taking over at UAB, Anderson spent 17 years at including a pair of Sweet 16 berths and a run to the Elite Arkansas as an assistant from 1985-2002, helping guide Eight in 2009. Most notably, he is one of only four current the Razorbacks to three Final Fours, including the 1995 Division I coaches with at least 15 national championship. A protégé of Nolan Richardson years of experience who has never and his signature “40 Minutes of Hell” style, Anderson- endured a sub .500 campaign. His led teams have topped the nation in steals four times and impeccable company in that respect have ranked among the top 30 14 times in 17 seasons. His includes Roy Williams, Tom Izzo and teams also led the country in assists once and have ranked Mark Few. among the top 30 on eight occasions. Seven times as a head coach, Anderson has seen his squads rank in the top In 2018-19, Anderson 30 in scoring offense. This past season, the Razorbacks took an Arkansas team ranked 22nd nationally in both steals and assists per game that had lost more than 80 while placing 12th in blocks per outing. percent of its scoring and led it to the second round Anderson, 60, was recruited by Richardson to play at of the NIT. Only three Tulsa following a stint at Jefferson Junior College. In his players returned from the two years with the Golden Hurricane, Anderson averaged previous year’s squad. 12.0 points per game and helped lead Tulsa to an NIT title in 1981 before achieving an NCAA Tournament berth in During his tenure at 1982. Arkansas, Anderson mentored 11 All-SEC Upon his graduation from Tulsa in 1982, Anderson selections, including 2015 immediately became an assistant on Richardson’s staff Associated Press Second before departing with his mentor for Fayetteville in 1985. Team All-American Bobby Portis, the 22nd pick in the 2015 NBA Draft. This past A native of Birmingham, Ala., Anderson and his wife season, sophomore Daniel Gafford was a unanimous First Marcheita have three children: Darcheita, Michael Jr. Team All-SEC selection before being selected 38th by the and Yvonne. Michael Jr. played basketball for Anderson Chicago Bulls in the 2019 NBA Draft. at Missouri while Yvonne played at Texas and currently plays professionally in Turkey. The couple also has six Prior to his move to Fayetteville, Anderson spent five grandchildren. seasons as the head coach at Missouri, where he led the Tigers to a 111-57 (.661) overall record. Before his arrival, the Tigers had turned in consecutive sub .500 seasons. Over his final three campaigns in Columbia, Missouri went 77- 29, highlighted by a run to the Elite Eight in 2009, a year THE MIKE ANDERSON FILE MIKE ANDERSON: AN ABRIDGED HISTORY • Named 21st Head Coach in St. John’s Basketball history on April Year-By-Year Coaching Record - Head Coach 19, 2019 at Madison Square Garden Overall Conference Conference • One of just four current NCAA Division I coaches with 15-plus years Year Record Record Finish Postseason of head coaching experience with zero losing seasons (Mark Few, (At St. John’s) Tom Izzo, Roy Williams) 2019-20 16-15 5-13 • Has led his teams to 12 postseason appearances in 17 seasons as a head coach, which includes nine trips to the NCAA Tournament (At Arkansas) • Has recorded 11 20-win seasons, including a 31-win campaign 2018-19 18-16 8-10 T-9th NIT Second Round in 2008-09 at Missouri 2017-18 23-12 10-8 T-4th NCAA First Round • Advanced in the NCAA Tournament six times in nine 2016-17 26-10 12-6 3rd NCAA Second Round appearances in the Big Dance with a pair of Sweet 16 appearances and trip to the Elite Eight in 2009 2015-16 16-16 9-9 8th 2014-15 27-9 13-5 2nd NCAA Second Round • Spent 20 seasons as an assistant under Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Nolan Richardson prior to 2013-14 22-12 10-8 5th NIT Second Round beginning his head coaching career at UAB in 2002 2012-13 19-13 10-8 7th • In 17 seasons as an assistant at Arkansas, helped guide the 2011-12 18-14 6-10 9th Razorbacks to the NCAA Tournament 13 times, including six Sweet 16 appearances, four trips to the Elite Eight, three Final (At Missouri) Fours, a pair of national championship game appearances and 2010-11 23-11 8-8 T-5th NCAA First Round the 1994 National Championship 2009-10 23-11 10-6 5th NCAA Second Round • Two-year letterwinner at Tulsa under legendary Head Coach 2008-09 31-7 12-4 3rd NCAA Regional Final Nolan Richardson and helped lead the Golden Hurricane to a National Invitation Tournament championship in 1981 and 2007-08 16-16 6-10 10th NCAA Tournament berth in 1982 2006-07 18-12 7-9 6th

(At UAB) COACHING HONORS 2005-06 24-7 12-2 2nd NCAA First Round • 2009 NABC National Coach of the Year • 2009 Clair Bee Coach of the Year 2004-05 22-11 10-6 T-4th NCAA Second Round • 2009 U.S. Olympic Trials Coach 2003-04 22-10 12-4 T-1st NCAA Regional Semifinal • 2004 Conference USA Coach of the Year 2002-03 21-13 8-8 T-6th NIT Quarterfinals COACHING CAREER Totals 385-215 168-134 2019-Present St. John’s Head Coach 2011-2019 Arkansas Head Coach Year-By-Year Coaching Record - Assistant Coach 2006-2011 Missouri Head Coach Overall Conference Conference 2002-2006 UAB Head Coach 2000-2002 Arkansas Assistant Head Coach Year Record Record Finish Postseason 1989-2000 Arkansas Assistant Coach (At Arkansas) 1985-1989 Arkansas Volunteer Assistant 2001-02 14-15 6-10 4th 1982-1985 Tulsa Volunteer Assistant 2000-01 20-11 10-6 2nd NCAA First Round 1999-00 19-15 7-9 3rd NCAA First Round HEAD COACHING RECORDS 1998-99 23-11 9-7 2nd NCAA Second Round Team Record Years 1997-98 24-9 11-5 2nd NCAA Second Round St. John’s 16-15 One 1996-97 18-14 8-8 2nd NIT Final Four Arkansas 169-102 Eight 1995-96 20-13 9-7 T-2nd NCAA Regional Semifinal Missouri 111-57 Five UAB 89-41 Four 1994-95 32-7 12-4 T-1st NCAA National Final Overall 385-215 18 1993-94 31-3 14-2 1st NCAA National Champion 1992-93 22-9 10-6 3rd NCAA Regional Semifinal PLAYING CAREER 1991-92 26-8 13-3 1st NCAA Second Round • 1980-82 - University of Tulsa 1990-91 34-4 15-1 1st NCAA Regional Final • 1978-80 - Jefferson State (Ala.) 1989-90 30-5 14-2 1st NCAA Final Four • 1975-78 - Jackson Olin High School (Ala.) 1988-89 25-7 13-3 1st NCAA Second Round 1987-88 21-9 11-5 T-2nd NCAA First Round PERSONAL 1986-87 19-14 8-8 5th NIT Second Round • Date of Birth: December 12, 1959 1985-86 12-16 4-12 7th • Hometown: Birmingham, Ala. • Alma Mater: Tulsa (1982) (At Tulsa) • Family: Married to Marcheita Anderson with 3 children (Darcheita, Michael Jr., Yvonne) 1984-85 23-8 12-4 T-3rd NCAA First Round 1983-84 27-4 13-3 T-1st NCAA First Round 1982-83 19-12 11-7 T-3rd NIT First Round

Totals 390-170 174-98 MIKE ANDERSON VS. ALL OPPONENTS Opponent Record Home/ Away/Neutral Last Meeting Opponent Record Home/ Away/Neutral Last Meeting Mississippi State 7-8 5-3/2-5/0-0 2019 (L) Air Force 1-0 0-0/1-0/0-0 2003 (L) Mississippi Valley State 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2011 (W) Akron 0-1 0-1/0-0/0-0 2015 (L) Missouri 8-6 6-1/2-5/0-0 2019 (L) Alabama 6-4 4-1/2-3/0-0 2019 (W) Missouri-Kansas City 2-0 2-0/0-0/0-0 2010 (W) Alabama A&M 4-0 3-0/0-0/1-0 2012 (W) Montana State 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2018 (W) Alabama State 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2014 (W) Mount St. Mary’s 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2016 (W) Albany 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2019 (W) Murray State 2-0 2-0/0-0/0-0 2009 (W) Alcorn State 2-0 2-0/0-0/0-0 2012 (W) Nebraska 7-7 4-2/3-3/0-2 2011 (L) Arizona 1-1 1-0/0-0/0-1 2019 (W) New Hampshire 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2019 (W) Arizona State 0-2 0-0/0-0/0-2 2019 (L) Nicholls State 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2003 (W) Arkansas 1-1 1-0/0-1/0-0 2008 (L) North Alabama 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2011 (W) Arkansas-Pine Bluff 3-0 3-0/0-0/0-0 2011 (W) North Carolina 0-3 0-0/0-0/0-3 2017 (L) Army 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2007 (W) North Carolina A&T 2-0 2-0/0-0/0-0 2008 (W) Auburn 8-3 4-1/4-2/0-0 2019 (L) North Dakota State 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2016 (W) Austin Peay 3-0 3-0/0-0/0-0 2018 (W) North Florida 3-0 3-0/0-0/0-0 2016 (W) Baylor 4-3 3-0/0-2/1-1 2011 (W) North Texas 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2014 (W) Belmont 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2005 (W) Northern Illinois 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2011 (W) Birmingham-Southern 2-0 2-0/0-0/0-0 2004 (W) Northwestern State 3-0 3-0/0-0/0-0 2015 (W) Brown 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2019 (W) Oakland 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2011 (W) Bucknell 1-0 1-0/-0-0/0-0 2017 (W) Oklahoma 5-3 4-0/0-3/1-0 2017 (W) Butler 0-3 0-1/0-1/0-1 2020 (L) Oklahoma State 6-4 3-1/2-3/1-0 2018 (W) California 1-3 1-0/0-2/0-1 2014 (L) Ole Miss 7-6 4-2/2-4/1-0 2019 (W) Cal State Bakersfield 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2017 (W) Old Dominion 3-0 3-0/0-0/0-0 2011 (W) Centenary 2-0 2-0/0-0/0-0 2009 (W) Oral Roberts 4-1 3-0/0-1/1-0 2017 (W) Central Arkansas 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2011 (W) Oregon 2-0 1-0/1-0/0-0 2011 (W) Central Connecticut 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2019 (W) Prairie View A&M 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2008 (W) Central Florida 1-0 0-0/1-0/0-0 2006 (W) Presbyterian 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2011 (W) Central Michigan 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2008 (W) Providence 2-1 1-0/1-1/0-0 2020 (W) Charleston Southern 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2015 (W) Purdue 1-1 1-0/0-1/0-0 2008 (W) Charlotte 4-2 1-2/1-0/2-0 2011 (W) Rice 1-0 0-0/1-0/0-0 2006 (W) Chattanooga 3-0 1-0/0-0/2-0 2010 (W) Richmond 1-3 1-1/0-2/0-0 2010 (L) Cincinnati 1-3 1-0/0-2/0-1 2011 (L) Robert Morris 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2012 (W) Clemson 3-1 1-0/0-1/2-0 2014 (L) Saint Louis 3-0 1-0/1-0/1-0 2005 (W) Colorado 9-1 5-0/4-1/0-0 2011 (W) Saint Peter’s 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2019 (W) Colorado State 2-0 1-0/1-0/0-0 2018 (W) Samford 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2017 (W) Columbia 2-0 1-0/1-0/0-0 2019 (W) Sam Houston State 2-0 1-0/0-0/1-0 2016 (W) Connecticut 1-2 0-0/0-1/1-1 2017 (W) Savannah State 3-0 3-0/0-0/0-0 2013 (W) Coppin State 3-0 3-0/0-0/0-0 2009 (W) Seton Hall 1-2 0-1/0-1/1-0 2020 (L) Cornell 1-0 0-0/0-0/1-0 2009 (W) Siena 1-0 0-0/1-0/0-0 2003 (W) Creighton 0-1 1-0/0-1/0-0 2020 (W) SIU-Edwardsville 2-0 2-0/0-0/0-0 2013 (W) Davidson 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2007 (W) South Alabama 3-0 1-0/1-0/1-0 2013 (W) Dayton 1-1 1-0/0-1/0-0 2015 (L) South Carolina 7-4 4-1/2-2/1-1 2019 (L) Delaware State 2-0 2-0/0-0/0-0 2014 (W) South Carolina State 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2006 (W) DePaul 5-3 3-0/1-2/1-1 2020 (W) South Florida 7-0 3-0/4-0/0-0 2006 (W) East Carolina 4-1 2-1/2-0/0-0 2006 (W) Southeastern Louisiana 2-0 2-0/0-0/0-0 2013 (W) Eastern Kentucky 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2011 (W) Southeast Missouri State 1-0 0-0/0-0/1-0 2014 (W) Evansville 2-0 2-0/0-0/0-0 2015 (W) Southern 3-0 3-0/0-0/0-0 2015 (W) Fairfield 1-0 0-0/0-0/1-0 2009 (W) Southern California 1-1 0-0/0-0/1-1 2009 (W) Fairleigh Dickinson 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2010 (W) Southern Illinois 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2016 (W) Florida 2-11 1-4/0-5/1-2 2019 (L) Southern Methodist 4-0 1-0/2-0/1-0 2014 (W) Florida A&M 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2012 (W) Southern Miss 5-1 3-0/2-1/0-0 2006 (W) Florida International 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2018 (W) St. John’s 0-1 0-0/0-1/0-0 2003 (L) Fordham 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2008 (W) Stanford 0-1 0-0/0-0/0-1 2015 (L) Fort Wayne 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2016 (W) Stephen F. Austin 2-0 2-0/0-0/0-0 2016 (W) Fresno State 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2017 (W) Stetson 2-0 2-0/0-0/0-0 2009 (W) Georgetown 0-3 0-1/0-2/0-0 2020 (L) Syracuse 0-1 0-1/0-0/0-0 2012 (W) Georgia 9-3 5-0/3-3/1-0 2019 (W) TCU 3-1 2-0/1-1/0-0 2005 (L) Georgia Southern 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2004 (W) Tennessee 7-5 4-0/2-4/1-1 2019 (L) Georgia Tech 0-2 0-1/0-0/0-1 2018 (L) Tennessee-Martin 2-0 2-0/0-0/0-0 2013 (W) Gonzaga 0-1 0-0/0-0/0-1 2013 (L) Tennessee Tech 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2015 (W) Grambling State 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2011 (W) Texas 4-3 2-0/1-2/1-1 2018 (L) High Point 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2013 (W) Texas-Arlington 2-0 2-0/0-0/0-0 2018 (W) Houston 6-2 4-0/2-1/0-1 2017 (L) Texas-El Paso 1-1 0-0/0-1/1-0 2006 (W) Illinois 2-3 0-0/0-0/2-3 2011 (W) Texas-Pan American 1-0 0-0/0-0/1-0 2010 (W) Indiana 1-1 1-0/0-1/0-0 2019 (L) Texas-San Antonio 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2014 (W) Indiana State 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2014 (W) Texas A&M 7-11 5-2/2-8/0-1 2019 (L) Iona 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2014 (W) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2003 (W) Iowa State 8-3 4-1/4-2/0-0 2014 (L) Texas-San Antonio 1-0 0-0/0-0/1-0 2018 (W) Kansas 1-10 1-5/0-4/0-1 2011 (L) Texas Southern 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2011 (W) Kansas State 4-6 4-1/0-5/0-0 2011 (L) Texas State 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2018 (W) Kentucky 4-9 2-2/1-4/1-3 2019 (L) Texas Tech 7-2 4-0/1-2/2-0 2019 (L) La Salle 1-0 0-0/0-0/1-0 2011 (W) Troy 1-0 0-0/0-0/1-0 2017 (W) Lipscomb 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2007 (W) Tulane 3-4 3-1/0-3/0-0 2006 (W) Longwood 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2012 (W) Tulsa 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2006 (W) Louisiana 2-0 2-0/0-0/0-0 2013 (W) UC Davis 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2018 (W) Louisiana Tech 3-0 3-0/0-0/0-0 2011 (W) UNLV 0-1 0-0/0-1/0-0 2003 (L) Louisville 0-4 0-1/0-1/0-2 2005 (L) USC Upstate 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2011 (W) LSU 7-10 4-2/2-6/1-2 2019 (W) Utah Valley 2-0 2-0/0-0/0-0 2015 (W) Marquette 5-2 2-0/1-2/2-0 2020 (W) Valdosta State 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2006 (W) Marshall 3-1 1-1/2-0/0-0 2006 (W) Vanderbilt 11-4 7-1/3-2/1-1 2019 (W) Maryland 1-0 0-0/0-0/1-0 2008 (W) Villanova 0-2 0-1/0-1/0-0 2020 (L) Massachusetts 2-0 0-0/0-0/2-0 2019 (W) Virginia Commonwealth 3-0 2-0/1-0/0-0 2006 (W) McNeese State 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2008 (W) Vermont 0-1 0-1/0-0/0-0 2019 (L) Memphis 3-5 2-2/0-3/1-0 2009 (W) Wagner 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2019 (W) Mercer 1-1 1-0/0-0/0-1 2019 (W) Wake Forest 1-1 1-0/0-1/0-0 2015 (L) Michigan 1-1 1-0/0-1/0-0 2012 (L) Washington 1-0 0-0/0-0/1-0 2004 (W) Michigan State 0-1 0-0/0-0/0-1 2008 (L) West Alabama 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2003 (W) Milwaukee 1-0 1-0/0-0/0-0 2014 (W) Minnesota 2-2 1-0/0-2/1-0 2017 (W) West Virginia 1-1 1-0/0-0/0-1 2019 (W) Xavier 0-2 0-1/0-1/0-0 2020 (L) COACH ANDERSON’S RECORD WHEN ... Overall:...... 385-215 (.642) In Overtime Games: ...... 12-13 Home: ...... 262-52 Home: ...... 9-2 Away:...... 68-119 Away:...... 3-8 Neutral: ...... 53-43 Neutral: ...... 0-3

At St. John’s:...... 16-15 (.516) Conference Games:...... 168-134 Home: ...... 13-6 Home: ...... 110-41 Away:...... 1-8 Away:...... 58-93 Neutral: ...... 2-1 Conference Tournaments: ...... 17-16 At Arkansas:...... 169-102 (.624) Home: ...... 122-22 NCAA Tournaments:...... 9-9 Away:...... 29-58 Neutral: ...... 18-22 Scoring Below 50 Points:...... 0-4 Home: ...... 0-0 At Missouri:...... 111-57 (.661) Away:...... 0-4 Home: ...... 79-11 Neutral: ...... 0-0 Away:...... 16-32 Neutral: ...... 16-14 Scoring 50-59 Points:...... 5-31 Home: ...... 2-9 At UAB:...... 89-41 (.685) Away:...... 1-19 Home: ...... 51-9 Neutral: ...... 2-6 Away:...... 23-24 Neutral: ...... 15-8 Scoring 60-69 Points: ...... 44-83 Home: ...... 22-16 In Season Openers:...... 17-1 Away:...... 15-48 Home: ...... 16-0 Neutral: ...... 7-19 Away:...... 0-1 Neutral: ...... 1-0 Scoring 70-79 Points: ...... 108-63 Home: ...... 65-18 In Home Openers: ...... 18-0 Away:...... 28-30 Neutral: ...... 16-15 In Road/Neutral Openers: ...... 6-12 Scoring 80-89 Points: ...... 127-25 In Conference Openers: ...... 9-9 Home: ...... 95-9 Home: ...... 7-3 Away:...... 17-16 Away:...... 2-6 Neutral: ...... 19-3

In Conference Home Openers:...... 12-6 Scoring 90-99 Points: ...... 69-1 Home: ...... 59-0 In Conference Road Openers:...... 7-11 Away:...... 4-1 Neutral: ...... 3-0 Against Ranked Teams:...... 32-65 Home: ...... 19-17 Scoring 100 or More Points:...... 25-1 Away:...... 6-34 Home: ...... 19-0 Neutral: ...... 7-14 Away:...... 1-1 Neutral: ...... 5-0 One-Possession Games:...... 53-47 Home: ...... 28-14 Away:...... 16-24 Neutral: ...... 9-9

Decided by 5 Points or Less:...... 77-72 Home: ...... 38-21 Away:...... 28-40 Neutral: ...... 11-13 St. John’s in the BIG EAST Tournament RED STORM • The Red Storm makes its 37th all-time appearance in the BIG EAST BIG EAST Leaders Tournament in 2020 and its 13th in the last 14 seasons. A charter member of the BIG EAST Conference, St. John’s appeared in the first 24 conference tournaments from 1980-2003, logged an appearance Stat Overall Rank Conference Rank in 2007, and has participated in the last 11 events from 2009-19. Scoring Offense 74.6 5th 70.8 4th • The Red Storm owns a 28-33 record all-time in 36 appearances in Scoring Defense 71.9 9th 75.6 9th the event and will open the first round in 2020 as the No. 9 seed. Scoring Margin +2.7 8th -4.7 8th St. John’s is 2-2 all-time as the No. 9 seed. The Red Storm makes its Field Goal Percentage .410 10th .397 10th sixth first round appearance in the last 10 years and its 17th all-time. The Johnnies advanced in the tournament in 2019 for the third- Field Goal Pct. Defense .414 6th .438 9th straight year with an 82-74 victory over DePaul in the first round. Three-Point Percentage .321 8th .325 9th The Red Storm has competed in the quarterfinals six times in the Three-Point Pct. Defense .319 4th .329 4th last nine years. Free Throw Percentage .700 7th .702 8th • St. John’s has reached the semifinals 11 times. The Red Storm’s last Rebounding Offense 38.7 3rd 35.2 9th semifinal appearance was en route to the tournament title in 2000. Rebounding Defense 41.4 10th 42.8 10th • The Red Storm has made the championship game five times: 2000 (champions), 1999, 1986 (champions), 1985 and 1983 (champions). Rebounding Margin -2.6 10th -7.6 10th Blocked Shots Per Game 4.1 4th 3.1 5th BIG EAST Tournament Champions Assists Per Game 14.7 3rd 14.7 3rd Steals Per Game 9.8 1st 9.7 1st • 1983 – The 1982-83 season was filled with superlative Turnover Margin +5.4 1st +5.8 1st accomplishments. Led by head coach Lou Carnesecca, the Redmen Assist/Turnover Ratio 1.3 3rd 1.5 2nd marched to a record-breaking season, including the first-ever BIG EAST Tournament Championship for St. John’s in the first BIG EAST Three-Pt. FG Made Per Game 6.6 T-7th 6.9 6th title event played at Madison Square Garden. In the BIG EAST OVERALL INDIVIDUAL LEADERS BIG EAST INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Tournament, St. John’s beat Pittsburgh in the first round before Scoring Scoring topping Villanova in the semifinals. The championship game saw LJ Figueroa 14.3 12th LJ Figueroa 13.4 14th Chris Mullin score 24 points in an 85-77 win over Boston College. Rasheem Dunn 12.0 17th Rasheem Dunn 12.4 16th • 1986 – A year after a trip to the program’s second-ever NCAA Final Julian Champagnie 10.0 30th Four, if anyone was searching for “The Truth,” they found it. In just his second season at St. John’s, Walter “The Truth” Berry earned national player of the year honors – the second-straight year a St. Rebounding Rebounding Julian Champagnie 6.5 7th Julian Champagnie 6.3 11th John’s player had done so, as Mullin took the award during the Josh Roberts 5.8 12th 1984-85 campaign – and led the team to a 31-5 record and the 1986 BIG EAST Tournament Championship. While Berry was the leader Field Goal Percentage Field Goal Percentage of the team, it was Ron Rowan who came through in the Redmen’s biggest moment, sinking a 14-foot baseline jumper with eight seconds left to give St. John’s its first lead of the game at 70-69 in Assists Assists a win over Syracuse in the BIG EAST Championship. Berry blocked Rasheem Dunn 3.4 9th Rasheem Dunn 3.4 9th Dwayne “Pearl” Washington’s shot at the buzzer as St. John’s won Nick Rutherford 3.2 14th Nick Rutherford 3.2 15th

the second of its three BIG EAST Tournament titles. Free Throw Percentage • 2000 – The Red Storm’s win over Connecticut at The Garden gave Rasheem Dunn .766 15th the team its first BIG EAST Tournament Championship since 1986, but was also the fitting end to a hectic season. St. John’s used a Steals Steals late run to beat Villanova in the opener and then came a heated LJ Figueroa 2.0 1st LJ Figueroa 1.9 2nd rivalry-game with Miami. In a tight contest, Anthony Glover – who Nick Rutherford 1.7 3rd Nick Rutherford 1.7 T-3rd had missed his previous five attempts – hit two free throws with 2.2 Greg Williams Jr. 1.3 T-10th Greg Williams Jr. 1.6 5th seconds left to give St. John’s a 58-57 win over the Hurricanes. In a Julian Champagnie 1.2 T-14th rematch of the previous year’s championship game, Marvis “Bootsy” Three-Point Field Goal Percentage Three-Point Field Goal Percentage Thornton – who earned tournament MVP honors – scored 22 points LJ Figueroa .364 14th Greg Williams Jr. .378 12th to lead four players in double figures in an 80-70 win over UConn.

Three-Point Field Goals Made Three-Point Field Goals Made LJ Figueroa 2.2 8th LJ Figueroa 2.2 8th

Assist/Turnover Ratio Assist/Turnover Ratio St. John’s Basketball History Nick Rutherford 1.9 6th Nick Rutherford 2.4 4th Rasheem Dunn 1.7 10th Rasheem Dunn 1.9 7th • One of the storied programs in the history of men’s collegiate basketball, St. John’s began the 2019-2020 season as the ninth all- Blocked Shots Blocked Shots Josh Roberts 1.5 4th Julian Champagnie 1.0 T-7th time winningest program in the NCAA Division I record book with Julian Champagnie 0.8 T-12th Josh Roberts 0.8 13th 1,854 wins and 1,029 losses. • The school’s .643 winning percentage ranks 17th all-time in NCAA Defensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds history, while St. John’s 29 all-time NCAA Tournament appearances Julian Champagnie 4.8 9th Julian Champagnie 4.9 T-9th are tied for 24th all-time. • The program’s 28 NIT appearances and five titles are unprecedented. The 1910-11 Helms Foundation national champions, St. John’s Minutes Played Minutes Played appeared in NCAA Final Fours in 1952 and 1985. Rasheem Dunn 28.6 29th Rasheem Dunn 30.6 27th • The program boasts 11 consensus All-Americans, 62 NBA Draft choices and 51 players that have scored 1,000 career points or more. Overall Records: All-Time BIG EAST Tournament Results Overall...... 28-33 First Round...... 8-8 1980 - Providence Civic Center 1998- Madison Square Garden Second Round...... 1-3 Quarterfinals Quarterfinals No. 2 St. John’s 48, No. 7 Providence 44 No. 3 St. John’s 91, No. 11 Boston College 80 Quarterfinals...... 11-14 Semifinals Semifinals Semifinals...... 5-6 No. 3 Georgetown 76, No. 2 St. John’s 66 No. 2 Syracuse 69, No. 3 St. John’s 67 (OT) Championship...... 3-2 1981 - Syracuse Carrier Dome 1999- Madison Square Garden Record as Seed: Quarterfinals Quarterfinals No. 1...... 5-1 No. 6 Syracuse 71, No. 3 St. John’s 66 No. 3 St. John’s 77, No. 6 Rutgers 62 No. 2...... 2-3 Semifinals No. 3...... 12-7 1982 - Hartford Civic Center No. 3 St. John’s 62, No. 2 Miami 59 No. 4...... 0-1 Quarterfinals Championship No. 5...... 3-7 No. 3 St. John’s 54, No. 6 Connecticut 52 No. 1 Connecticut 82, No. 3 St. John’s 63 No. 6...... 0-0 Semifinals No. 7...... 1-1 No. 2 Georgetown 57, No. 3 St. John’s 42 2000- Madison Square Garden No. 8...... 1-3 Quarterfinals 1983 - Madison Square Garden No. 3 St. John’s 75, No. 6 Villanova 70 No. 9...... 2-2 Quarterfinals Semifinals No. 10...... 0-3 No. 3 St. John’s 64, No. 6 Pittsburgh 53 No. 3 St. John’s 58, No. 2 Miami 57 No. 11...... 0-2 Semifinals Championship No. 12...... 0-1 No. 3 St. John’s 91, No. 2 Villanova 80 No. 3 St. John’s 80, No. 4 Connecticut 70 No. 13...... 2-2 Championship No. 14...... 0-0 No. 3 St. John’s 85, No. 1 Boston College 77 2001- Madison Square Garden No. 15...... 0-0 First Round No. 16...... 0-0 1984- Madison Square Garden West No. 6 Seton Hall 78, East No. 3 St. John’s 66 Quarterfinals Record Against Seed: No. 5 St. John’s 57, No. 4 Boston College 56 2002- Madison Square Garden Semifinals First Round No. 1...... 1-6 No. 1 Georgetown 79, No. 5 St. John’s 68 East No. 3 St. John’s 64, West No. 6 Seton Hall 58 No. 2...... 4-6 Quarterfinals No. 3...... 0-2 1985 - Madison Square Garden West No. 2 Notre Dame 83, East No. 3 St. John’s 63 No. 4...... 5-5 Quarterfinals No. 5...... 0-3 No. 1 St. John’s 90, No. 8 Providence 62 2003- Madison Square Garden No. 6...... 6-4 Semifinals First Round No. 7...... 2-4 No. 1 St. John’s 89, No. 4 Villanova 74 East No. 5 St. John’s 83, West No. 4 Notre Dame 80 No. 8...... 3-0 Championship Quarterfinals No. 9...... 2-2 No. 2 Georgetown 92, No. 1 St. John’s 80 East No. 1 Boston College 82, East No. 5 St. John’s 75 (OT) No. 10...... 1-0 No. 11...... 1-0 1986 - Madison Square Garden 2007- Madison Square Garden No. 12...... 2-0 Quarterfinals First Round No. 13...... 1-1 No. 1 St. John’s 87, No. 9 Seton Hall 68 No. 6 Marquette 76, No. 11 St. John’s 67 No. 14...... 0-0 Semifinals No. 15...... 0-0 No. 1 St. John’s 75, No. 4 Villanova 64 2009- Madison Square Garden Championship First Round No. 16...... 0-0 No. 1 St. John’s 70, No. 2 Syracuse 69 No. 13 St. John’s 64, No. 12 Georgetown 59 Second Round All-Time Tournament Record Against Current 1987 - Madison Square Garden No. 5 Marquette 74, No. 13 St. John’s 45 BIG EAST Members: Quarterfinals Butler...... 0-0 No. 4 Providence 80, No. 5 St. John’s 51 2010- Madison Square Garden First Round Creighton...... 0-0 1988 - Madison Square Garden No. 13 St. John’s 73, No. 12 Connecticut 51 DePaul...... 1-0 Quarterfinals Second Round Georgetown...... 3-5 No. 4 Villanova 71, No. 5 St. John’s 68 No. 5 Marquette 57, No. 13 St. John’s 55 Marquette...... 0-5 Providence...... 2-5 1989 - Madison Square Garden 2011- Madison Square Garden First Round Second Round Seton Hall...... 2-1 No. 9 Boston College 81, No. 8 St. John’s 74 No. 5 St. John’s 65, No. 13 Rutgers 63 Villanova...... 4-4 Quarterfinals Xavier...... 0-1 1990 - Madison Square Garden No. 4 Syracuse 79, No. 5 St. John’s 73 Quarterfinals St. John’s BIG EAST No. 5 Villanova 70, No. 4 St. John’s 60 2012- Madison Square Garden All-Tournament Team Members: First Round 1991 - Madison Square Garden No. 13 Pittsburgh 73, No. 12 St. John’s 59 1980 1993 Quarterfinals David Russell David Cain No. 7 Providence 72, No. 2 St. John’s 64 2013- Madison Square Garden 1983 1986 Second Round Chris Mullin, Billy Goodwin Walter Berry, Mark Jackson 1992 - Madison Square Garden No. 7 Villanova 66, No. 10 St. John’s 53 Quarterfinals 1985 1998 No. 3 St. John’s 64, No. 6 Connecticut 59 (OT) 2014- Madison Square Garden Chris Mullin Ron Artest Semifinals Quarterfinals No. 2 Georgetown 68, No. 3 St. John’s 64 No. 4 Providence 79, No. 5 St. John’s 74 1986 1999 Walter Berry, Mark Jackson Erick Barkley 1993- Madison Square Garden 2015- Madison Square Garden Quarterfinals Quarterfinals 1992 2000 No. 2 St. John’s 76, No. 7 Boston College 56 No. 4 Providence 74, No. 5 St. John’s 57 Malik Sealy Erick Barkley, Lavor Postell Semifinals No. 3 Syracuse 84, No. 2 St. John’s 72 2016- Madison Square Garden Dave Gavitt Trophy Recipients First Round (BIG EAST Tournament Most Valuable Player) 1994- Madison Square Garden No. 7 Marquette 101, No. 10 St. John’s 93 First Round No. 9 St. John’s 80, No. 8 Pittsburgh 72 2017- Madison Square Garden Quarterfinals First Round No. 1 Connecticut 97, No. 9 St. John’s 77 No. 8 St. John’s 74, No. 9 Georgetown 73 Quarterfinals 1995- Madison Square Garden No. 1 Villanova 108, No. 8 St. John’s 67 First Round No. 9 Pittsburgh 74, No. 8 St. John’s 71 2018- Madison Square Garden First Round 1996- Madison Square Garden No. 9 St. John’s 88, No. 8 Georgetown 77 First Round Quarterfinals 1983 2000 No. 6 Providence 80, No. 11 St. John’s 72 No. 1 Xavier 88, No. 9 St. John’s 60 Chris Mullin Bootsy Thornton 1997- Madison Square Garden 2019- Madison Square Garden First Round First Round No. 7 Miami 76, No. 10 St. John’s 68 (OT) No. 7 St. John’s 82, No. 10 DePaul 74 Quarterfinals No. 2 Marquette 86, No. 7 St. John’s 54 ST. JOHN’S BASKETBALL: AMONG THE ELITE ALL-TIME DIVISION I VICTORIES* No. School First Season Yrs. Won Lost Tied Pct. BY THE 1. Kentucky 1903 117 2,293 706 1 .765 2. Kansas 1899 121 2,274 859 0 .726 NUMBERS 3. North Carolina 1911 109 2,261 799 0 .739 4. Duke 1906 114 2,176 887 0 .710 5. Temple 1895 125 1,926 1,079 0 .641 6. Syracuse 1901 119 1,904 908 0 .677 Years of St. John’s Men’s Basketball 7. UCLA 1920 100 1,887 852 0 .689 113 (First Season: 1907-08) 8. Notre Dame 1898 122 1,880 1,028 1 .646 9. ST. JOHN’S (N.Y.) 1908 112 1,854 1,029 0 .643 10. Indiana 1901 119 1,836 1,050 0 .636 * All records prior to 2019-20 season All-Time Program Wins 1,854 9th in NCAA Division I History ALL-TIME DIVISION I WINNING PERCENTAGE* *Entering 2019-20 Season No. School First Season Yrs. Won Lost Tied Pct. 1. Kentucky 1903 117 2,293 706 1 .765 2. North Carolina 1911 109 2,261 799 0 .739 All-Time Program 3. Kansas 1899 121 2,274 859 0 .726 Winning Percentage 14th in NCAA Division I History 4. Duke 1906 114 2,176 887 0 .710 .643 *Entering 2019-20 Season 5. UNLV 1959 61 1,262 557 0 .694 6. UCLA 1920 100 1,887 852 0 .689 7. Syracuse 1901 119 1,904 908 0 .677 8. Western Kentucky 1915 105 1,795 926 0 .660 Winning Seasons *86 including vacated seasons (2001-03) 9. Arizona 1905 115 1,813 946 1 .657 86 10. Villanova 1921 99 1,775 934 0 .655 11. VCU 1971 51 964 517 0 .651 12. Louisville 1912 108 1,722 926 0 .650 NCAA Tournament 13. Murray St. 1926 94 1,640 894 0 .647 Appearances 14. Notre Dame 1898 122 1,880 1,028 1 .646 *2002 appearance (30th) 29 vacated by NCAA 15. Utah 1909 111 1,819 1,004 0 .644 Norfolk St. 1954 66 1,223 677 0 .644 17. ST. JOHN’S (N.Y.) 1908 112 1,854 1,029 0 .643 Naismith Basketball * All records prior to 2019-20 season Hall of Fame Inductees Joe Lapchick (1966), Frank McGuire (1976), 6 Al McGuire (1992), Lou Carnesecca (1992), NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES* Dick McGuire (1993), Chris Mullin (2010) No. School Appearances First-Last 1. Kentucky 58 1942-2019 2. North Carolina 50 1941-2019 3. Kansas 48 1940-2019 62 NBA Draft Picks 4. UCLA 47 1950-2018 5. Duke 43 1955-2019 T6. Indiana 39 1940-2016 Louisville 39 1951-2019 BIG EAST Tournament 8. Villanova 38 1942-2019 Championships T9. Notre Dame 36 1953-2017 3 (1983, 1986, 2000) Syracuse 36 1957-2019 11. Texas 34 1943-2018 T12. Arizona 33 1951-2018 Postseason NIT Cincinnati 33 1958-2019 Appearances Most in NCAA history Marquette 33 1955-2019 29 *2003 appearance (30th) Michigan State 33 1957-2019 vacated by NCAA Temple 33 1944-2019 T17. Arkansas 32 1945-2018 Postseason NIT Connecticut 32 1951-2016 Championships T19. Oklahoma 31 1939-2018 5 (1943, 1944, 1959, 1965, 1989) *2003 victory (6th) vacated by NCAA Kansas State 31 1948-2019 T21. Georgetown 30 1943-2015 Illinois 30 1942-2013 Purdue 30 1969-2019 1,000-Point Scorers T24. BYU 29 1950-2015 51 Ohio State 29 1939-2019 ST. JOHN’S (N.Y.) 29 1951-2019 Utah 29 1944-2016 West Virginia 29 1955-2018 * All records prior to the 2019-20 season 2019-20 Career Highs • Will miss the rest of the season with an injured right ankle Category No. Opponent (Date) • Preseason Second Team All-BIG EAST; tabbed to the presesaon watch list for the Jerry West Award for the third consecutive season Points 31 vs. Winthrop (11/24/17) • Averaged 13.8 points per game, good enough for second on the team. FG 11 vs. Winthrop (11/24/17) • Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on 11/11 FGA 22 at UConn (12/23/16) • Opened the season with 25 points against Mercer (11/6) before posting 30 on CCSU (11/9) 3FG 6 vs. CCSU (11/9/19) 3FGA 11 vs. Georgetown (2/2/20) 2018-19 FTM 10 4x. last vs. Butler (2/12/19) • Ranked second on the team and 13th in the conference in scoring (14.6 ppg) • Led the team and ranked seventh in the league with a .403 three-point percentage FTA 13 vs. Eastern Kentucky (11/17/16) • Named to the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Assocation All-Met Second Team Rebounds 14 vs. Missouri (3/8/17) • Selected to the preseason watch list for the Jerry West Award Assists 5 2x, last vs. UNH (11/12/19) Blocks 2 2x, last at South Carolina (1/24/17) 2017-18 (at Auburn) Steals 4 vs. Oklahoma (12/21/16) • Averaged 16.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 0.9 assists per game for the SEC Regular Season Minutes 41 2x, last vs. Butler (2/12/19) Champion Tigers, helping the team go 26-8 and advance to the NCAA Second Round • Shot 43.9 percent from the floor, 33.1 percent from three, and 80.3 percent from the charity stripe • Named Second Team All-SEC by the Associated Press and found a place on the Jerry West Award Watch List; ranked sixth in the SEC in scoring Miscellaneous Statistics • Played and started in 32 of the team’s 34 games, missing a pair of contests with injury or illness Category 19-20 Career • Eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for his career in the Tigers’ final game of the season Double-Figure Scoring 14 97 • Scored in double figures 29 times with eight performances of 20 points or better and one 30-point showing; twice named the SEC Player of the Week Last: 12 at Creighton (2/8/20) 20-plus points 4 24 2016-17 (at Auburn) Last: 20 at DePaul (1/25/20) • Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team after averaging 15.2 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per 30-plus points 1 2 outing Last: 30 vs. CCSU (11/9/19) • Played and started in all 32 of Auburn’s games and ranked ninth in the SEC in scoring 10-plus rebounds - 5 Last: 11 at Missouri (1/24/18) Before College Double-Doubles - 5 • A consensus five-star recruit out of Sacred Heart High School in Waterbury, Connecticut… ranked 17th by Scout, 19th by Rivals, 23rd by 247Sports and 25th by ESPN Last: 14 pts, 11 rebs at Missouri (1/24/18)

2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics Date Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def Reb PF Ast TO Blk Stl Pts N6 MERCER 1-1 28 7-13 .538 4-6 .667 7-8 .875 1-2 3 2 1 1 0 1 25 N9 CCSU 1-1 27 10-15 .667 6-7 .857 4-5 .800 1-1 2 2 3 4 1 1 30 N12 NEW HAMPSHIRE 1-1 29 2-12 .167 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000 0-2 2 3 5 1 0 0 5 N16 VERMONT 1-1 31 3-11 .273 1-2 .500 7-11 .636 1-3 4 2 2 4 0 0 14 N20 COLUMBIA 1-1 24 5-10 .500 2-3 .667 3-4 .750 0-2 2 2 0 3 0 1 15 N23 vs. Arizona State 1-1 27 1-8 .125 0-2 .000 3-4 .750 0-2 2 2 0 3 0 0 5 N24 vs. UMass 1-1 16 2-5 .400 0-2 .000 2-4 .500 1-1 2 4 1 3 0 1 6 N30 WAGNER 1-1 16 7-11 .636 3-6 .500 1-1 1.000 0-1 1 5 3 1 1 0 18 D3 SAINT PETER’S 1-1 25 5-13 .385 3-8 .375 4-5 .800 1-0 1 4 1 2 1 1 17 D7 WEST VIRGINIA 1-1 25 2-12 .167 0-4 .000 5-6 .833 0-2 2 3 1 0 0 2 9 D10 BROWN 1-1 29 7-16 .438 1-7 .143 6-6 1.000 1-1 2 1 2 2 1 1 21 D18 ALBANY DNP D21 vs. No. 16/17 Arizona DNP D31 • No. 11/10 BUTLER DNP J5 • at Xavier 1-1 23 5-11 .455 0-4 .000 1-2 .500 1-1 2 1 0 1 0 0 11 J8 • at Georgetown 1-1 20 2-10 .200 0-5 .000 0-0 .000 3-1 4 4 1 4 0 0 4 J11 • DePAUL 1-1 27 4-10 .400 3-6 .500 4-4 1.000 0-3 3 4 4 1 0 0 15 J15 • at Providence 1-1 16 2-9 .222 1-4 .250 2-3 .667 0-1 1 4 0 1 0 0 7 J18 • No. 18/18 SETON HALL 1-1 28 6-13 .462 2-4 .500 4-4 1.000 0-2 2 2 2 1 1 0 18 J21 • at Marquette 1-1 29 7-13 .538 4-7 .571 0-0 .000 0-1 1 2 3 1 0 2 18 J25 • at DePaul 1-1 31 5-12 .417 4-9 .444 6-6 1.000 0-4 4 2 0 0 1 1 20 J28 • No. 8/10 VILLANOVA 1-1 27 1-7 .143 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-3 3 1 2 1 0 0 3 F2 • GEORGETOWN 1-0 24 4-15 .267 4-11 .364 4-4 1.000 0-3 3 2 0 0 0 0 16 F8 • at No. 21/22 Creighton 1-0 19 3-8 .375 3-6 .500 3-3 1.000 0-4 4 2 2 0 0 0 12 F12 • PROVIDENCE DNP F17 • XAVIER DNP F23 • at No. 16/14 Seton Hall DNP F26 • at No. 12/12 Villanova DNP M1 • No. 10/11 CREIGHTON DNP M4 • at RV/No. 25 Butler DNP M7 • MARQUETTE DNP

Career Statistics Year G-GS Min-Avg FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def Reb-Avg PF-O Ast TO Blk Stl Pts-Avg 2016-17 32-32 901-28.2 152-344 .442 44-104 .423 137-178 .770 52-143 195-6.1 87-2 43 77 6 27 485-15.2 2017-18 32-32 916-28.6 172-392 .439 43-130 .331 139-173 .803 41-129 170-5.3 82-3 30 66 2 38 526-16.4 2018-19 31-30 983-31.7 153-348 .440 48-119 .403 98-130 .754 30-114 144-4.6 97-5 41 71 6 33 452-14.6 2019-20 21-19 521-24.8 90-234 .385 42-109 .385 67-81 .827 10-40 50-2.4 54-1 33 34 6 11 289-13.8 TOTAL 116-113 3,321-28.6 567-1,318 .430 177-462 .383 441-562 .785 133-426 559-4.8 320-11 147 248 20 109 1,752-15.1 2019-20 • Averaging 5.0 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game • Ranks fourth in the BIG EAST in blocks and 12th in rebounding Career Highs • Started the team’s first 28 games before coming off the bench against Creighton... averaging Category No. Opponent (Date) 18.9 minutes per contest Points 16 2x, last vs. Seton Hall (1/18/20) • Has missed the last two games with a shoulder injury FG 8 2x, last vs. Seton Hall (1/18/20) • Shooting a team-best 53.7 percent from the field. FGA 12 vs. UMass (11/24/19) 3FG - - 2018-19 3FGA - - • Averaged 1.2 points and 1.6 rebounds per game in 18 appearances as a freshman, one of FTM 4 2x, last at Seton Hall (2/23/20) which was a start FTA 7 vs. Albany (12/18/19) • Made his collegiate debut against Loyola Maryland, grabbing two boards and blocking a shot Rebounds 13 vs. Vermont (11/16/19) (11/6) Assists 3 2x, last vs. Providence (2/12/20) • Grabbed five rebounds, blocked two shots and scored two points against Providence in 14 Blocks 4 5x, last vs. Albany (12/18/19) minutes (2/9) • Scored two points and pulled down a board against Butler (2/12) Steals 2 vs. Mercer (11/6/19) • Made all four of his field goal tries to finish with eight points against Xavier (2/28) Minutes 33 2x, last vs. UMass (11/24/19) Miscellaneous Statistics Before College Category 19-20 Career • Came to St. John’s from national powerhouse Montverde Academy, where he was a member of the prep national team under Head Coach Kevin Boyle Double-Figure Scoring 4 4 • Led the Eagles to a 32-0 record and a national title in 2017-18 Last: 16 vs. Seton Hall (1/18/20) • Played for Southern Stampede on the Nike EYBL circuit 20-plus points - - • Averaged 6.1 points, 6.6 boards and 1.8 blocks per game in the summer going into his final Last: - - year of high school 10-plus rebounds 3 3 • Was a two-sport star (football) at Charles Henderson High School in Troy, Ala., before heading to Montverde Last: 10 at Seton Hall (2/23/20) • A consensus three-star recruit. Double-Doubles - - Last: 5-plus blocks - - Last:

2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics Date Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def Reb PF Ast TO Blk Stl Pts N6 MERCER 1-1 26 4-8 .500 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 4-3 7 2 0 0 4 2 9 N9 CCSU 1-1 26 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 2-5 7 2 3 0 4 1 4 N12 NEW HAMPSHIRE 1-1 33 6-10 .600 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 4-3 7 1 0 0 4 0 12 N16 VERMONT 1-1 29 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 2-3 .667 7-6 13 3 0 1 1 1 8 N20 COLUMBIA 1-1 24 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 3-8 11 0 2 0 3 1 4 N23 vs. Arizona State 1-1 20 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 4-4 8 4 2 0 2 0 4 N24 vs. UMass 1-1 33 8-12 .667 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 4-4 8 2 1 0 3 0 16 N30 WAGNER 1-1 29 6-7 .833 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 4-5 9 0 2 2 1 1 12 D3 SAINT PETER’S 1-1 24 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 4-4 8 3 2 2 4 0 4 D7 WEST VIRGINIA 1-1 22 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 5-4 9 3 1 1 0 1 4 D10 BROWN 1-1 28 3-3 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-7 9 1 0 0 2 1 6 D18 ALBANY 1-1 25 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 4-7 .571 3-5 8 2 1 3 4 1 8 D21 vs. No. 16/17 Arizona 1-1 16 3-4 .750 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 3-3 6 5 0 0 0 0 6 D31 • No. 11/10 BUTLER 1-1 15 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 3 2 0 0 1 1 2 J5 • at Xavier 1-1 10 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-4 .000 1-1 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 J8 • at Georgetown 1-1 11 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-2 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 J11 • DePAUL 1-1 13 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-2 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 J15 • at Providence 1-1 12 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 J18 • No. 18/18 SETON HALL 1-1 25 8-11 .727 0-0 .000 0-5 .000 6-2 8 2 1 0 1 0 16 J21 • at Marquette 1-1 17 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 2-3 .667 0-2 2 0 1 0 2 1 4 J25 • at DePaul 1-1 7 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-2 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 J28 • No. 8/10 VILLANOVA 1-1 14 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-4 4 2 0 0 1 0 4 F2 • GEORGETOWN 1-1 11 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 3 1 0 1 1 0 2 F8 • at No. 21/22 Creighton 1-1 7 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 F12 • PROVIDENCE 1-1 19 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-4 6 4 3 0 3 1 2 F17 • XAVIER 1-1 12 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-4 6 2 1 0 2 0 0 F23 • at No. 16/14 Seton Hall 1-1 27 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 4-4 1.000 5-5 10 1 0 4 0 0 8 F26 • at No. 12/12 Villanova 1-1 14 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0-4 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 M1 • No. 10/11 CREIGHTON 1-0 0+ 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M4 • at RV/No. 25 Butler DNP M7 • MARQUETTE DNP

Career Statistics Year G-GS Min-Avg FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def Reb-Avg PF-O Ast TO Blk Stl Pts-Avg 2018-19 18-1 113-6.3 11-25 .440 0-0 .000 0-3 .000 14-14 28-1.6 20-1 2 1 7 2 22-1.2 2019-20 29-28 549-18.9 65-121 .537 0-0 .000 15-35 .429 70-97 167-5.8 49-1 24 15 44 14 145-5.0 Career 47-29 662-14.1 76-146 .521 0-0 .000 15-38 .395 84-111 195-4.1 69-2 26 16 51 16 167-3.6 2019-20 • Averaging 10.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. Leads the team in rebounding, Career Highs fourth-leading scorer Category No. Opponent (Date) • Ranks second in the league among freshmen in rebounding behind only Jeremiah Points 23 at Butler (3/4/20) Robinson-Earl of Villanova. Ranks seventh overall in the BIG EAST in rebounds FG 9 at Butler (3/4/20) per game • Ranks second among league freshmen in steals (1.2 per game), third in scoring FGA 16 2x, last vs. Marquette (3/7/20) (10.0 ppg), third in blocks (0.8 per game) 3FG 4 at Butler (3/4/20) • Has grabbed six or more rebounds in 20 of his first 31 games with 15 efforts of 3FGA 6 at Butler (3/4/20) seven or better FTM 6 vs. Arizona (12/21/19) • Shooting 45.8 percent from the floor, which ranks third on the team FTA 8 vs. Marquette (3/7/20) Rebounds 12 vs. Marquette (3/7/20) Assists 3 3x, last at Creighton (2/8/20) Before College Blocks 4 at DePaul (1/25/20) • A three-star recruit according to Rivals Steals 4 vs. Wagner (11/30/19) • Named to the All-CHSAA “AA” First Team as a senior at Bishop Loughlin after Minutes 36 vs. Arizona St. (11/23/19) averaging 17.2 points per game • Scored 20 or more points 13 times Miscellaneous Statistics • Led the Lions to a 23-4 record Category 19-20 Career • Averaged 15.0 points and 8.3 rebounds per contest as a junior en route to Third Team All-CHSAA “AA” honors Double-Figure Scoring 17 17 • Played for New Heights on the AAU circuit Last: 21 vs. Marquette (3/7/20) 20-plus points 2 2 Last: 21 vs. Marquette (3/7/20) 10-plus rebounds 5 5 Last: 12 vs. Marquette (3/7/20) Double-Doubles 4 4 Last: 21 pts, 12 rebs vs. Marquette (3/7/20) 5-plus steals - - Last:

2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics Date Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def Reb PF Ast TO Blk Stl Pts N6 MERCER 1-1 24 4-9 .444 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-8 8 0 0 1 1 0 8 N9 CCSU 1-1 24 5-11 .455 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 1-7 8 0 1 2 2 3 10 N12 NEW HAMPSHIRE 1-1 28 5-7 .714 0-0 .000 1-1 1.000 3-6 9 1 1 0 1 0 11 N16 VERMONT 1-1 25 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000 3-3 6 3 0 1 1 1 9 N20 COLUMBIA 1-1 22 6-13 .462 1-2 .500 1-4 .250 3-4 7 1 0 0 0 2 14 N23 vs. Arizona State 1-1 36 5-10 .500 1-3 .333 4-6 .667 3-4 7 3 1 2 0 3 15 N24 vs. UMass 1-1 33 3-6 .500 1-2 .500 5-5 1.000 1-6 7 2 2 1 0 3 12 N30 WAGNER 1-1 26 5-8 .625 1-4 .250 1-2 .500 0-3 3 1 1 0 0 4 12 D3 SAINT PETER’S 1-1 29 6-13 .462 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 3-8 11 1 3 1 1 0 14 D7 WEST VIRGINIA 1-1 25 1-9 .111 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000 1-6 7 3 0 2 1 3 4 D10 BROWN 1-1 22 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-4 4 2 0 1 0 0 5 D18 ALBANY 1-1 21 6-8 .750 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000 0-6 6 3 0 1 1 0 14 D21 vs. No. 16/17 Arizona 1-1 27 0-4 .000 0-2 .000 6-6 1.000 2-3 5 1 0 1 0 0 6 D31 • No. 11/10 BUTLER 1-1 27 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-2 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 J5 • at Xavier 1-1 24 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-5 6 5 1 1 1 2 4 J8 • at Georgetown 1-1 9 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 J11 • DePAUL 1-0 16 4-4 1.000 0-0 .000 3-5 .600 1-3 4 1 3 0 1 0 11 J15 • at Providence 1-0 23 3-3 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 1-4 5 1 2 3 1 0 7 J18 • No. 18/18 SETON HALL 1-0 10 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 J21 • at Marquette 1-0 21 2-5 .400 2-4 .400 2-2 1.000 2-7 9 3 1 0 0 2 8 J25 • at DePaul 1-0 28 3-11 .272 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000 2-9 11 3 1 5 4 1 8 J28 • No. 8/10 VILLANOVA 1-0 23 2-5 .400 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000 2-3 5 1 0 1 0 1 6 F2 • GEORGETOWN 1-1 29 6-10 .600 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 4-6 10 2 0 1 0 3 14 F8 • at No. 21/22 Creighton 1-1 27 4-10 .400 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 2-6 8 0 3 1 1 0 9 F12 • PROVIDENCE 1-1 27 5-9 .556 2-4 .500 2-3 .667 0-7 7 1 0 3 2 2 14 F17 • XAVIER 1-1 28 5-14 .257 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 4-1 5 2 0 1 1 1 11 F23 • at No. 16/14 Seton Hall 1-1 30 5-16 .313 1-5 .200 3-3 1.000 5-6 11 3 2 4 0 0 14 F26 • at No. 12/12 Villanova 1-1 33 4-10 .400 0-2 .000 2-3 .667 2-4 6 1 0 0 2 3 10 M1 • No. 10/11 CREIGHTON 1-1 30 5-10 .500 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 0-5 5 0 0 0 1 0 13 M4 • at RV/No. 25 Butler 1-1 32 9-14 .643 4-6 .667 1-2 .500 2-4 6 2 1 1 1 1 23 M7 • MARQUETTE 1-1 35 7-16 .438 2-5 .400 5-8 .625 4-8 12 3 1 2 2 2 21

Career Statistics Year G-GS Min-Avg FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def Reb-Avg PF-O Ast TO Blk Stl Pts-Avg 2019-20 31-25 794-25.6 119-260 .458 24-75 .320 49-65 .754 53-149 202-6.5 51-1 24 36 26 38 311-10.0 Career 31-25 794-25.6 119-260 .458 24-75 .320 49-65 .754 53-149 202-6.5 51-1 24 36 26 38 311-10.0 2019-20 • Ranks third on the team with 12.0 ppg, first on the team with 3.4 apg (ninth in BE), 10th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.7-to-1) Career Highs • Missed the team’s first three games before being granted an NCAA legislative relief waiver Category No. Opponent (Date) • Hit a pair of game-winning free throws in his MSG debut against West Virginia (12/7) Points 25 at Saint Peter’s (12/23/17) • Scored a season-high 24 points against No. 8/10 Villanova at MSG (1/28) FG 10 vs. Villanova (1/28/20) • Tallied a 19-point, 10-rebound double-double against No. 10/11 Creighton (3/1) FGA 22 at Robert Morris (1/4/18) 3FG 5 2x, last vs. CCSU (1/18/18) 2018-19 (at Cleveland State) 3FGA 13 vs. CCSU (1/18/18) • Sat out the season due to NCAA transfer regulations FTM 10 3x, last at LIU Brookyn (2/22/18) FTA 12 5x, last vs. Arizona (12/21/19) 2017-18 (at St. Francis Brooklyn) Rebounds 10 3x, last at Robert Morris (1/4/18) • Second Team All-NEC selection averaged a team-high 15.4 points per game Assists 10 vs. Creighton (3/1/20) • Scored 20 points or more 11 times Blocks 1 4x, last at Manhattan (11/15/17) • Also led the team in rebounding (5.7 rpg) and steals (1.8 spg) while finishing second on the Steals 5 2x, last at CCSU (2/24/19) squad in assists (2.3 apg). Minutes 41 at Robert Morris (1/4/18) 2016-17 (at St. Francis Brooklyn) Miscellaneous Statistics • Led the Terriers in scoring at 13.1 points per game and posted 394 points overall, a program Category 18-19 Career freshman record for the NEC era Double-Figure Scoring 21 63 • Led the team in rebounding (5.1 rpg) and steals (1.4 spg) Last: 19 vs. Creighton (3/1/20) 20-plus points 1 18 Before College Last: 24 vs. Villanova (1/28/20) - • Starred at Brooklyn’s Thomas Jefferson High School alongside Shamorie Ponds, as the 10-plus rebounds - 2 childhood friends led the Orange Wave to its first PSAL title since 1954 and won the Last: 10 at Robert Morris (1/4/18) New York State Class AA Federation Title Double-Doubles 1 3 • Was named the Co-MVP of the PSAL championship game at Madison Square Garden Last: 19 pts, 10 assts. vs. Creighton (3/1/20) after scoring 23 points in a 29-point rout of New York City power Abraham Lincoln 5-plus steals - 2 • Earned a spot on the Federation All-Tournament Team after posting 21 points in the Last: 5 at CCSU (2/24/18) championship game against Aquinas Institute

2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics Date Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def Reb PF Ast TO Blk Stl Pts N6 MERCER DNP N9 CCSU DNP N12 NEW HAMPSHIRE DNP N16 VERMONT 1-0 27 4-12 .333 1-6 .167 4-6 .667 0-2 2 0 2 1 0 0 13 N20 COLUMBIA 1-0 23 4-11 .364 1-2 .500 5-5 1.000 0-3 3 0 3 1 0 3 14 N23 vs. Arizona State 1-0 21 5-8 .625 0-2 .000 4-7 .571 1-1 2 3 2 4 0 0 14 N24 vs. UMass 1-0 21 2-9 .222 1-3 .333 2-3 .667 0-5 5 2 2 2 0 0 7 N30 WAGNER 1-0 30 5-13 .385 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000 0-1 1 1 2 2 0 0 14 D3 SAINT PETER’S 1-0 18 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 1-2 .500 0-2 2 0 5 3 0 0 3 D7 WEST VIRGINIA 1-0 25 3-11 .273 0-4 .000 7-7 1.000 2-3 5 2 4 4 0 2 13 D10 BROWN 1-0 33 3-8 .375 1-2 .500 5-6 .833 0-0 0 0 6 0 0 0 12 D18 ALBANY 1-0 22 4-11 .364 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 0-3 3 2 5 3 0 1 10 D21 vs. No. 16/17 Arizona 1-0 30 3-10 .300 0-0 .000 8-12 .667 0-2 2 3 2 3 0 1 14 D31 • No. 11/10 BUTLER 1-0 26 4-13 .308 0-5 .000 4-4 1.000 0-3 3 1 0 2 0 3 12 J5 • at Xavier 1-0 21 2-9 .222 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000 0-1 1 1 4 0 0 0 8 J8 • at Georgetown 1-0 31 5-12 .417 1-4 .250 7-9 .778 2-7 9 4 4 1 0 4 18 J11 • DePAUL 1-1 32 7-13 .538 1-3 .333 4-7 .571 1-7 8 0 5 3 0 2 19 J15 • at Providence 1-1 34 4-9 .444 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 1-5 6 1 0 4 0 3 11 J18 • No. 18/18 SETON HALL 1-1 32 4-13 .308 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1-3 4 2 4 2 0 0 8 J21 • at Marquette 1-1 31 4-15 .267 2-6 .333 2-3 .667 0-5 5 2 4 1 0 1 12 J25 • at DePaul 1-1 30 4-8 .500 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000 0-8 8 4 2 2 0 1 13 J28 • No. 8/10 VILLANOVA 1-1 34 10-16 .625 3-5 .600 1-2 .500 1-4 5 1 4 1 0 1 24 F2 • GEORGETOWN 1-1 35 5-13 .385 0-2 .000 6-6 1.000 1-3 4 2 3 4 0 0 16 F8 • at No. 21/22 Creighton 1-1 31 2-12 .167 0-4 .000 2-3 .667 3-2 5 2 6 1 0 0 6 F12 • PROVIDENCE 1-1 34 4-7 .571 0-2 .000 5-6 .833 0-0 0 2 4 2 0 0 13 F17 • XAVIER 1-1 33 5-12 .417 1-4 .250 6-9 .667 0-2 2 1 3 2 0 2 17 F23 • at No. 16/14 Seton Hall 1-1 34 5-12 .417 0-0 .000 1-1 1.000 2-3 5 0 3 2 0 2 11 F26 • at No. 12/12 Villanova 1-1 31 4-10 .400 0-1 .000 4-6 .667 0-2 2 3 5 2 0 1 12 M1 • No. 10/11 CREIGHTON 1-1 31 7-13 .538 1-3 .333 4-6 .667 1-5 6 2 10 2 0 0 19 M4 • at RV/No. 25 Butler 1-1 25 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-3 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 M7 • MARQUETTE 1-0 25 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0-2 2 0 1 1 0 0 4

Career Statistics Year G-GS Min-Avg FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def Reb-Avg PF-O Ast TO Blk Stl Pts-Avg 2016-17 30-11 897-29.9 129-333 .387 24-109 .220 112-162 .691 44-109 153-5.1 63-2 49 52 3 43 394-13.1 2017-18 30-29 928-30.9 157-403 .390 42-150 .280 105-136 .772 21-151 172-5.7 60-2 70 62 1 42 461-15.4 2018-19 DNP 2019-20 28-14 800-28.6 111-290 .383 17-74 .230 98-128 .766 16-87 103-3.7 44-0 95 56 0 27 337-12.0 Career 88-54 2,625-29.8 397-1,026 .387 83-333 .249 315-426 .739 81-347 428-4.9 167-4 214 170 4 112 1,192-13.5 2019-20 • Has made nine straight starts after coming off the bench in his first 21 appearances • Averaging 5.7 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 23.3 minutes per contest Career Highs • Averaging 14.8 points on 53.8 percent shooting (60 percent from 3) in his last four games Category No. Opponent (Date) • Missed the Georgetown game (1/8) with a concussion Points 21 vs. Creighton (3/1/20) • Matched a then-career-high with eight points in the Red Storm’s win over West Virginia (12/7) FG 7 vs. Creighton (3/1/20) • Set a new career-best with 11 points with the help of three 3-pointers against Albany (12/18) FGA 11 vs. Creighton (3/1/20) • Scored nine of his 11 points in the second half against No. 11/10 Butler (12/31) • Tallied nine points, seven boards, three assists and two blocks against Providence (2/12) 3FG 7 vs. Creighton (3/1/20) • Exploded for 21 points on 7-for-10 shooting from deep against Creighton (3/1) 3FGA 10 vs. Creighton (3/1/20) • Tallied 17 points in the regular season finale against Marquette (3/7) FTM 5 vs. Providence (2/12/20) FTA 8 vs. Providence (2/12/20) 2018-19 Rebounds 7 vs. Providence (2/12/20) • Averaged 2.0 points in 8.4 minutes per game off the bench as a freshman. Made 28 appear- Assists 4 vs. Butler (12/31/19) ances, one of which was a start Blocks 3 vs. Seton Hall (2/23/19) • Started in his MSG debut against Princeton (12/9) Steals 4 vs. Marquette (3/7/20) Minutes 35 at Butler (3/4/20) Before College • A four-star recruit and the 20th ranked shooting guard in the class of 2018 according to ESPN Miscellaneous Statistics • A star at Lafayette Christian Academy in Lafayette, La. Category 19-20 Career • Led the Knights to a Division IV title as a senior Double-Figure Scoring 7 7 • Averaged 15 points, six rebounds and three assists per game as a junior at LCA… led the Last: 17 vs. Marquette (3/7/20) Knights to a state championship, scoring 24 points in the title game 20-plus points 1 1 • Propelled the Knights to a 29-5 overall record, including a perfect 14-0 mark in district play • Competed for the Houston Hoops program on the Nike EYBL circuit under the direction of Last: 21 vs. Creighton (3/1/20) Head Coach Tim Schumacher 10-plus rebounds - - • Named the most valuable player of the Future 150 Summit Camp in Birmingham, Ala., during Last: the summer of 2015 Double-Doubles - - Last: 5-plus blocks - - Last:

2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics Date Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def Reb PF Ast TO Blk Stl Pts N6 MERCER 1-0 18 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 4-6 .667 1-2 3 3 2 2 0 0 6 N9 CCSU 1-0 21 2-6 .333 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 3 4 3 1 0 1 4 N12 NEW HAMPSHIRE 1-0 20 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 N16 VERMONT 1-0 13 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 N20 COLUMBIA 1-0 16 2-5 .400 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-1 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 N23 vs. Arizona State 1-0 9 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N24 vs. UMass 1-0 17 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 1 3 2 0 1 2 N30 WAGNER 1-0 16 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 0-2 2 1 2 2 0 0 4 D3 SAINT PETER’S 1-0 15 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 1 2 2 0 1 4 D7 WEST VIRGINIA 1-0 17 2-2 1.000 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 D10 BROWN 1-0 22 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 1-3 4 0 3 0 1 2 4 D18 ALBANY 1-0 22 4-7 .571 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 1-2 3 1 0 2 1 2 11 D21 vs. No. 16/17 Arizona 1-0 23 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 1-5 6 2 2 0 1 2 0 D31 • No. 11/10 BUTLER 1-0 26 4-8 .500 1-4 .250 2-3 .667 0-1 1 2 4 0 0 3 11 J5 • at Xavier 1-0 20 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 1-3 .333 0-4 4 2 1 1 0 1 5 J8 • at Georgetown DNP J11 • DePAUL 1-0 28 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000 1-2 3 3 2 2 0 1 4 J15 • at Providence 1-0 24 4-7 .571 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 1-3 4 5 1 1 0 1 10 J18 • No. 18/18 SETON HALL 1-0 23 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-4 4 3 2 1 1 1 4 J21 • at Marquette 1-0 27 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 2-1 3 1 2 2 0 2 2 J25 • at DePaul 1-0 29 2-5 .400 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-1 1 1 3 2 0 2 5 J28 • No. 8/10 VILLANOVA 1-0 16 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 F2 • GEORGETOWN 1-1 33 2-3 .667 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-3 3 1 2 0 0 2 4 F8 • at No. 21/22 Creighton 1-1 27 2-8 .250 0-4 .000 0-1 .000 1-3 4 4 1 1 1 0 4 F12 • PROVIDENCE 1-1 30 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 5-8 .625 2-5 7 0 3 2 2 1 9 F17 • XAVIER 1-1 23 2-4 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 1-5 6 3 1 1 0 2 5 F23 • at No. 16/14 Seton Hall 1-1 30 1-5 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 3 2 1 0 0 2 2 F26 • at No. 12/12 Villanova 1-1 33 4-9 .444 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0-2 2 2 3 1 0 1 10 M1 • No. 10/11 CREIGHTON 1-1 32 7-11 .636 7-10 .700 0-0 .000 0-4 4 2 2 1 0 2 21 M4 • at RV/No. 25 Butler 1-1 35 4-9 .444 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000 2-3 5 0 2 2 0 1 11 M7 • MARQUETTE 1-1 34 6-10 .600 2-4 .500 3-5 .600 1-2 3 3 3 1 1 4 17

Career Statistics Year G-GS Min-Avg FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def Reb-Avg PF-O Ast TO Blk Stl Pts-Avg 2018-19 28-1 235-8.4 20-40 .500 3-15 .200 13-18 .722 9-18 27-1.0 34-0 11 15 5 8 56-2.0 2019-20 30-9 699-23.3 61-149 .409 22-60 .367 28-43 .651 18-68 86-2.9 48-1 57 32 9 38 172-5.7 Career 58-10 934-16.1 81-189 .429 25-75 .333 41-61 .672 27-86 113-1.9 82-1 68 47 14 46 228-3.9 2019-20 • Averaging 4.3 points and 2.0 rebounds in 14.6 minutes per game • Has started three games Career Highs • Exploded for 17 pts on 6-of-8 shooting to key a second-half comeback vs. UMass (11/24) Category No. Opponent (Date) • Scored nine points on 4-of-6 shooting against No. 10/11 Creighton (3/1) Points 30 2x, last vs. McNeese (1/20/18) FG 10 2x, last vs. McNeese (1/20/18) FGA 20 at Texas A&M CC (1/27/18) 2018-19 3FG 5 vs. McNeese (1/20/18) • Redshirted due to NCAA transfer regulations 3FGA 10 at Texas A&M CC (1/27/18) FTM 12 vs. Nicholls (1/6/18) 2017-18 (at Houston Baptist) FTA 15 vs. Nicholls (1/6/18) • The 2017-18 Southland Conference Freshman of the Year and a Third Team All- Rebounds 16 at UTSA (12/9/17) Southland honoree Assists 10 vs. Dallas Christian (11/28/18) • Played and started in 29 games, averaging a team-best 16.2 points to go along Blocks 1 5x, last vs. UNH (11/12/19) with 7.2 rebounds per outing Steals 3 at Butler (3/4/20) • Finished fifth in the Southland in scoring and seventh in rebounding Minutes 42 at Texas A&M CC (1/27/18) • Ranked 12th among NCAA Division I freshmen in scoring • Shot 45.5 percent from the floor, including a 36.4 percent conversion rate from three-point range... also sank 73.6 percent of his tries from the charity stripe • Averaged 1.9 assists per game Miscellaneous Statistics • Scored in double figures 23 times with 10 20-point performances and two 30-point Category 19-20 Career showings Double-Figure Scoring 2 25 • Averaged 18.1 points per game during Southland Conference play, the fourth- Last: 17 vs. UMass (11/24/19) highest average in the league 20-plus points - 10 • Also finished fifth in the conference with 7.6 boards per game during league action Last: 25 vs. Texas A&M CC (3/3/18) 30-plus points - 2 Before College Last: 30 vs. McNeese (1/20/18) • A two-year starter at Wesleyan Christian Academy in High Point, N.C. 10-plus rebounds - 6 • Collected first team all-state honors as a senior after averaging 17 points, eight Last: 12 vs. Texas A&M CC (3/3/18) rebounds and four assists per game Double-Doubles - 5 • A member of the National Honor Society and the National Beta Club Last: 25 pts, 12 rebs vs. Texas A&M CC (3/3/18) • Played for Team Charlotte on the AAU circuit

2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics Date Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def Reb PF Ast TO Blk Stl Pts N6 MERCER 1-0 18 3-6 .500 1-3 .333 5-7 .714 3-4 7 3 1 0 0 0 12 N9 CCSU 1-0 20 2-7 .286 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 2 0 1 0 0 4 N12 NEW HAMPSHIRE 1-0 9 3-6 .500 2-4 .500 1-1 1.000 0-1 1 2 0 0 1 0 9 N16 VERMONT 1-0 5 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-2 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 N20 COLUMBIA 1-0 18 3-7 .429 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000 3-2 5 1 2 0 0 1 9 N23 vs. Arizona State 1-0 10 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 N24 vs. UMass 1-0 21 6-8 .750 3-5 .600 2-3 .667 1-2 3 1 1 2 0 0 17 N30 WAGNER 1-0 16 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 2-1 3 3 3 3 0 1 3 D3 SAINT PETER’S 1-0 17 3-4 .750 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-3 3 2 2 2 0 0 8 D7 WEST VIRGINIA 1-0 9 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 D10 BROWN 1-0 12 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 3-4 .750 0-1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 D18 ALBANY 1-1 25 3-6 .500 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000 2-1 3 2 0 3 0 1 7 D21 vs. No. 16/17 Arizona 1-1 11 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000 0-0 0 1 3 0 0 1 2 D31 • No. 11/10 BUTLER 1-1 28 2-7 .286 1-4 .250 1-1 1.000 0-3 3 2 0 0 0 2 6 J5 • at Xavier 1-0 16 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000 0-1 1 1 2 0 0 1 2 J8 • at Georgetown 1-0 18 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 J11 • DePAUL 1-0 17 3-7 .429 1-4 .250 1-1 1.000 1-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 8 J15 • at Providence 1-0 7 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 J18 • No. 18/18 SETON HALL 1-0 6 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 J21 • at Marquette 1-0 10 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 J25 • at DePaul 1-0 6 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 J28 • No. 8/10 VILLANOVA 1-0 4 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 F2 • GEORGETOWN 1-0 9 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 F8 • at No. 21/22 Creighton 1-0 17 3-4 .750 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 2-0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7 F12 • PROVIDENCE 1-0 13 2-3 .667 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-1 1 3 1 0 0 0 5 F17 • XAVIER 1-0 18 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 F23 • at No. 16/14 Seton Hall 1-0 10 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 F26 • at No. 12/12 Villanova 1-0 16 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 3 2 2 0 0 0 2 M1 • No. 10/11 CREIGHTON 1-0 24 4-6 .667 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 2-1 3 2 1 0 0 0 9 M4 • at RV/No. 25 Butler 1-0 21 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-4 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 M7 • MARQUETTE 1-0 22 4-7 .571 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 4 3 3 1 0 0 8

Career Statistics Year G-GS Min-Avg FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def Reb-Avg PF-O Ast TO Blk Stl Pts-Avg 2017-18 29-29 908-31.3 162-356 .455 56-154 .364 89-121 .736 70-138 208-7.2 83-2 56 69 4 24 469-16.2 2018-19 DNP 2019-20 31-3 453-14.6 48-120 .400 13-54 .241 25-32 .781 24-38 62-2.0 41-0 31 16 1 15 134-4.3 Career 60-32 1,361-22.7 210-476 .441 69-208 .332 114-153 .745 94-176 270-4.5 124-2 87 85 5 39 603-10.1 2019-20 • Averaging 8.7 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. • Shooting 46.0 percent from the floor, good enough for second on the team Career Highs • Ranks fifth on the team in scoring, third in rebounding Category No. Opponent (Date) • A spark plug off the bench averaging 18.0 minutes per game, 19.3 in BIG EAST play Points 25 at Creighton (2/8/20) FG 10 at Creighton (2/8/20) 2018-19 FGA 17 at Creighton (2/8/20) • Made 15 appearances, all off the bench, as a freshman. Averaged 2.1 points and 1.5 boards in 3FG 3 at Creighton (2/8/20) just 3.9 minutes per game 3FGA 4 at Creighton (2/8/20) • Registered a rebound and a steal in his collegiate debut against Loyola Maryland (11/6) FTM 4 vs. Vermont (11/16/19) • Tallied his first collegiate points at Rutgers (11/16) FTA 6 2x, last vs. Wagner (11/30/19) • Scored two points in three minutes of action against UMES (11/27) Rebounds 10 at Creighton (2/8/20) • Exploded for seven points and five boards against St. Francis Brooklyn (12/19) • Grabbed a board against Creighton (1/16) Assists 3 vs. Providence (2/12/20) • Scored 10 points and grabbed five boards in 11 minutes at Providence (2/20) Blocks 3 vs. Seton Hall (2/23/19) • Tallied two points, three boards and three blocks in 11 minutes against Seton Hall (2/23) Steals 4 vs. DePaul (1/11/20) Minutes 28 at Villanova (2/26/20) Before College • A two-time all-state selection at Don Bosco Prep Miscellaneous Statistics • Led the Ironmen to a pair of NJSIAA Non-Public A Championships and consecutive appear- Category 19-20 Career ances in the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions title game Double-Figure Scoring 9 10 • Team went a combined 58-5 during his junior and senior seasons Last: 12 at Villanova (2/26/20) • Averaged 19 points and 11 rebounds per outing as a senior, leading the Ironmen to a 28-3 20-plus points 1 1 overall record and a top-five ranking in the state of New Jersey Last: 25 at Creighton (2/8/20) • Scored 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in the NJSIAA Non-Public A Championship Game • Named first team all-state as a junior after averaging 16.3 points per game and helping Don 10-plus rebounds 1 1 Bosco to a 30-2 record Last: 10 at Creighton (2/8/20) • Competed with NJ Playaz on the Nike EYBL Circuit Double-Doubles 1 1 • Averaged 13.2 points thanks to a team-best 53.8 shooting percentage the summer before his Last: 25 pts, 10 rebs at Creighton (2/8/20) senior year 5-plus blocks - - • Also a highly touted talent on the gridiron, playing defensive end and tight end for the Ironmen football team Last: • Received more than a dozen scholarship offers from Power Five football programs

2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics Date Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def Reb PF Ast TO Blk Stl Pts N6 MERCER 1-0 19 7-13 .538 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000 3-2 5 2 1 1 0 1 17 N9 CCSU 1-0 15 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 2-1 3 4 0 1 0 1 5 N12 NEW HAMPSHIRE 1-0 12 3-6 .500 0-0 .000 2-3 .667 4-0 4 2 0 2 0 1 8 N16 VERMONT 1-0 20 2-6 .333 0-2 .000 4-6 .667 4-3 7 2 1 1 2 3 8 N20 COLUMBIA 1-0 16 4-7 .571 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 2-6 8 1 0 2 0 0 8 N23 vs. Arizona State 1-0 17 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 4-3 7 3 1 1 0 0 4 N24 vs. UMass 1-0 16 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 1-3 .333 1-3 4 4 1 0 0 0 7 N30 WAGNER 1-0 12 3-4 .750 0-0 .000 3-6 .500 1-3 4 1 1 1 0 0 9 D3 SAINT PETER’S 1-0 11 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 3-0 3 2 0 1 0 1 6 D7 WEST VIRGINIA 1-0 25 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 4-1 5 2 0 0 1 0 4 D10 BROWN 1-0 13 3-4 .750 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0-1 1 1 0 1 0 2 8 D18 ALBANY 1-0 18 8-10 .800 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 6-3 9 2 1 0 2 2 16 D21 vs. No. 16/17 Arizona 1-0 15 3-5 .600 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000 0-1 1 5 0 0 0 0 7 D31 • No. 11/10 BUTLER 1-0 22 4-11 .364 0-2 .000 2-3 .667 2-1 3 1 0 0 1 0 10 J5 • at Xavier 1-0 23 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 3-3 6 5 0 0 0 2 12 J8 • at Georgetown 1-0 26 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 2-4 6 4 0 3 0 2 8 J11 • DePAUL 1-0 15 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 3-1 4 2 1 1 0 4 2 J15 • at Providence 1-0 23 5-8 .625 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 1-3 4 4 2 0 0 1 10 J18 • No. 18/18 SETON HALL 1-0 13 4-9 .444 0-2 .000 1-2 .500 0-3 3 2 1 2 0 1 9 J21 • at Marquette 1-0 18 4-12 .333 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 4-2 6 3 1 1 0 1 9 J25 • at DePaul 1-0 10 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 J28 • No. 8/10 VILLANOVA 1-0 17 3-9 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-1 3 2 0 3 0 0 6 F2 • GEORGETOWN 1-0 17 3-6 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-2 2 4 0 1 0 0 7 F8 • at No. 21/22 Creighton 1-0 23 10-17 .588 3-4 .750 2-2 1.000 6-4 10 3 1 0 0 0 25 F12 • PROVIDENCE 1-0 19 4-10 .400 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000 4-2 6 5 3 2 0 2 12 F17 • XAVIER 1-0 24 7-14 .500 1-3 .333 2-3 .667 3-5 8 4 2 0 0 2 17 F23 • at No. 16/14 Seton Hall 1-0 17 3-9 .333 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0-2 2 2 0 1 1 2 6 F26 • at No. 12/12 Villanova 1-0 28 5-12 .417 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 1-4 5 2 0 0 0 1 12 M1 • No. 10/11 CREIGHTON 1-1 10 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-1 2 3 0 1 1 0 4 M4 • at RV/No. 25 Butler 1-1 26 3-11 .273 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000 3-4 7 3 1 1 1 0 8 M7 • MARQUETTE 1-1 17 0-4 .000 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000 2-0 2 5 0 0 0 1 4

Career Statistics Year G-GS Min-Avg FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def Reb-Avg PF-O Ast TO Blk Stl Pts-Avg 2018-19 15-0 59-3.9 13-28 .464 2-9 .222 3-7 .429 11-12 23-1.5 8-0 0 2 4 2 31-2.1 2019-20 31-3 557-18.0 114-248 .460 9-38 .237 33-51 .647 71-70 141-4.5 88-4 19 28 9 30 270-8.7 Career 46-3 616-13.4 127-276 .460 11-47 .234 36-58 .621 82-82 164-3.6 96-4 19 30 13 32 301-6.5 Before College • A three-star recruit according to both ESPN and 247Sports Career Highs • The no. 60 point guard recruit in the nation and no. 4 recruit in the state of Category No. Opponent (Date) Maryland for the class of 2019 according to 247Sports Points - - • Played his senior year at Bishop McNamara High School, where he owns the pro- FG - - gram’s career assists record • Led the Mustangs to a 21-11 record and a spot in the quarterfinals of the FGA - - Washington Catholic Athletic Conference championships 3FG - - • Named All-WCAC Honorable Mention 3FGA - - • Averaged 12 points and five assists per contest FTM - - • Played his junior year at national powerhouse Huntington Prep in West Virginia FTA - - • Averaged 7.0 points, 5.8 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game Rebounds - - • A four-year varsity starter in high school Assists - - • Played for Team Thrill on the AAU circuit and also spent time with Team Melo Blocks - _ Steals - - Minutes - - **Currently recovering from shoulder surgery** Miscellaneous Statistics Category 19-20 Career Double-Figure Scoring - - Last: 20-plus points - - Last: - - 10-plus rebounds - - Last: Double-Doubles - - Last: 5-plus blocks - - Last:

2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics Date Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def Reb PF Ast TO Blk Stl Pts N6 MERCER DNP N9 CCSU DNP N12 NEW HAMPSHIRE DNP N16 VERMONT DNP N20 COLUMBIA DNP N23 vs. Arizona State DNP N24 vs. UMass DNP N30 WAGNER DNP D3 SAINT PETER’S DNP D7 WEST VIRGINIA DNP D10 BROWN DNP D18 ALBANY DNP D21 vs. No. 16/17 Arizona DNP D31 • No. 11/10 BUTLER DNP J5 • at Xavier DNP J8 • at Georgetown DNP J11 • DePAUL DNP J15 • at Providence DNP J18 • No. 18/18 SETON HALL DNP J21 • at Marquette DNP J25 • at DePaul DNP J28 • No. 8/10 VILLANOVA DNP F2 • GEORGETOWN DNP F8 • at No. 21/22 Creighton DNP F12 • PROVIDENCE DNP F17 • XAVIER DNP F23 • at No. 16/14 Seton Hall DNP F26 • at No. 12/12 Villanova DNP M1 • No. 10/11 CREIGHTON DNP M4 • at RV/No. 25 Butler DNP M7 • MARQUETTE DNP

Career Statistics Year G-GS Min-Avg FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def Reb-Avg PF-O Ast TO Blk Stl Pts-Avg 2019-20 0-0 0-0.0 0-0 .00 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0.0 Career 0-0 0-0.0 0-0 .00 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0.0 2019-20 Career Highs • Has made nine appearances as a reserve Category No. Opponent (Date) • Averaging 1.3 minutes per appearance, recording a steal against CCSU (11/9) and Points - - rebound against Wagner (11/30) and Creighton (3/1) FG - - FGA 1 2x, last vs. Albany (12/18/19) Before St. John’s • Played four years of lacrosse at the University of Maryland, primarily as a short 3FG - - stick defensive midfielder, before coming to St. John’s for graduate school 3FGA 1 vs. CCSU (11/9/19) • Won a national championship with the Terps as a sophomore in 2017 FTM - - • Appeared in all 35 of Maryland’s games over his final two seasons and was named FTA - - a team captain as a senior Rebounds 1 2x, last vs. Creighton (3/1/20) • A three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection Assists - - • Competed with the Puerto Rican National Team at the 2018 World Lacrosse Blocks - _ Championships in Israel Steals 1 vs. CCSU (11/9/19) Minutes 3 2x, last vs. CCSU (11/9/19) Before College • A two-time All-NSCHSAA selection in both basketball and lacrosse at Chaminade Miscellaneous Statistics High School Category 19-20 Career • A 1,000-point scorer Double-Figure Scoring - - • Won five total NSCHSAA Championships in high school (two basketball, two Last: lacrosse, one football) 20-plus points - - • Rated as the no. 82 recruit in the nation by Inside Lacrosse for the class of 2015 Last: - - 10-plus rebounds - - Personal Last: • Son of Tim and Tara O’Connell Double-Doubles - - • His mother, Tara, was a two-time All-BIG EAST selection on the St. John’s softball Last: team 5-plus blocks - - • Younger brother, Michael, is rated as the no. 60 recruit in the high school class of Last: 2020 by Inside Lacrosse

2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics Date Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def Reb PF Ast TO Blk Stl Pts N6 MERCER 1-0 3 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N9 CCSU 1-0 3 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 N12 NEW HAMPSHIRE DNP N16 VERMONT DNP N20 COLUMBIA 1-0 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N23 vs. Arizona State DNP N24 vs. UMass DNP N30 WAGNER 1-0 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 D3 SAINT PETER’S DNP D7 WEST VIRGINIA DNP D10 BROWN DNP D18 ALBANY 1-0 2 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 D21 vs. No. 16/17 Arizona DNP D31 • No. 11/10 BUTLER DNP J5 • at Xavier DNP J8 • at Georgetown 1-0 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J11 • DePAUL DNP J15 • at Providence DNP J18 • No. 18/18 SETON HALL DNP J21 • at Marquette 1-0 0+ 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J25 • at DePaul 1-0 0+ 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J28 • No. 8/10 VILLANOVA DNP F2 • GEORGETOWN DNP F8 • at No. 21/22 Creighton DNP F12 • PROVIDENCE DNP F17 • XAVIER DNP F23 • at No. 16/14 Seton Hall DNP F26 • at No. 12/12 Villanova DNP M1 • No. 10/11 CREIGHTON 1-0 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 M4 • at RV/No. 25 Butler DNP M7 • MARQUETTE DNP

Career Statistics Year G-GS Min-Avg FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def Reb-Avg PF-O Ast TO Blk Stl Pts-Avg 2019-20 9-0 12-1.3 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-2 2-0.2 0-0 0 2 0 1 0-0.0 Career 9-0 12-1.3 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-2 2-0.2 0-0 0 2 0 1 0-0.0 2019-20 • Averaging 1.3 points and 1.9 rebounds in 7.6 minutes per game Career Highs (Division I) • Grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds against CCSU (11/9) Category No. Opponent (Date) • Made both of his field goal attempts against Albany (12/18) Points 12 at NC State (12/22/17) • Had four points and six boards in the win over No. 16/17 Arizona (12/21) FG 6 at NC State (12/22/17) • Played a season-high 18 minutes at Georgetown (1/8) FGA 9 2x, last vs. Mid. Ga. St. (12/28/17) 3FG - - 2018-19 (Western Oklahoma State) 3FGA 1 at Michigan (12/30/17) • Averaged 12.8 points on 54.6 percent shooting… grabbed 8.6 rebounds per out- FTM 2 3x, last vs. CCSU (11/9/19) ing, good enough for 47th in NJCAA Division I… had 10 double-doubles on the FTA 5 2x, last at Georgetown (11/12/17) season, including a stretch of six in eight games during the month of January… Rebounds 11 vs. CCSU (11/9/19) turned in 12 performance with 10 or more rebounds in just 21 games. Assists 3 vs. Trinity Baptist (1/2/18) Blocks 2 vs. Creighton (3/1/20) 2017-18 (Jacksonville) Steals 3 2x, last vs. Weber Int. (11/20/17) • Made 16 appearances, five of which were starts, for the Dolphins… averaged Minutes 29 vs. Middle Ga. State (12/28/17) 4.1 points per game on 56.6 percent shooting from the floor… also posted 3.6 rebounds per outing in 16.3 minutes of action… reached double figures twice in Miscellaneous Statistics both points and rebounds, including a 12-point, 10-rebound effort at NC State. Category 19-20 Career Double-Figure Scoring - 2 2016-17 (Jacksonville) Last: 12 at NC State (12/16/17) • A redshirt year. 20-plus points - - Last: - - Before College 10-plus rebounds 1 3 • A three-year starter in both basketball and football at Haughton High School. Last: 11 vs. CCSU (11/9/19) Double-Doubles - 1 Last: 12 pts, 10 rebs at NC State (12/22/17) 5-plus blocks - - Last:

2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics Date Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def Reb PF Ast TO Blk Stl Pts N6 MERCER 1-0 5 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 N9 CCSU 1-0 14 4-8 .500 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 6-5 11 2 2 2 0 1 8 N12 NEW HAMPSHIRE 1-0 6 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 N16 VERMONT 1-0 4 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 N20 COLUMBIA 1-0 13 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0-3 3 2 0 1 0 1 2 N23 vs. Arizona State 1-0 2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 N24 vs. UMass 1-0 2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N30 WAGNER 1-0 9 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 1-4 .250 1-1 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 D3 SAINT PETER’S 1-0 11 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0-2 2 0 1 0 0 2 3 D7 WEST VIRGINIA 1-0 2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 D10 BROWN 1-0 5 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 D18 ALBANY 1-0 11 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-3 3 2 1 3 1 2 4 D21 vs. No. 16/17 Arizona 1-0 16 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 2-4 6 1 1 1 0 1 4 D31 • No. 11/10 BUTLER 1-0 13 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-3 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 J5 • at Xavier 1-0 8 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0-2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 J8 • at Georgetown 1-0 18 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 4 2 1 0 0 1 4 J11 • DePAUL 1-0 5 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 J15 • at Providence 1-0 5 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 J18 • No. 18/18 SETON HALL DNP J21 • at Marquette DNP J25 • at DePaul 1-0 12 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1-1 2 2 0 1 0 1 3 J28 • No. 8/10 VILLANOVA 1-0 3 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 F2 • GEORGETOWN DNP F8 • at No. 21/22 Creighton 1-0 3 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 F12 • PROVIDENCE 1-0 5 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 0-2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 F17 • XAVIER 1-0 3 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 F23 • at No. 16/14 Seton Hall 1-0 4 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 F26 • at No. 12/12 Villanova DNP M1 • No. 10/11 CREIGHTON 1-0 10 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 0-2 2 3 0 0 2 1 2 M4 • at RV/No. 25 Butler 1-0 13 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 0-2 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 M7 • MARQUETTE 1-0 3 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Statistics (Division I) Year G-GS Min-Avg FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def Reb-Avg PF-O Ast TO Blk Stl Pts-Avg 2017-18 16-5 260-16.3 30-53 .566 0-1 .000 5-22 .227 20-38 58-3.6 42-0 6 14 6 14 65-4.1 2019-20 27-0 205-7.6 13-36 .361 0-0 .000 9-23 .391 15-37 52-1.9 33-1 10 14 4 14 35-1.3 Career 43-5 465-10.8 43-89 .483 0-1 .000 14-45 .311 35-75 110-2.6 75-1 16 28 10 28 100-2.3 2019-20 Career Highs • Has made eight appearances, averaging 2.3 minutes per game Category No. Opponent (Date) • Sank a jumper in the first half of the Red Storm’s win over Creighton (3/1) Points 2 3x, last vs. Creighton (3/1/20) • Played in two minutes during the first half against Marquette (3/7) FG 1 3x, last vs. Creighton (3/1/20) FGA 2 vs. Molloy (11/20/17) 2018-19 3FG - - • Made six appearances, all as a reserve, during his junior season 3FGA - - • Averaged 0.8 points per game. Shot 2-for-3 from the field FTM 1 vs. UMES (11/27/18) • Netted his first field goal of the season against St. Francis Brooklyn (12/19) FTA 2 2x, last vs. UMES (11/27/18) • Made his season BIG EAST debut at Providence, tallying an assist (2/20) Rebounds 1 5x, last at DePaul (1/25/20) • Made an appearance in the BIG EAST Tournament opener against DePaul (3/13) Assists 1 at Providence (2/20/19) • Scored a bucket against Marquette (3/14) Blocks - - Steals 1 2x, last vs. Creighton (3/1/20) 2017-18 Minutes 10 at Providence (3/3/18) • Played in six games, averaging 0.7 rebounds in 3.7 minutes per contest Miscellaneous Statistics • Played 10 meaningful minutes for the shorthanded Johnnies at Providence, grabbing a Category 19-20 Career board and recording a steal (3/3) Double-Figure Scoring - - Last: 2016-17 20-plus points - - • Played in two games for the Red Storm as a walk-on Last: - - • Made his St. John’s debut at Syracuse, grabbing one rebound (12/21) 10-plus rebounds - - • Saw the floor against Villanova during the BIG EAST Tournament (3/9) Last: Double-Doubles - - Before St. John’s Last: • Two-year captain at Archbishop Molloy 5-plus blocks - - • Helped lead the Stanners to a CHSAA Brooklyn-Queens Division Championship as a Last: junior

2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics Date Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def Reb PF Ast TO Blk Stl Pts N6 MERCER 1-0 4 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N9 CCSU 1-0 3 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 N12 NEW HAMPSHIRE DNP N16 VERMONT DNP N20 COLUMBIA 1-0 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N23 vs. Arizona State DNP N24 vs. UMass DNP N30 WAGNER 1-0 2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D3 SAINT PETER’S DNP D7 WEST VIRGINIA DNP D10 BROWN DNP D18 ALBANY 1-0 2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D21 vs. No. 16/17 Arizona DNP D31 • No. 11/10 BUTLER DNP J5 • at Xavier DNP J8 • at Georgetown DNP J11 • DePAUL DNP J15 • at Providence DNP J18 • No. 18/18 SETON HALL DNP J21 • at Marquette DNP J25 • at DePaul 1-0 0+ 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 J28 • No. 8/10 VILLANOVA DNP F2 • GEORGETOWN DNP F8 • at No. 21/22 Creighton DNP F12 • PROVIDENCE DNP F17 • XAVIER DNP F23 • at No. 16/14 Seton Hall DNP F26 • at No. 12/12 Villanova DNP M1 • No. 10/11 CREIGHTON 1-0 4 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 M4 • at RV/No. 25 Butler DNP M7 • MARQUETTE 1-0 2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Statistics Year G-GS Min-Avg FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def Reb-Avg PF-O Ast TO Blk Stl Pts-Avg 2016-17 2-0 5-2.5 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 0-1 1-0.5 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0.0 2017-18 6-0 22-3.7 0-5 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-4 4-0.7 6-0 0 0 0 1 0-0.0 2018-19 6-0 9-1.5 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0-0 0-0.0 1-0 1 0 0 0 5-0.8 2019-20 8-0 16-2.0 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1-0.1 2-0 0 2 0 1 2-0.3 Career 22-0 54-2.5 3-11 .273 0-0 .000 1-4 .250 0-6 6-0.3 9-0 1 2 0 2 7-0.3 2019-20 • Started the first 22 games of the season. • Averaging 5.5 points, 3.2 assists, 2.4 rebounds and 1.7 steals in 22.5 minutes per contest Career Highs • Ranks third in the league in steals per game, 14th in assists per game Category No. Opponent (Date) • Hit the game-winner against No. 16 Arizona in San Francisco (12/21) Points 19 vs. Marquette (3/7/20) • Tallied 15 points, six steals and five assists in the Red Storm’s comeback effort against No. 11 FG 7 vs. Marquette (3/7/20) Butler (12/31) FGA 14 vs. Marshall (3/8/17) 3FG 2 5x, last vs. Marquette (3/7/20) 2018-19 (Monmouth) 3FGA 4 2x, last vs. Butler (12/31/19) • Played in all 35 games and made 15 starts for a Hawks squad that reached the title game of the FTM 10 3x, last at ODU (2/4/17) MAAC Tournament FTA 13 vs. UT Martin (11/29/16) • Averaged 5.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.7 steals in 24.7 minutes per game Rebounds 9 at Ohio State (12/6/16) • Ranked fifth in the conference in steals per game, recording a season-high five steals on two separate occasions… one of those five-steal efforts came in a game against West Virginia Assists 9 3x, last vs. UTEP (2/23/17) where he also tallied nine points and seven assists Blocks 2 4x, last at Fairfield (2/9/19) Steals 6 vs. Butler (12/31/19) 2017-18 (Monmouth) Minutes 37 2x, last vs. Rice (2/11/17) • Sat out the season due to NCAA transfer regulations Miscellaneous Statistics 2016-17 (Florida Atlantic) Category 19-20 Career • Started all 30 of the games in which he appeared Double-Figure Scoring 5 32 • Ranked third on the team with 9.0 points per game while leading the Owls in both assists (4.3 Last: 19 vs. Marquette (3/7/20) apg) and steals (1.3 spg) 20-plus points - - • Ranked fifth in Conference USA in assists while his 1.8-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio was good enough for eighth… ranked ninth in the league in steals per game Last: - - 10-plus rebounds - - 2015-16 (Florida Atlantic) Last: • Played and started all 33 games for the Owls as a freshman Double-Doubles - - • Averaged 7.2 points and 3.5 assists per game while ranking fifth in the league with 1.5 steals Last: per contest 5-plus steals 3 6 • His 49 steals were the highest single-season total by an FAU player in more than a decade Last: 5 vs. Villanova (1/28/20)

2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics Date Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def Reb PF Ast TO Blk Stl Pts N6 MERCER 1-1 25 6-10 .600 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000 0-3 3 2 8 2 1 3 14 N9 CCSU 1-1 18 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 3-4 .750 1-1 2 4 1 1 0 1 5 N12 NEW HAMPSHIRE 1-1 31 2-6 .333 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-6 6 2 5 6 0 1 4 N16 VERMONT 1-1 13 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 N20 COLUMBIA 1-1 20 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 N23 vs. Arizona State 1-1 23 4-10 .400 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-3 3 2 2 3 1 1 8 N24 vs. UMass 1-1 22 0-4 .000 0-1 .000 4-6 .667 2-4 6 2 2 0 0 2 4 N30 WAGNER 1-1 19 3-5 .600 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-2 2 3 3 0 0 2 7 D3 SAINT PETER’S 1-1 24 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-3 .333 0-0 0 1 5 3 1 1 1 D7 WEST VIRGINIA 1-1 22 4-9 .444 0-2 .000 3-4 .750 1-3 4 3 2 4 1 5 11 D10 BROWN 1-1 12 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-1 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 D18 ALBANY 1-1 24 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 2 7 3 0 3 6 D21 vs. No. 16/17 Arizona 1-1 25 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 1-4 5 3 3 2 0 1 8 D31 • No. 11/10 BUTLER 1-1 29 4-9 .444 2-4 .500 5-6 .833 0-2 2 3 5 2 0 6 15 J5 • at Xavier 1-1 25 0-7 .000 0-2 .000 5-6 .833 0-3 3 4 1 1 0 3 5 J8 • at Georgetown 1-1 27 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-2 2 4 3 6 0 2 2 J11 • DePAUL 1-1 25 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 2 3 0 0 1 4 J15 • at Providence 1-1 22 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-2 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 J18 • No. 18/18 SETON HALL 1-1 30 0-5 .000 0-0 .000 4-4 1.000 0-2 2 4 6 1 2 3 4 J21 • at Marquette 1-1 15 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-2 2 5 1 0 0 1 2 J25 • at DePaul 1-1 18 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-3 4 3 4 2 0 0 0 J28 • No. 8/10 VILLANOVA 1-1 31 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-3 3 1 1 4 0 5 4 F2 • GEORGETOWN 1-0 13 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 2 6 1 0 0 0 F8 • at No. 21/22 Creighton 1-0 19 2-6 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-1 1 4 1 1 1 0 5 F12 • PROVIDENCE 1-0 20 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-1 2 3 1 1 0 2 6 F17 • XAVIER 1-0 26 6-9 .667 1-2 .500 3-4 .750 0-5 5 2 7 0 0 3 16 F23 • at No. 16/14 Seton Hall 1-0 17 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 0-2 2 5 2 0 0 0 5 F26 • at No. 12/12 Villanova 1-0 23 3-10 .300 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0-1 1 3 1 0 1 1 8 M1 • No. 10/11 CREIGHTON 1-0 27 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000 0-0 0 4 5 0 0 0 5 M4 • at RV/No. 25 Butler 1-0 23 0-4 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 M7 • MARQUETTE 1-1 31 7-10 .700 2-3 .667 3-8 .375 0-3 3 2 6 3 0 2 19

Career Statistics Year G-GS Min-Avg FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def Reb-Avg PF-O Ast TO Blk Stl Pts-Avg 2015-16 33-33 866-26.2 74-202 .366 11-38 .289 80-114 .702 17-79 96-2.9 72-1 117 90 9 49 239-7.2 2016-17 30-30 803-26.8 83-237 .350 9-34 .265 95-137 .693 24-94 118-3.9 52-0 129 72 12 39 270-9.0 2018-19 35-15 866-24.7 62-164 .378 9-38 .237 53-68 .779 17-144 161-4.6 69-0 80 71 14 61 186-5.3 2019-20 31-23 699-22.5 61-165 .370 9-36 .250 39-55 .709 8-66 74-2.4 84-3 98 51 10 54 170-5.5 Career 129-101 3,234-25.1 280-768 .365 38-146 .260 267-374 .714 66-383 449-3.5 277-4 424 284 45 203 865-6.7 2019-20 Career Highs • Ranks first on the team and 12th in the league in scoring at 14.3 points per game Category No. Opponent (Date) • Leads the BIG EAST and ranks 31st nationally with 2.0 steals per contest Points 28 at DePaul (1/25/20) • Ranks eighth in the conference with 2.2 made 3-pointers per game • Preseason watch list selection for the Julius Erving Award FG 10 2x, last vs. Xavier (2/28/19) • Preseason Second Team All-BIG EAST FGA 23 at Georgetown (1/8/20) • A two-time selection to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (12/16, 12/23) 3FG 7 at DePaul (1/25/20) • Matched a career-high with 25 points, also posted eight boards and five steals, against UNH (11/12) 3FGA 12 2x, last at DePaul (1/25/20) • Tallied his first double-double of the season against Vermont with 14 points and 10 rebounds (11/16) FTM 7 vs. Villanova (2/17/19) • Scored a team-high 21 points in the win over No. 16/17 Arizona (12/21) • Scored a career-high 28 points and went 7-for-12 from 3-point rage at DePaul (1/25) FTA 11 vs. UNH (11/12/19) Rebounds 13 2x, last vs. Creighton (1/16/19) Assists 6 2x, last vs. Wagner (11/30/19) 2018-19 Blocks 3 vs. Villanova (1/28/20) • Team’s leading rebounder (6.4 rpg) and third-leading scorer (14.4 ppg). Finished 14th in the BIG EAST in scoring and 10th in rebounding. Steals 7 vs. Seton Hall (1/18/20) • Led the team with six double-doubles Minutes 41 vs. VCU (11/20/18) Miscellaneous Statistics 2017-18 (Odessa College) Category 19-20 Career • NJCAA Division I First Team All-American Double-Figure Scoring 21 48 • Averaged 21.4 points per game and led the Wranglers to a 28-5 record • Helped Odessa secure a spot in the NJCAA Division I Basketball Championship Last: 15 vs. Marquette (3/7/20) • Shot 55.5 percent from the floor, including a blistering 48.2 percent from beyond the three-point arc 20-plus points 5 11 • Tallied 19 20-point outings and four 30-point performances Last: 28 at DePaul (1/25/20) 10-plus rebounds 2 8 Before College Last: 12 vs. Creighton (3/1/20) • Ranked as high as no. 71 in the high school class of 2017 according to 247Sports Double-Doubles 2 8 • Has extensive international experience, playing with the Dominican Republic U18 team during Last: 16 points, 12 rebs vs. Creighton (11/16/19) the 2016 FIBA Americas, where he averaged 14.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 22 minutes per game

2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics Date Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def Reb PF Ast TO Blk Stl Pts N6 MERCER 1-1 30 6-13 .462 1-3 .333 5-5 1.000 1-2 3 2 3 2 1 4 18 N9 CCSU 1-1 29 6-16 .375 5-10 .500 0-0 .000 0-6 6 3 6 1 1 0 17 N12 NEW HAMPSHIRE 1-1 32 7-19 .368 5-9 .556 6-11 .545 1-7 8 3 3 3 0 5 25 N16 VERMONT 1-1 33 4-13 .308 3-7 .429 3-6 .500 2-8 10 4 0 3 0 0 14 N20 COLUMBIA 1-1 22 4-9 .444 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 2-1 3 1 2 0 1 0 9 N23 vs. Arizona State 1-1 35 6-14 .429 2-6 .333 3-5 .600 1-5 6 3 1 1 1 0 17 N24 vs. UMass 1-1 19 3-9 .333 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 2-1 3 4 0 2 0 6 7 N30 WAGNER 1-1 24 2-9 .222 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 2-4 6 3 6 2 1 1 6 D3 SAINT PETER’S 1-1 26 6-11 .545 2-4 .500 5-5 1.000 1-5 6 2 3 2 1 3 19 D7 WEST VIRGINIA 1-1 28 7-13 .538 1-2 .500 2-3 .667 0-4 4 4 0 1 2 2 17 D10 BROWN 1-1 24 7-16 .438 3-9 .333 6-6 1.000 1-3 4 4 1 1 1 0 23 D18 ALBANY 1-1 28 4-17 .236 1-8 .125 0-0 .000 3-3 6 3 3 0 2 3 9 D21 vs. No. 16/17 Arizona 1-1 33 8-20 .400 2-6 .333 3-4 .750 1-3 4 2 1 0 0 3 21 D31 • No. 11/10 BUTLER 1-1 14 0-4 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 J5 • at Xavier 1-1 28 6-16 .375 1-5 .200 4-6 .667 2-1 3 3 1 2 0 2 17 J8 • at Georgetown 1-1 34 8-23 .348 4-11 .364 3-4 .750 2-3 5 3 2 1 0 1 23 J11 • DePAUL 1-1 22 3-10 .300 1-3 .333 2-3 .667 0-2 2 4 3 1 0 2 9 J15 • at Providence 1-1 34 4-17 .236 2-12 .167 2-3 .667 2-7 9 0 1 2 2 5 12 J18 • No. 18/18 SETON HALL 1-1 29 7-13 .538 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 1-4 5 5 3 3 0 7 16 J21 • at Marquette 1-1 30 6-14 .429 1-7 .143 0-1 .000 0-4 4 4 2 2 0 0 13 J25 • at DePaul 1-1 29 9-16 .563 7-12 .583 3-5 .600 1-3 4 5 3 1 0 0 28 J28 • No. 8/10 VILLANOVA 1-1 31 5-14 .357 2-8 .250 0-0 .000 0-5 5 2 0 2 3 1 12 F2 • GEORGETOWN 1-1 29 4-10 .400 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-6 6 3 4 2 0 3 9 F8 • at No. 21/22 Creighton 1-1 27 4-7 .571 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000 0-0 0 3 3 1 0 1 12 F12 • PROVIDENCE 1-1 33 6-14 .429 4-9 .444 3-6 .500 0-1 1 4 2 1 0 4 19 F17 • XAVIER 1-1 33 2-17 .118 1-5 .200 3-4 .750 1-2 3 1 1 0 0 4 8 F23 • at No. 16/14 Seton Hall 1-1 31 6-17 .353 4-9 .444 3-3 1.000 2-2 4 2 0 1 0 0 19 F26 • at No. 12/12 Villanova 1-1 22 2-10 .200 0-5 .000 0-0 .000 1-3 4 2 1 1 0 0 4 M1 • No. 10/11 CREIGHTON 1-1 31 5-11 .455 3-4 .750 3-6 .500 0-12 12 3 5 2 1 1 16 M4 • at RV/No. 25 Butler 1-1 25 4-11 .364 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-1 1 2 1 2 0 0 9 M7 • MARQUETTE 1-1 28 4-10 .400 3-7 .429 4-9 .444 2-1 3 1 3 2 0 3 15

Career Statistics Year G-GS Min-Avg FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def Reb-Avg PF-O Ast TO Blk Stl Pts-Avg 2018-19 34-32 1,087-32.0 199-388 .513 51-133 .383 42-67 .627 52-164 216-6.4 85-2 57 45 7 61 491-14.4 2019-20 31-31 873-28.2 155-413 .375 68-187 .364 65-99 .657 31-109 140-4.5 89-2 66 46 17 61 443-14.3 Career 65-63 1,960-30.2 354-801 .442 119-320 .372 107-166 .645 83-273 356-5.5 174-4 123 91 24 122 934-14.4 2019-20 • Made his St. John’s debut in the win over No. 16 Arizona (12/21) Career Highs • Has played in five out of a possible 18 games since his debut Category No. Opponent (Date) Points 4 vs. Mount St. Mary’s (11/6/18) 2018-19 (NC State) FG 2 vs. Mount St. Mary’s (11/6/18) • Played one game for the Wolfpack before transferring to St. John’s for the second FGA 3 vs. Arizona (12/21/19) semester 3FG - - • Scored four points and grabbed four rebounds in five minutes of action versus 3FGA - - Mount St. Mary’s (Nov. 6) FTM 2 vs. Arizona (12/21/19) FTA 2 vs. Arizona (12/21/19) Before College Rebounds 4 vs. Mount St. Mary’s (11/6/18) • Four-star recruit according to ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports Assists 1 vs. Mount St. Mary’s (11/6/18) • Attended Northwood Temple Academy as a senior Blocks 1 vs. Seton Hall (1/18/20_ • Starred for Wesleyan Christian Academy as a junior, where he led the team to a Steals - - 28-5 record and runner up finish in the NCISAA 3A State Championship Minutes 5 2x, last at Georgetown (1/8/20) • Played alongside current St. John’s teammate David Caraher at Wesleyan Christian and on the AAU circuit with Team Charlotte Miscellaneous Statistics Category 19-20 Career Double-Figure Scoring - - Last: 20-plus points - - Last: - - 10-plus rebounds - - Last: Double-Doubles - - Last: 5-plus blocks - - Last:

2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics Date Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def Reb PF Ast TO Blk Stl Pts N6 MERCER DNP N9 CCSU DNP N12 NEW HAMPSHIRE DNP N16 VERMONT DNP N20 COLUMBIA DNP N23 vs. Arizona State DNP N24 vs. UMass DNP N30 WAGNER DNP D3 SAINT PETER’S DNP D7 WEST VIRGINIA DNP D10 BROWN DNP D18 ALBANY DNP D21 vs. No. 16/17 Arizona 1-0 4 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 0-0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 D31 • No. 11/10 BUTLER DNP J5 • at Xavier 1-0 2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 J8 • at Georgetown 1-0 5 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J11 • DePAUL DNP J15 • at Providence DNP J18 • No. 18/18 SETON HALL 1-0 4 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-0 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 J21 • at Marquette 1-0 2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 J25 • at DePaul DNP J28 • No. 8/10 VILLANOVA DNP F2 • GEORGETOWN DNP F8 • at No. 21/22 Creighton DNP F12 • PROVIDENCE DNP F17 • XAVIER DNP F23 • at No. 16/14 Seton Hall DNP F26 • at No. 12/12 Villanova DNP M1 • No. 10/11 CREIGHTON DNP M4 • at RV/No. 25 Butler DNP M7 • MARQUETTE 1-0 3 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Statistics Year G-GS Min-Avg FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def Reb-Avg PF-O Ast TO Blk Stl Pts-Avg 2018-19 1-0 5-5.0 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-4 4-4.0 0-0 1 0 0 0 4-4.0 2019-20 6-0 20-3.3 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 1-0 1-0.2 7-0 0 2 1 0 4-0.7 Career 7-0 25-3.6 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 1-4 5-0.7 7-0 1 2 1 0 8-1.1 2019-20 Results

Overall: 16-15 • BIG EAST: 5-13 • Home: 13-6 • Away: 1-8 • Neutral: 2-1

DATE OPPONENT RANK W/L SCORE ATTEND HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS HIGH ASSISTS Nov. 6 MERCER -/- W 109-79 3.354 Heron (25) Champagnie (8) Rutherford (8) Nov. 9 CCSU -/- W 87-57 3,582 Heron (30) Sears (11) Figueroa (6) Nov. 12 NEW HAMPSHIRE -/- W 74-61 3,320 Figueroa (25) Champagnie (9) Heron (5) Rutherford (5) Nov. 16 VERMONT RV/- L 68-70 4,054 Figueroa (14) Roberts (13) Dunn (2) Heron (14) Heron (2) Nov. 20 COLUMBIA -/- W 82-63 3,419 Heron (15) Roberts (11) Dunn (3) Nov. 23 vs. Arizona State -/- L 67-80 7.862 Figueroa (17) Roberts (8) Dunn (2) Roberts (2) Rutherford (2) Nov. 24 vs. UMass -/- W 78-63 5,822 Caraher (17) Roberts (8) Williams Jr. (3) Nov. 30 WAGNER -/- W 86-63 3,253 Heron (18) Roberts (9) Figueroa (6) Dec. 3 SAINT PETER’S -/- W 79-69 2,845 Figueroa (19) Champagnie (11) Dunn (5) Rutherford (5) Dec. 7 WEST VIRGINIA RV/RV W 70-68 7.281 Figueroa (17) Roberts (9) Dunn (4) Dec. 10 BROWN -/- W 82-71 3,147 Figueroa (23) Roberts (9) Dunn (6) Dec. 18 ALBANY -/- W 85-57 2,963 Earlington (16) Earlington (9) Rutherford (7) Dec. 21 vs. Arizona 16/17 W 70-67 6,728 Figueroa (21) Roberts (6) Caraher (3) Sears (6) Rutherford (3) Williams Jr. (6) Dec. 31 • BUTLER 11/10 L 58-60 3,816 Rutherford (15) Sears (4) Rutherford (5) Jan. 5 • at Xavier RV/RV L 67-75 10,254 Figueroa (17) Champagnie (6) Dunn (4) Earlington (6) Jan. 8 • at Georgetown -/- L 66-87 7,436 Figueroa (23) Dunn (9) Dunn (4) Jan. 11 • DePAUL -/- W 74-67 6,636 Dunn (19) Dunn (8) Dunn (5) Jan. 15 • at Providence -/- L 58-63 9,542 Figueroa (12) Figueroa (9) Champagnie (2) Earlington (2) Roberts (2) Jan. 18 • SETON HALL 18/18 L 79-82 10.428 Heron (18) Roberts (8) Rutherford (6) Jan. 21 • at Marquette RV/RV L 68-82 13,015 Heron (18) Champagnie (9) Dunn (4) Jan. 25 • at DePaul -/- W 79-66 5,950 Figueroa (28) Champagnie (11) Rutherford (4) Jan. 28 • VILLANOVA 8/10 L 59-79 10,155 Dunn (24) Champagnie (5) Dunn (4) Dunn (5) Figueroa (5) Feb. 2 • GEORGETOWN -/- L 72-73 8,100 Dunn (16) Champagnie (10) Rutherford (6) Heron (16) Feb. 8 • at Creighton 21/22 L 82-94 18,122 Earlington (25) Earlington (10) Dunn (6) Feb. 12 • PROVIDENCE -/- W 80-69 4,083 Figueroa (19) Champagnie (7) Dunn (4) Williams (7) Feb. 17 • XAVIER -/- L 74-77 14,765 Dunn (17) Earlington (8) Rutherford (7) Earlington (17) Feb. 23 • at Seton Hall 16/14 L 65-81 14,648 Figueroa (19) Champagnie (11) Dunn (3) Feb. 26 • at Villanova 12/12 L 60-71 6,501 Dunn (12) Champagnie (6) Dunn (5) Earlington (12) March 1 • CREIGHTON 10/11 W 91-71 4,260 Williams (21) Figueroa (12) Dunn (10) March 4 • at Butler RV/25 L 55-77 8.675 Champagnie (23) Earlington (7) Rutherford (3) March 7 • MARQUETTE RV/RV W 86-88 7,720 Champagnie (21) Champagnie (12) Rutherford (6) 2019-20 Statistics

/---TOTAL---/ /---3-PTS----/ /----REBOUNDS----/ ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 30 FIGUEROA, LJ 31 31 873 28.2 155 413 .375 68 187 .364 65 99 .657 31 109 140 4.5 89 2 66 46 17 61 443 14.3 0 HERON, Mustapha 21 19 521 24.8 90 234 .385 42 109 .385 67 81 .827 10 40 50 2.4 54 1 33 34 6 11 289 13.8 03 DUNN, Rasheem 28 14 800 28.6 111 290 .383 17 74 .230 98 128 .766 16 87 103 3.7 44 0 95 56 0 27 337 12.0 02 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian 31 25 794 25.6 119 260 .458 24 75 .320 49 65 .754 53 149 202 6.5 51 1 24 36 26 38 311 10.0 10 EARLINGTON, M. 31 3 557 18.0 114 248 .460 9 38 .237 33 51 .647 71 70 141 4.5 88 4 19 28 9 30 270 8.7 04 WILLIAMS JR, Greg 30 9 699 23.3 61 149 .409 22 60 .367 28 43 .651 18 68 86 2.9 48 1 57 32 9 38 172 5.7 24 RUTHERFORD, Nick 31 23 699 22.5 61 165 .370 9 36 .250 39 55 .709 8 66 74 2.4 84 3 98 51 10 54 170 5.5 01 ROBERTS, Josh 29 28 549 18.9 65 121 .537 0 0 .000 15 35 .429 70 97 167 5.8 49 1 24 15 44 14 145 5.0 05 CARAHER, David 31 3 453 14.6 48 120 .400 13 54 .241 25 32 .781 24 38 62 2.0 41 0 31 16 1 15 134 4.3 15 SEARS, Damien 27 0 205 7.6 13 36 .361 0 0 .000 9 23 .391 15 37 52 1.9 33 1 10 14 4 14 35 1.3 33 STEERE, Ian 6 0 20 3.3 1 5 .200 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 1 0 1 0.2 7 0 0 2 1 0 4 0.7 23 COLE, Justin 8 0 18 2.3 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.1 2 0 0 2 0 1 2 0.3 12 O’CONNELL, Thomas 9 0 12 1.3 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.0 TM TEAM...... 73 47 120 3.9 0 15 0 Total...... 31 839 2045 .410 204 635 .321 430 614 .700 390 811 1201 38.7 590 14 457 349 127 304 2312 74.6 Opponents...... 31 760 1837 .414 246 770 .319 462 677 .682 376 905 1281 41.3 536 - 435 517 132 161 2228 71.9

SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total St. John’s 1120 1192 2312 Opponents 1014 1214 2228

Team Statistics Category Leaders SCORING AVERAGE G Pts Avg/G REBOUND AVERAGE G Reb Avg/G Team Statistics SJU OPP FIGUEROA, LJ 31 443 14.3 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian 31 202 6.5 SCORING 2312 2228 HERON, Mustapha 21 289 13.8 ROBERTS, Josh 29 167 5.8 Points per game 74.6 71.9 DUNN, Rasheem 28 337 12.0 EARLINGTON, Marcellu 31 141 4.5 Scoring margin +2.7 - CHAMPAGNIE, Julian 31 311 10.0 FIGUEROA, LJ 31 140 4.5 FIELD GOALS-ATT 839-2045 760-1837 EARLINGTON, Marcellu 31 270 8.7 DUNN, Rasheem 28 103 3.7 Field goal pct .410 .414 3 POINT FG-ATT 204-635 246-770 FG PERCENTAGE FG ATT Pct ASSISTS G No. A/G 3-point FG pct .321 .319 ROBERTS, Josh 65 121 .537 RUTHERFORD, Nick 31 98 3.2 EARLINGTON, Marcellu 114 248 .460 DUNN, Rasheem 28 95 3.4 3-pt FG made per game 6.6 7.9 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian 119 260 .458 FIGUEROA, LJ 31 66 2.1 FREE THROWS-ATT 430-614 462-677 WILLIAMS JR, Greg 61 149 .409 WILLIAMS JR, Greg 30 57 1.9 Free throw pct .700 .682 CARAHER, David 48 120 .400 HERON, Mustapha 21 33 1.6 F-Throws made per game 13.9 14.9 REBOUNDS 1201 1281 3-POINT PERCENTAGE 3FG ATT Pct STEALS G No. S/G Rebounds per game 38.7 41.3 HERON, Mustapha 42 109 .385 FIGUEROA, LJ 31 61 2.0 Rebounding margin -2.6 - WILLIAMS JR, Greg 22 60 .367 RUTHERFORD, Nick 31 54 1.7 ASSISTS 457 435 FIGUEROA, LJ 68 187 .364 WILLIAMS JR, Greg 30 38 1.3 Assists per game 14.7 14.0 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian 24 75 .320 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian 31 38 1.2 TURNOVERS 349 517 RUTHERFORD, Nick 9 36 .250 EARLINGTON, Marcellu 31 30 1.0 Turnovers per game 11.3 16.7 3-POINT FGS MADE G MadeMade/G BLOCKED SHOTS G No. Blk/G Turnover margin +5.4 - FIGUEROA, LJ 31 68 2.2 ROBERTS, Josh 29 44 1.5 Assist/turnover ratio 1.3 0.8 HERON, Mustapha 21 42 2.0 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian 31 26 0.8 STEALS 304 161 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian 31 24 0.8 FIGUEROA, LJ 31 17 0.5 Steals per game 9.8 5.2 WILLIAMS JR, Greg 30 22 0.7 RUTHERFORD, Nick 31 10 0.3 BLOCKS 127 132 DUNN, Rasheem 28 17 0.6 WILLIAMS JR, Greg 30 9 0.3 Blocks per game 4.1 4.3 EARLINGTON, Marcellu 31 9 0.3 WINNING STREAK 1 - FT PERCENTAGE FT ATT Pct Home win streak 2 - HERON, Mustapha 67 81 .827 MINUTES G No. Min/G ATTENDANCE 107181 114555 CARAHER, David 25 32 .781 FIGUEROA, LJ 31 873 28.2 DUNN, Rasheem 98 128 .766 DUNN, Rasheem 28 800 28.6 Home games-Avg/Game 19-5641 9-10460 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian 49 65 .754 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian 31 794 25.6 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 3-6804 RUTHERFORD, Nick 39 55 .709 RUTHERFORD, Nick 31 699 22.5 WILLIAMS JR, Greg 30 699 23.3 2019-20 BIG EAST Statistics

/---TOTAL---/ /---3-PTS----/ /----REBOUNDS----/ ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 30 FIGUEROA, LJ 18 18 510 28.3 85 234 .363 39 112 .348 32 52 .615 14 57 71 3.9 51 2 37 28 6 34 241 13.4 00 HERON, Mustapha 10 8 244 24.4 39 108 .361 22 60 .367 24 26 .923 4 23 27 2.7 24 0 14 10 2 3 124 12.4 03 DUNN, Rasheem 18 14 550 30.6 77 193 .399 10 45 .222 59 76 .776 13 65 78 4.3 31 0 62 33 0 20 223 12.4 02 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian 18 12 452 25.1 68 151 .450 16 47 .340 25 34 .735 33 81 114 6.3 30 1 15 23 18 19 177 9.8 10 EARLINGTON, M. 18 3 348 19.3 69 162 .426 8 27 .296 17 23 .739 37 43 80 4.4 57 3 13 17 4 19 163 9.1 04 WILLIAMS JR, Greg 17 9 470 27.6 45 104 .433 17 45 .378 17 27 .630 12 45 57 3.4 34 1 35 18 5 28 124 7.3 24 RUTHERFORD, Nick 18 10 421 23.4 34 99 .343 7 21 .333 25 34 .735 2 35 37 2.1 53 2 57 24 4 31 100 5.6 05 CARAHER, David 18 1 262 14.6 23 61 .377 5 25 .200 7 8 .875 13 18 31 1.7 22 0 17 4 0 10 58 3.2 01 ROBERTS, Josh 16 15 214 13.4 20 46 .435 0 0 .000 8 18 .444 21 36 57 3.6 21 0 10 6 12 5 48 3.0 15 SEARS, Damien 14 0 105 7.5 5 14 .357 0 0 .000 3 11 .273 6 16 22 1.6 16 0 5 4 3 5 13 0.9 23 COLE, Justin 3 0 6 2.0 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0.7 33 STEERE, Ian 5 0 16 3.2 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0.2 5 0 0 1 1 0 2 0.4 12 O’CONNELL, Thomas 4 0 2 0.5 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TM TEAM...... 37 21 58 3.2 0 10 0 Total...... 18 467 1175 .397 124 382 .325 217 309 .702 193 442 635 35.3 345 9 265 179 55 175 1275 70.8 Opponents...... 18 457 1044 .438 144 438 .329 302 422 .716 213 557 770 42.8 279 - 269 284 87 85 1360 75.6

SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total St. John’s 597 678 1275 Opponents 637 723 1360

Team Statistics Category Leaders SCORING AVERAGE G Pts Avg/G REBOUND AVERAGE G Reb Avg/G Team Statistics SJU OPP FIGUEROA, LJ 18 241 13.4 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian 18 114 6.3 SCORING 1275 1360 HERON, Mustapha 10 124 12.4 EARLINGTON, Marcellu 18 80 4.4 Points per game 70.8 75.6 DUNN, Rasheem 18 223 12.4 DUNN, Rasheem 18 78 4.3 Scoring margin -4.7 - CHAMPAGNIE, Julian 18 177 9.8 FIGUEROA, LJ 18 71 3.9 FIELD GOALS-ATT 467-1175 457-1044 EARLINGTON, Marcellu 18 163 9.1 ROBERTS, Josh 16 57 3.6 Field goal pct .397 .438 3 POINT FG-ATT 124-382 144-438 FG PERCENTAGE FG ATT Pct ASSISTS G No. A/G 3-point FG pct .325 .329 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian 68 151 .450 DUNN, Rasheem 18 62 3.4 ROBERTS, Josh 20 46 .435 RUTHERFORD, Nick 18 57 3.2 3-pt FG made per game 6.9 8.0 WILLIAMS JR, Greg 45 104 .433 FIGUEROA, LJ 18 37 2.1 FREE THROWS-ATT 217-309 302-422 EARLINGTON, Marcellu 69 162 .426 WILLIAMS JR, Greg 17 35 2.1 Free throw pct .702 .716 DUNN, Rasheem 77 193 .399 CARAHER, David 18 17 0.9 F-Throws made per game 12.1 16.8 REBOUNDS 635 770 3-POINT PERCENTAGE 3FG ATT Pct STEALS G No. S/G Rebounds per game 35.3 42.8 WILLIAMS JR, Greg 17 45 .378 FIGUEROA, LJ 18 34 1.9 Rebounding margin -7.5 - HERON, Mustapha 22 60 .367 RUTHERFORD, Nick 18 31 1.7 ASSISTS 265 269 FIGUEROA, LJ 39 112 .348 WILLIAMS JR, Greg 17 28 1.6 Assists per game 14.7 14.9 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian 16 47 .340 DUNN, Rasheem 18 20 1.1 TURNOVERS 179 284 RUTHERFORD, Nick 7 21 .333 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian 18 19 1.1 Turnovers per game 9.9 15.8 3-POINT FGS MADE G MadeMade/G BLOCKED SHOTS G No. Blk/G Turnover margin +5.8 - FIGUEROA, LJ 18 39 2.2 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian 18 18 1.0 Assist/turnover ratio 1.5 0.9 HERON, Mustapha 10 22 2.2 ROBERTS, Josh 16 12 0.8 STEALS 175 85 WILLIAMS JR, Greg 17 17 1.0 FIGUEROA, LJ 18 6 0.3 Steals per game 9.7 4.7 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian 18 16 0.9 WILLIAMS JR, Greg 17 5 0.3 BLOCKS 55 87 DUNN, Rasheem 18 10 0.6 RUTHERFORD, Nick 18 4 0.2 Blocks per game 3.1 4.8 EARLINGTON, Marcellu 18 4 0.2 WINNING STREAK 1 - FT PERCENTAGE FT ATT Pct Home win streak 2 - HERON, Mustapha 24 26 .923 MINUTES ATTENDANCE 69963 94143 CARAHER, David 7 8 .875 DUNN, Rasheem 18 550 30.6 DUNN, Rasheem 59 76 .776 FIGUEROA, LJ 18 510 28.3 Home games-Avg/Game 9-7774 9-10460 EARLINGTON, Marcellu 17 23 .739 WILLIAMS JR, Greg 17 470 27.6 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0 RUTHERFORD, Nick 25 34 .735 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian 18 452 25.1 RUTHERFORD, Nick 18 421 23.4 2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics

TEAMS FG-FGA Pct 3PM-3PA Pct FTM-FTA Pct O-D REB PF AST TO BLK STL 1H 2H OT PTS Mercer 26-66 .394 12-28 .429 15-24 .625 19-22 41 28 16 24 2 4 38 41 - 79 St. John’s 38-76 .500 8-19 .421 25-31 .806 16-26 42 21 16 9 7 11 59 50 - 109 CCSU 18-53 .340 6-18 .333 15-30 .500 7-27 34 16 10 21 4 4 33 24 - 57 St. John’s 34-76 .447 11-28 .393 8-15 .533 14-29 43 24 19 15 8 10 39 48 - 87 New Hampshire 22-58 .379 8-24 .333 9-18 .500 11-30 41 15 16 16 3 6 34 27 - 61 St. John’s 28-71 .394 7-18 .389 11-18 .611 17-29 46 16 16 14 6 9 36 38 - 74 Vermont 27-67 .403 8-31 .258 8-12 .667 11-26 37 25 14 11 3 8 26 44 - 70 St. John’s 20-58 .345 5-19 .263 23-35 .657 18-32 50 16 6 16 6 7 31 37 - 68 Columbia 26-69 .377 10-30 .333 1-3 .333 9-29 38 16 10 18 2 4 27 36 - 63 St. John’s 31-72 .431 7-15 .467 13-19 .684 15-33 48 10 13 8 5 10 49 33 - 82 vs. Arizona State 28-61 .459 5-19 .263 19-26 .731 11-28 39 19 9 13 4 6 31 49 - 80 St. John’s 25-66 .379 3-16 .188 14-22 .636 17-24 41 21 9 16 4 4 40 27 - 67 vs. UMass 19-58 .328 9-31 .290 16-23 .696 13-27 40 25 10 17 2 6 38 25 - 63 St. John’s 28-63 .444 6-19 .316 16-27 .593 15-29 44 22 13 12 3 13 37 41 - 78 Wagner 19-56 .339 6-25 .240 19-26 .731 12-26 38 19 15 21 3 5 19 44 - 63 St. John’s 33-67 .493 9-26 .346 11-19 .579 12-25 37 20 23 14 3 10 43 43 - 86 Saint Peter’s 26-70 .371 9-27 .333 8-19 .421 23-21 44 19 14 19 3 12 23 46 - 69 St. John’s 29-61 .475 8-20 .400 13-20 .650 14-26 40 16 24 19 8 9 37 42 - 79 West Virginia 27-67 .403 9-24 .375 5-12 .417 15-34 49 22 16 22 6 6 36 32 - 68 St. John’s 23-70 .329 2-17 .118 22-27 .815 17-30 47 20 9 14 5 15 36 34 - 70 Brown 26-64 .406 11-32 .344 8-14 .571 14-26 40 18 14 14 4 3 24 47 - 71 St. John’s 26-59 .441 6-22 .273 24-26 .923 8-27 35 15 14 6 5 7 41 41 - 82 Albany 20-56 .357 6-27 .222 11-16 .688 9-21 30 13 11 24 1 8 22 35 - 57 St. John’s 36-71 .507 6-21 .286 7-13 .538 16-31 47 19 18 19 11 15 35 50 - 85 vs. No. 16/17 Arizona 19-48 .396 3-16 .188 26-32 .813 6-29 35 22 11 13 8 4 26 41 - 67 St. John’s 21-60 .350 2-13 .154 26-33 .788 13-27 40 25 12 8 1 9 40 30 - 70 • No. 11/10 Butler 21-52 .404 10-27 .370 8-10 .800 13-33 46 12 12 24 2 2 37 23 - 60 St. John’s 20-58 .345 4-22 .182 14-17 .824 5-19 24 17 13 7 3 16 16 42 - 58 • at Xavier 22-52 .423 9-27 .333 22-34 .647 12-35 47 21 15 19 4 1 34 41 - 75 St. John’s 24-69 .348 1-16 .063 14-24 38 14-24 38 24 11 7 1 12 32 35 - 67 • at Georgetown 26-60 .433 9-23 .391 26-33 .788 14-31 45 12 21 15 7 10 53 26 - 87 St. John’s 24-68 .353 6-25 .240 12-15 .800 14-24 38 23 11 15 0 12 26 40 - 66 • DePaul 24-50 .480 3-15 .200 16-27 .593 9-32 41 20 18 19 5 4 34 33 - 67 St. John’s 25-62 .403 6-19 .316 18-26 .692 8-22 30 19 23 8 1 11 39 35 - 74 • at Providence 21-59 .356 4-17 .235 17-24 .708 15-31 46 12 9 15 8 5 31 32 - 63 St. John’s 22-58 .379 6-22 .273 8-13 .615 7-27 34 17 9 13 3 11 26 32 - 58 • No. 18/18 Seton Hall 27-61 .443 6-14 .429 22-27 .815 15-31 46 18 11 19 10 4 30 52 - 82 St. John’s 33-75 .440 4-14 .286 9-15 .600 15-22 37 22 20 12 6 13 43 36 - 79 • at Marquette 22-51 .431 12-32 .375 26-33 .788 8-34 42 16 15 15 10 5 37 45 - 82 St. John’s 26-71 .366 10-28 .357 6-9 .667 12-26 38 23 16 8 2 10 31 37 - 68 • at DePaul 20-65 .308 4-25 .160 22-34 .647 16-28 44 17 14 13 4 3 34 32 - 66 St. John’s 25-60 .417 13-32 .406 16-19 .842 7-36 43 25 15 16 6 6 34 45 - 79 • No. 8/10 Villanova 29-61 .475 12-29 .414 9-13 .692 10-30 40 8 14 13 2 7 39 40 - 79 St. John’s 25-61 .410 6-19 .316 3-4 .750 7-24 31 11 9 13 4 11 26 33 - 59 • Georgetown 26-63 .413 8-26 .308 13-18 .722 12-31 43 13 20 14 3 7 29 44 - 73 St. John’s 27-66 .409 6-22 .273 12-13 .923 9-28 37 18 15 12 1 8 38 34 - 72 • at No. 21/22 Creighton 35-58 .603 13-28 .464 11-16 .688 4-27 31 14 21 8 3 2 47 47 - 94 St. John’s 31-74 .419 11-31 .355 9-11 .818 18-23 41 21 18 6 3 1 37 45 - 82 • Providence 23-56 .411 6-22 .273 17-29 .586 15-26 41 21 13 23 5 5 25 44 - 69 St. John’s 27-59 .458 9-21 .429 17-27 .630 10-25 35 23 17 13 7 12 33 47 - 80 • Xavier 31-64 .484 6-23 .261 9-15 .600 14-37 51 17 18 22 5 3 39 38 - 77 St. John’s 27-76 .355 6-19 .316 14-20 .700 15-24 39 15 17 4 4 15 37 37 - 74 • at No. 16/14 Seton Hall 27-56 .482 8-28 .286 19-23 .826 10-30 40 16 19 17 7 10 36 45 - 81 St. John’s 24-71 .338 5-20 .250 12-13 .923 17-23 40 18 9 14 1 7 22 43 - 65 • at No. 12/12 Villanova 22-51 .431 11-31 .355 16-21 .762 8-38 46 14 11 13 4 2 36 35 - 71 St. John’s 23-66 .348 2-12 .167 12-15 .800 8-23 31 16 12 4 3 7 34 36 - 60 • No. 10/11 Creighton 25-67 .373 4-27 .148 17-23 .739 14-25 39 14 11 7 3 4 37 34 - 71 St. John’s 33-60 .550 14-22 .636 11-20 .550 6-31 37 20 23 7 5 5 44 47 - 91 • at RV/No. 25 Butler 28-56 .500 9-23 .391 12-18 .667 8-30 38 11 14 8 3 5 31 46 - 77 St. John’s 22-60 .367 6-16 .375 5-7 .714 8-22 30 16 10 9 2 6 32 23 - 55 • Marquette 28-62 .452 10-21 .476 20-24 .833 16-28 44 23 13 20 2 6 28 58 - 86 St. John’s 29-61 .475 9-22 .409 21-36 .583 13-19 32 17 17 11 3 12 47 41 - 88 2019-20 Specialty Stats Comparison

TEAMS Points in the Paint Points off Turnovers Second Chance Points Fast Break Points Bench Points Mercer 24 5 18 4 35 St. John’s 52 30 16 40 35 CCSU 14 10 8 15 31 St. John’s 38 24 18 23 21 New Hampshire 28 16 5 12 18 St. John’s 32 23 16 11 17 Vermont 30 14 10 13 11 St. John’s 22 5 20 8 23 Columbia 24 11 7 8 10 St. John’s 36 23 17 22 38 vs. Arizona State 40 23 13 22 22 St. John’s 40 16 15 13 18 vs. UMass 14 15 14 6 26 St. John’s 42 23 14 32 33 Wagner 20 8 11 3 20 St. John’s 42 23 10 29 31 Saint Peter’s 32 23 16 11 40 St. John’s 32 18 10 25 24 West Virginia 34 8 11 10 36 St. John’s 34 22 13 20 25 Brown 24 10 15 7 12 St. John’s 28 16 4 17 27 Albany 24 15 2 11 25 St. John’s 54 30 15 14 41 vs. No. 16/17 Arizona 24 10 6 17 8 St. John’s 30 17 8 12 27 • No. 11/10 Butler 20 9 11 3 15 St. John’s 32 15 7 10 33 • at Xavier 22 6 18 19 21 St. John’s 40 20 8 10 28 • at Georgetown 32 22 11 11 7 St. John’s 32 18 6 9 35 • DePaul 42 7 10 20 17 St. John’s 34 14 4 14 25 • at Providence 26 14 15 9 16 St. John’s 24 22 8 2 28 • No. 18/18 Seton Hall 30 10 14 12 5 St. John’s 36 20 16 16 17 • at Marquette 14 4 16 23 13 St. John’s 26 19 10 8 19 • at DePaul 24 10 8 11 6 St. John’s 22 18 8 11 18 • No. 8/10 Villanova 28 7 16 4 4 St. John’s 34 11 4 4 12 • Georgetown 36 10 9 27 1 St. John’s 24 15 8 12 27 • at No. 21/22 Creighton 32 8 7 9 19 St. John’s 30 6 18 6 49 • Providence 34 16 17 11 17 St. John’s 30 22 15 10 23 • Xavier 46 5 12 3 10 St. John’s 36 21 6 22 33 • at No. 16/14 Seton Hall 36 19 9 15 16 St. John’s 32 17 16 13 11 • at No. 12/12 Villanova 16 4 6 13 8 St. John’s 36 10 6 12 22 • No. 10/11 Creighton 40 4 15 4 12 St. John’s 22 15 7 15 18 • at RV/No. 25 Butler 32 11 7 6 23 St. John’s 24 2 6 2 4 • Marquette 30 16 19 8 28 St. John’s 32 27 19 18 12 2019-20 Team/Opp Highs/Lows

ST. JOHN’S - GAME HIGHS ST. JOHN’S - GAME LOWS POINTS 109 MERCER (11/6/19) POINTS 55 AT BUTLER (3/4/20) 91 CREIGHTON (3/1/20) 58 BUTLER (12/31/19) 88 MARQUETTE (3/7/20) 58 AT PROVIDENCE (1/15/20) 87 CENTRAL CONN. ST. (11/9/19) 59 VILLANOVA (1/28/20) 86 WAGNER (11/30/19) 60 AT VILLANOVA (2/26/20) FIELD GOALS MADE 38 MERCER (11/6/19) FIELD GOALS MADE 20 VERMONT (11/16/19) 36 ALBANY (NY) (12/18/19) 20 BUTLER (12/31/19) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 76 XAVIER (2/17/20) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 58 VERMONT (11/16/19) 76 CENTRAL CONN. ST. (11/9/19) 58 BUTLER (12/31/19) 76 MERCER (11/6/19) 58 AT PROVIDENCE (1/15/20) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .550 (33-60) CREIGHTON (3/1/20) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .329 (23-70) WEST VIRGINIA (12/7/19) .507 (36-71) ALBANY (NY) (12/18/19) .338 (24-71) AT SETON HALL (2/23/20) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 14 CREIGHTON (3/1/20) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 1 AT XAVIER (1/5/20) 13 AT DEPAUL (1/25/20) 2 WEST VIRGINIA (12/7/19) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 32 AT DEPAUL (1/25/20) 2 VS ARIZONA (12/21/19) 31 AT CREIGHTON (2/8/20) 2 AT VILLANOVA (2/26/20) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE .636 (14-22) CREIGHTON (3/1/20) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 12 AT VILLANOVA (2/26/20) .467 (7-15) COLUMBIA (11/20/19) 13 VS ARIZONA (12/21/19) FREE THROWS MADE 26 VS ARIZONA (12/21/19) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE .063 (1-16) AT XAVIER (1/5/20) 25 MERCER (11/6/19) .118 (2-17) WEST VIRGINIA (12/7/19) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 36 MARQUETTE (3/7/20) FREE THROWS MADE 3 VILLANOVA (1/28/20) 35 VERMONT (11/16/19) 5 AT BUTLER (3/4/20) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .923 (24-26) BROWN (12/10/19) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 4 VILLANOVA (1/28/20) .923 (12-13) AT SETON HALL (2/23/20) 7 AT BUTLER (3/4/20) .923 (12-13) GEORGETOWN (2/2/20) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .533 (8-15) CENTRAL CONN. ST. (11/9/19) REBOUNDS 50 VERMONT (11/16/19) .538 (7-13) ALBANY (NY) (12/18/19) 49 CENTRAL CONN. ST. (11/9/19) REBOUNDS 24 BUTLER (12/31/19) ASSISTS 24 SAINT PETER’S (12/3/19) 30 DEPAUL (1/11/20) 23 CREIGHTON (3/1/20) 30 AT BUTLER (3/4/20) 23 DEPAUL (1/11/20) ASSISTS 6 VERMONT (11/16/19) 23 WAGNER (11/30/19) 9 VS ARIZONA ST. (11/23/19) STEALS 16 BUTLER (12/31/19) 9 WEST VIRGINIA (12/7/19) 15 XAVIER (2/17/20) 9 AT PROVIDENCE (1/15/20) 15 ALBANY (NY) (12/18/19) 9 VILLANOVA (1/28/20) 15 WEST VIRGINIA (12/7/19) 9 AT SETON HALL (2/23/20) BLOCKED SHOTS 11 ALBANY (NY) (12/18/19) STEALS 1 AT CREIGHTON (2/8/20) 8 SAINT PETER’S (12/3/19) 4 VS ARIZONA ST. (11/23/19) 8 CENTRAL CONN. ST. (11/9/19) BLOCKED SHOTS 0 AT GEORGETOWN (1/8/20) TURNOVERS 19 ALBANY (NY) (12/18/19) 1 VS ARIZONA (12/21/19) 19 SAINT PETER’S (12/3/19) 1 AT XAVIER (1/5/20) FOULS 25 AT DEPAUL (1/25/20) 1 DEPAUL (1/11/20) 25 VS ARIZONA (12/21/19) 1 GEORGETOWN (2/2/20) 1 AT SETON HALL (2/23/20) OPPONENT - GAME HIGHS TURNOVERS 4 XAVIER (2/17/20) POINTS 94 at Creighton (2/8/20) 4 AT VILLANOVA (2/26/20) 87 at Georgetown (1/8/20) FOULS 10 COLUMBIA (11/20/19) 86 MARQUETTE (3/7/20) 11 VILLANOVA (1/28/20) 82 at Marquette (1/21/20) 82 SETON HALL (1/18/20) OPPONENT - GAME LOWS FIELD GOALS MADE 35 at Creighton (2/8/20) POINTS 57 CENTRAL CONN. ST. (11/9/19) 31 XAVIER (2/17/20) 57 ALBANY (NY) (12/18/19) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 70 SAINT PETER’S (12/3/19) 60 BUTLER (12/31/19) 69 COLUMBIA (11/20/19) 61 NEW HAMPSHIRE (11/12/19) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .603 (35-58) at Creighton (2/8/20) 63 COLUMBIA (11/20/19) .500 (28-56) at Butler (3/4/20) 63 vs Massachusetts (11/24/19) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 13 at Creighton (2/8/20) 63 WAGNER (11/30/19) 12 VILLANOVA (1/28/20) 63 at Providence (1/15/20) 12 at Marquette (1/21/20) FIELD GOALS MADE 18 CENTRAL CONN. ST. (11/9/19) 12 MERCER (11/6/19) 19 vs Massachusetts (11/24/19) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 32 at Marquette (1/21/20) 19 WAGNER (11/30/19) 32 BROWN (12/10/19) 19 vs Arizona (12/21/19) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE .476 (10-21) MARQUETTE (3/7/20) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 48 vs Arizona (12/21/19) .464 (13-28) at Creighton (2/8/20) 50 DEPAUL (1/11/20) FREE THROWS MADE 26 at Marquette (1/21/20) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .308 (20-65) at DePaul (1/25/20) 26 at Georgetown (1/8/20) .328 (19-58) vs Massachusetts (11/24/19) 26 vs Arizona (12/21/19) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 3 vs Arizona (12/21/19) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 34 at DePaul (1/25/20) 3 DEPAUL (1/11/20) 34 at Xavier (1/5/20) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 14 SETON HALL (1/18/20) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .833 (20-24) MARQUETTE (3/7/20) 15 DEPAUL (1/11/20) .826 (19-23) at Seton Hall (2/23/20) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE .148 (4-27) CREIGHTON (3/1/20) REBOUNDS 51 XAVIER (2/17/20) .160 (4-25) at DePaul (1/25/20) 49 WEST VIRGINIA (12/7/19) FREE THROWS MADE 1 COLUMBIA (11/20/19) ASSISTS 21 at Creighton (2/8/20) 5 WEST VIRGINIA (12/7/19) 21 at Georgetown (1/8/20) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 3 COLUMBIA (11/20/19) STEALS 12 SAINT PETER’S (12/3/19) 10 BUTLER (12/31/19) 10 at Seton Hall (2/23/20) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .333 (1-3) COLUMBIA (11/20/19) 10 at Georgetown (1/8/20) .417 (5-12) WEST VIRGINIA (12/7/19) BLOCKED SHOTS 10 at Marquette (1/21/20) REBOUNDS 30 ALBANY (NY) (12/18/19) 10 SETON HALL (1/18/20) 31 at Creighton (2/8/20) TURNOVERS 24 BUTLER (12/31/19) ASSISTS 9 vs Arizona St. (11/23/19) 24 ALBANY (NY) (12/18/19) 9 at Providence (1/15/20) 24 MERCER (11/6/19) STEALS 1 at Xavier (1/5/20) FOULS 28 MERCER (11/6/19) 2 BUTLER (12/31/19) 25 vs Massachusetts (11/24/19) 2 at Creighton (2/8/20) 25 VERMONT (11/16/19) 2 at Villanova (2/26/20) BLOCKED SHOTS 1 ALBANY (NY) (12/18/19) 2 MERCER (11/6/19) 2 COLUMBIA (11/20/19) 2 vs Massachusetts (11/24/19) 2 BUTLER (12/31/19) 2 VILLANOVA (1/28/20) 2 MARQUETTE (3/7/20) TURNOVERS 7 CREIGHTON (3/1/20) 8 at Creighton (2/8/20) 8 at Butler (3/4/20) FOULS 8 VILLANOVA (1/28/20) 11 at Butler (3/4/20) 2019-20 Individual Game Highs

St. John’s - INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Points 30 HERON, Mustapha vs Central Conn. St. (11/9/19) 28 FIGUEROA, LJ at DePaul (1/25/20) 25 EARLINGTON, Marcellu at Creighton (2/8/20) 25 FIGUEROA, LJ vs New Hampshire (11/12/19) 25 HERON, Mustapha vs Mercer (11/6/19) Field Goals Made 10 EARLINGTON, Marcellu at Creighton (2/8/20) 10 DUNN, Rasheem vs Villanova (1/28/20) 10 HERON, Mustapha vs Central Conn. St. (11/9/19) Field Goal Att. 23 FIGUEROA, LJ at Georgetown (1/8/20) 20 FIGUEROA, LJ vs Arizona (12/21/19) FG Pct (min 5 made) .857 (6-7) ROBERTS, Josh vs Wagner (11/30/19) .800 (8-10) EARLINGTON, Marcellu vs Albany (NY) (12/18/19) 3-Point FG Made 7 WILLIAMS JR, Greg vs Creighton (3/1/20) 7 FIGUEROA, LJ at DePaul (1/25/20) 3-Point FG Att. 12 FIGUEROA, LJ at DePaul (1/25/20) 12 FIGUEROA, LJ at Providence (1/15/20) 3-Pt FG Pct (min 2 made) .857 (6-7) HERON, Mustapha vs Central Conn. St. (11/9/19) .750 (3-4) FIGUEROA, LJ vs Creighton (3/1/20) .750 (3-4) EARLINGTON, Marcellu at Creighton (2/8/20) Free Throws Made 8 DUNN, Rasheem vs Arizona (12/21/19) 7 DUNN, Rasheem at Georgetown (1/8/20) 7 DUNN, Rasheem vs West Virginia (12/7/19) 7 HERON, Mustapha vs Vermont (11/16/19) 7 HERON, Mustapha vs Mercer (11/6/19) Free Throw Att. 12 DUNN, Rasheem vs Arizona (12/21/19) 11 HERON, Mustapha vs Vermont (11/16/19) 11 FIGUEROA, LJ vs New Hampshire (11/12/19) FT Pct (min 5 made) 1.000 (7-7) DUNN, Rasheem vs West Virginia (12/7/19) 1.000 (6-6) DUNN, Rasheem vs Georgetown (2/2/20) 1.000 (6-6) HERON, Mustapha at DePaul (1/25/20) 1.000 (6-6) CHAMPAGNIE, Julian vs Arizona (12/21/19) 1.000 (6-6) HERON, Mustapha vs Brown (12/10/19) 1.000 (6-6) FIGUEROA, LJ vs Brown (12/10/19) 1.000 (5-5) FIGUEROA, LJ vs Saint Peter’s (12/3/19) 1.000 (5-5) CHAMPAGNIE, Julian vs Massachusetts (11/24/19) 1.000 (5-5) DUNN, Rasheem vs Columbia (11/20/19) 1.000 (5-5) FIGUEROA, LJ vs Mercer (11/6/19) Rebounds 13 ROBERTS, Josh vs Vermont (11/16/19) 12 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian vs Marquette (3/7/20) 12 FIGUEROA, LJ vs Creighton (3/1/20) Assists 10 DUNN, Rasheem vs Creighton (3/1/20) 8 RUTHERFORD, Nick vs Mercer (11/6/19) Steals 7 FIGUEROA, LJ vs Seton Hall (1/18/20) 6 RUTHERFORD, Nick vs Butler (12/31/19) 6 FIGUEROA, LJ vs Massachusetts (11/24/19) Blocked Shots 4 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian at DePaul (1/25/20) 4 ROBERTS, Josh vs Albany (NY) (12/18/19) 4 ROBERTS, Josh vs Saint Peter’s (12/3/19) 4 ROBERTS, Josh vs New Hampshire (11/12/19) 4 ROBERTS, Josh vs Central Conn. St. (11/9/19) 4 ROBERTS, Josh vs Mercer (11/6/19) Turnovers 6 RUTHERFORD, Nick at Georgetown (1/8/20) 6 RUTHERFORD, Nick vs New Hampshire (11/12/19) Minutes 36 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian vs Arizona St. (11/23/19) 35 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian vs Marquette (3/7/20) 35 WILLIAMS JR, Greg at Butler (3/4/20) 35 DUNN, Rasheem vs Georgetown (2/2/20) 35 FIGUEROA, LJ vs Arizona St. (11/23/19) St. John’s Record When:

St. John’s Record When: Miscellaneous Stats: Leading at halftime: 13-5 Double Figure Scoring Games Trailing at halftime: 1-10 Rasheem Dunn 21 Tied at the half: 2-0 LJ Figueroa 21 Julian Champagnie 17 Shooting better than opponent: 13-1 Mustapha Heron 14 Shooting worse than opponent: 3-14 Marcellus Earlington 9 Shooting same as opponent: 0-0 Greg Williams Jr. 7 Shooting 50% or better from the floor: 3-0 Nick Rutherford 5 Shooting below 50% from the floor: 13-15 Josh Roberts 4 Opponent shoots 50% or better from the floor: 0-2 David Caraher 2 Opponent shoots below 50% from the floor: 16-13

Shooting more free throws than opponent: 8-3 5 in Double Figures Shooting fewer free throws than opponent: 7-12 Once, vs. Mercer (11/6/19) Shooting an equal number of free throws: 1-0 SJU makes at least 70% of its free throws: 5-9 30+ Point Games Outrebounding its opponent: 7-3 Mustapha Heron 1 Outrebounded by its opponent: 9-11 Rebounding is equal: 0-1 20+ Point Games Bench outscores its opponent’s: 10-12 LJ Figueroa 5 Bench is outscored by its opponent’s: 5-3 Mustapha Heron 4 Bench scoring is equal: 1-0 Julian Champagnie 2 Rasheem Dunn 1 Committing fewer turnovers than opponent: 13-10 Marcellus Earlington 1 Committing more turnovers than opponent: 1-3 Greg Wiliams Jr. 1 Turnovers are equal: 2-2 With an assist-to-turnover ratio greater than/equal to 1 13-9 Double-Doubles With an assist-to-turnover ratio less than 1 3-6 Julian Champangie 4 LJ Figueroa 2 On Monday: 0-1 Rasheem Dunn 1 On Tuesday: 3-3 Marcellus Earlington 1 On Wednesday: 4-4 On Thursday: 0-0 On Friday: 0-0 Games Leading SJU in Scoring On Saturday: 7-4 LJ Figueroa 13 On Sunday: 2-3 Mustapha Heron 8 Rasheem Dunn 5 Night games: 7-9 Marcellus Earlington 4 Day games: 9-6 Julian Champagnie 2 David Caraher 1 Home games: 13-6 Nick Rutherford 1 At Carnesecca Arena: 10-2 Greg Williams Jr. 1 At Madison Square Garden: 3-4 Away games: 1-8 Games Leading SJU in Rebounding Neutral games: 2-1 Julian Champagnie 12 Josh Roberts 9 Overtime games: 0-0 Marcellus Earlington 5 1-5 point games: 3-6 Rasheem Dunn 3 6-10 point games: 2-1 LJ Figueroa 3 11-20 point games: 7-6 Damien Sears 3 21-30 point games: 4-2 Greg Williams Jr. 2 31 or more point games: 0-0 Games Leading SJU in Assists Leads and Deficits Rasheem Dunn 16 Biggest lead: 35 (87-52) vs. CCSU (Second Half -2:16) Nick Rutherford 13 Biggest halftime lead: 24 (43-19) vs. Wagner Mustapha Heron 2 Biggest halftime lead blown: 13 (43-30) vs. Seton Hall LJ Figueroa 2 Biggest halftime deficit: 27 (53-26) at Georgetown Josh Roberts 2 Biggest halftime deficit overcome: 1 (38-37) vs. UMass David Caraher 1 Biggest deficit overcome in win: 12 (23-11) vs. UNH (First Half- Julian Champagnie 1 10:27) Marcellus Earlington 1 Greg Wiliams Jr. 1 Against Other Conferences: America East 2-1 Atlantic 10 1-0 Big 12 1-0 Ivy 2-0 MAAC 1-0 NEC 2-0 Pac-12 1-1 SoCon 1-0 Game One- Nov. 6, 2019 Game Two- Nov. 9, 2019 St. John’s 109- Mercer 79 St. John’s 87- CCSU 57

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Queens, N.Y.-Mercer Carnesecca vs St. John's Arena Queens, N.Y.-Central Conn. Carnesecca St. vs St. John's Arena 11/6/19 6:30 pm at Queens, N.Y (Carnesecca Arena) 11/9/19 4:00 pm at Queens, N.Y. (Carnesecca Arena)

Mercer 79 • 0-1 Central Conn. St. 57 • 0-2 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 23 James Glisson III f 2-9 0-2 1-2 2 3 5 1 5 3 1 0 1 22 05 Xavier Wilson f 2-7 0-3 1-2 1 1 2 2 5 1 1 2 0 24 14 Victor Bafutto c 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 7 15 Jamir Coleman f 5-11 1-3 0-0 1 3 4 5 11 0 3 0 0 19 05 Djordje Dimitrijevic g 3-10 0-3 4-4 2 1 3 5 10 1 3 0 0 18 23 Karrington Wallace f 1-5 0-0 2-6 2 8 10 2 4 1 1 1 0 20 12 Mitch Prendergast g 2-3 2-3 0-0 0 0 0 5 6 1 2 0 0 22 10 Zach Newkirk g 2-2 2-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 6 0 2 0 0 25 22 Ethan Stair g 8-16 3-8 4-4 4 6 10 4 23 1 4 0 0 28 13 Jamir Reed g 0-7 0-4 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 2 2 0 2 26 01 Kamar Robertson 2-8 1-2 0-5 0 1 1 4 5 4 4 1 0 24 00 Greg Outlaw 3-9 0-1 5-9 2 2 4 3 11 3 0 0 1 21 04 Diego Rivera 3-3 3-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 9 1 0 0 0 16 01 Trey Tennyson 1-3 1-1 3-6 0 2 2 0 6 1 3 1 0 19 10 Daniel Love 2-3 1-1 4-4 2 2 4 4 9 5 1 0 2 17 02 Myles Baker 2-6 2-4 1-2 1 3 4 0 7 0 5 0 0 22 25 Maciej Bender 0-1 0-0 2-5 3 2 5 2 2 0 3 0 0 13 11 Thai Segwai 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 30 Luke Hamilton 4-9 2-6 0-0 2 3 5 1 10 0 1 0 1 25 20 Stephane Ayangma 2-3 0-0 1-3 0 6 6 2 5 1 3 0 0 18 35 Patrick Urey 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 8 24 Ola Olamuyiwa 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Team 4 2 6 30 Donyell Marshall, Jr 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 26-66 12-28 15-24 19 22 41 28 79 16 24 2 4 200 Team 3 2 5 FG % 1st Half: 12-34 35.3% 2nd half: 14-32 43.8% Game: 26-66 39.4% Deadball Totals 18-53 6-18 15-30 10 29 39 16 57 10 21 4 4 200 Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 6-17 35.3% 2nd half: 6-11 54.5% Game: 12-28 42.9% Deadball 4 FG % 1st Half: 12-34 35.3% 2nd half: 6-19 31.6% Game: 18-53 34.0% FT % 1st Half: 8-11 72.7% 2nd half: 7-13 53.8% Game: 15-24 62.5% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-13 30.8% 2nd half: 2-5 40.0% Game: 6-18 33.3% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 5-11 45.5% 2nd half: 10-19 52.6% Game: 15-30 50.0% 9 St. John's 109 • 1-0 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds St. John's 87 • 2-0 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 01 ROBERTS, Josh f 4-8 0-0 1-2 4 3 7 2 9 0 0 4 2 26 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 02 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian f 4-9 0-2 0-0 0 8 8 0 8 0 1 1 0 24 01 ROBERTS, Josh f 2-2 0-0 0-1 2 5 7 2 4 3 0 4 1 26 00 Mustapha Heron g 7-13 4-6 7-8 1 2 3 2 25 1 1 0 1 28 02 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian f 5-11 0-2 0-1 1 7 8 0 10 1 2 2 3 24 24 RUTHERFORD, Nick g 6-10 1-2 1-1 0 3 3 2 14 8 2 1 3 25 00 Mustapha Heron g 10-15 6-7 4-5 1 1 2 2 30 3 4 1 1 27 30 FIGUEROA, LJ g 6-13 1-3 5-5 1 2 3 2 18 3 2 1 4 30 24 RUTHERFORD, Nick g 1-3 0-1 3-4 1 1 2 4 5 1 1 0 1 18 04 WILLIAMS JR, Greg 1-4 0-1 4-6 1 2 3 3 6 2 2 0 0 18 30 FIGUEROA, LJ g 6-16 5-10 0-0 0 6 6 3 17 6 1 1 0 29 05 CARAHER, David 3-6 1-3 5-7 3 4 7 3 12 1 0 0 0 18 04 WILLIAMS JR, Greg 2-6 0-2 0-0 1 2 3 4 4 3 1 0 1 21 10 EARLINGTON, Marcellu 7-13 1-2 2-2 3 2 5 2 17 1 1 0 1 19 05 CARAHER, David 2-7 0-4 0-0 0 1 1 2 4 0 1 0 0 20 12 O'CONNELL, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 EARLINGTON, Marcellu 2-6 0-1 1-2 2 1 3 4 5 0 1 0 1 15 15 SEARS, Damien 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 O'CONNELL, Thomas 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 23 COLE, Justin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 15 SEARS, Damien 4-8 0-0 0-2 6 5 11 2 8 2 2 0 1 14 Team 3 0 3 23 COLE, Justin 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 Totals 38-76 8-19 25-31 16 26 42 21 109 16 9 7 11 200 Team 5 1 6 FG % 1st Half: 23-42 54.8% 2nd half: 15-34 44.1% Game: 38-76 50.0% Deadball Totals 34-76 11-28 8-15 19 30 49 24 87 19 15 8 10 200 Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd half: 5-10 50.0% Game: 8-19 42.1% Deadball 6 FG % 1st Half: 15-37 40.5% 2nd half: 19-39 48.7% Game: 34-76 44.7% FT % 1st Half: 10-13 76.9% 2nd half: 15-18 83.3% Game: 25-31 80.6% 3FG % 1st Half: 6-14 42.9% 2nd half: 5-14 35.7% Game: 11-28 39.3% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 3-7 42.9% 2nd half: 5-8 62.5% Game: 8-15 53.3% 1,1 Officials: Tony Chiazza,Mike Roberts,John Gaffney Technical fouls: Mercer-None. St. John's-None. Officials: A.J. Desai,Leslie Jones,Mike Stephens Attendance: 3354 Technical fouls: Central Conn. St.-None. St. John's-None. 2019-20 Men's Basketball. Round: 0. Mercer vs St. John's (NY). Played at Carne Attendance: 3582

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Mercer 38 41 79 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench MERCER 24 5 18 4 35 Central Conn. St. 33 24 57 CCSU 14 10 8 15 31 St. John's 59 50 109 SJU 52 30 16 40 35 St. John's 39 48 87 SJU 38 24 24 23 21

Last FG - MERCER 2nd-01:28, SJU 2nd-01:53. Score tied - 0 times. Last FG - CCSU 2nd-01:14, SJU 2nd-02:16. Score tied - 1 time. Largest lead - MERCER None, SJU by 34 2nd-01:51. Lead changed - 0 times. Largest lead - CCSU by 1 1st-09:36, SJU by 35 2nd-02:16. Lead changed - 2 times. MERCER led for 00:00. SJU led for 39:14. Game was tied for 00:46. CCSU led for 00:05. SJU led for 39:15. Game was tied for 00:40.

Game Three- Nov. 12, 2019 Game Four- Nov. 16, 2019 St. John’s 74- UNH 61 Vermont 70- St. John’s 68

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Queens, N.Y.-New Hampshire Carnesecca vs St. John's Arena Queens, N.Y.-Vermont Carnesecca vs St. John's Arena 11/12/19 7:00 pm at Queens, N.Y. (Carnesecca Arena) 11/16/19 4:00 pm at Queens, N.Y. (Carnesecca Arena)

New Hampshire 61 • 2-1 Vermont 70 • 4-0 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 03 Nick Guadarrama f 4-9 2-4 1-2 1 4 5 4 11 3 4 0 2 30 03 Anthony Lamb f 10-26 2-11 1-1 2 11 13 4 23 5 2 2 0 37 23 Chris Lester f 4-13 3-7 1-2 5 5 10 1 12 4 3 0 1 35 02 Daniel Giddens c 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 7 9 3 0 1 1 0 0 23 24 Jayden Martinez f 1-3 0-0 1-2 0 2 2 1 3 0 1 0 1 18 00 Stef Smith g 7-13 1-5 2-3 1 1 2 4 17 3 3 0 3 32 02 Sean Suthlerlin g 6-11 0-0 0-6 0 4 4 4 12 1 4 1 1 37 04 Robin Duncan g 1-2 0-0 0-2 1 4 5 3 2 3 4 0 1 36 15 Josh Hopkins g 2-8 1-6 0-0 1 5 6 2 5 3 1 2 0 39 21 Everett Duncan g 6-14 3-10 2-2 2 1 3 3 17 0 0 0 2 37 01 Marque Maultsby 1-4 0-2 2-2 0 2 2 1 4 2 0 0 1 13 01 Aaron Deloney 0-4 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 6 05 Mark Carbone 4-9 2-5 4-4 1 4 5 1 14 3 1 0 0 26 05 Duncan Demuth 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 21 Meekness Payne 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 Bailey Patella 1-2 1-2 0-0 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 8 Team 3 4 7 2 35 Ryan Davis 2-4 1-2 3-4 1 1 2 4 8 1 0 1 1 19 Totals 22-58 8-24 9-18 11 30 41 15 61 16 16 3 6 200 Team 0 1 1 FG % 1st Half: 13-28 46.4% 2nd half: 9-30 30.0% Game: 22-58 37.9% Deadball Totals 27-67 8-31 8-12 11 26 37 25 70 14 11 3 8 200 3FG % 1st Half: 7-14 50.0% 2nd half: 1-10 10.0% Game: 8-24 33.3% Rebounds FG % 1st Half: 9-33 27.3% 2nd half: 18-34 52.9% Game: 27-67 40.3% Deadball FT % 1st Half: 1-6 16.7% 2nd half: 8-12 66.7% Game: 9-18 50.0% 5 3FG % 1st Half: 4-16 25.0% 2nd half: 4-15 26.7% Game: 8-31 25.8% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0% 2nd half: 4-7 57.1% Game: 8-12 66.7% 1 St. John's 74 • 3-0 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds St. John's 68 • 3-1 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 01 ROBERTS, Josh f 6-10 0-0 0-0 4 3 7 1 12 0 0 4 0 33 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 02 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian f 5-7 0-0 1-1 3 6 9 1 11 1 0 1 0 28 01 ROBERTS, Josh f 3-5 0-0 2-3 7 6 13 3 8 0 1 1 1 29 00 Mustapha Heron g 2-12 0-2 1-1 0 2 2 3 5 5 1 0 0 29 02 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian f 3-7 0-1 3-3 3 3 6 3 9 0 1 1 1 25 24 RUTHERFORD, Nick g 2-6 0-2 0-1 0 6 6 2 4 5 6 0 1 31 00 HERON, Mustapha g 3-11 1-2 7-11 1 3 4 2 14 2 4 0 0 31 30 FIGUEROA, LJ g 7-19 5-9 6-11 1 7 8 3 25 3 3 0 5 32 24 RUTHERFORD, Nick g 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 13 04 WILLIAMS JR, Greg 0-3 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 1 0 2 1 0 1 20 30 FIGUEROA, LJ g 4-13 3-7 3-6 2 8 10 4 14 0 3 0 0 33 05 CARAHER, David 3-6 2-4 1-1 0 1 1 2 9 0 0 1 0 9 03 DUNN, Rasheem 4-12 1-6 4-6 0 2 2 0 13 2 1 0 0 27 10 EARLINGTON, Marcellu 3-6 0-0 2-3 4 0 4 2 8 0 2 0 1 12 04 WILLIAMS JR, Greg 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 13 15 SEARS, Damien 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 05 CARAHER, David 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 5 Team 4 1 5 1 10 EARLINGTON, Marcellu 2-6 0-2 4-6 4 3 7 2 8 1 1 2 3 20 Totals 28-71 7-18 11-18 17 29 46 16 74 16 14 6 9 200 15 SEARS, Damien 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 FG % 1st Half: 15-37 40.5% 2nd half: 13-34 38.2% Game: 28-71 39.4% Deadball Team 1 2 3 3FG % 1st Half: 4-10 40.0% 2nd half: 3-8 37.5% Game: 7-18 38.9% Rebounds Totals 20-58 5-19 23-35 18 32 50 16 68 6 16 6 7 200 FT % 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% 2nd half: 9-12 75.0% Game: 11-18 61.1% 3 FG % 1st Half: 10-33 30.3% 2nd half: 10-25 40.0% Game: 20-58 34.5% Deadball Officials: Nathan Farrell,Wally Rutecki,Jeff Clark 3FG % 1st Half: 2-10 20.0% 2nd half: 3-9 33.3% Game: 5-19 26.3% Rebounds 6 Technical fouls: New Hampshire-None. St. John's-None. FT % 1st Half: 9-15 60.0% 2nd half: 14-20 70.0% Game: 23-35 65.7% Attendance: 3320 Officials: Mike Nance,Tim Clougherty,Pat Driscoll Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Technical fouls: Vermont-None. St. John's-None. Attendance: 4054 New Hampshire 34 27 61 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench UNH 28 16 5 12 18 St. John's 36 38 74 SJU 32 23 16 11 17 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Vermont 26 44 70 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Last FG - UNH 2nd-00:26, SJU 2nd-02:08. Score tied - 5 times. UVM 30 14 10 13 11 Largest lead - UNH by 12 1st-10:27, SJU by 16 2nd-03:48. Lead changed - 10 times. St. John's 31 37 68 SJU 22 5 20 8 23 UNH led for 15:34. SJU led for 21:29. Game was tied for 02:57. Last FG - UVM 2nd-00:02, SJU 2nd-00:19. Score tied - 3 times. Largest lead - UVM by 10 2nd-06:41, SJU by 6 2nd-17:26. Lead changed - 5 times. UVM led for 29:08. SJU led for 09:35. Game was tied for 01:16. Game Five- Nov. 20, 2019 Game Six- Nov. 23, 2019 St. John’s 82- Columbia 63 Arizona State 80- St. John’s 67

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Queens, N.Y.-Columbia Carnesecca vs St. John's Arena Uncasville, Conn.-Arizona St. Mohegan vs St. John's Sun Arena 11/20/19 7:00 pm at Queens, N.Y. (Carnesecca Arena) 11/23/19 2:30 pm at Uncasville, Conn. (Mohegan Sun Arena)

Columbia 63 • 1-4 Arizona St. 80 • 3-1 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 13 Randy Brumant f 2-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 3 4 0 4 0 0 23 04 Kimani Lawrence f 0-5 0-3 1-2 0 1 1 4 1 0 3 0 0 11 24 Ike Nweke f 4-6 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 1 8 0 2 0 2 21 23 Romello White f 6-6 0-0 3-5 1 8 9 0 15 0 3 0 0 26 20 Jake Killingsworth g 4-10 3-7 0-0 2 1 3 2 11 0 3 1 0 26 01 Remy Martin g 6-15 1-4 6-7 0 4 4 2 19 2 5 0 1 32 21 Mike Smith g 8-16 3-4 1-1 1 8 9 0 20 6 1 0 1 37 02 Rob Edwards g 5-11 1-4 2-4 2 5 7 2 13 0 0 0 1 29 33 Tai Bibbs g 4-12 2-7 0-0 1 5 6 2 10 0 0 0 0 28 05 Elias Valtonen g 3-5 1-2 3-4 0 2 2 2 10 2 0 0 1 28 01 Luke Bolster 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 03 Caleb Christopher 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 04 Jack Forrest 1-4 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 4 3 1 3 0 1 17 10 Jaelen House 3-11 1-3 4-4 2 4 6 2 11 3 1 0 3 30 05 Emmanuel Onuama 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 5 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 12 Micah Burno 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 25 Jake Klores 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 Khalid Thomas 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 32 Maka Ellis 3-14 1-8 0-0 1 5 6 2 7 0 1 1 0 22 22 Andre Allen 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50 Joseph Smoyer 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 14 24 Jalen Graham 2-2 0-0 0-0 3 1 4 2 4 0 0 4 0 13 Team 1 1 2 2 25 Grant Fogerty 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 26-69 10-30 1-3 9 29 38 16 63 10 18 2 4 200 30 Kyle Feit 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 35 Taeshon Cherry 2-5 1-3 0-0 1 2 3 4 5 2 1 0 0 25 FG % 1st Half: 11-32 34.4% 2nd half: 15-37 40.5% Game: 26-69 37.7% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 4-13 30.8% 2nd half: 6-17 35.3% Game: 10-30 33.3% Rebounds Team 2 1 3 FT % 1st Half: 1-1 100.0% 2nd half: 0-2 0.0% Game: 1-3 33.3% 2 Totals 28-61 5-19 19-26 11 28 39 19 80 9 13 4 6 200

St. John's 82 • 4-1 FG % 1st Half: 10-31 32.3% 2nd half: 18-30 60.0% Game: 28-61 45.9% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-11 18.2% 2nd half: 3-8 37.5% Game: 5-19 26.3% Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 9-13 69.2% 2nd half: 10-13 76.9% Game: 19-26 73.1% 5,1 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 ROBERTS, Josh f 2-5 0-0 0-2 3 8 11 0 4 2 0 3 1 24 St. John's 67 • 4-2 02 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian f 6-13 1-2 1-4 3 4 7 1 14 0 0 0 2 22 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 00 HERON, Mustapha g 5-10 2-3 3-4 0 2 2 2 15 0 3 0 1 24 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 24 RUTHERFORD, Nick g 1-4 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 20 01 ROBERTS, Josh f 2-6 0-0 0-0 4 4 8 4 4 2 0 2 0 20 30 FIGUEROA, LJ g 4-9 1-1 0-0 2 1 3 1 9 2 0 1 0 22 02 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian f 5-10 1-3 4-6 3 4 7 3 15 1 2 0 3 36 03 DUNN, Rasheem 4-11 1-2 5-5 0 3 3 0 14 3 1 0 3 23 00 HERON, Mustapha g 1-8 0-2 3-4 0 2 2 2 5 0 3 0 0 27 04 WILLIAMS JR, Greg 2-5 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 16 24 RUTHERFORD, Nick g 4-10 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 2 8 2 3 1 1 23 05 CARAHER, David 3-7 1-3 2-2 3 2 5 1 9 2 0 0 1 18 30 FIGUEROA, LJ g 6-14 2-6 3-5 1 5 6 3 17 1 1 1 0 35 10 EARLINGTON, Marcellu 4-7 0-1 0-0 2 6 8 1 8 0 2 0 0 16 03 DUNN, Rasheem 5-8 0-2 4-7 1 1 2 3 14 2 4 0 0 21 12 O'CONNELL, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 04 WILLIAMS JR, Greg 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 15 SEARS, Damien 0-1 0-0 2-2 0 3 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 13 05 CARAHER, David 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 23 COLE, Justin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 EARLINGTON, Marcellu 2-6 0-1 0-0 4 3 7 3 4 1 1 0 0 17 Team 2 1 3 15 SEARS, Damien 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Totals 31-72 7-15 13-19 15 33 48 10 82 13 8 5 10 200 Team 4 1 5 1 Totals 25-66 3-16 14-22 17 24 41 21 67 9 16 4 4 200 FG % 1st Half: 18-40 45.0% 2nd half: 13-32 40.6% Game: 31-72 43.1% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd half: 3-7 42.9% Game: 7-15 46.7% Rebounds FG % 1st Half: 15-36 41.7% 2nd half: 10-30 33.3% Game: 25-66 37.9% Deadball 3,1 FT % 1st Half: 9-13 69.2% 2nd half: 4-6 66.7% Game: 13-19 68.4% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% 2nd half: 0-6 0.0% Game: 3-16 18.8% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 7-12 58.3% 2nd half: 7-10 70.0% Game: 14-22 63.6% 3 Officials: Joe Lindsay,Evon Burroughs,Tony Chiazza Technical fouls: Columbia-None. St. John's-None. Officials: Donnie Eppley,Larry Scirotto,DJ Carstenson Attendance: 3419 Technical fouls: Arizona St.-Remy Martin; Jaelen House. St. John's-None. Attendance: Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Columbia 27 36 63 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast CU 24 11 7 8 10 St. John's 49 33 82 Arizona St. 31 49 80 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench SJU 36 23 17 22 38 ASU 40 23 13 22 22 St. John's 40 27 67 SJU 40 16 15 13 18 Last FG - CU 2nd-00:31, SJU 2nd-02:11. Score tied - 2 times. Largest lead - CU None, SJU by 30 2nd-12:35. Lead changed - 0 times. Last FG - ASU 2nd-00:28, SJU 2nd-00:18. Score tied - 5 times. CU led for 00:00. SJU led for 38:17. Game was tied for 01:43. Largest lead - ASU by 18 2nd-01:44, SJU by 13 1st-14:48. Lead changed - 5 times. ASU led for 16:00. SJU led for 21:36. Game was tied for 02:24.

Game Seven- Nov. 24, 2019 Game Eight- Nov. 30, 2019 St. John’s 78- UMass 63 St. John’s 86- Wagner 63

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Uncasville, Conn.-Massachusetts Mohegan vs St. John's Sun Arena Queens, N.Y.-Wagner Carnesecca vs St. John's Arena 11/24/19 3:30 pm at Uncasville, Conn. (Mohegan Sun Arena) 11/30/19 12:00 pm at Queens, N.Y. (Carnesecca Arena)

Massachusetts 63 • 5-2 Wagner 63 • 2-5 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 05 Samba Diallo f 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 4 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 24 32 Patrick Szpir f 4-4 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 0 8 0 0 0 0 16 33 Tre Mitchell c 4-12 1-6 5-6 4 8 12 3 14 4 8 1 1 37 02 Alex Morales g 3-9 2-4 2-2 1 1 2 3 10 6 4 1 1 28 04 Keon Clergeot g 4-6 3-5 0-0 0 2 2 3 11 2 5 0 1 29 04 Elijah Ford g 1-6 0-0 10-12 3 7 10 4 12 4 6 0 1 24 10 Sean East g 1-7 0-1 0-0 3 3 6 3 2 1 2 0 0 24 12 Chase Freeman g 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 0 0 26 12 Carl Pierre g 2-8 2-8 2-2 1 2 3 2 8 0 0 0 1 25 13 Tyrone Nesby IV g 4-16 2-11 1-2 2 6 8 3 11 0 1 0 0 34 01 Sy Chatman 0-4 0-1 1-4 1 3 4 5 1 1 1 1 0 16 00 Nigel Jackson 4-12 2-10 2-4 1 2 3 4 12 1 3 0 1 24 02 Preston Santos 2-3 1-2 1-3 4 0 4 4 6 0 0 0 1 15 11 Will Martinez 1-5 0-0 0-0 0 5 5 2 2 3 4 1 2 24 11 Djery Baptiste 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 22 Ja'Mier Fletcher 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 23 T.J. Weeks 5-15 2-8 7-8 0 4 4 3 19 1 0 0 2 26 23 Darion Jordan-Thomas 2-4 0-0 2-4 3 1 4 0 6 0 0 1 0 19 Team 0 1 1 Team 1 0 1 Totals 19-58 9-31 16-23 13 27 40 25 63 10 17 2 6 200 Totals 19-56 6-25 19-26 12 26 38 19 63 15 21 3 5 200

FG % 1st Half: 12-25 48.0% 2nd half: 7-33 21.2% Game: 19-58 32.8% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 6-23 26.1% 2nd half: 13-33 39.4% Game: 19-56 33.9% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 6-12 50.0% 2nd half: 3-19 15.8% Game: 9-31 29.0% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 1-7 14.3% 2nd half: 5-18 27.8% Game: 6-25 24.0% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 8-12 66.7% 2nd half: 8-11 72.7% Game: 16-23 69.6% 4,1 FT % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0% 2nd half: 13-18 72.2% Game: 19-26 73.1% 6

St. John's 78 • 5-2 St. John's 86 • 6-2 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 ROBERTS, Josh f 8-12 0-0 0-1 4 4 8 2 16 1 0 3 0 33 01 ROBERTS, Josh f 6-7 0-0 0-0 4 5 9 0 12 2 2 1 1 29 02 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian f 3-6 1-2 5-5 1 6 7 2 12 2 1 0 3 33 02 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian f 5-8 1-4 1-2 0 3 3 1 12 1 0 0 4 26 00 HERON, Mustapha g 2-5 0-2 2-4 1 1 2 4 6 1 3 0 1 16 00 HERON, Mustapha g 7-11 3-6 1-1 0 1 1 5 18 3 1 1 0 16 24 RUTHERFORD, Nick g 0-4 0-1 4-6 2 4 6 2 4 2 0 0 2 22 24 RUTHERFORD, Nick g 3-5 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 3 7 3 0 0 2 19 30 FIGUEROA, LJ g 3-9 1-4 0-2 2 1 3 4 7 0 2 0 6 19 30 FIGUEROA, LJ g 2-9 2-6 0-0 2 4 6 3 6 6 2 1 1 24 03 DUNN, Rasheem 2-9 1-3 2-3 0 5 5 2 7 2 2 0 0 21 03 DUNN, Rasheem 5-13 2-5 2-2 0 1 1 1 14 2 2 0 0 30 04 WILLIAMS JR, Greg 1-4 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 17 04 WILLIAMS JR, Greg 1-3 0-1 2-2 0 2 2 1 4 2 2 0 0 16 05 CARAHER, David 6-8 3-5 2-3 1 2 3 1 17 1 2 0 0 21 05 CARAHER, David 1-4 0-1 1-2 2 1 3 3 3 3 3 0 1 16 10 EARLINGTON, Marcellu 3-6 0-1 1-3 1 3 4 4 7 1 0 0 0 16 10 EARLINGTON, Marcellu 3-4 0-0 3-6 1 3 4 1 9 1 1 0 0 12 15 SEARS, Damien 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 O'CONNELL, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Team 3 2 5 15 SEARS, Damien 0-3 0-0 1-4 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 9 Totals 28-63 6-19 16-27 15 29 44 22 78 13 12 3 13 200 23 COLE, Justin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Team 2 1 3 1 FG % 1st Half: 14-30 46.7% 2nd half: 14-33 42.4% Game: 28-63 44.4% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% 2nd half: 3-9 33.3% Game: 6-19 31.6% Rebounds Totals 33-67 9-26 11-19 12 25 37 20 86 23 14 3 10 200 3 FT % 1st Half: 6-13 46.2% 2nd half: 10-14 71.4% Game: 16-27 59.3% FG % 1st Half: 17-37 45.9% 2nd half: 16-30 53.3% Game: 33-67 49.3% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 5-17 29.4% 2nd half: 4-9 44.4% Game: 9-26 34.6% Rebounds Officials: Donnie Eppley,Rob Riley,Ron Tyburski FT % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0% 2nd half: 7-14 50.0% Game: 11-19 57.9% 4,1 Technical fouls: Massachusetts-Keon Clergeot. St. John's-None. Attendance: Officials: Paul Szelc,Wallace Rutecki Jr.,Jeffery Clark Technical fouls: Wagner-None. St. John's-None. Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Attendance: 3253 Massachusetts 38 25 63 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench UMASS 14 15 14 6 26 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total St. John's 37 41 78 SJU 42 23 14 32 33 In Off 2nd Fast Wagner 19 44 63 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench WC 20 8 11 3 20 Last FG - UMASS 2nd-00:54, SJU 2nd-02:47. Score tied - 7 times. St. John's 43 43 86 SJU 42 23 10 29 31 Largest lead - UMASS by 8 2nd-17:23, SJU by 15 2nd-00:35. Lead changed - 8 times. UMASS led for 12:50. SJU led for 23:00. Game was tied for 03:41. Last FG - WC 2nd-00:43, SJU 2nd-02:29. Score tied - 1 time. Largest lead - WC None, SJU by 28 2nd-19:04. Lead changed - 0 times. WC led for 00:00. SJU led for 39:43. Game was tied for 00:17. Game Nine- Dec. 3, 2019 Game 10- Dec. 7, 2019 St. John’s 79- Saint Peter’s 69 St. John’s 70- West Virginia 68

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Queens, N.Y.-Saint Peter's Carnesecca vs St. John's Arena New York, N.Y.-West Madison Virginia vs St. John's Square Garden 12/3/19 6:30 pm at Queens, N.Y. (Carnesecca Arena) 12/7/19 12:00 pm at New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden)

Saint Peter's 69 • 1-4 West Virginia 68 • 7-1 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 10 Fousseyni Drame f 4-7 0-0 2-5 4 1 5 2 10 0 1 0 2 21 01 Derek Culver f 5-8 0-0 2-6 4 14 18 5 12 2 5 2 0 33 20 Derrick Woods f 2-6 0-0 2-2 4 3 7 0 6 0 2 1 0 17 11 Emmitt Matthews Jr. f 3-9 0-4 0-1 2 1 3 2 6 0 1 0 0 27 02 Doug Edert g 3-7 3-7 0-0 0 0 0 3 9 0 1 0 1 17 34 Oscar Tshiebwe f 3-7 0-0 2-3 3 3 6 3 8 1 5 0 0 14 04 Nazeer Bostick g 1-6 0-2 0-0 2 1 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 13 05 Jordan McCabe g 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 1 12 15 Matthew Lee g 1-5 0-2 0-0 1 3 4 1 2 3 1 0 1 17 10 Jermaine Haley g 3-6 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 1 6 1 2 0 1 23 00 Dallas Watson 0-6 0-3 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 0 0 12 02 Brandon Knapper 2-4 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 5 2 2 0 0 9 01 Aaron Estrada 8-12 2-4 0-0 2 2 4 2 18 5 1 0 4 23 03 Gabe Osabuohien 2-4 0-0 0-0 3 5 8 4 4 1 2 1 0 16 05 Daryl Banks III 3-10 3-7 0-0 1 1 2 2 9 2 1 0 1 21 04 Miles McBride 1-10 0-3 0-0 0 1 1 3 2 4 1 2 3 22 11 KC Ndefo 1-4 0-1 4-10 3 3 6 2 6 0 3 2 2 25 12 Taz Sherman 2-4 2-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 1 10 14 Hassan Drame 1-4 1-1 0-2 2 2 4 1 3 0 1 0 1 14 14 Chase Harler 2-5 2-5 0-0 0 2 2 2 6 0 1 1 0 12 24 Quinn Taylor 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 3 4 3 2 0 0 18 22 Sean McNeil 4-9 4-7 1-2 0 3 3 0 13 1 0 0 0 21 25 Cameron Jones 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 31 Logan Routt 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Team 3 1 4 1 Team 3 2 5 Totals 26-70 9-27 8-19 23 21 44 19 69 14 19 3 12 200 Totals 27-67 9-24 5-12 15 34 49 22 68 16 22 6 6 200

FG % 1st Half: 10-36 27.8% 2nd half: 16-34 47.1% Game: 26-70 37.1% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 15-33 45.5% 2nd half: 12-34 35.3% Game: 27-67 40.3% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-13 15.4% 2nd half: 7-14 50.0% Game: 9-27 33.3% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 4-10 40.0% 2nd half: 5-14 35.7% Game: 9-24 37.5% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd half: 7-15 46.7% Game: 8-19 42.1% 6 FT % 1st Half: 2-5 40.0% 2nd half: 3-7 42.9% Game: 5-12 41.7% 2

St. John's 79 • 7-2 St. John's 70 • 8-2 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 ROBERTS, Josh f 2-4 0-0 0-1 4 4 8 3 4 2 2 4 0 24 01 ROBERTS, Josh f 2-6 0-0 0-0 5 4 9 3 4 1 1 0 1 22 02 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian f 6-13 2-3 0-0 3 8 11 1 14 3 1 1 0 29 02 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian f 1-9 0-3 2-2 1 6 7 3 4 0 2 1 3 25 00 HERON, Mustapha g 5-13 3-8 4-5 1 0 1 4 17 1 2 1 1 25 00 HERON, Mustapha g 2-12 0-4 5-6 0 2 2 3 9 1 0 0 2 25 24 RUTHERFORD, Nick g 0-1 0-0 1-3 0 0 0 1 1 5 3 1 1 24 24 RUTHERFORD, Nick g 4-9 0-2 3-4 1 3 4 3 11 2 4 1 5 22 30 FIGUEROA, LJ g 6-11 2-4 5-5 1 5 6 2 19 3 2 1 3 26 30 FIGUEROA, LJ g 7-13 1-2 2-3 0 4 4 4 17 0 1 2 2 28 03 DUNN, Rasheem 1-4 0-2 1-2 0 2 2 0 3 5 3 0 0 18 03 DUNN, Rasheem 3-11 0-4 7-7 2 3 5 2 13 4 4 0 2 25 04 WILLIAMS JR, Greg 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 4 2 2 0 1 15 04 WILLIAMS JR, Greg 2-2 1-1 3-4 0 1 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 17 05 CARAHER, David 3-4 1-2 1-2 0 3 3 2 8 2 2 0 0 17 05 CARAHER, David 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 10 EARLINGTON, Marcellu 3-7 0-1 0-0 3 0 3 2 6 0 1 0 1 11 10 EARLINGTON, Marcellu 2-6 0-0 0-1 4 1 5 2 4 0 0 1 0 25 15 SEARS, Damien 1-1 0-0 1-2 0 2 2 0 3 1 0 0 2 11 15 SEARS, Damien 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Team 2 1 3 1 Team 4 4 8 1 Totals 29-61 8-20 13-20 14 26 40 16 79 24 19 8 9 200 Totals 23-70 2-17 22-27 17 30 47 20 70 9 14 5 15 200

FG % 1st Half: 14-32 43.8% 2nd half: 15-29 51.7% Game: 29-61 47.5% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 14-42 33.3% 2nd half: 9-28 32.1% Game: 23-70 32.9% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 5-12 41.7% 2nd half: 3-8 37.5% Game: 8-20 40.0% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 1-12 8.3% 2nd half: 1-5 20.0% Game: 2-17 11.8% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1% 2nd half: 9-13 69.2% Game: 13-20 65.0% 4 FT % 1st Half: 7-10 70.0% 2nd half: 15-17 88.2% Game: 22-27 81.5% 1

Officials: Rob Riley,Steve McJunkins,Brian O'Connell Officials: Matt Potter,John Gaffney,Roger Ayers Technical fouls: Saint Peter's-None. St. John's-None. Technical fouls: West Virginia-None. St. John's-None. Attendance: 2845 Attendance: 7281

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Saint Peter's 23 46 69 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench West Virginia 36 32 68 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench SP 32 23 16 11 40 WVU 34 8 11 10 36 St. John's 37 42 79 SJU 32 18 10 25 24 St. John's 36 34 70 SJU 34 22 13 20 25

Last FG - SP 2nd-01:05, SJU 2nd-02:45. Score tied - 0 times. Last FG - WVU 2nd-01:13, SJU 2nd-04:28. Score tied - 9 times. Largest lead - SP None, SJU by 25 2nd-08:10. Lead changed - 0 times. Largest lead - WVU by 5 1st-13:08, SJU by 10 2nd-10:35. Lead changed - 10 times. SP led for 00:00. SJU led for 38:55. Game was tied for 01:05. WVU led for 10:22. SJU led for 21:53. Game was tied for 07:45.

Game 11- Dec. 10, 2019 Game 12- Dec. 18, 2019 St. John’s 82- Brown 71 St. John’s 85- Albany 57

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Queens, N.Y.-Brown Carnesecca vs St. John's Arena Queens, N.Y.-Albany (NY)Carnesecca vs St. John's Arena 12/10/19 7:00 pm at Queens, N.Y. (Carnesecca Arena) 12/18/19 8:30 pm at Queens, N.Y. (Carnesecca Arena)

Brown 71 • 5-5 Albany (NY) 57 • 6-7 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 05 Joshua Howard f 6-11 3-6 0-0 4 3 7 2 15 1 1 0 2 35 01 Malachi De Sousa f 8-11 2-4 4-4 1 2 3 1 22 2 4 0 1 32 25 Tamenang Choh f 3-4 1-2 3-6 1 10 11 3 10 6 3 1 0 37 10 Brent Hank c 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 15 44 Matt DeWolf f 1-3 0-0 2-2 1 1 2 0 4 2 1 0 0 15 02 Trey Hutcheson g 0-5 0-4 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 21 02 Brandon Anderson g 10-24 3-9 2-4 0 5 5 3 25 3 4 1 1 40 04 Ahmad Clark g 2-14 1-6 0-1 0 6 6 1 5 6 7 0 1 35 20 Zach Hunsaker g 2-9 1-7 0-0 0 2 2 4 5 0 1 0 0 23 11 Cameron Healy g 2-8 1-6 0-0 1 3 4 0 5 1 3 0 3 31 00 David Mitchell 2-3 1-2 0-0 1 2 3 4 5 0 2 1 0 17 00 Antonio Rizzuto 4-8 2-5 2-2 1 0 1 4 12 0 2 0 1 16 13 Josh Watts 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7 12 Mitch Doherty 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 22 Jaylan Gainey 0-2 0-0 1-2 2 1 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 9 14 Adam Lulka 0-0 0-0 1-3 1 3 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 10 23 Perry Cowan 2-6 2-4 0-0 2 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 0 17 22 Nick Fruscio 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Team 3 2 5 1 32 Romani Hansen 2-6 0-1 2-2 2 5 7 0 6 0 1 0 0 19 Totals 26-64 11-32 8-14 14 26 40 18 71 14 14 4 3 200 33 Sasha French 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 54 Kendall Lauderdale 1-3 0-1 2-4 0 0 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 16 FG % 1st Half: 8-29 27.6% 2nd half: 18-35 51.4% Game: 26-64 40.6% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-15 20.0% 2nd half: 8-17 47.1% Game: 11-32 34.4% Rebounds Team 2 1 3 3 FT % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd half: 3-6 50.0% Game: 8-14 57.1% 3 Totals 20-56 6-27 11-16 9 21 30 13 57 11 24 1 8 200

St. John's 82 • 9-2 FG % 1st Half: 8-26 30.8% 2nd half: 12-30 40.0% Game: 20-56 35.7% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 4-15 26.7% 2nd half: 2-12 16.7% Game: 6-27 22.2% Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7% 2nd half: 9-13 69.2% Game: 11-16 68.8% 1 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 ROBERTS, Josh f 3-3 0-0 0-0 2 7 9 1 6 0 0 2 1 28 St. John's 85 • 10-2 02 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian f 2-4 1-2 0-0 0 4 4 2 5 0 1 0 0 22 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 00 HERON, Mustapha g 7-16 1-7 6-6 1 1 2 1 21 2 2 1 1 29 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 24 RUTHERFORD, Nick g 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 12 01 ROBERTS, Josh f 2-3 0-0 4-7 3 5 8 2 8 1 3 4 1 25 30 FIGUEROA, LJ g 7-16 3-9 6-6 1 3 4 4 23 1 1 1 0 24 02 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian f 6-8 1-2 1-1 0 6 6 3 14 0 1 1 0 21 03 DUNN, Rasheem 3-8 1-2 5-6 0 0 0 0 12 6 0 0 0 33 05 CARAHER, David g 3-6 0-2 1-1 2 1 3 2 7 0 3 0 1 25 04 WILLIAMS JR, Greg 1-5 0-1 2-2 1 3 4 0 4 3 0 1 2 22 24 RUTHERFORD, Nick g 3-6 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 6 7 3 0 3 24 05 CARAHER, David 0-2 0-1 3-4 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 12 30 FIGUEROA, LJ g 4-17 1-8 0-0 3 3 6 3 9 3 0 2 3 28 10 EARLINGTON, Marcellu 3-4 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 1 8 0 1 0 2 13 03 DUNN, Rasheem 4-11 1-3 1-2 0 3 3 2 10 5 3 0 1 22 15 SEARS, Damien 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 04 WILLIAMS JR, Greg 4-7 3-5 0-0 1 2 3 1 11 0 2 1 2 22 Team 2 6 8 10 EARLINGTON, Marcellu 8-10 0-0 0-2 6 3 9 2 16 1 0 2 2 18 Totals 26-59 6-22 24-26 8 27 35 15 82 14 6 5 7 200 12 O'CONNELL, Thomas 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 15 SEARS, Damien 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 2 4 1 3 1 2 11 FG % 1st Half: 14-33 42.4% 2nd half: 12-26 46.2% Game: 26-59 44.1% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 4-14 28.6% 2nd half: 2-8 25.0% Game: 6-22 27.3% Rebounds 23 COLE, Justin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 FT % 1st Half: 9-10 90.0% 2nd half: 15-16 93.8% Game: 24-26 92.3% 1 Team 1 4 5 Totals 36-71 6-21 7-13 16 31 47 19 85 18 19 11 15 200 Officials: Justin Porterfield,Evon Burroughs,Lamar Simpson Technical fouls: Brown-None. St. John's-None. FG % 1st Half: 15-36 41.7% 2nd half: 21-35 60.0% Game: 36-71 50.7% Deadball Attendance: 3147 3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd half: 4-12 33.3% Game: 6-21 28.6% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd half: 4-7 57.1% Game: 7-13 53.8% 4 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Brown 24 47 71 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Officials: Nathan Farrell,Brian Dorsey,John Gaffney BRN 24 10 15 7 12 Technical fouls: Albany (NY)-None. St. John's-None. St. John's 82 41 41 SJU 28 16 4 17 27 Attendance: 2963

Last FG - BRN 2nd-00:25, SJU 2nd-04:20. Score tied - 0 times. Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Largest lead - BRN None, SJU by 18 1st-01:25. Lead changed - 0 times. Albany (NY) 22 35 57 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench BRN led for 00:00. SJU led for 39:52. Game was tied for 00:08. UA 24 15 2 11 25 St. John's 35 50 85 SJU 54 30 15 14 41

Last FG - UA 2nd-00:22, SJU 2nd-01:09. Score tied - 0 times. Largest lead - UA by 5 1st-17:57, SJU by 33 2nd-02:29. Lead changed - 1 time. UA led for 03:53. SJU led for 34:58. Game was tied for 01:09. Game 13- Dec. 21, 2019 Game 14- Dec. 31, 2019 St. John’s 70- No. 16/17 Arizona 67 No. 11/10 Butler 60- St. John’s 58

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics San Francisco,St. John's Calif.-Chase vs Arizona Center Queens, N.Y.-CarneseccaButler vs St. John's Arena 12/21/19 8:00 pm at San Francisco, Calif. (Chase Center) 12/31/19 7:30 pm at Queens, N.Y. (Carnesecca Arena)

St. John's 70 • 11-2 Butler 60 • 13-1,1-0 BE Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 ROBERTS, Josh f 3-4 0-0 0-0 3 3 6 5 6 0 0 0 0 16 10 Bryce Nze f 1-5 0-0 3-4 2 10 12 3 5 5 4 1 0 32 02 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian f 0-4 0-2 6-6 2 3 5 1 6 0 1 0 0 27 22 Sean McDermott f 4-10 2-8 2-2 1 9 10 0 12 0 0 0 0 32 05 CARAHER, David g 0-3 0-2 2-2 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 1 11 33 Bryce Golden f 2-6 0-2 0-0 3 1 4 2 4 0 2 0 0 20 24 RUTHERFORD, Nick g 3-5 0-0 2-2 1 4 5 3 8 3 2 0 1 25 02 Aaron Thompson g 2-3 0-0 1-2 1 6 7 2 5 2 6 0 2 39 30 FIGUEROA, LJ g 8-20 2-6 3-4 1 3 4 2 21 1 0 0 3 33 03 Kamar Baldwin g 7-13 5-8 0-0 1 1 2 1 19 2 3 0 0 27 03 DUNN, Rasheem 3-10 0-0 8-12 0 2 2 3 14 2 3 0 1 30 01 Jordan Tucker 4-9 2-4 2-2 3 2 5 1 12 2 5 0 0 22 04 WILLIAMS JR, Greg 0-2 0-0 0-2 1 5 6 2 0 2 0 1 2 23 04 Khalif Battle 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 10 EARLINGTON, Marcellu 3-5 0-2 1-1 0 1 1 5 7 0 0 0 0 15 20 Henry Baddley 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15 SEARS, Damien 1-4 0-0 2-2 2 4 6 1 4 1 1 0 1 16 21 Derrik Smits 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 0 4 33 STEERE, Ian 0-3 0-1 2-2 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 4 25 Christian David 1-4 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 14 Team 3 2 5 Team 0 1 1 2 Totals 21-60 2-13 26-33 13 27 40 25 70 12 8 1 9 200 Totals 21-52 10-27 8-10 13 33 46 12 60 12 24 2 2 200

FG % 1st Half: 14-35 40.0% 2nd half: 7-25 28.0% Game: 21-60 35.0% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 13-31 41.9% 2nd half: 8-21 38.1% Game: 21-52 40.4% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd half: 0-6 0.0% Game: 2-13 15.4% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 7-16 43.8% 2nd half: 3-11 27.3% Game: 10-27 37.0% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 10-11 90.9% 2nd half: 16-22 72.7% Game: 26-33 78.8% 4 FT % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0% 2nd half: 4-5 80.0% Game: 8-10 80.0% 1,1

Arizona 67 • 10-3 St. John's 58 • 11-3,0-1 BE Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 22 Zeke Nnaji f 8-10 0-0 8-10 1 10 11 2 24 0 1 2 0 37 01 ROBERTS, Josh f 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 1 1 15 04 Chase Jeter c 2-6 0-0 1-4 0 3 3 5 5 1 0 2 0 24 02 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian f 1-4 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 27 00 Josh Green g 2-7 1-3 6-6 2 4 6 4 11 2 3 0 1 36 05 CARAHER, David g 2-7 1-4 1-1 0 3 3 2 6 0 0 0 2 28 01 Nico Mannion g 6-15 1-5 6-6 1 0 1 2 19 3 2 0 3 36 24 RUTHERFORD, Nick g 4-9 2-4 5-6 0 2 2 3 15 5 2 0 6 29 03 Dylan Smith g 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 1 0 13 30 FIGUEROA, LJ g 0-4 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 14 05 Max Hazzard 1-4 1-4 0-0 0 2 2 4 3 1 1 0 0 16 03 DUNN, Rasheem 4-13 0-5 4-4 0 3 3 1 12 0 2 0 3 26 10 Jemarl Baker Jr. 0-5 0-3 4-4 0 4 4 3 4 4 2 2 0 26 04 WILLIAMS JR, Greg 4-8 1-4 2-3 0 1 1 2 11 4 0 0 3 26 11 Ira Lee 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 10 EARLINGTON, Marcellu 4-11 0-2 2-3 2 1 3 1 10 0 0 1 0 22 35 Christian Koloko 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 6 15 SEARS, Damien 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 1 0 2 1 0 1 13 Team 2 2 4 Team 1 2 3 Totals 19-48 3-16 26-32 6 29 35 22 67 11 13 8 4 200 Totals 20-58 4-22 14-17 5 19 24 17 58 13 7 3 16 200

FG % 1st Half: 8-22 36.4% 2nd half: 11-26 42.3% Game: 19-48 39.6% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 6-27 22.2% 2nd half: 14-31 45.2% Game: 20-58 34.5% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 1-8 12.5% 2nd half: 2-8 25.0% Game: 3-16 18.8% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 0-10 0.0% 2nd half: 4-12 33.3% Game: 4-22 18.2% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 9-13 69.2% 2nd half: 17-19 89.5% Game: 26-32 81.3% 2 FT % 1st Half: 4-4 100.0% 2nd half: 10-13 76.9% Game: 14-17 82.4% 2

Officials: Matt Rukasin,Mike O'Neil,Ruben Ramos Officials: Joe Lindsay,Doug Shows,Mike Stephens Technical fouls: St. John's-None. Arizona-None. Technical fouls: Butler-None. St. John's-None. Attendance: 6728 Attendance: 3816

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast St. John's 40 30 70 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Butler 37 23 60 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench SJU 30 17 8 12 27 BUTLER 20 9 11 3 15 Arizona 26 41 67 ARZ 24 10 6 17 8 St. John's 16 42 58 SJU 32 15 7 10 33

Last FG - SJU 2nd-01:03, ARZ 2nd-01:23. Score tied - 2 times. Last FG - BUTLER 2nd-00:43, SJU 2nd-03:08. Score tied - 4 times. Largest lead - SJU by 16 2nd-19:44, ARZ by 1 2nd-01:23. Lead changed - 2 times. Largest lead - BUTLER by 23 2nd-19:43, SJU by 5 2nd-04:13. Lead changed - 5 times. SJU led for 39:00. ARZ led for 00:20. Game was tied for 00:40. BUTLER led for 28:41. SJU led for 07:49. Game was tied for 03:30.

Game 15- Jan. 5, 2020 Game 16- Jan. 8, 2020 Xavier 75- St. John’s 67 Georgetown 87- St. John’s 66

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Cincinnati, St.Ohio- John's vs Xavier Cintas Center Washington, St.D.C.- John's vs GeorgetownCapital One Arena 1/5/20 12:00 pm at Cincinnati, Ohio (Cintas Center) 1/8/20 6:30 pm at Washington, D.C. (Capital One Arena)

St. John's 67 • 11-4,0-2 BE St. John's 66 • 11-5,0-3 BE Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 ROBERTS, Josh f 1-2 0-0 0-4 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 10 01 ROBERTS, Josh f 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 11 02 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian f 2-5 0-0 0-0 1 5 6 5 4 1 1 1 2 24 02 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian f 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 00 HERON, Mustapha g 5-11 0-4 1-2 1 1 2 1 11 0 1 0 0 23 00 HERON, Mustapha g 2-10 0-5 0-0 3 1 4 4 4 1 4 0 0 20 24 RUTHERFORD, Nick g 0-7 0-2 5-6 0 3 3 4 5 1 1 0 3 25 24 RUTHERFORD, Nick g 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 4 2 3 6 0 2 27 30 FIGUEROA, LJ g 6-16 1-5 4-6 2 1 3 3 17 1 2 0 2 28 30 FIGUEROA, LJ g 8-23 4-11 3-4 2 3 5 3 23 2 1 0 1 34 03 DUNN, Rasheem 2-9 0-1 4-4 0 1 1 1 8 4 0 0 0 21 03 DUNN, Rasheem 5-12 1-4 7-9 2 7 9 4 18 4 1 0 4 31 04 WILLIAMS JR, Greg 2-5 0-1 1-3 0 4 4 2 5 1 1 0 1 20 05 CARAHER, David 1-3 1-3 2-2 1 2 3 0 5 0 0 0 1 18 05 CARAHER, David 0-3 0-2 2-2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 16 10 EARLINGTON, Marcellu 4-9 0-1 0-0 2 4 6 4 8 0 3 0 2 26 10 EARLINGTON, Marcellu 6-11 0-1 0-0 3 3 6 5 12 0 0 0 2 23 12 O'CONNELL, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 SEARS, Damien 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 8 15 SEARS, Damien 2-5 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 2 4 1 0 0 1 18 33 STEERE, Ian 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 33 STEERE, Ian 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Team 6 2 8 Team 2 0 2 Totals 24-69 1-16 18-29 14 24 38 24 67 11 7 1 12 200 Totals 24-68 6-25 12-15 14 24 38 23 66 11 15 0 12 200

FG % 1st Half: 12-33 36.4% 2nd half: 12-36 33.3% Game: 24-69 34.8% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 8-31 25.8% 2nd half: 16-37 43.2% Game: 24-68 35.3% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 0-9 0.0% 2nd half: 1-7 14.3% Game: 1-16 6.3% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 2-14 14.3% 2nd half: 4-11 36.4% Game: 6-25 24.0% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 8-13 61.5% 2nd half: 10-16 62.5% Game: 18-29 62.1% 7 FT % 1st Half: 8-9 88.9% 2nd half: 4-6 66.7% Game: 12-15 80.0% 1

Xavier 75 • 12-3,1-1 BE Georgetown 87 • 11-5,1-2 BE Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 Tyrique Jones f 5-8 0-0 2-5 4 8 12 3 12 0 1 2 0 25 01 Jamorko Pickett f 6-14 2-6 4-4 1 10 11 2 18 0 4 4 1 37 13 Naji Marshall f 6-14 3-6 5-6 2 6 8 4 20 3 8 1 1 38 44 Omer Yurtseven c 2-5 0-0 6-6 2 9 11 2 10 2 4 1 0 30 25 Jason Carter f 0-2 0-2 0-0 2 3 5 3 0 1 2 0 0 15 02 Mac McClung g 7-17 2-6 8-13 2 4 6 1 24 2 1 1 3 35 01 Paul Scruggs g 4-9 2-4 4-7 0 4 4 4 14 2 2 0 0 26 04 Jagan Mosely g 4-8 3-6 1-2 3 4 7 1 12 7 2 0 1 36 03 Quentin Goodin g 1-8 0-6 6-6 0 2 2 3 8 5 1 0 0 32 12 Terrell Allen g 4-8 1-2 7-8 2 1 3 3 16 4 2 0 5 35 11 Bryce Moore 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 00 Jahvon Blair 2-6 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 0 5 5 1 0 0 16 12 Dontarius James 1-4 0-3 4-7 1 7 8 1 6 2 1 1 0 25 20 George Muresan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 KyKy Tandy 4-6 4-6 0-0 0 2 2 2 12 2 2 0 0 22 22 Jaden Robinson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 32 Zach Freemantle 1-1 0-0 1-3 2 2 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 15 34 Qudus Wahab 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 0 9 Team 1 1 2 Team 3 0 3 Totals 22-52 9-27 22-34 12 35 47 21 75 15 19 4 1 200 Totals 26-60 9-23 26-33 14 31 45 12 87 21 15 7 10 200

FG % 1st Half: 13-26 50.0% 2nd half: 9-26 34.6% Game: 22-52 42.3% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 16-34 47.1% 2nd half: 10-26 38.5% Game: 26-60 43.3% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 4-14 28.6% 2nd half: 5-13 38.5% Game: 9-27 33.3% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 8-14 57.1% 2nd half: 1-9 11.1% Game: 9-23 39.1% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 4-11 36.4% 2nd half: 18-23 78.3% Game: 22-34 64.7% 6 FT % 1st Half: 13-17 76.5% 2nd half: 13-16 81.3% Game: 26-33 78.8% 3,1

Officials: Lamar Simpson,Brent Hampton,Jeffrey Anderson Officials: Matt Potter,John Gaffney,James Breeding Technical fouls: St. John's-None. Xavier-None. Technical fouls: St. John's-None. Georgetown-None. Attendance: 10254 Attendance: 7436

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast St. John's 32 35 67 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench St. John's 26 40 66 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench SJU 40 20 8 10 28 SJU 32 18 6 9 35 Xavier 34 41 75 XU 22 6 18 19 21 Georgetown 53 34 87 GTOWN 32 22 11 11 7

Last FG - SJU 2nd-00:11, XU 2nd-06:02. Score tied - 2 times. Last FG - SJU 2nd-00:45, GTOWN 2nd-00:22. Score tied - 2 times. Largest lead - SJU by 7 1st-13:54, XU by 13 2nd-04:18. Lead changed - 6 times. Largest lead - SJU None, GTOWN by 29 1st-03:27. Lead changed - 0 times. SJU led for 08:20. XU led for 31:03. Game was tied for 00:37. SJU led for 00:00. GTOWN led for 37:58. Game was tied for 02:02. Game 17- Jan. 11, 2020 Game 18- Jan. 15, 2020 St. John’s 74- DePaul 67 Providence 63- St. John’s 58

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics New York, N.Y.- DePaulMadison vs St. John's Square Garden Providence, R.I.-St. John's Dunkin’ vs Providence Donuts Center 1/11/20 12:00 pm at New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden) 1/15/20 8:30 pm at Providence, R.I. (Dunkin' Donuts Center)

DePaul 67 • 12-4,0-3 BE St. John's 58 • 12-6,1-4 BE Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 Romeo Weems f 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 4 0 1 3 1 0 13 01 ROBERTS, Josh f 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 12 02 Jaylen Butz f 6-6 0-0 5-9 3 6 9 0 17 2 3 1 0 32 00 HERON, Mustapha g 2-9 1-4 2-3 0 1 1 4 7 0 1 0 0 16 04 Paul Reed f 2-7 0-2 0-0 2 10 12 3 4 0 2 2 1 28 03 DUNN, Rasheem g 4-9 0-0 3-4 1 5 6 1 11 0 4 0 3 34 05 Jalen Coleman-Lands g 5-11 2-8 3-5 0 1 1 4 15 0 1 1 1 32 24 RUTHERFORD, Nick g 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 22 11 Charlie Moore g 4-12 1-5 5-9 1 7 8 4 14 12 5 0 1 40 30 FIGUEROA, LJ g 4-17 2-12 2-3 2 7 9 0 12 1 2 2 5 34 00 Markese Jacobs 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 02 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian 3-3 1-1 0-0 1 4 5 1 7 2 3 1 0 23 03 Devin Gage 0-3 0-0 1-2 0 2 2 2 1 3 2 0 0 23 04 WILLIAMS JR, Greg 4-7 2-4 0-0 1 3 4 5 10 1 1 0 1 24 13 Darious Hall 5-7 0-0 1-1 1 4 5 2 11 0 2 0 0 22 05 CARAHER, David 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 21 Flynn Cameron 1-1 0-0 1-1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 5 10 EARLINGTON, Marcellu 5-8 0-0 0-1 1 3 4 4 10 2 0 0 1 23 Team 1 1 2 15 SEARS, Damien 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 Totals 24-50 3-15 16-27 9 32 41 20 67 18 19 5 4 200 Team 0 1 1 1 Totals 22-58 6-22 8-13 7 27 34 17 58 9 13 3 11 200 FG % 1st Half: 14-28 50.0% 2nd half: 10-22 45.5% Game: 24-50 48.0% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 1-7 14.3% 2nd half: 2-8 25.0% Game: 3-15 20.0% Rebounds FG % 1st Half: 10-28 35.7% 2nd half: 12-30 40.0% Game: 22-58 37.9% Deadball 6 FT % 1st Half: 5-9 55.6% 2nd half: 11-18 61.1% Game: 16-27 59.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-10 40.0% 2nd half: 2-12 16.7% Game: 6-22 27.3% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd half: 6-9 66.7% Game: 8-13 61.5% 3 St. John's 74 • 12-5,1-3 BE Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Providence 63 • 11-7,4-1 BE ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 01 ROBERTS, Josh f 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 13 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 00 HERON, Mustapha g 4-10 3-6 4-4 0 3 3 4 15 4 1 0 0 27 01 Greg Gantt f 3-6 0-2 1-1 3 3 6 2 7 2 2 2 0 29 03 DUNN, Rasheem g 7-13 1-3 4-7 1 7 8 0 19 5 3 0 2 32 13 Kalif Young f 2-4 0-0 1-2 3 5 8 3 5 1 0 2 0 22 24 RUTHERFORD, Nick g 2-7 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 4 3 0 0 1 25 03 David Duke g 0-5 0-1 7-10 0 6 6 2 7 4 4 0 4 38 30 FIGUEROA, LJ g 3-10 1-3 2-3 0 2 2 4 9 3 1 0 2 22 11 Alpha Diallo g 7-15 2-3 3-5 3 1 4 4 19 1 2 1 0 29 02 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian 4-4 0-0 3-5 1 3 4 1 11 3 0 1 0 16 12 Luwane Pipkins g 3-11 1-6 2-2 0 6 6 1 9 1 3 0 0 32 04 WILLIAMS JR, Greg 0-3 0-2 4-4 1 2 3 3 4 2 2 0 1 28 00 Nate Watson 3-6 0-0 2-2 4 3 7 0 8 0 3 3 0 18 05 CARAHER, David 3-7 1-4 1-1 1 0 1 2 8 0 0 0 0 17 04 Maliek White 3-12 1-5 1-2 0 2 2 0 8 0 1 0 1 32 10 EARLINGTON, Marcellu 1-3 0-0 0-2 3 1 4 2 2 1 1 0 4 15 Team 2 5 7 15 SEARS, Damien 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 Totals 21-59 4-17 17-24 15 31 46 12 63 9 15 8 5 200 Team 1 1 2 FG % 1st Half: 12-36 33.3% 2nd half: 9-23 39.1% Game: 21-59 35.6% Deadball Totals 25-62 6-19 18-26 8 22 30 19 74 23 8 1 11 200 3FG % 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% 2nd half: 1-7 14.3% Game: 4-17 23.5% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0% 2nd half: 13-19 68.4% Game: 17-24 70.8% 3 FG % 1st Half: 15-34 44.1% 2nd half: 10-28 35.7% Game: 25-62 40.3% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 5-10 50.0% 2nd half: 1-9 11.1% Game: 6-19 31.6% Rebounds Officials: Clarence Armstrong,Doug Shows,Brian O'Connell FT % 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd half: 14-18 77.8% Game: 18-26 69.2% 5 Technical fouls: St. John's-None. Providence-None. Attendance: 9542 Officials: Nathan Farrell,Tim Clougherty,Mike Roberts Technical fouls: DePaul-None. St. John's-None. Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Attendance: 6636 St. John's 26 32 58 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench SJU 24 22 8 2 28 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Providence 31 32 63 PROV 26 14 15 9 16 DePaul 34 33 67 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench DEPAUL 42 7 10 20 17 St. John's 39 35 74 Last FG - SJU 2nd-00:27, PROV 2nd-00:51. Score tied - 5 times. SJU 34 14 4 14 25 Largest lead - SJU by 4 1st-18:54, PROV by 8 1st-02:00. Lead changed - 5 times. SJU led for 06:30. PROV led for 29:53. Game was tied for 03:37. Last FG - DEPAUL 2nd-02:23, SJU 2nd-06:03. Score tied - 5 times. Largest lead - DEPAUL by 6 1st-14:31, SJU by 12 2nd-08:11. Lead changed - 2 times. DEPAUL led for 08:32. SJU led for 29:14. Game was tied for 02:14.

Game 19- Jan. 18, 2020 Game 20- Jan. 21, 2020 No. 18/18 Seton Hall 82- St. John’s 79 Marquette 82- St. John’s 68

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics New York, N.Y.-Seton Madison Hall vs St. John's Square Garden Milwaukee,St. John's Wis.- vs Marquette Fiserv Forum 1/18/20 12:00 pm at New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden) 1/21/20 8:00 pm at Milwaukee, Wis. (Fiserv Forum)

Seton Hall 82 • 14-4,6-0 BE St. John's 68 • 12-8,1-6 BE Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 14 Jared Rhoden f 0-3 0-1 2-2 0 3 3 4 2 3 0 0 1 24 01 ROBERTS, Josh f 1-2 0-0 2-3 0 2 2 0 4 1 0 2 1 17 35 Romaro Gill c 5-13 0-0 4-6 7 6 13 4 14 0 2 6 0 34 00 HERON, Mustapha g 7-13 4-7 0-0 0 1 1 2 18 3 1 0 2 29 00 Quincy McKnight g 6-8 1-1 7-8 0 7 7 3 20 5 5 0 1 34 03 DUNN, Rasheem g 4-15 2-6 2-3 0 5 5 2 12 4 1 0 1 31 13 Myles Powell g 11-20 3-5 4-5 3 3 6 3 29 1 3 0 0 37 24 RUTHERFORD, Nick g 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 5 2 1 0 0 1 15 22 Myles Cale g 4-10 2-5 2-2 1 5 6 2 12 1 2 0 1 33 30 FIGUEROA, LJ g 6-14 1-7 0-1 0 4 4 4 13 2 2 0 0 30 02 Anthony Nelson 1-3 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 0 3 1 4 0 0 13 02 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian 2-5 2-4 2-2 2 7 9 3 8 1 0 0 2 21 04 Tyrese Samuel 0-4 0-2 2-2 2 3 5 0 2 0 1 2 1 16 04 WILLIAMS JR, Greg 1-4 0-1 0-0 2 1 3 1 2 2 2 0 2 27 21 Ike Obiagu 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 5 05 CARAHER, David 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 10 33 Shavar Reynolds 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 10 EARLINGTON, Marcellu 4-12 1-2 0-0 4 2 6 3 9 1 1 0 1 18 Team 2 2 4 12 O'CONNELL, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ Totals 27-61 6-14 22-27 15 31 46 18 82 11 19 10 4 200 33 STEERE, Ian 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 Team 3 2 5 FG % 1st Half: 10-29 34.5% 2nd half: 17-32 53.1% Game: 27-61 44.3% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd half: 4-10 40.0% Game: 6-14 42.9% Rebounds Totals 26-71 10-28 6-9 12 26 38 23 68 16 8 2 10 200 FT % 1st Half: 8-10 80.0% 2nd half: 14-17 82.4% Game: 22-27 81.5% 2 FG % 1st Half: 11-34 32.4% 2nd half: 15-37 40.5% Game: 26-71 36.6% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 7-17 41.2% 2nd half: 3-11 27.3% Game: 10-28 35.7% Rebounds St. John's 79 • 12-7,1-5 BE FT % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7% 2nd half: 4-6 66.7% Game: 6-9 66.7% 2,1 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Marquette 82 • 14-5,4-3 BE 01 ROBERTS, Josh f 8-11 0-0 0-5 6 2 8 2 16 1 0 1 0 25 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 00 HERON, Mustapha g 6-13 2-4 4-4 0 2 2 2 18 2 1 1 0 28 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 03 DUNN, Rasheem g 4-13 0-2 0-0 1 3 4 2 8 4 2 0 0 32 01 Brendan Bailey f 2-7 1-4 0-1 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 1 0 19 24 RUTHERFORD, Nick g 0-5 0-0 4-4 0 2 2 4 4 6 1 2 3 30 04 Theo John f 0-0 0-0 1-2 2 3 5 4 1 1 2 6 1 25 30 FIGUEROA, LJ g 7-13 2-4 0-0 1 4 5 5 16 3 3 0 7 29 00 Markus Howard g 8-20 4-12 12-13 0 6 6 0 32 4 4 0 1 36 02 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 10 02 Sacar Anim g 6-14 4-11 5-6 1 3 4 2 21 2 2 1 1 37 04 WILLIAMS JR, Greg 2-5 0-1 0-0 0 4 4 3 4 2 1 1 1 23 25 Koby McEwen g 2-5 2-4 4-5 0 9 9 2 10 3 3 0 1 38 05 CARAHER, David 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 10 Symir Torrence 0-0 0-0 3-4 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 9 10 EARLINGTON, Marcellu 4-9 0-2 1-2 0 3 3 2 9 1 2 0 1 13 23 Jamal Cain 3-4 1-1 1-2 0 5 5 1 8 1 1 1 1 21 33 STEERE, Ian 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 4 34 Jayce Johnson 1-1 0-0 0-0 4 5 9 1 2 3 1 1 0 15 Team 5 2 7 2 40 Tommy Gardiner 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ Totals 33-75 4-14 9-15 15 22 37 22 79 20 12 6 13 200 41 Brendan Carney 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 42 Michael Kennedy 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ FG % 1st Half: 19-39 48.7% 2nd half: 14-36 38.9% Game: 33-75 44.0% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd half: 2-7 28.6% Game: 4-14 28.6% Rebounds Team 0 0 0 1 FT % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0% 2nd half: 6-10 60.0% Game: 9-15 60.0% 2 Totals 22-51 12-32 26-33 8 34 42 16 82 15 15 10 5 200

Officials: Mike Eades,Kip Kissinger,Jeffery Clark FG % 1st Half: 11-27 40.7% 2nd half: 11-24 45.8% Game: 22-51 43.1% Deadball Technical fouls: Seton Hall-None. St. John's-None. 3FG % 1st Half: 5-16 31.3% 2nd half: 7-16 43.8% Game: 12-32 37.5% Rebounds 1 Attendance: 10428 FT % 1st Half: 10-11 90.9% 2nd half: 16-22 72.7% Game: 26-33 78.8%

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Officials: John Gaffney,Bo Boroski,Michael Stephens Technical fouls: St. John's-RUTHERFORD, Nick. Marquette-None. Seton Hall 30 52 82 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench SHU 30 10 14 12 5 Attendance: 13015 St. John's 43 36 79 SJU 36 20 16 16 17 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Last FG - SHU 2nd-00:29, SJU 2nd-00:09. Score tied - 8 times. St. John's 31 37 68 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Largest lead - SHU by 3 2nd-08:17, SJU by 14 2nd-17:36. Lead changed - 9 times. SJU 26 19 10 8 19 SHU led for 06:10. SJU led for 30:43. Game was tied for 03:07. Marquette 37 45 82 MARQ 14 4 16 23 13

Last FG - SJU 2nd-00:34, MARQ 2nd-00:47. Score tied - 6 times. Largest lead - SJU by 5 1st-08:08, MARQ by 14 2nd-12:54. Lead changed - 6 times. SJU led for 09:10. MARQ led for 26:14. Game was tied for 04:36. Game 21- Jan. 25, 2020 Game 22- Jan. 28, 2020 St. John’s 79- DePaul 66 Villanova 79- St. John’s 59

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Chicago, Ill.-St. John's Wintrust vs DePaul Arena New York, N.Y.-Villanova Madison vs St. John's Square Garden 1/25/20 1:00 pm at Chicago, Ill. (Wintrust Arena) 1/28/20 6:30 pm at New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden)

St. John's 79 • 13-8,2-6 BE Villanova 79 • 17-3,7-1 BE Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 ROBERTS, Josh f 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 7 10 Cole Swider f 5-11 1-5 0-0 1 1 2 2 11 0 2 1 1 32 00 HERON, Mustapha g 5-12 4-9 6-6 0 4 4 2 20 0 0 1 1 31 24 Jeremiah Robinson-Ea f 5-8 2-3 1-2 4 10 14 2 13 1 3 1 0 36 03 DUNN, Rasheem g 4-8 1-3 4-4 0 8 8 4 13 2 2 0 1 30 41 Saddiq Bey f 8-14 5-9 2-2 3 2 5 1 23 2 2 0 1 34 24 RUTHERFORD, Nick g 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 3 4 3 0 4 2 0 0 18 02 Collin Gillespie g 7-14 3-6 0-0 1 12 13 1 17 6 1 0 3 37 30 FIGUEROA, LJ g 9-16 7-12 3-5 1 3 4 5 28 3 1 0 0 29 05 Justin Moore g 2-9 1-4 6-6 0 2 2 0 11 4 3 0 1 33 02 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian 3-11 0-3 2-2 2 9 11 3 8 1 5 4 1 28 01 Bryan Antoine 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 04 WILLIAMS JR, Greg 2-5 1-4 0-0 0 1 1 1 5 3 2 0 2 29 03 Brandon Slater 1-2 0-0 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 16 05 CARAHER, David 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 04 Chris Arcidiacono 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 10 EARLINGTON, Marcellu 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 10 21 Dhamir Cosby-Roundtr 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 12 O'CONNELL, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ Team 1 2 3 15 SEARS, Damien 1-1 0-0 1-2 1 1 2 2 3 0 1 0 1 12 Totals 29-61 12-29 9-13 10 30 40 8 79 14 13 2 7 200 23 COLE, Justin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ FG % 1st Half: 14-34 41.2% 2nd half: 15-27 55.6% Game: 29-61 47.5% Deadball Team 2 2 4 1 3FG % 1st Half: 6-17 35.3% 2nd half: 6-12 50.0% Game: 12-29 41.4% Rebounds Totals 25-60 13-32 16-19 7 36 43 25 79 15 16 6 6 200 FT % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3% 2nd half: 4-7 57.1% Game: 9-13 69.2% 2

FG % 1st Half: 10-31 32.3% 2nd half: 15-29 51.7% Game: 25-60 41.7% Deadball St. John's 59 • 13-9,2-7 BE 3FG % 1st Half: 7-22 31.8% 2nd half: 6-10 60.0% Game: 13-32 40.6% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 7-9 77.8% 2nd half: 9-10 90.0% Game: 16-19 84.2% 3 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min DePaul 66 • 13-7,1-6 BE 01 ROBERTS, Josh f 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 4 4 2 4 0 0 1 0 14 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 00 HERON, Mustapha g 1-7 1-4 0-0 0 3 3 1 3 2 1 0 0 27 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 03 DUNN, Rasheem g 10-16 3-5 1-2 1 4 5 1 24 4 1 0 1 34 01 Romeo Weems f 1-8 0-2 1-2 1 6 7 3 3 2 3 1 0 29 24 RUTHERFORD, Nick g 2-5 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 1 4 1 4 0 5 31 02 Jaylen Butz f 2-4 0-0 3-9 0 1 1 2 7 1 2 0 1 17 30 FIGUEROA, LJ g 5-14 2-8 0-0 0 5 5 2 12 0 2 3 1 31 04 Paul Reed f 5-14 0-1 5-8 5 7 12 3 15 2 5 3 1 39 02 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian 2-5 0-2 2-2 2 3 5 1 6 0 1 0 1 23 05 Jalen Coleman-Lands g 5-13 3-10 2-2 2 3 5 1 15 2 0 0 0 37 04 WILLIAMS JR, Greg 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 16 11 Charlie Moore g 5-15 1-6 9-10 2 5 7 4 20 5 1 0 0 40 05 CARAHER, David 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 00 Markese Jacobs 0-4 0-3 2-3 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 11 10 EARLINGTON, Marcellu 3-9 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 2 6 0 3 0 0 17 03 Devin Gage 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15 SEARS, Damien 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 Darious Hall 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 12 Team 1 1 2 14 Nick Ongenda 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 Totals 25-61 6-19 3-4 7 24 31 11 59 9 13 4 11 200 32 D.J. Williams 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 10 FG % 1st Half: 11-30 36.7% 2nd half: 14-31 45.2% Game: 25-61 41.0% Deadball Team 4 3 7 3FG % 1st Half: 3-12 25.0% 2nd half: 3-7 42.9% Game: 6-19 31.6% Rebounds Totals 20-65 4-25 22-34 16 28 44 17 66 14 13 4 3 200 FT % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd half: 2-2 100.0% Game: 3-4 75.0% 0

FG % 1st Half: 12-30 40.0% 2nd half: 8-35 22.9% Game: 20-65 30.8% Deadball Officials: Brent Hampton,Jeff Anderson,Pat Driscoll 3FG % 1st Half: 3-13 23.1% 2nd half: 1-12 8.3% Game: 4-25 16.0% Rebounds Technical fouls: Villanova-None. St. John's-None. 5 FT % 1st Half: 7-11 63.6% 2nd half: 15-23 65.2% Game: 22-34 64.7% Attendance: 10155

Officials: Paul Szelc,Tony Henderson,Jeff Clark Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Technical fouls: St. John's-None. DePaul-None. Villanova 39 40 79 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Attendance: 5950 VU 28 7 16 4 4 St. John's 26 33 59 SJU 34 11 4 4 12 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast St. John's 34 45 79 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Last FG - VU 2nd-00:36, SJU 2nd-00:11. Score tied - 1 time. SJU 22 18 8 11 18 Largest lead - VU by 24 2nd-07:11, SJU by 7 1st-17:02. Lead changed - 1 time. DePaul 34 32 66 DEPAUL 24 10 8 11 6 VU led for 28:17. SJU led for 09:18. Game was tied for 02:25.

Last FG - SJU 2nd-01:44, DEPAUL 2nd-02:54. Score tied - 5 times. Largest lead - SJU by 13 2nd-01:06, DEPAUL by 5 1st-15:56. Lead changed - 6 times. SJU led for 24:48. DEPAUL led for 09:34. Game was tied for 05:38.

Game 23- Feb. 2, 2020 Game 24- Feb. 8, 2020 Georgetown 73- St. John’s 72 No. 21/22 Creighton 94- St. John’s 82

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics New York, N.Y.-Georgetown Madison vs St. John's Square Garden St.Omaha, John's vs Creighton Neb.- CHI Health Center Omaha 2/2/20 1 p.m. at New York, NY 2/8/20 5:05 pm at Omaha, Neb. (CHI Health Center Omaha)

Georgetown 73 • 13-9,3-6 BE St. John's 82 • 13-11, 2-9 BE Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 Jamorko Pickett f 2-11 1-7 5-5 0 8 8 4 10 1 0 3 1 37 01 ROBERTS, Josh f 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 44 Omer Yurtseven c 6-11 0-0 1-3 7 8 15 1 13 4 2 0 0 34 02 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian f 4-10 1-5 0-0 2 6 8 0 9 3 1 1 0 27 00 Jahvon Blair g 9-19 5-11 0-1 1 2 3 0 23 5 2 0 1 40 03 DUNN, Rasheem g 2-12 0-4 2-3 3 2 5 2 6 6 1 0 0 31 04 Jagan Mosely g 5-12 2-6 4-5 0 7 7 2 16 5 6 0 3 40 04 WILLIAMS JR, Greg g 2-8 0-4 0-1 1 3 4 4 4 1 1 1 0 27 12 Terrell Allen g 4-8 0-2 2-2 0 3 3 4 10 5 2 0 2 35 30 FIGUEROA, LJ g 4-7 2-3 2-2 0 0 0 3 12 3 1 0 1 27 20 George Muresan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 00 HERON, Mustapha 3-8 3-6 3-3 0 4 4 2 12 2 0 0 0 19 22 Jaden Robinson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 05 CARAHER, David 3-4 1-2 0-0 2 0 2 0 7 1 0 0 0 17 34 Qudus Wahab 0-2 0-0 1-2 2 3 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 7 10 EARLINGTON, Marcellu 10-17 3-4 2-2 6 4 10 3 25 1 0 0 0 23 Team 2 0 2 15 SEARS, Damien 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 26-63 8-26 13-18 12 31 43 13 73 20 14 3 7 200 24 RUTHERFORD, Nick 2-6 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 4 5 1 1 1 0 19 Team 2 3 5 1 FG % 1st Half: 10-35 28.6% 2nd half: 16-28 57.1% Game: 26-63 41.3% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 5-17 29.4% 2nd half: 3-9 33.3% Game: 8-26 30.8% Rebounds Totals 31-74 11-31 9-11 18 23 41 21 82 18 6 3 1 200 FT % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd half: 9-12 75.0% Game: 13-18 72.2% 2 FG % 1st Half: 16-41 39.0% 2nd half: 15-33 45.5% Game: 31-74 41.9% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 5-17 29.4% 2nd half: 6-14 42.9% Game: 11-31 35.5% Rebounds St. John's 72 • 13-10,2-8 BE FT % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0% 2nd half: 9-11 81.8% Game: 9-11 81.8% 0 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Creighton 94 • 18-6, 7-4 BE 01 ROBERTS, Josh f 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 11 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 02 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian f 6-10 0-1 2-2 4 6 10 2 14 0 1 0 3 29 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 03 DUNN, Rasheem g 5-13 0-2 6-6 1 3 4 2 16 3 4 0 0 35 13 BISHOP, Christian f 4-6 0-0 2-3 1 6 7 2 10 2 1 2 0 24 04 WILLIAMS JR, Greg g 2-3 0-1 0-1 0 3 3 1 4 2 0 0 2 33 23 JEFFERSON, Damien f 7-9 1-2 1-2 0 2 2 2 16 1 1 0 0 33 30 FIGUEROA, LJ g 4-10 1-3 0-0 0 6 6 3 9 4 2 0 3 29 05 ALEXANDER, Ty-Shon g 5-11 3-8 3-4 0 3 3 0 16 5 0 1 0 34 00 HERON, Mustapha 4-15 4-11 4-4 0 3 3 2 16 0 0 0 0 24 11 ZEGAROWSKI, Marcus g 9-16 3-7 2-2 0 7 7 4 23 4 2 0 1 36 05 CARAHER, David 2-4 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 9 24 BALLOCK, Mitch g 3-6 3-6 1-2 0 6 6 1 10 8 1 0 1 39 10 EARLINGTON, Marcellu 3-6 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 4 7 0 1 0 0 17 10 CANFIELD, Jett 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 RUTHERFORD, Nick 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 6 1 0 0 13 12 SCURRY, Jordan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Team 3 1 4 2 20 ZEIL, Nic 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 27-66 6-22 12-13 9 28 37 18 72 15 12 1 8 200 21 WINDHAM, Jalen 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 34 MAHONEY, Denzel 7-10 3-5 1-1 1 2 3 4 18 1 2 0 0 22 FG % 1st Half: 16-37 43.2% 2nd half: 11-29 37.9% Game: 27-66 40.9% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 4-13 30.8% 2nd half: 2-9 22.2% Game: 6-22 27.3% Rebounds 43 JONES, Kelvin 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 8 FT % 1st Half: 2-2 100.0% 2nd half: 10-11 90.9% Game: 12-13 92.3% 0 Team 1 1 2 Totals 35-58 13-28 11-16 4 27 31 14 94 21 8 3 2 200 Officials: Wally Rutecki,Brian Dorsey,Brian O'Connell Technical fouls: Georgetown-Jamorko Pickett; Jagan Mosely. St. John's-None. FG % 1st Half: 19-32 59.4% 2nd half: 16-26 61.5% Game: 35-58 60.3% Deadball Attendance: 8100 3FG % 1st Half: 8-19 42.1% 2nd half: 5-9 55.6% Game: 13-28 46.4% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd half: 10-14 71.4% Game: 11-16 68.8% 1 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Georgetown 29 44 73 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Officials: Jeff Clark, Tim Clougherty, Tony Chiazza GTOWN 36 10 9 27 1 Technical fouls: St. John's-FIGUEROA, LJ. Creighton-None. St. John's 38 34 72 SJU 24 15 8 12 27 Attendance: 18122

Last FG - GTOWN 2nd-00:10, SJU 2nd-01:47. Score tied - 4 times. Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Largest lead - GTOWN by 5 1st-12:25, SJU by 17 2nd-16:04. Lead changed - 5 times. Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench GTOWN led for 04:14. SJU led for 32:14. Game was tied for 03:26. St. John's 37 45 82 SJU 30 6 18 6 49 Creighton 47 47 94 CRE 32 8 7 9 19

Last FG - SJU 2nd-00:19, CRE 2nd-00:38. Score tied - 1 time. Largest lead - SJU by 2 1st-19:08, CRE by 17 2nd-03:59. Lead changed - 1 time. SJU led for 00:20. CRE led for 38:19. Game was tied for 01:21. Game 25- Feb. 12, 2020 Game 26- Feb. 17, 2020 St. John’s 80- Providence 69 Xavier 77- St. John’s 74

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics ProvidenceQueens, vs St. John's N.Y.- Carnesecca Arena New York, N.Y.- Madison Square Garden Xavier vs St. John's 2/12/20 8:30 pm at Queens, N.Y. (Carnesecca Arena) 2/17/20 6:30 pm at New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden) Providence 69 • 13-12,6-6 BE Xavier 77 • 17-9,6-7 BE Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 00 Nate Watson c 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 3 4 1 0 1 0 23 04 Tyrique Jones f 7-11 0-0 1-3 6 9 15 3 15 2 5 0 1 33 03 David Duke g 2-7 1-4 7-10 0 2 2 4 12 2 6 1 1 30 13 Naji Marshall f 6-13 0-5 3-6 0 11 11 2 15 5 4 1 0 39 04 Maliek White g 2-9 1-6 0-0 0 2 2 2 5 4 5 0 1 29 25 Jason Carter f 4-9 1-3 1-1 3 4 7 1 10 1 1 1 0 29 10 A.J. Reeves g 4-9 2-5 2-2 1 5 6 3 12 1 1 1 0 31 32 Zach Freemantle f 4-8 1-1 2-2 3 4 7 1 11 3 3 1 1 25 11 Alpha Diallo g 8-15 0-0 3-8 8 9 17 4 19 4 2 1 1 38 01 Paul Scruggs g 6-12 4-8 0-0 2 2 4 5 16 3 4 0 1 31 01 Greg Gantt 1-1 0-0 2-2 1 0 1 2 4 0 0 1 0 8 03 Quentin Goodin 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 10 12 Luwane Pipkins 2-8 2-7 1-2 0 1 1 0 7 0 4 0 1 20 11 Bryce Moore 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 13 Kalif Young 2-3 0-0 2-5 3 1 4 3 6 1 2 0 1 16 24 KyKy Tandy 4-7 0-3 2-3 0 3 3 1 10 3 4 2 0 30 15 Emmitt Holt 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Team 0 3 3 Team 2 1 3 3 Totals 31-64 6-23 9-15 14 37 51 17 77 18 22 5 3 200 Totals 23-56 6-22 17-29 15 26 41 21 69 13 23 5 5 200 FG % 1st Half: 15-35 42.9% 2nd half: 16-29 55.2% Game: 31-64 48.4% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 10-26 38.5% 2nd half: 13-30 43.3% Game: 23-56 41.1% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-12 25.0% 2nd half: 3-11 27.3% Game: 6-23 26.1% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 2-10 20.0% 2nd half: 4-12 33.3% Game: 6-22 27.3% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 6-10 60.0% 2nd half: 3-5 60.0% Game: 9-15 60.0% 1,1 FT % 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd half: 14-23 60.9% Game: 17-29 58.6% 5,1 St. John's 74 • 14-12,3-10 BE St. John's 80 • 14-11,3-9 BE Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 ROBERTS, Josh f 0-3 0-0 0-0 2 4 6 2 0 1 0 2 0 12 01 ROBERTS, Josh f 1-4 0-0 0-0 2 4 6 4 2 3 0 3 1 19 02 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian f 5-14 1-4 0-0 4 1 5 2 11 0 1 1 1 28 02 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian f 5-9 2-4 2-3 0 7 7 1 14 0 3 2 2 27 03 DUNN, Rasheem g 5-12 1-4 6-9 0 2 2 1 17 3 2 0 2 33 03 DUNN, Rasheem g 4-7 0-2 5-6 0 0 0 2 13 4 2 0 0 34 04 WILLIAMS JR, Greg g 2-4 1-1 0-0 1 5 6 3 5 1 1 0 2 23 04 WILLIAMS JR, Greg g 2-7 0-1 5-8 2 5 7 0 9 3 2 2 1 30 30 FIGUEROA, LJ g 2-17 1-5 3-4 1 2 3 1 8 1 0 0 4 33 30 FIGUEROA, LJ g 6-14 4-9 3-6 0 1 1 4 19 2 1 0 4 33 05 CARAHER, David 0-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 18 05 CARAHER, David 2-3 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 3 5 1 0 0 0 13 10 EARLINGTON, Marcellu 7-14 1-3 2-3 3 5 8 4 17 2 0 0 2 24 10 EARLINGTON, Marcellu 4-10 2-3 2-2 4 2 6 5 12 3 2 0 2 19 15 SEARS, Damien 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 15 SEARS, Damien 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 24 RUTHERFORD, Nick 6-9 1-2 3-4 0 5 5 2 16 7 0 0 3 26 24 RUTHERFORD, Nick 3-5 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 3 6 1 1 0 2 20 Team 2 0 2 Team 1 2 3 2 Totals 27-76 6-19 14-20 15 24 39 15 74 17 4 4 15 200 Totals 27-59 9-21 17-27 10 25 35 23 80 17 13 7 12 200 FG % 1st Half: 13-40 32.5% 2nd half: 14-36 38.9% Game: 27-76 35.5% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 13-31 41.9% 2nd half: 14-28 50.0% Game: 27-59 45.8% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd half: 3-11 27.3% Game: 6-19 31.6% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 5-12 41.7% 2nd half: 4-9 44.4% Game: 9-21 42.9% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 8-10 80.0% 2nd half: 6-10 60.0% Game: 14-20 70.0% 2 FT % 1st Half: 2-5 40.0% 2nd half: 15-22 68.2% Game: 17-27 63.0% 5 Officials: Tony Henderson,Joe Lindsay,Doug Shows Officials: Nathan Farrell,Bo Boroski,Brent Hampton Technical fouls: Xavier-None. St. John's-None. Technical fouls: Providence-TEAM. St. John's-TEAM. Attendance: 14765 Attendance: 4083 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Xavier 39 38 77 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Providence 25 44 69 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench XU 46 5 12 3 10 PROV 34 16 17 11 17 St. John's 37 37 74 SJU 36 21 6 22 33 St. John's 33 47 80 SJU 30 22 15 10 23 Last FG - XU 2nd-00:10, SJU 2nd-02:06. Score tied - 9 times. Last FG - PROV 2nd-01:06, SJU 2nd-02:35. Score tied - 2 times. Largest lead - XU by 11 1st-14:14, SJU by 7 2nd-07:55. Lead changed - 10 times. Largest lead - PROV by 2 1st-14:41, SJU by 15 2nd-04:54. Lead changed - 4 times. XU led for 22:42. SJU led for 13:14. Game was tied for 04:04. PROV led for 01:16. SJU led for 36:12. Game was tied for 02:32.

Game 27- Feb. 23, 2020 Game 28- Feb. 26, 2020 No. 16/14 Seton Hall 81- St. John’s 65 No. 12/12 Villanova 71- St. John’s 60

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics St. John's Newark,vs Seton Hall N.J.- Prudential Center St. John'sVillanova, vs Villanova Pa.- Finneran Pavilion 2/23/20 2:00 pm at Newark, N.J. (Prudential Center) 2/26/20 6:30 pm at Villanova, Pa. (Finneran Pavilion)

St. John's 65 • 14-13,3-11 BE St. John's 60 • 14-14, 3-12 BE Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 ROBERTS, Josh f 2-5 0-0 4-4 5 5 10 1 8 0 4 0 0 27 01 ROBERTS, Josh f 0-3 0-0 2-2 0 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 14 02 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian f 5-16 1-5 3-3 5 6 11 3 14 2 4 0 0 30 02 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian f 4-10 0-2 2-3 2 4 6 1 10 0 0 2 3 33 03 DUNN, Rasheem g 5-12 0-0 1-1 2 3 5 0 11 3 2 0 2 34 03 DUNN, Rasheem g 4-10 0-1 4-6 0 2 2 3 12 5 2 0 1 31 04 WILLIAMS JR, Greg g 1-5 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 2 2 1 0 0 2 30 04 WILLIAMS JR, Greg g 4-9 2-3 0-0 0 2 2 2 10 3 1 0 1 33 30 FIGUEROA, LJ g 6-17 4-9 3-3 2 2 4 2 19 0 1 0 0 31 30 FIGUEROA, LJ g 2-10 0-5 0-0 1 3 4 2 4 1 1 0 0 22 05 CARAHER, David 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 10 05 CARAHER, David 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 16 10 EARLINGTON, Marcellu 3-9 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 2 6 0 1 1 2 17 10 EARLINGTON, Marcellu 5-12 0-1 2-2 1 4 5 2 12 0 0 0 1 28 15 SEARS, Damien 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 24 RUTHERFORD, Nick 3-10 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 3 8 1 0 1 1 23 24 RUTHERFORD, Nick 2-6 0-1 1-2 0 2 2 5 5 2 0 0 0 17 Team 3 1 4 Team 1 1 2 Totals 23-66 2-12 12-15 8 23 31 16 60 12 4 3 7 200 Totals 24-71 5-20 12-13 17 23 40 18 65 9 14 1 7 200 FG % 1st Half: 13-36 36.1% 2nd half: 10-30 33.3% Game: 23-66 34.8% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 9-37 24.3% 2nd half: 15-34 44.1% Game: 24-71 33.8% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 1-6 16.7% 2nd half: 1-6 16.7% Game: 2-12 16.7% Rebounds 0 3FG % 1st Half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd half: 3-12 25.0% Game: 5-20 25.0% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 7-9 77.8% 2nd half: 5-6 83.3% Game: 12-15 80.0% FT % 1st Half: 2-2 100.0 2nd half: 10-11 90.9% Game: 12-13 92.3% 1 Villanova 71 • 22-6, 11-4 BE Seton Hall 81 • 20-7,12-3 BE Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 23 Jermaine Samuels f 2-8 0-4 0-0 1 9 10 1 4 2 0 0 0 31 14 Jared Rhoden f 4-5 3-4 3-4 0 4 4 3 14 1 2 1 1 23 24 Jeremiah Robinson-Ea f 0-1 0-1 7-8 0 8 8 2 7 1 4 2 0 38 23 Sandro Mamukelashvil f 5-9 1-3 5-6 2 7 9 3 16 3 1 0 2 33 41 Saddiq Bey f 7-14 4-8 5-6 2 2 4 1 23 3 1 0 1 37 35 Romaro Gill c 6-6 0-0 0-0 0 6 6 1 12 0 1 3 0 25 02 Collin Gillespie g 2-12 0-7 4-4 0 1 1 3 8 4 2 0 1 31 00 Quincy McKnight g 2-8 1-4 0-0 0 3 3 2 5 6 3 0 1 33 05 Justin Moore g 8-11 5-7 0-2 0 6 6 2 21 1 2 1 0 35 13 Myles Powell g 6-18 2-11 4-5 0 5 5 2 18 4 2 0 0 29 03 Brandon Slater 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 02 Anthony Nelson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 10 Cole Swider 2-4 2-4 0-0 0 3 3 1 6 0 0 1 0 13 04 Tyrese Samuel 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 6 21 Dhamir Cosby-Roundtr 0-0 0-0 0-1 3 4 7 3 0 0 2 0 0 10 21 Ike Obiagu 0-0 0-0 3-4 3 1 4 2 3 0 3 3 0 12 Team 2 4 6 2 22 Myles Cale 3-6 0-3 4-4 2 3 5 0 10 0 1 0 2 18 Totals 22-51 11-31 16-21 8 38 46 14 71 11 13 4 2 200 33 Shavar Reynolds 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 1 2 0 4 16 FG % 1st Half: 12-23 52.2% 2nd half: 10-28 35.7% Game: 22-51 43.1% Deadball Team 2 0 2 3FG % 1st Half: 7-14 50.0% 2nd half: 4-17 23.5% Game: 11-31 35.5% Rebounds Totals 27-56 8-28 19-23 10 30 40 16 81 19 17 7 10 200 FT % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd half: 11-13 84.6% Game: 16-21 76.2% 3

FG % 1st Half: 12-28 42.9% 2nd half: 15-28 53.6% Game: 27-56 48.2% Deadball Officials: Tony Chiazza, Tim Clougherty, James Breeding 3FG % 1st Half: 4-15 26.7% 2nd half: 4-13 30.8% Game: 8-28 28.6% Rebounds Technical fouls: St. John's-None. Villanova-None. FT % 1st Half: 8-12 66.7% 2nd half: 11-11 100.0 Game: 19-23 82.6% 0 Attendance: 6501

Officials: Clarence Armstrong,Brian O'Connell,John Gaffney Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Technical fouls: St. John's-None. Seton Hall-None. St. John's 34 26 60 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Attendance: 14648 SJU 36 10 6 12 22 Villanova 36 35 71 VU 16 4 6 13 8 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast St. John's 22 43 65 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Last FG - SJU 2nd-00:56, VU 2nd-01:59. Score tied - 1 time. SJU 32 17 16 13 11 Largest lead - SJU None, VU by 13 1st-03:12. Lead changed - 0 times. Seton Hall 36 45 81 SHU 36 19 9 15 16 SJU led for 00:00. VU led for 39:18. Game was tied for 00:42.

Last FG - SJU 2nd-01:27, SHU 2nd-00:06. Score tied - 0 times. Largest lead - SJU None, SHU by 23 2nd-03:17. Lead changed - 0 times. SJU led for 00:00. SHU led for 38:45. Game was tied for 01:15. Game 29- March 1, 2020 Game 30- March 4, 2020 St. John’s 91- No. 10/11 Creighton 71 RV/No. 25 Butler 77- St. John’s 55

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Creighton Queens,vs St. John's N.Y.- Carnesecca Arena St. John'sIndianapolis, vs Butler Ind.- Hinkle Fieldhouse 3/1/20 12 p.m. at Queens, N.Y. (Carnesecca Arena) 3/4/20 7 p.m. at Indianapolis, Ind. (Hinkle Fieldhouse)

Creighton 71 • 22-7,11-5 BE St. John's 55 • 15-15,4-13 BE Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 13 Christian Bishop f 4-6 0-0 4-8 1 5 6 2 12 5 1 2 0 25 02 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian f 9-14 4-6 1-2 2 4 6 2 23 1 1 1 1 32 05 Ty-Shon Alexander g 6-16 2-8 5-6 0 4 4 4 19 0 0 0 1 35 10 EARLINGTON, Marcellu f 3-11 0-2 2-2 3 4 7 3 8 1 1 1 0 26 11 Marcus Zegarowski g 1-10 1-6 2-2 0 4 4 3 5 3 2 0 2 32 03 DUNN, Rasheem g 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 25 23 Damien Jefferson g 8-9 0-0 4-5 5 3 8 0 20 0 1 0 1 29 04 WILLIAMS JR, Greg g 4-9 1-3 2-2 2 3 5 0 11 2 2 0 1 35 24 Mitch Ballock g 1-10 1-7 0-0 2 5 7 1 3 3 1 0 0 35 30 FIGUEROA, LJ g 4-11 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 2 9 1 2 0 0 25 04 Shereef Mitchell 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 05 CARAHER, David 1-6 0-1 0-0 1 4 5 2 2 1 1 0 3 21 10 Jett Canfield 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15 SEARS, Damien 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 13 20 Nic Zeil 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 24 RUTHERFORD, Nick 0-4 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 3 1 0 1 23 21 Jalen Windham 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Team 0 0 0 34 Denzel Mahoney 3-8 0-3 2-2 0 0 0 2 8 0 1 0 0 19 Totals 22-60 6-16 5-7 8 22 30 16 55 10 9 2 6 200 43 Kelvin Jones 2-3 0-0 0-0 4 2 6 2 4 0 0 1 0 12 FG % 1st Half: 13-31 41.9% 2nd half: 9-29 31.0% Game: 22-60 36.7% Deadball Team 2 0 2 3FG % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1% 2nd half: 2-9 22.2% Game: 6-16 37.5% Rebounds Totals 25-67 4-27 17-23 14 25 39 14 71 11 7 3 4 200 FT % 1st Half: 2-2 100.0 2nd half: 3-5 60.0% Game: 5-7 71.4% 0,1

FG % 1st Half: 16-36 44.4% 2nd half: 9-31 29.0% Game: 25-67 37.3% Deadball Butler 77 • 21-9,9-8 BE 3FG % 1st Half: 2-14 14.3% 2nd half: 2-13 15.4% Game: 4-27 14.8% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 3-3 100.0 2nd half: 14-20 70.0% Game: 17-23 73.9% 2 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min St. John's 91 • 15-14,4-12 BE 10 Bryce Nze f 5-5 1-1 0-0 2 4 6 2 11 2 1 1 1 24 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 22 Sean McDermott f 6-11 3-7 1-2 3 11 14 1 16 2 1 2 0 35 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 33 Bryce Golden f 1-4 0-1 0-0 1 3 4 3 2 2 0 0 0 20 02 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian f 5-10 2-4 1-2 0 5 5 0 13 0 0 1 0 30 02 Aaron Thompson g 4-8 0-0 5-8 0 0 0 1 13 5 2 0 0 33 10 EARLINGTON, Marcellu f 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 3 4 0 1 1 0 10 03 Kamar Baldwin g 5-12 1-2 1-1 0 5 5 1 12 1 2 0 0 38 03 DUNN, Rasheem g 7-13 1-3 4-6 1 5 6 2 19 10 2 0 0 31 01 Jordan Tucker 3-8 3-8 5-6 0 1 1 1 14 2 1 0 2 27 04 WILLIAMS JR, Greg g 7-11 7-10 0-0 0 4 4 2 21 2 1 0 2 32 20 Henry Baddley 1-4 0-2 0-1 0 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 12 30 FIGUEROA, LJ g 5-11 3-4 3-6 0 12 12 3 16 5 2 1 1 31 21 Derrik Smits 2-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 4 0 1 0 0 7 01 ROBERTS, Josh 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 24 Markeese Hastings 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 05 CARAHER, David 4-6 0-0 1-2 2 1 3 2 9 1 0 0 0 24 35 John-Michael Mulloy 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 O'CONNELL, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Team 1 0 1 15 SEARS, Damien 1-1 0-0 0-2 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 2 1 10 Totals 28-56 9-23 12-18 8 30 38 11 77 14 8 3 5 200 23 COLE, Justin 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 4 FG % 1st Half: 11-26 42.3% 2nd half: 17-30 56.7% Game: 28-56 50.0% Deadball 24 RUTHERFORD, Nick 1-3 1-1 2-2 0 0 0 4 5 5 0 0 0 27 3FG % 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd half: 6-14 42.9% Game: 9-23 39.1% Rebounds Team 2 0 2 FT % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0% 2nd half: 6-10 60.0% Game: 12-18 66.7% 3,2 Totals 33-60 14-22 11-20 6 31 37 20 91 23 7 5 5 200 Officials: Clarence Armstrong,Jamie Luckie,Ron Groover FG % 1st Half: 16-29 55.2% 2nd half: 17-31 54.8% Game: 33-60 55.0% Deadball Technical fouls: St. John's-None. Butler-None. 3FG % 1st Half: 5-11 45.5% 2nd half: 9-11 81.8% Game: 14-22 63.6% Rebounds Attendance: 8675 FT % 1st Half: 7-10 70.0% 2nd half: 4-10 40.0% Game: 11-20 55.0% 5,1 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Officials: Brent Hampton,Keith Kimble,Mike Stephens St. John's 32 23 55 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Technical fouls: Creighton-None. St. John's-None. SJU 24 2 6 2 4 Butler Attendance: 4260 31 46 77 BUTLER 32 11 7 6 23

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Last FG - SJU 2nd-02:02, BUTLER 2nd-00:24. Score tied - 5 times. Largest lead - SJU by 8 1st-04:46, BUTLER by 24 2nd-03:04. Lead changed - 3 times. Creighton 37 34 71 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench CRE 40 4 15 4 12 SJU led for 16:49. BUTLER led for 19:32. Game was tied for 03:39. St. John's 44 47 91 SJU 22 15 7 15 18

Last FG - CRE 2nd-04:18, SJU 2nd-02:40. Score tied - 3 times. Largest lead - CRE by 2 1st-19:32, SJU by 20 2nd-04:58. Lead changed - 7 times. CRE led for 02:53. SJU led for 33:46. Game was tied for 03:04.

Game 31- March 7, 2020 St. John’s 88- Marquette 86

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics MarquetteNew vsYork, St. John's N.Y.- Madison Square Garden 3/7/20 12 p.m. at New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden)

Marquette 86 • 18-12,8-10 BE Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 Brendan Bailey f 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 13 04 Theo John f 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 7 00 Markus Howard g 8-16 6-10 8-9 1 3 4 2 30 4 3 0 0 39 02 Sacar Anim g 7-16 2-3 8-9 3 5 8 2 24 0 3 0 4 37 25 Koby McEwen g 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 2 4 1 5 0 0 11 05 Greg Elliott 4-7 1-2 2-2 0 5 5 5 11 2 0 0 1 26 10 Symir Torrence 1-5 0-2 2-2 0 3 3 3 4 4 3 0 0 24 23 Jamal Cain 3-8 1-3 0-0 2 4 6 3 7 2 1 0 1 27 34 Jayce Johnson 3-6 0-0 0-0 7 4 11 3 6 0 1 1 0 16 Team 3 0 3 1 Totals 28-62 10-21 20-24 16 28 44 23 86 13 20 2 6 200

FG % 1st Half: 11-28 39.3% 2nd half: 17-34 50.0% Game: 28-62 45.2% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd half: 8-13 61.5% Game: 10-21 47.6% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1% 2nd half: 16-17 94.1% Game: 20-24 83.3% 3

St. John's 88 • 16-15,5-13 BE Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 02 CHAMPAGNIE, Julian f 7-16 2-5 5-8 4 8 12 3 21 1 2 2 2 35 10 EARLINGTON, Marcellu f 0-4 0-1 4-4 2 0 2 5 4 0 0 0 1 17 04 WILLIAMS JR, Greg g 6-10 2-4 3-5 1 2 3 3 17 3 1 1 4 34 24 RUTHERFORD, Nick g 7-10 2-3 3-8 0 3 3 2 19 6 3 0 2 31 30 FIGUEROA, LJ g 4-10 3-7 4-9 2 1 3 1 15 3 2 0 3 28 03 DUNN, Rasheem 1-3 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 0 4 1 1 0 0 25 05 CARAHER, David 4-7 0-2 0-0 2 2 4 3 8 3 1 0 0 22 15 SEARS, Damien 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 23 COLE, Justin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 33 STEERE, Ian 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Team 2 0 2 1 Totals 29-61 9-22 21-36 13 19 32 17 88 17 11 3 12 200

FG % 1st Half: 17-30 56.7% 2nd half: 12-31 38.7% Game: 29-61 47.5% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 7-12 58.3% 2nd half: 2-10 20.0% Game: 9-22 40.9% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0% 2nd half: 15-28 53.6% Game: 21-36 58.3% 6

Officials: Evon Burroughs,Lamar Simpson,Jeff Anderson Technical fouls: Marquette-None. St. John's-RUTHERFORD, Nick. Attendance: 7720

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Marquette 28 58 86 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench MARQ 30 16 19 8 28 St. John's 47 41 88 SJU 32 27 19 18 12

Last FG - MARQ 2nd-00:44, SJU 2nd-01:17. Score tied - 3 times. Largest lead - MARQ by 2 1st-11:01, SJU by 21 1st-01:42. Lead changed - 2 times. MARQ led for 01:06. SJU led for 36:53. Game was tied for 02:01. ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

Red Storm Sports Champagnie Garners Selection to BIG EAST All-Freshman Team (March 8, 2020)

QUEENS, N.Y. – On the heels of a standout regu- lar season, Julian Champagnie has earned a spot on the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team, it was an- nounced by the league office.

Champagnie, the reigning two-time BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, becomes the 21st player in St. John’s history and the first since Shamorie Ponds and Marcus LoVett in 2017 to earn a place on the conference’s all-freshman team.

The Brooklyn native averaged 10.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per game during the regular season, ranking third and second, respectively, among BIG EAST freshmen in those categories. Champagnie also placed in the top three among league fresh- men in steals (1.2 per game- 2nd) and blocks (0.8 per game- 3rd).

The Bishop Loughlin graduate scored in double figures 17 times with two 20-point performances and four double-doubles, the highest total by a St. John’s freshman since Moe Harkless recorded 11 double-doubles in 2011-12 before being selected with the 15th overall pick in that summer’s NBA Draft. Both of Champagnie’s 20-point outings came in the final two games of the regular season, as he poured in a season-high 23 points at But- ler before posting a 21-point, 12-rebound dou- ble-double in the Red Storm’s regular season finale against Marquette at Madison Square Garden.

Champagnie enters the BIG EAST Tournament shooting 45.8 percent from the floor and 32.0 per- cent from beyond the arc. In the month of March, Champagnie is averaging 19.0 points and 7.7 rebounds per game while shooting 52.5 percent from the floor and 53.3 percent from three-point range.

ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

Red Storm Sports Champagnie, Williams Earn Second Straight BIG EAST Weekly Honors (March 8, 2020)

QUEENS, N.Y. – For the second time in as many omore guard from Lafayette, La., averaged 14.0 tries, Julian Champagnie and Greg Williams Jr. points on 10-of-19 (52.6%) shooting, including a have been honored by the BIG EAST for their stel- 3-for-7 (42.9%) showing from long distance. Wil- lar play. Champagnie garnered his second straight liams also chipped in 4.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and BIG EAST Freshman of the Week accolade while 2.5 steals per contest in the Red Storm’s 1-1 week. Williams earned a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll for the second time in six days. On Wednesday against Butler, Williams joined Champagnie in double figures, scoring 11 points In a 1-1 week for the Red Storm, Champagnie aver- on 4-of-9 shooting and grabbing five boards. aged 22.0 points and 9.0 rebounds while shooting 53.3 percent from the floor (16-for-30) and 54.5 Inside “The World’s Most Famous Arena” on Sat- percent from three-point range (6-for-11). The urday, the Lafayette Christian Academy product Brooklyn native entered the critical week averag- finished second on the team in scoring once again, ing 9.2 points and 6.3 rebounds in 29 appearances. posting 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting, including a 2-for-5 effort from beyond the arc. Williams, In his first trip to Hinkle Fieldhouse on Wednesday, who reached double figures for the fourth straight Champagnie set a new season-high for scoring be- game, also recorded four steals, three assists and fore the halftime buzzer had even sounded. In the three rebounds in 34 minutes of action. opening 16 minutes of action, the Bishop Loughlin graduate scored 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting, in- Since entering the starting lineup against George- cluding a 4-for-4 showing from three-point range. town on Feb. 2, Williams is averaging 9.2 points Champagnie, who had scored no more than 15 and 4.1 rebounds per game while shooting 45.5 points in his first 29 games, went on to finish the percent from the floor and 46.4 percent from game with 23 points on 9-of-14 shooting and six three-point range. rebounds.

On Saturday against Marquette in the Red Storm’s regular season finale, Champagnie posted his second straight 20-point outing and fourth dou- ble-double of the campaign, finishing with 21 points and a season-high 12 rebounds. Champag- nie sealed the Red Storm’s victory with a stellar play on the defensive end, stripping All-American guard Markus Howard as the BIG EAST’s all-time leading scorer was driving with a chance to tie the game in the final seconds.

On the year, Champagnie is averaging 10.0 points and a team-high 6.5 rebounds. He ranks in the top three among BIG EAST freshmen in scoring, rebounding, steals (1.2 per game) and blocks (0.8 per game).

Williams, who earned his first honor roll nod last week after scoring a career-high 21 points against then-No. 10/11 Creighton, proved vital once again in a crucial week for the Red Storm. The soph- ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

Associated Press St. John’s takes down Marquette in regular-season finale (March 7, 2020)

Julian Champagnie had 21 points and 12 rebounds, Nick Rutherford scored 19 points on 7-of-10 shoot- ing and St. John’s surprised Marquette 88-86 on Saturday at the Garden in the regular-season fina- le for both teams.

Greg Williams Jr. added 17 points and five steals and LJ Figueroa scored 15 points for St. John’s (16- 15, 5-13 Big East).

“We’ve been in many games [this season] like the one this afternoon and it came down to making plays,” St. John’s coach Mike Anderson said.

The Johnnies led 87-80 after a Champagnie layup with 1:17 left before Marquette staged a rally.

Sacar Anim hit a 3-pointer for the Golden Eagles and then, after Figueroa made one of two free throws on the other end, converted a three-point play with 44 seconds left to make it 88-86. Ruther- ford missed a 3-point shot with 15 seconds to go, but Champagnie and Williams each made a steal in the closing seconds and St. John’s held on.

“I just saw an opportunity and took it,” Williams said of the second turnover. “I came up with the ball and did what I needed to do to get the W.”

Marquette (18-12, 8-10), which has lost three con- secutive games and six of its last seven, scored 58 second-half points, a season high for the team.

Markus Howard had 30 points for the Golden Eagles and Anim added 22 points and eight re- bounds.

Williams and Figueroa hit back-to-back 3s to make it 12-0 about four minutes into the game and St. John’s led by as many as 21 points in the first half

St. John’s will next take the court in the first round of the Big East Tournament at the Garden. The Red Storm, the ninth seed, will face eighth-seeded Georgetown at 7 p.m. Tuesday. ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

Newsday St. John’s hangs on to edge Marquette in regular-season finale Roger Rubin (March 7, 2020)

St. John’s has turned blowing leads and losing Howard scored 30 points and Sacar Anim add- close games into something of an art form this ed 24 for Marquette (18-12, 8-10) which has season, and the Red Storm seemed ready to do it lost six of its last seven. again in their regular-season finale against Mar- quette on Saturday. St. John’s will face Georgetown, to which it has lost twice this season, in the opening A lead that had been as large as 21 points slipped away in the second half. Thirteen free throws were round of the Big East Tournament at the Gar- missed, the three-point shooting cooled and it be- den on Wednesday. The last time the teams came a one-possession game in the final minute. met on that court was Feb. 2, when the Hoyas prevailed by a point on Omer Yurtseven’s bas- However, the Red Storm might be making prog- ket with 10.2 seconds left. ress. Freshman Julian Champagnie and sophomore Greg Williams Jr. made key plays in the final three Anderson and his players believe they are seconds to clinch an 88-86 Big East win before playing a better brand of basketball with wins 7,720 at the Garden. over Providence, Creighton and Marquette in the past three weeks. Champagnie deflected the ball away on a drive by Golden Eagles star Markus Howard, and after the Red Storm’s Nick Rutherford missed two free “We have more pieces playing well,” Ander- throws, Williams got a hand on Jamal Cain’s at- son said in the postgame interview room, tempt at a last-ditch heave. flanked by Champagnie and Williams. “These two guys are playing with great confidence. The Red Storm (16-15, 5-13) will go into this week’s There’s consistency and they are playing more conference tournament seeded ninth of 10 teams meaningful minutes . We have more of a but having won two of three for the first time unit and they are becoming a smarter team.” since December. Said Williams, “I think we’re trusting each oth- “It was good to see them making those plays er and playing for each other more now.” down the stretch,” coach Mike Anderson said. “Those are the plays we hadn’t been making, so it was good to see us making them even as Mar- “It’s a good team win,’’ Anderson said, “and quette was making that run.” now we move on to the next season.”

Champagnie had 21 points and a career-high 12 rebounds. Rutherford added a career-high 19 points along with six assists. Williams had 17 points and five steals and LJ Figueroa had 15 points for the Red Storm, who forced 20 turnovers and con- verted them into 27 points.

St. John’s built its big lead in the first half while shooting 7-for-12 from three-point range — two each by Rutherford, Williams and Figueroa. St. John’s shot only 2-for-10 from outside the arc after the break, but the overall 41% was among its best of the season. ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

Associated Press St. John’s follows up stirring win with stinker vs. Butler (March 4, 2020)

INDIANAPOLIS — St. John’s Red Storm couldn’t follow up their upset of No. 10 Creighton with another surprise win.

Sean McDermott had 16 points and 14 rebounds to lead five Butler players in double figures as the Bulldogs defeated St. John’s 77-55 on Wednesday night.

Besides McDermott’s third double-double of the season, Jordan Tucker added 14 points for the Bulldogs. Aaron Thompson chipped in 13, Kamar Baldwin scored 12 and Bryce Nze had 11.

Julian Champagnie scored a season-high 23 points for the Red Storm (15-15, 4-13 Big East), who led 32-31 at halftime. St, John’s, however, scored a sea- son-low 23 points in the second half when Butler (21-9, 9-8) scored a season-high 46 on 57 percent shooting.

Greg Williams Jr. added 11 points for the Red Storm and Marcellus Earlington had seven re- bounds. St. John’s was coming off a 20-point win over No. 10 Creighton after making 14 of 22 from beyond the 3-point arc. The Red Storm were 6 of 16 on 3-pointers, however, against Butler and shot just 37 percent overall. The Bulldogs shot 50 per- cent for the game.

An 18-2 run with seven points from McDermott left Butler ahead by 16 with nine minutes to go.

The Bulldogs, who are sitting just outside the AP Top 25, improved to 2-0 against the Red Storm on the season. On Dec. 31, Butler, then ranked No. 11, defeated St. John’s 60-58.

St. John’s finishes the regular season against Mar- quette at home on Saturday, while Butler plays at Xavier. ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

Rumble in the Garden St. John’s blows early lead and loses big to Butler, 77-55 David Combs (March 4, 2020)

St. John’s could not sustain their first half produc- the time St. John’s made a shot, it was too late as tion, as Butler came back to blow out the Johnnies, the Red Storm were down 14 with less than nine 77-55. minutes remaining.

The Red Storm falls to 15-15, 4-13 in Big East play; As might be expected, the Red Storm did not get Butler improves to 21-9, 9-8 in the Big East. better at the rim in the second half. The Johnnies converted only 5 of 10 at the bucket in the second Butler appeared to approach St. John’s in a similar half, resulting in only going 12 of 23 at the basket manner to how Creighton approached the Red in the contest. Storm, wherein Butler started the game by giv- ing the Johnnies on the perimeter a considerable Largely what Butler did well was take care of the amount of room. When St. John’s, and particular basketball. St. John’s is indisputably better in the Julian Champagnie, got hot from deep, Butler open court then they are in the half court, and the quickly adjusted and played closer on the perime- Bulldogs kept the Johnnies out of the open court ter. by only turning the ball over 9 times in the game, only one more than St. John’s. Much of St. John’s success before the break was thanks to the hot hands of Julian Champagnie. Butler kept it rolling for the remainder of the Champagnie scored 16 points on 6 of 8 from the game, and St. John’s never got it together offen- floor and 4 of 4 from deep to go along with 3 sively, so the Red Storm eventually fell, 77-55. rebounds, an assist, and a steal. His 16 first half points were a career high for Champagnie, top- Next, St. John’s goes back to Madison Square Gar- ping his previous high of 15 points against Arizona den to close out the regular season against Mar- State. quette on Saturday at noon.

Despite Champagnie’s great half, the Red Storm St. John’s Red Storm left several points on the table by only shooting 7 Julian Champagnie: 23 points (9/14 FG, 4/6 3PT), 6 of 13 at the rim with a majority of the misses being rebounds, 1 assist, 1 turnover layups capable of conversion. Greg Williams, Jr.: 11 points (4/9 FG, 1/3 3PT), 5 Butler was able to put up five quick points in the rebounds, 2 assists, 2 turnovers last 90 seconds of the half, but St. John’s still went into the break up 32-31. LJ Figueroa: 9 points (4/11 FG, 1/3 3PT), 1 rebound, 1 assist, 2 turnovers St. John’s struggles at the end of the first half bled over into the second half, with Butler going on a Butler Bulldogs 9-0 run six minutes into the half to take an nine- Sean McDermott: 16 points (6/11 FG, 3/7 3PT), 14 point lead. Butler’s Sean McDermott hit a couple rebounds, 2 assists, 1 turnover of threes early in the half putting St. John’s in that second half hole. Jordan Tucker: 14 points (3/8 FG, 3/8 3PT), 1 re- bound, 2 assists, 1 turnover Not only was Butler getting things rolling on offense, but St. John’s went ice cold on offense. The ball both stopped moving and going through the net, and which caused which is certainly up for debate. Regardless, the Johnnies went nearly eight minute without converting a field goal. By ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

Red Storm Sports Williams, Champagnie Receive BIG EAST Weekly Honors (March 2, 2020)

QUEENS, N.Y. – After leading the Red Storm to for the second most efficient showing in program a 1-1 week, including a win at Carnesecca Arena history for a player with at least seven threes; D.J. over No. 10/11 Creighton, Julian Champagnie and Kennedy went 7-for-9 from deep in a triple OT win Greg Williams Jr. have been recognized by the BIG against DePaul on March 5, 2010. EAST for their efforts. Champagnie garnered his first BIG EAST Freshman of the Week accolade, Overall on the week, Williams went 9-for-13 while Williams found a spot on the BIG EAST (69.2%) from beyond the arc. The Lafayette, La., Weekly Honor Roll. native had been just 10-for-40 from three-point range on the season entering the Red Storm’s Champagnie, a Brooklyn native, received his first game against Villanova. weekly recognition from the BIG EAST after av- eraging 11.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and Champagnie and Williams helped the Red Storm 1.5 steals in the Red Storm’s pair of games. In the secure its first top-10 win on campus in more than team’s Wednesday loss to No. 12 Villanova at the three decades, as the Johnnies last defeated a top- Finneran Pavilion, Champagnie tallied 10 points 10 team at Carnesecca Arena/Alumni Hall on Feb. on 4-of-10 shooting and six rebounds. He also 28, 1987, a 76-74 win over No. 9 Pittsburgh. The recorded two blocks and three steals against the Red Storm’s 20-point margin of victory was the defending BIG EAST Champions. A few days later third largest in program history against a top 10 at home against the No. 10 Bluejays, Champagnie foe, trailing only a 33-point win over No. 6 Con- logged 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting, including a necticut in 1992 and a 24-point victory against No. 2-for-4 showing from three-point range. 9 Kansas in 1966.

Champagnie has now reached double figures in five straight appearances and six times in the last seven games overall since returning to the start- ing lineup against Georgetown on Feb. 2. On the season, Champagnie leads the team in rebounding with 6.3 boards per game and ranks fourth on the squad in scoring with 9.2 points per contest. Among BIG EAST Freshmen, Champagnie ranks second in rebounding, second in steals (1.2 per game) and third in blocks (0.8 per game).

Williams began his week with a 10-point effort against the 12th ranked Wildcats, going 4-for-9 from the field and sinking two of his three at- tempts from beyond the three-point arc.

A few days later against No. 10 Creighton, Wil- liams put forth an explosive offensive perfor- mance, scoring a career-high 21 points thanks to one of the top 3-point shooting performances in St. John’s history. Williams’ seven triples tied a St. John’s single-game record for BIG EAST play and were just one off the overall program record of eight set by Avery Patterson in 2006. Williams’ sev- en treys came on just 10 attempts, good enough ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post St. John’s sharpshooting stuns Creighton in blowout win Zach Braziller (March 1, 2020) This time, nothing was left to chance. This time, St. Nine different players scored, virtually everyone John’s wouldn’t let a final possession or an unlucky contributing. Rasheem Dunn notched a double-dou- bounce determine its fate. This time, coach Mike An- ble — finishing with 19 points, 10 assists and six derson’s team didn’t let its opponent off the mat. rebounds — and LJ Figueroa added 16 points, 12 rebounds and five assists in what was arguably his There would be no repeat of the blown leads to best all-around game of the year. Georgetown or Seton Hall, Butler or Xavier. The Red Storm kept their foot on 10th-ranked Creighton’s “I hope it’s a sign of things coming together,” throats, pummeling the previously red-hot Blue- Anderson said. “This is the time you want things to jays, 91-71, for the signature victory of the first year come together. … Every loose ball it seemed like we of the Mike Anderson era, beating a top-10 foe in came up with it and we did it for 40 minutes.” Queens for the first time since 1975. Anderson has emphasized the need to finish for “We had our [foot] on the pedal,” junior wing LJ weeks, often pointing to the team’s lack of experi- Figueroa said in the postgame press conference af- ence as one reason it struggles late in games, espe- terward. “We just kept executing.” cially with senior Mustapha Heron (ankle) out for the remainder of the season. Of St. John’s 12 league loss- In the process, they did local rival Seton Hall a big es, six have come by single digits. It isn’t too far from favor. Creighton’s loss gave the 13th-ranked Pirates being in the middle of the pack in the conference. a share of their first Big East regular season crown since 1993. When the New Jersey school hosts No. “I said it when we played in Omaha — I’ve played 12 Villanova on Wednesday night, it can clinch the against Coach Anderson’s teams before — so I’m not outright title. surprised,” Creighton coach Greg McDermott said. “He’s a ball coach. He knows what he’s doing. He’s Who says St. John’s and Seton Hall can’t get along? got them playing the right way. He’s laying the foun- dation for what I think are going to be some really It was just one victory, in a trying league season that good days ahead for St. John’s.” has seen St. John’s lose far more than it has won. The one-sided win was as surprising as it was complete. St. John’s victory added even more significance to Se- The Johnnies overwhelmed Creighton, which fell two ton Hall’s home finale on Wednesday. It was already full games behind Seton Hall in the race for the Big going to be intense, the last home game for seniors East crown, outgunning the best shooting team in Myles Powell, Romaro Gill and Quincy McKnight, but the conference and handing the Bluejays just their now the Pirates can claim the league crown for the second defeat in their past 11 games. first time in nearly three decades.

After pushing Villanova in Philadelphia on Wednes- “It’s definitely exciting,” coach Kevin Willard said day, St. John’s (15-14, 4-12) put it all together, shoot- in a phone interview. “It’s obviously going to be an ing a blistering 63.6 percent from deep in making a emotional night, because it’s Senior Night. Now we season-high 14 of 22 attempts while limiting Creigh- have a chance to clinch a Big East title, which is what ton (22-7, 11-5) to just 4-of-27 shooting from 3-point you play for.” range. With his family in town from Louisiana, soph- omore Greg Williams Jr. led that charge, connecting Willard laughed when asked if he was planning to on 7 of 10 attempts from three for a career-best send a thank-you card to St. John’s. 21 points as the Johnnies shot 55 percent from the field overall and notched 23 assists on 33 made field “I’m going to send my kids a thank-you card, be- goals. cause winning at Marquette gave us this opportuni- ty,” he said. ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

Newsday St. John’s stuns No. 10 Creighton with three-point barrage Roger Rubin (March 1, 2020)

St. John’s followed an 11-2 start to the season with St. John’s also defended the three-pointer well. a miserable slog through Big East play. The shoot- Creighton was shooting 39% from three-point ing was dismal. Late leads were blown. Five games range — ninth in Division I — but went 4-for-27 were lost by five or fewer points. (14.8%).

But as March dawned Sunday, the Red Storm “They’ve got guys coming from 30 feet [out], so turned the page on all that with their best perfor- we were guarding at least 35 feet out,” Anderson mance of the season. They found their shooting said. “You’ve got to make them uncomfortable.” stroke and rode great perimeter scoring — head- lined by sophomore Greg Williams Jr. — to a stun- Added Williams: “We were just causing chaos, and ning 91-71 upset of No. 10 Creighton before 4,260 that’s what we do.” at Carnesecca Arena. The Red Storm, who led by as many as 12 in the St. John’s (15-14, 4-12 Big East) hit a season-high 14 first half, fell behind 56-54 with 12:51 left before three-pointers, led by Williams (7-for-10). Nick Rutherford, Williams and LJ Figueroa made three-pointers on three straight possessions, ignit- “Greg Williams was phenomenal today. He was ing a 30-8 run that produced an 84-64 lead with just in a zone,” coach Mike Anderson said. “His 4:58 left. Williams had two treys and Figueroa and confidence is at an all-time high . . . What do you Julian Champagnie had one each to cap a 14-0 do when a guy is in a zone? You find him. He deliv- streak that broke open a 70-64 game. ered. We needed that big-time.” Rasheem Dunn had 19 points and 10 assists, “I felt like when we go out and play for each Figueroa added 16 points, 12 rebounds and five as- other, play together, things like that can happen,” sists and Champagnie had 13 points for St. John’s. said Williams, whose 21 points surpassed his career high by 10. “The losses we took hurt so bad. We Damien Jefferson scored 20 and Ty-Shon Alexander work hard every day, and for those to slip away 19 for Creighton. sometimes, it hurts. To come out with this one, it was really encouraging [to know] we are capable “It’s good to see us put 40 minutes together. . . We of doing that.” have two more games on our schedule and I hope this is a sign things are coming together,” Ander- St. John’s last beat a top 10 opponent on campus a son said. “This is the time you want things to come little more than 44 years ago, a 79-70 win over No. together.” 7 Tennessee and Bernard King on Dec. 9, 1975, in what then was called Alumni Hall. The Red Storm’s final on-campus game also pro- duced a feel-good moment when walk-on Justin St. John’s was 14-for-22 (63.6%) on three-point- Cole sank a jumper for his first points of the sea- ers, a high-water mark for what had been the Big son. East’s worst-shooting squad. It was the most points allowed by Creighton (22-7, 11-5) this season. “It’s one of the best team games we played in the Big East this season. I feel like everybody contrib- “St. John’s was terrific. They shot the ball at an uted on the offensive and defensive side — all incredibly high level,” Creighton coach Greg Mc- the guys were into it,” Williams said. “We came Dermott said. “I thought for the most part we han- out with the win and we’re going to try to keep it dled their pressure: only seven turnovers . . . Usual- rolling.” ly that’s a recipe for success. But not when you get outscored by 30 on the three-point line.” ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

Rumble in the Garden St. John’s blasts Creighton, 91-71 as Greg Williams shines Norman Rose (March 1, 2020)

St. John’s, in need of a win, faced the #10/ #11 to force a steal, hit a jumper off the dribble. team in the country. It was 45-37 at the half. With three minutes left, the #10/#11 team in the country cleared their bench to play their walk-ons, Creighton came back to lead for a short time by a down 20. point, but a Nick Rutherford three gave the John- nies a little cushion. St. John’s clobbered the Creighton Bluejays by the score of 91-71 at Carnesecca Arena, breaking a After Ty-Shon Alexander’s fourth foul, St. John’s three-game losing streak, improving to 15-14. The opened up the venegeful can of whoop on Creigh- upset also gives the Johnnies their fourth Big East ton. Greg Williams Jr., with family in attendance, win — they are 4-12 in conference play, with a trip kept stroking threes, helped by Julian Champagnie to Hinkle Fieldhouse to play Butler on Wednesday and LJ Figueroa, to put the game far out of reach. coming up. Greg Williams Jr. had 21 points on 7/10 shooting The offensive juggernaut* that is St. John’s [*when beyond the arc. The team as a whole shot 63% on they are playing Creighton] took flight in the first treys and held Creighton to 14% shooting. half. Rasheem Dunn added 19 and LJ Figueroa had 16; St. John’s, after being scorched in Omaha, trapped Dunn added 10 assists and Figueroa added 12 re- and pressured on the perimeter, choosing to force bounds. Julian CHampagnie added 13. Creighton’s shots inside the arc. They may not be able to bottle that kind of perfor- And it worked well defensively — keeping Mitch mance, but it was a thrill for the home fans, who Ballock and Marcus Zegarowski to a combined six went into the cold and windy night happy in the points on 2/11 shooting. Would it be enough, as St. final regular season Carnesecca Arena game. John’s gave up a number of backdoor baskets and shots at the rim to players like Damien Jefferson (13 points) in the half?

Would it work with Marcellus Earlington having committed two fouls and on the bench in his first start? Would it work with Josh Roberts sidelined after a first-half shoulder injury?

Apparently, the sight of Creighton blue also makes the Red Storm into capable shhoters. St. John’s was willing to trade twos for threes, and Greg Williams Jr., who reached a career-high, was happy to take those threes against Creighton’s sagging perimeter defense.

The Bluejays made moves — a five-point run by T-Shon Alexander here, a Mitch Ballock three there — but David Caraher, reliving his Houston Baptist days, took jumpesoff the dribble to help pace the Johnnies. Even walk-on Justin Cole, after helping ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post JUCO commit Vince Cole gives St. John’s just what it needs Zach Braziller (February 25, 2020)

It’s not hard to see what St. John’s is lacking this year. Shoot- impact for St. John’s, but the 6-10 forward’s upside is there. ing, shooting and more shooting. When Walker chose St. John’s, Arkansas, LSU, Alabama and Mississippi State were all involved. At just 205 pounds, he A quick glance at his statistics — 22.3 points per game while will need to put on weight to bang down low in the Big East. shooting 47.3 percent from 3-point range — and it’s just That said, he’s performed well for Pearl River (Miss.), averag- as easy to see where Vince Cole excels. The junior college ing 16.3 points on 55.9 percent shooting from the field, 8.7 preseason All-American from Charleston, S.C., seems like the rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game for the undefeated Indians perfect addition for coach Mike Anderson’s roster. (23-0). That includes a 23-point, 12-rebound, four-block, three-steal performance against Jones, Pearl River’s rival. “I feel like I can really make an impact right away, just because I can shoot the ball well and that’s something St. “He can play inside or out. He’s really been on the block for John’s needs right now,” the 6-foot-5 Johnnies signee said in us and he can step out and make a 3,” Pearl River assistant a phone interview. coach Hayden Sowers said. “He can guard two-through-five. He brings it every game. I don’t know if he’s had a bad game Cole is having a big year, leading No. 14 USC-Salkehatchie to since we got back from Christmas break.” a program-record 23 wins and the Region 10 regular-season crown. He’s leading the country in free-throw shooting (91 The other two members of the recruiting class, high school percent) and is 17th in scoring, while improving as a rebound- seniors Posh Alexander and Dylan Wusu, are having strong er and distributor. St. John’s, meanwhile, is last in the Big East seasons as well, teaming up for Our Savior Lutheran in in field-goal percentage (.407) and ninth in 3-point percent- The Bronx. They’ve led Lutheran to a 31-3 record entering age (.307), contributing to the Johnnies’ ninth place standing Wednesday’s regular-season finale ahead of the Greater in the league. Atlantic Conference playoffs next week. After that, Lutheran will take part in the Grind Session National Championship USC-Salkehatchie doesn’t play in one of junior college’s where it could meet Prolific Prep (Calif), which is ranked 12th premier conferences, but Cole has excelled out of conference in the country by Max Preps. against top teams. At the time of his commitment, he chose St. John’s over Oregon State, N.C. State, Fresno State, Illinois Alexander, a 6-foot point guard from Brooklyn, was the State, Buffalo, Coastal Carolina and Akron, among others. bigger name, but Wusu has emerged after signing with St. But Brendan Walker, the publisher of JUCORecruiting.com, John’s, averaging 19 points, five rebounds and five assists said then a lot of high-major schools were beginning to show per game. He’s a big guard, 6-foot-4, 215 pounds, and is now interest. rated as a consensus three-star recruit. One college coach familiar with Wusu thinks he will be a solid four-year play- “He would have had plenty [of high-major options],” Walker er for St. John’s because of his ability to defend guards and said. “He checks a lot of boxes. Vince can score it. He’s got wings and his shot-making ability. Another coach is a fan of that scoring ability like [St. John’s junior] LJ Figueroa had [in Wusu’s strength and toughness and believes both players will junior college]. LJ was stronger and bigger, but Vince is prob- excel in Anderson’s up-tempo style that will optimize their ably a better shooter than LJ was.” athleticism.

Cole said he doesn’t regret pulling the trigger early. He has Lutheran coach Pete Wehye said Wusu has developed more a strong bond with Anderson and associate head coach TJ offensively this season, being able to create his own shot, Cleveland, and has known the pair going back to his high and has even run the team when Alexander has been off the school days. He is also very close with fellow St. John’s junior floor. As for Alexander, he has rebounded from a broken arm college signee Isaiah Moore of second-ranked Pearl River. He that cost him most of last season to have a strong year, aver- has helped USC-Salkehatchie become a national power this aging 18 points, eight assists and 4.4 rebounds per game. In year, reaching a program-best ranking of No. 8 earlier this one of Lutheran’s biggest wins of the year, over powerhouse season. Putnam Science Academy (Conn.), he scored 38 points while going up against Texas A&M signee Hassan Diarra. “I personally believe he’s the best scorer and most complete offensive player in all of junior college,” coach Jake Williams “The comeback season,” Wehye said. “He really put in the said. hard work. I tell everybody last year was the most humbling experience for him.” Walker believes it will take longer for Moore to make an ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

Newsday St. John’s Big East woes continue in rout vs. Seton Hall Roger Rubin (February 24, 2020)

NEWARK — Two games offered St. John’s some against a better team today.” reason for optimism down the stretch of the regular season: a win over Providence and a heart- LJ Figueroa had 19 points, Julian Champagnie had breaking loss to Xavier in which the Red Storm 14 and Rasheem Dunn had 11 points for the Red took a lead into the final two minutes. There was, Storm, though that trio shot a combined 16-for-45. however, no such hopefulness after Sunday’s con- test against Seton Hall. Myles Powell scored 18 points and Sandro Mamukelashvili had 16 points and 10 rebounds for St. John’s was never really in the game — never the Pirates, who reached the 20-win mark for the even held a lead — as 16th-ranked Seton Hall fifth straight season. Jared Rhoden, a 6-6 sopho- opened a big lead en route to an 81-65 Big East more from Baldwin, added 14 points. win before 14,684 at Prudential Center that wasn’t as close as the final score. When the teams met at the Garden on Jan. 18, the Red Storm led by 13 at halftime before Seton St. John’s (14-13, 3-11) fell behind 20-6, still trailed Hall grabbed the lead for good in the final two by 14 at halftime and never managed to cut the minutes and won by three. Mamukelashvili missed margin to fewer than seven in the second half. that game with a broken wrist, and in this one, the The Pirates (20-7, 12-3) led 77-54 before the Red 6-11 junior was pivotal. He helped break the St. Storm scored 11 unanswered points against mostly John’s press and drove to the rim with relative ease reserves. for layups.

St. John’s has lost five of six and the road ahead “We were prepared to play them, but we weren’t looks bleak. There are four regular-season games prepared for him to go off like that,” Champagnie left — two at home and two on the road — and all said. “We weren’t prepared for him to play as well are against teams that went into this week nation- as he did.” ally ranked. Late in the game, the Pirates found 7-2 Romero The Red Storm have played fairly well at home Gill (12 points) for a quartet of spirit-crushing (11-6) as compared to the road (1-6), but it’s hard dunks. to know where on the horizon the next win lies, especially with senior Mustapha Heron (ankle) A better start might have made a difference, espe- likely done for the season. St. John’s plays at No. cially because Seton Hall has trailed at halftime 15 12 Villanova on Wednesday. times. But as Anderson said, “I thought we came out on our heels.” St. John’s shot 24% from the field in the first half and committed nine turnovers. He added: “You can’t do that against a team like that.” “As bad as we played, we couldn’t play [any] worse,” coach Mike Anderson said. “We were for- tunate — we were 14 down as bad as we played in the first half. We turned it over, we didn’t shoot well. In the second half, we came out with a little more fight in us and cut it down to single digits and then they just made a big play — that’s what good teams do.

“I can’t knock the effort of our guys; we just went ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post St. John’s collapses in crushing defeat to Xavier Howie Kussoy (February 17, 2020)

It was after 17 seasons under Nolan Richardson in Despite falling into an early 14-3 hole, the Red Arkansas that Mike Anderson finally got his chance Storm rallied back behind graduate transfer Nick to be a head coach at UAB. After four years in his Rutherford, who scored 14 of his season-high 16 hometown, the Birmingham, Ala. native moved points in the first half to cut the deficit to two at on. He spent five years at Missouri, then eight the break. Rutherford, who entered averaging 4.7 years leading Arkansas. points, knocked down his first five shots, while also recording seven assists, three steals, five rebounds Each season in charge ended with the same distinc- and no turnovers. tion. For 17 straight years, Anderson never finished with a losing record. “I thought he ignited us,” Anderson said of Ruth- erford. “He was in a zone.” Just one season at St. John’s could rip that streak to shreds. While St. John’s dominated in transition, Xavier (17-9, 6-7) owned the paint, via Tyrique Jones (15 With its five remaining regular-season games all points, 15 rebounds) and crowd antagonist Naji against ranked teams, St. John’s dropped its best Marshall (15 points, 11 rebounds). But after a Mar- opportunity for a win after surrendering the final cellus Earlington-fueled 10-0 run, the Red Storm eight points and going scoreless in the final two took their largest lead, 68-61, with under seven minutes of Monday’s 77-74 loss to Xavier at Madi- minutes to play, making their record feel irrelevant son Square Garden. to the crazed crowd.

With their 11th straight loss to the Musketeers, “Everybody was feeding off each other,” said Ear- the Red Storm (14-12, 3-10 Big East) suffered their lington, who 17 points and eight rebounds. “We’re fourth straight loss at the Garden and fifth confer- a bunch of fighters and we fought to the end. … ence loss by five points or fewer. We just haven’t learned how to finish.”

“This is the process you have to go through learn- With Xavier down one in the final minute, Mar- ing how to win,” Anderson said. “Our kids are shall failed at his first attempt at heroics, losing playing their hearts out. They’re just not getting the ball on a drive and sending Rasheem Dunn — a rewarded.” 78 percent free-throw shooter — to the line with 26.1 seconds left. The St. Francis Brooklyn transfer At the close of a disastrous 2-for-17 shooting missed the front end of a one-and-one, allow- effort, leading-scorer LJ Figueroa missed a deep, ing Marshall to find redemption by finding Zach difficult go-ahead floater with three seconds re- Freemantle for the game-winner with 10.4 seconds maining. Nick Rutherford’s desperation 3-pointer remaining. was then blocked before the buzzer. “You have to make plays down the stretch,” An- “It shouldn’t have come down to that,” Anderson derson said. “We may be taking some lumps right said. “We took care of the ball. We created havoc now, but we’re learning as we go.” with our defense. I don’t think we made them pay enough when we did do that.”

Anderson’s ever-relentless defense held a 22-4 edge in turnovers forced, but his offense opened the game with eight missed shots and closed by missing 12 of its final 13 attempts, finishing 32.5 percent from the field. ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

Red Storm Sports Figueroa Earns BIG EAST Weekly Honors (February 17, 2020)

QUEENS, N.Y. – For his role in leading the St. John’s men’s basketball team past Providence on Wednes- day, Feb. 12, LJ Figueroa has been recognized by the BIG EAST for his efforts, earning a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll for the third time this season.

Figueroa led all scorers with 19 points against the Friars, sinking six of his 14 field goal tries, includ- ing a 4-of-9 showing from beyond the arc. The team’s leading scorer at 14.9 points per game, the junior wing paced the Red Storm in scoring for the 12th time this season. Figueroa anchored the offense in the team’s first game since learning the Mustapha Heron, the Johnnies’ second leading scorer, could potentially miss the rest of the season with a right ankle injury.

Figueroa, who leads the league in steals with 2.1 per outing, recorded four of the team’s 12 steals against the Friars. Last season, the Lawrence, Mass., native finished third in the league with 1.8 steals per contest. Through games played on Sun- day, the Red Storm leads the BIG EAST and ranks fourth nationally with 10.1 thefts per contest. The Johnnies also rank third nationally with an average turnover margin of +5.2.

ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

Newsday Moe Harkless thrilled to return to Madison Square Garden as Knick Roger Rubin (February 12, 2020)

Moe Harkless sat in the Knicks locker room just thought when I got traded here,” Harkless said. an hour before tip-off against Washington on “My mind is in the moment. I just want to get out Wednesday night and pointed to the uniform — and play with the guys in this locker room.” No. 3 — hanging in his locker. He smiled and shook his head. Harkless said that getting to play home games at the Garden was an important factor in his choice “It’s just crazy,” he said. “I was here [in the home to attend St. John’s. He played only the one sea- locker room] with St. John’s. Now I am back to play son, declared for the NBA Draft and went in the for the Knicks. For a guy from New York who grew first round to Philadelphia, who traded him before up a fan of both? It’s just incredible.” the season to Orlando. In that one season — when he was Big East Rookie of the Year — he identified The Knicks acquired Harkless last week as part of a 66-63 win over UCLA as his best Garden moment the package that came back when Marcus Morris in college. was shipped to the Clippers in a three-team deal. Though he’d been back to the Garden during his “It was a close game. We rallied to win. The crowd eight seasons in the NBA, he hadn’t been playing was into it,” he said. “That was all you could want for the home team in the World’s Most Famous as a St. John’s player.” Arena since the 2011-12 basketball season when he was with the Red Storm.

“But I am sure it’s going to be a very different ex- perience than playing for St. John’s,” Harkless said. “That was amazing, so I can only imagine how this is going to be.”

Harkless intended to play his first game with the Knicks over the weekend in Atlanta, but was held out because of an illness that ultimately got worse before it got better. He was able to practice with the team on Tuesday and participated in the shootaround before Wednesday’s game.

“The extra days probably helped because I got to see the offense and learn more about how we play,” Harkless said. “ I got to practice yesterday and go to shootaround today, so I got to go over some stuff and hopefully I am up to speed.”

It’s unclear whether Harkless’ stay with the Knicks will be a long one. According to published reports. The 6-7 forward could get bought out at the end of the month and contenders could seek him for the stretch run. Harkless is on an expiring contract anyway and may not ultimately fit in the Knicks’ long-term plans.

“I’m hearing about it lately, but that never was my ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post St. John’s whips Providence for much-needed Big East win Zach Braziller (February 12, 2020)

Mike Anderson’s undermanned St. John’s squad with David Duke and A.J. Reeves scoring 12 apiece. might not have many strong chances left for addi- St. John’s forced the Friars into 24 turnovers and tional conference victories. The Red Storm at least Providence shot just 27.3 percent from 3-point made sure last-place DePaul wasn’t the only Big range. East team it has defeated this season. St. John’s led 40-30 five minutes into the second Playing without injured senior and second-leading half, but David Caraher was called for a flagrant scorer Mustapha Heron and suspended sophomore foul under the basket on Kalif Young and Ander- transfer Ian Steere, St. John’s stormed out to an son was called for a technical foul for arguing, early 13-point lead and held on for a 80-69 win giving Providence four free throws. Luwane Pip- Wednesday night over Providence at Carnesecca kins sank one and Young made both of his, before Arena. Diallo cut the St. John’s lead to five with a put- back one possession later. Following Monday’s home game against Xavier, St. John’s (14-11, 3-9) will close its conference sched- The Friars inched within four on a Diallo break- ule with a daunting five-game stretch against na- away dunk with 11:45 remaining, but Earlington tionally ranked rivals Seton Hall, Villanova, Creigh- answered with a 3-pointer from the left side, then ton, Butler and Marquette. buried another barely a minute later to spark a 12-4 spurt for a 63-51 advantage with 6:57 to go. “It feels great to win. I feel like we’re going to build off this win, get momentum and keep it Figueroa’s 3-pointer with 4:54 left provided St. rolling,” said LJ Figueroa, who led St. John’s with John’s its biggest lead (14), which he quickly ex- 19 points. “The loss of Heron is huge, obviously. tended by one with a technical free throw after He does a lot off the court. Even just being off the the referees T’d up Providence coach Ed Cooley. floor, he helps us be a great team. He’s still going The Friars got no closer than six the rest of the to contribute a big part and still help us and recov- way. er as fast as he can to get better.” “I thought we responded well,” Anderson said The game marked the first for St. John’s since the when asked about the loss of Heron. “Even earli- Queens school confirmed The Post’s report from er in the year when Mustapha got hurt, guys had the previous day on Heron, acknowledging he’s an opportunity to play. And I thought those guys “likely to miss the rest of the 2019-20 season” with played really well. I thought they were even more an ankle injury. The hobbled Heron, who initial- engaged and more ready to play. A lot of guys ly injured his right ankle in December, had been stepped up.” removed from the starting lineup for the previous two games.

But freshman guard and Brooklyn native Julian Champagnie netted 14 and sophomore Marcellus Earlington added 12 off the bench — including two key 3-pointers after Providence had clawed within four points early in the second half — as St. John’s halted a three-game losing streak and a 1-6 stretch following a 12-5 start to the season.

New York City product Alpha Diallo paced Provi- dence (13-12, 6-6) with 19 points and 17 rebounds, ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

Newsday LJ Figueroa scores double digits to lead St. John’s past Providence Roger Rubin (February 13, 2020)

The season has taken a wrong turn at St. John’s ment that it was “for failing to meet the standards for Mustapha Heron and Ian Steere. It had already expected from a member of our basketball pro- taken a wrong turn for the Red Storm once the gram.” nonconference schedule gave way to Big East play. The Friars (13-12, 6-6) cut a 13-point deficit to But after dropping three straight and nine of their 51-47 on a layup by Alpha Diallo, who delivered first 11 conference games, they found a way to 19 points and 17 rebounds. Then Earlington sand- beat Providence, 80-69, Wednesday night at Carne- wiched two threes around a Figueroa free throw, secca Arena. and the margin was up to 11.

“It feels great to win,” LJ Figueroa said. “I feel like “It felt great,” Earlington said. “I’ve been kind of we’re going to build off this win, get momentum struggling with my shooting this year.” and keep it rolling.” After Figueroa buried his fourth three and a free Figueroa led the Red Storm with 19 points. Ju- throw on a technical, St. John’s led 69-54 with 4:54 lian Champagnie contributed 14. Rasheem Dunn left. had 13, and Marcellus Earlington added 12. But defense really won this game. The Red Storm Providence kept coming, cutting it to six on a Dial- forced 24 turnovers, leading to 22 points, and they lo jumper with 1:06 remaining. But that’s as close blocked seven shots. as it got.

“When our defense is intense, it can create some The Red Storm had gone up by 13 twice in the first offense for us,” coach Mike Anderson said. half, but it was down to eight at the break and six within the first 30 seconds of the second half. St. St. John’s had gone a promising 11-2 in nonconfer- John’s built the lead back up to 40-27. ence games, including wins over West Virginia and Arizona. The team is now 14-11 overall and 3-9 in After the Friars cut it to eight, the Red Storm a conference that has five of its 10 teams ranked in pushed it up to 13 for the fourth time. But Provi- the Top 25. dence quickly chipped it down to 47-42 with a 10-2 run. Anderson didn’t have his second-leading scorer to help against the Friars. St. John’s listed Heron as The lead shot up to 11, then went down to four. out indefinitely but issued a statement that said it’s “likely” the 6-5 senior guard will miss the rest “I feel like we fought tonight,” Earlington said. of the season. Heron aggravated a right ankle inju- “We’ve been in a lot of close games and we just ry Saturday night at Creighton. have to learn how to win, and today we did that.”

“The loss of Heron is huge, obviously,” Figueroa said.

Heron was averaging 13.8 points.

“I think they responded well,” Anderson said.

Anderson didn’t have the seldom-used Steere on his bench because the 6-9 sophomore forward was suspended indefinitely. Anderson said in a state- ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

Rumble in the Garden St. John’s speeds up the Friars, wins 80-69 David Combs (February 12, 2020)

In a grindy, chippy game, St. John’s was able to But the whistles did not deter the Johnnies’ ag- hold on in the end to pick up a win over the Provi- gressive defense, as the Friars turned the ball over dence Friars, 80-69. 13 time in the half. Even when Providence did not turn the ball over, the Johnnies forced them into St. John’s improves to 14-11, 3-9 in Big East play; undesirable contested shots resulting in the Friars Providence falls to 13-12, 6-6 in the Big East. shooting 13 of 30 from the floor and 4 of 12 from deep in the half. After falling to Providence about a month ago, 63-58, the Johnnies needed a little more offensive Ed Cooley also picked up a technical foul in the juice this time around to beat the Friars. Unfor- second half, incensed about his team’s play or a tunately for St. John’s, they would have to do so missed foul call. without Mustapha Heron, who was deemed “like- ly” done for the season earlier this week. St. John’s Despite the aggressive initial efforts of the Red would need to find a way to redistribute his 11 Storm on the defensive end, there were more shots per game and infuse more scoring into their lapses on the glass than there had been for most offense. of the season with the Friars grabbing 15 offensive rebounds in the game, and Alpha Diallo grabbing The Red Storm were able to have an excellent six 8 of his own. minute stretch where the Johnnies went on a 17-3 run. This run was fueled in large part by by back- After being St. John’s leading scorer against to-back threes by LJ Figueroa followed by two Creighton on Saturday, Earlington quietly had buckets by David Caraher. another solid half for the Red Storm adding 10 points and grabbing 2 rebounds after the break to As Coach Mike Anderson has been saying all sea- help put the Friars away, despite fouling out with son, this team is more than a two-man team. This nearly three minutes remaining. sentiment was further demonstrated by no player on the Red Storm roster attempting more than With about two-and-a-half minutes to go, the six field goals in the first half, with Figueroa and Johnnies had an double digit lead, until the Friars Julian Champagnie attempting six apiece. went on a 7-0 run, due in large part to their press, to close the gap to 6 points. Turnovers and unnec- St. John’s also was able to close the half on an- essary fouls played a role late as the Johnnies tried other solid defensive stretch holding the Friars to close out the game. without a field goal for the final three minutes of the half, helping the Johnnies go into the half up Before it was too late, the Johnnies figured out 33-25. the press by giving up on the high-arching passes, the Friars began the end-of-game fouling ritual, The Red Storm began the second half on a 7-0 run, and the Johnnies walked away with a win, 80-69. capped off by this gem from Figueroa. Next, the Johnnies head into the city to take on Soon thereafter, the game got a little chippy with the Xavier Musketeers on Monday at 6:30. the Red Storm receiving the brunt of the refer- ees’ collective wrath at the time. Both Caraher and Marcellus Earlington picked up questionable flagrant-one fouls for “hook and hold” calls, while trying to hold position for rebounds. Coach Mike Anderson picked up a technical foul for his vehe- ment defense of Caraher. ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post Mustapha Heron likely done for season in huge St. John’s blow Howie Kussoy (February 11, 2020)

Mustapha Heron transferred to St. John’s two swung his way. years ago to be close to his ill mother, Thalia, play with friend Shamorie Ponds and help return the When Ponds and fellow starter Justin Simon left program to relevance. early for the professional ranks, Heron opted to stay and seemed to take to new coach Mike An- It didn’t work out as envisioned. derson. He felt healthy after right knee tendini- tis and sore left Achilles tendon hampered him, The former five-star recruit from Waterbury, Conn., scored a combined 55 points in the first two regu- was bedeviled by injury problems and underper- lar-season games and was clearly the team’s leader formance, and now he may have played his last early on. But inconsistency — Heron struggled in college game. The senior guard will “likely” be out losses to Arizona State and Vermont — and the the rest of the season, the school told The Post in a ankle injury followed. statement Tuesday afternoon. Now it appears struggling St. John’s (13-11) may Heron, the Johnnies’ offensively challenged sec- have to finish out the season without one of its ond-leading scorer at 13.8 points per game, ag- most talented players and Heron’s college career gravated a right ankle injury in Saturday’s loss to could be over. Creighton and is in a walking boot. He has already been ruled out of Wednesday night’s game against Providence at Carnesecca Arena.

“A timetable for Heron’s return has not been set, but it is likely he will miss the remainder of the 2019-20 season,” the school said in the statement.

St. John’s sits at 2-9 in the league, just a game ahead of DePaul which is in the conference cellar. Its only two wins in the Big East have come against the Blue Demons.

The 6-foot-5 Heron initially injured his ankle Dec. 10 against Brown and missed the next three games, returning in a road loss to Xavier on Jan. 5. He struggled in Big East play, averaging 12.4 points on 36.1 percent shooting, and seemed to be hindered by the ankle. He started coming off the bench two games ago, replaced in the starting lineup by sophomore Greg Williams Jr.

As a sophomore, Heron averaged a team-high 16.4 points per game, helping lead Auburn to the SEC regular-season crown. That offseason, he trans- ferred to St. John’s, and the expectation was he would form a dynamic one-two punch with Ponds under then-coach Chris Mullin. But Heron never seemed to fit into the offense, frequently standing out on the perimeter, waiting for the ball to be ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

Associated Press St. John’s battles but falls to No. 21 Creighton (February 8, 2020)

OMAHA, Neb. — The St. John’s Red Storm put up a my teammates and coaching staff,” Zegarowski fight, but it wasn’t enough. said. “They put me in position to be successful. Just a great win tonight.” Marcus Zegarowski and Denzel Mahoney atoned for dud performances three nights earlier with Ty-Shon Alexander and Damien Jefferson added 16 outings that ranked among their best of the sea- points apiece for the Bluejays, and Christian Bishop son. and Mitch Ballock finished with 10 apiece.

Zegarowski scored 23 points and Mahoney added St. John’s and Creighton have two of the quick- 18 to lead six Creighton players in double figures, est-tempo teams in the Big East, and it showed and the 21st-ranked Bluejays beat St. John’s 94-82 during a fast-action first half. Bishop hit a jumper on Saturday. and threw down a huge lob dunk off a feed from Zegarowski to send Creighton into the second half Marcellus Earlington scored a career-high 25 with a 47-37 lead. points for the Red Storm (13-11, 2-9). The 6-foot-6, 215-pound forward was 3 for 4 on 3s after coming “We like any team that wants to run with us,” in 3 for 21 for the season. Zegarowski said. We feel we have the advantage there. Down the stretch they got a little tired and “He’s a guy who works on it, and he probably we kept pushing, and that’s just testament to our would love to shoot more every game,” Red Storm system and how we play.” coach Mike Anderson said. “At the same time, he was the spark we had on this basketball team. The Red Storm got 3s from unlikely sources to cut If you watch our team most of the year, you get into the deficit. Earlington made two in a row to more guys who are playing with much more con- start the second half and Nick Rutherford, 4 of 25 fidence. I just want to see us put it altogether for coming in, hit one to get the Red Storm within 58- one night.” 54.

The Bluejays bounced back from a 73-56 loss at “I thought our guys fought,” Anderson said. “Just Providence, a game in which Zegarowski was 1 for didn’t have enough in the tank when it was all 10 for a season-low three points and Mahoney was said and done.” 0 for 5 and held scoreless for the first time since he became eligible in December. Creighton committed only eight turnovers against a St. John’s team that had forced 13 turnovers or “It’s just a part of college basketball,” Mahoney more in each of its previous 23 games. said. “One game you might have a bad game. You have the next one to make up for it. I think that’s “Eight turnovers against St. John’s, that’s how what we did tonight.” you win,” Creighton coach Greg McDermott said. “They’re really hard to play against and they don’t Creighton (18-6, 7-4 Big East) shot a season-best quit, and I think you saw that in their team today. 60% from the field and matched its season high When we share the basketball and we get out in with 13 3-pointers but couldn’t separate from the transition, good things happen.” Red Storm until the middle of the second half. That’s when Zegarowski scored on a drive and 3 on back-to-back possessions as the lead grew to as many as 17 points.

“I always try to play confident and always play for ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post Ex-St. John’s star Maurice Harkless finally gets Knicks chance Howie Kussoy (February 8, 2020)

Maurice Harkless was drafted out of St. John’s by the 2012 draft, then traded less than two months the 76ers. He spent three seasons in Orlando, four later in a blockbuster, multi-team deal. Harkless in Portland, then was traded to the Clippers in July. started 59 games as a rookie with the Magic, but saw his playing time decrease each of the next two Even after so many years away from home, the seasons. He was traded to the Trail Blazers in 2015, Queens native always believed he would get the landed a four-year, $40 million deal one year later, opportunity to represent his city. and then posted a career-high 10 points and 4.4 rebounds. “We always talked about it. It was always the end game,” said Nate Blue, Harkless’ longtime family Providing a versatile defensive presence, Hark- adviser and former youth coach. “Even though less was a starter during Portland’s four straight you’re playing for whatever city you’re playing postseason trips, but was shipped in a four-team for, you know you always have a dream of coming deal to the Clippers in July. There, the 26-year-old back one day and playing for the Knicks. started 38 of 50 games, averaging 5.5 points, four rebounds and one steal, while shooting 51 percent “It’s not even like a dream come true. It’s more like from the field and 37 percent on 3-pointers. destiny, like it was always gonna happen.” Despite leaving one of the league’s best teams, As part of the package acquired for Marcus Morris, Blue said Harkless is looking forward to the chal- Harkless will get the chance to call Madison Square lenge of turning around his childhood team. Garden home for the first time since he left St. John’s in 2012, following his freshman season. Blue “He wants to be a part of it and help them put spoke with Harkless following the deal, relaying something together,” Blue said. “He’s about win- his excitement. ning. He’s not about himself. That’s a role a lot of people don’t want to play. Everyone can’t be “He’s got a million people here that want to see Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. You gotta fit in. him play,” Blue said. He brings an attitude. He plays hard and he ex- pects to win.” Growing up in a tight-knit family in South Jamaica, with a single mother, Rosa, who worked two jobs, The surroundings in New York won’t be all that’s Harkless didn’t begin playing basketball until he familiar. was around 13, but quickly developed his game at Liberty Park, off 172nd Street. Harkless was a Harkless played under acting Knicks president Knicks fan who also loved Kobe Bryant, and he Scott Perry in Orlando, where he was teammates recently switched his number from 8 to 11 with the with close friend and now fellow Knick Elfrid Pay- Clippers. ton. Harkless also shares an agent, Bill Duffy, with RJ Barrett. Harkless went to Forest Hills High School until his senior year, when he transferred to South Kent Though Harkless will be a free agent at the end of (Conn.) School. As the centerpiece of Steve Lavin’s the season, Blue believes he won’t want to leave best recruiting class, the 6-foot-9 forward became home again. the Big East Rookie of the Year and a rare one- and-done St. John’s star, the program’s only player “It’s an audition,” Blue said. “He’s gonna take full since Omar Cook in 2001 to leave early for the NBA advantage of it.” Draft.

Harkless was taken 15th overall by the 76ers in ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post Justin and Julian Champagnie find success apart for first time Zach Braziller (February 5, 2020)

For 17 years, Justin and Julian Champagnie were inseparable. playing defense. When Julian went through similar struggles, his brother emphasized the need for him to be more aggressive. They developed into quality basketball recruits together, attending high school side by side and playing in the same AAU program. They were For the family, it’s also been a challenge. Ranford and Christina, the each known as “twin,” because it was so hard to tell the skilled wings twins’ mom, have been to Pittsburgh a few times, but they’ve seen a from Brooklyn apart. The plan was for the bunk-bed roommates to go to lot more of Julian obviously. When they play at the same time, and the the next level together too, possibly become college stars like Cody and family is at Julian’s game, Christina will tape Justin’s game. There are two Caleb Martin or Brook and Robin Lopez after going to prep school for a televisions in the house, so that solves the problem of having to choose year. between the two.

One day, that all changed. Pittsburgh wanted Justin. Julian wasn’t ready “We have everyone watching — grandparents, aunts, uncles,” Christina for college, he thought. said. “I’m grateful they’re both playing at a Division I level and they’re both following their dreams. If it was together, it would’ve been great. “I was upset, only because we had a plan, a plan to go post-grad and go But as long as they’re doing what they wanted to do [I’m happy].” somewhere together,” the 6-foot-7 Julian said. The only discernible difference between the two is Justin has an Afro, As it turns out, that decision may have been the best thing that could’ve while Julian’s hair is closely cropped. On the court, Justin was always happened to either one. Both are enjoying strong freshman seasons, Jus- known as the better scorer and shooter, a more aggressive player. Julian’s tin at Pittsburgh and Julian at home for St. John’s where his father Ran- rebounding and defense were his strengths. Off the floor, Justin is loud ford was a soccer star. In 31 minutes per game, Justin is averaging 11.5 and outgoing, never holding anything back. Julian is low-key and quiet. points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.2 steals for Pittsburgh while shooting 41.9 percent. Julian is producing 8.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.3 steals while “He needs a bigger support system,” Justin said of Julian. shooting 46.6 percent as a part-time starter in 24 minutes per game. They are no longer known as “twin.” They have become individuals, no longer Although St. John’s and Pittsburgh are no longer in the same conference, grouped together, key pieces for their respective rebuilding programs. and neither looks to be an NCAA Tournament team this year, there is a chance the two could meet in the NIT, if both teams qualify. There is “It was the right thing for us to split apart,” Justin said. also the possibility of the two power-conference foes scheduling a non-conference game. Justin has suggested it to his coach, Jeff After Justin committed to Pittsburgh last March, Julian was still plan- Capel. Julian plans to broach the subject with his coach, Mike An- ning to do a post-grad year. But then St. John’s hired a new coaching derson, following the season. The twins have never faced each other staff which included assistant coach Van Macon. Macon had known in a game. Julian since he was a sophomore at Bishop Loughlin and the Red Storm wanted him right away. By then, playing with his brother was no longer “I tell him every day if we played him, we’d wax Pittsburgh,” Julian said something he wanted to do. Staying close to home as part of the future with a laugh. “That would be fun.” of his hometown school was appealing and so was continuing his father’s legacy, only in a different sport. The two are fierce competitors. Justin doesn’t let a day go by without reminding his brother he’s putting up better statistics. At home, they’ll “I grew up on St. John’s,” he said at the time of his decision. “I went to argue about everything, however inconsequential. They compare grades. soccer camps there until I was 12.” Scrabble games often lead to heated arguments. That’s part of what drives them, to one-up their twin. It remains there, only at a distance. The two 18-year-olds described the transition without the other as dif- ficult. Julian said he “felt alone” initially. They were always each other’s “I feel like it was the best time for us to kind of make our own path and best coach and most important motivator. When one was down, the oth- er was always there to pick him up. Now they have to rely on FaceTime go our separate ways,” Julian said. conversations — sometimes spending as much as four hours a day on the phone. That doesn’t mean they’ve given up on playing with each other again. It just won’t happen in college, both said. Justin is happy at Instead, they critique each other from afar. Julian will watch Justin play Pittsburgh and Julian is enjoying St. John’s. But they have down- and text him suggestions in real time, so not to forget anything. Justin the-road-goals of playing professionally. It’s part of their daily does the same. When Justin was struggling earlier in the season, Julian phone conversations. knew it was because his brother was disappointed he wasn’t seeing the ball enough. He told him to do other things, focus on rebounding and “Every day I dream about it, hope about it, pray about it,” Justin said. “One day we’ll play together again.” ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

Newsday St. John’s surrenders 17-point lead in loss to Georgetown Roger Rubin (February 2, 2020)

At a most critical time in its season, St. John’s may situations now that hopefully we’re getting some have suffered its worst loss. of that experience.”

The Red Storm were 11-2 with some quality wins Georgetown (13-9, 3-6) was in a very similar situa- in non-conference play before dropping seven tion to St. John’s — looking to change the arc of its of nine in the first half of the Big East schedule. season even without McClung. Sunday’s game against Georgetown at the Garden represented a chance for a big step forward and “This is a great win. Undermanned. We were the opportunity, with a decent finish, to make this down [17] at one point and my team didn’t give season special. The Hoyas’ top scorer, Mac Mc- up. They kept fighting, they kept making plays,” Clung, was out with a foot injury, too. Hoyas coach Patrick Ewing said. “To me this is a season-defining win and I told them . . . we have St. John’s, however, did not take that step. The to keep building on this. We can’t take a step for- Red Storm blew a 17-point second-half lead, were ward with a great win like this and then go back- outscored 28-14 in the final 11:32 and crashed to wards.” a dispiriting 73-72 loss before 8,100. The Storm (13- 10, 2-8) have lost five of their last six games. Anderson shuffled his starting lineup, returning Julian Champagnie for the first time since Jan. 8, After taking the ball out with 20 seconds remain- giving Greg Williams Jr. his first start and bring- ing, Georgetown was able to escape a backcourt ing Mustapha Heron and Nick Rutherford off the trap before Jagan Mosely found 7-foot Omer bench. Dunn and Heron finished with 16 points Yurtseven for a layup with 10.2 seconds left for the each and Champagnie had 14 points and 10 re- game-winning points. bounds.

St. John’s coach Mike Anderson wanted point Jahvon Blair had 23 points to pace five Hoyas in guard Rasheem Dunn to drive the length of the double figures. court and find LJ Figueroa for a final shot, but Dunn lost the handle. After a first half in which St. When Josh Roberts dunked Figueroa’s miss, St. John’s didn’t commit a turnover and led by nine at John’s led 50-33 with 16:04 to play and had com- the break, Dunn’s miscue was the team’s 12th in mitted only two turnovers. Heron’s three-pointer the final 20 minutes. made it 58-43 with 11:50 to go.

“It doesn’t come down to one possession, but obvi- That’s when the Hoyas — five of whom played at ously I couldn’t step up and make the big play my least 34 minutes — began looking like the better team needed me to,” Dunn said. “Things happen team. In the last 4:50, the Red Storm made one and that’s just one of the mistakes I made in the shot and the Hoyas were 4-for-5. game that could have prevented [this].” Yurtseven’s lefty hook with 50 seconds left got It’s the third conference game in which St. John’s Georgetown within 72-71. Then St. John’s gave it has blown a lead and lost a home game. The oth- back on a shot-clock violation before Yurtseven’s ers were against Seton Hall and Butler, who, unlike game-winner. the Hoyas, are nationally ranked. “Their energy went up because they were scoring “Again, our biggest hurdle has been finishing,” and we were playing on our heels — that was the Anderson said. “We were in position but we didn’t difference,” Anderson said of the closing minutes. finish. Some of that can be a lack of guys having “Sometimes playing on your heels is playing not to been in those situations. So we’ve been in enough lose and that’s what takes place.” ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post Kobe Bryant’s 60-point finale left Lakers’ ex-assistant in ‘tears’ Zach Braziller (January 30, 2020)

Paul Pressey can still feel the electricity in the building determined to make it a game that would be part of that night. The excitement every time the ball found Bryant’s legacy. Kobe Bryant’s hands. The raucous reactions to every made basket. “They deferred to him on every play,” Pressey said. “They set screens for him. They made sure he got the The final game of Bryant’s legendary career was the ball. When they rebounded the ball, they were looking Lakers’ regular-season finale at the tail end of a dismal for him to get the ball. They were saying, ‘This is your 17-win season. There was a different atmosphere inside night.’ To see his teammates do that for him, it made it Staples Center that night, like there would be a title more special for him, because when the game was over presentation after the come-from-behind win over the with, you could see his teammates jumping for joy like, Jazz. ‘Wow, he’s still got it.’ ”

“To see those balloons and all that confetti coming out There were so many other fond memories Pressey had of the ceiling [at the end of the game], you felt like it of Bryant, a five-time NBA champion and the league’s was a championship game,” recalled Pressey, an assis- fourth all-time leading scorer. There was his pregame tant coach with the Lakers for Bryant’s final two sea- ritual, when he would palm an extra-large basketball in sons. “All the smiling and grinning, giving each other team meetings. He would have this steely focus before high-fives, it was an emotional time. There’s no other games that was always the same, Pressey remembered. feeling you can imagine when you see that, not know- When they first met, Pressey was prepared to pick Bry- ing that a few years later a tragic thing would happen ant’s brain, but it worked the other way around. Bryant to such a beautiful life.” wanted to know what it was like to play in the NBA in Pressey’s day, back in the 1980’s. On Sunday, Bryant died at the age of 41, killed in a helicopter accident alongside his 13-year-old daughter One practice, in particular, stood out. The Lakers were Gianna and seven others. Pressey, now a special assis- scrimmaging, and Bryant didn’t like the effort level tant to St. John’s head coach Mike Anderson, got the of his teammates. He didn’t yell or scream. He didn’t news from his son, Phil, who is playing professionally in belittle them. At one point, Bryant stopped the scrim- Madrid. mage, rhetorically asking the other Lakers if that was all they had. Another time, he questioned their defensive Soon, all the memories from his two years as a Lakers effort. assistant coach came rushing back. At the top of the list was that last game, when Bryant exploded for 60 points “He was not talking trash, he was talking to these guys at the age of 37. He sank the game-winning jumper to motivate them, that, ‘You got to be better than what with 31.0 seconds left and added two free throws to you are now,’ ” Pressey recalled. “He was always very reach 60 for the fifth time in his storied career, rallying direct, always talking on and off the court.” the Lakers from a 14-point, fourth-quarter deficit. Pressey hasn’t coached in the NBA since leaving the “I was in tears, I was crying for him [on the bench],” Lakers following the 2016 season. After two years away said Pressey, 61, who played in the NBA for more than from the game, he joined Anderson, his college team- a decade with the Spurs, Warriors and Bucks. “I was in mate at Tulsa, at St. John’s. Three events from his over awe, to see him do that at his age with the injuries he three decades in the league stand out. When he was had in the past. Every shot, you were rooting for him. drafted by the Bucks in the first round in 1982, when he You were just so amazed he was still doing it at such a won an NBA title as an assistant coach with the Spurs in high level. … In his mind, in his heart, it was his final 1999 and the two years coaching Kobe Bryant. championship game, and he played that way.” “I was truly, truly blessed to experience my time with What stood out the most on that night, though, was Kobe,” Pressey said. “At the end of the day, he set an how badly everyone wanted Bryant to go out in such example for all of us — do all you can while you can. memorable fashion. The Lakers had a young team that That’s what Kobe stood for.” included four rookies and three second-year players. It wasn’t a memorable season. They lost 65 games. But that night, everyone was on the same page — everyone ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post St. John’s Big East struggles continue against No. 8 Villanova Howie Kussoy (January 28, 2020)

Two seasons back, St. John’s slipped a win over the “They did whatever they wanted to,” Anderson top-ranked team in the nation into a losing sea- said. “We were a half-step slow to wherever they son, besting Villanova before the Wildcats cap- were. … We were not playing the type of defense tured the national championship. It was 11 months we’ve played all year long.” ago that the Red Storm rallied from a 19-point deficit to again take down the Wildcats, who were Sublime defensive efforts have enabled St. John’s en route to another pair of Big East regular-season to stand toe-to-toe with some of the most talented and tournament titles. teams in the country, but its offense remains over- matched — this time finishing with 13 turnovers, Tuesday, there would be no upset, no miracle, no nine assists and four free-throw attempts. comeback. There would be no memory worth find- ing room for. Though Rasheem Dunn broke out with 24 points and four assists, Mustapha Heron and LJ Figueroa St. John’s season is traveling the same path. again failed to play the part of preseason second team All-Big East selections. After unexpectedly elevating hope with an 11-2 record in their non-conference slate — including Heron didn’t attempt a shot through the game’s wins over No. 12 West Virginia and Arizona — the first 13 minutes and didn’t score until more than Red Storm have quickly dropped expectations 16 minutes had passed. The senior never scored back to the depths of their doubt-filled preseason. again, finishing with a career-worst three points Halfway through Big East play — and following on 1 of 7 shooting. a 79-59 loss to No. 8 Villanova at Madison Square Garden — St. John’s (13-9, 2-7 Big East) only league Following Heron’s first 20-point outing in more wins have come against last-place DePaul. than a month, the senior was held to single-digit points for the seventh time this season. “I thought we’d come and play a lot better, but that’s basketball in the Big East,” first-year coach “He had some open looks,” Anderson said. “He Mike Anderson said. “This team here doesn’t have just couldn’t knock them down.” a whole lot of margin for error. I’ve said that since Day 1. A lot of things have to go right.” Figueroa shot 2 of 8 from deep, finishing with 12 points on 14 shots. A 20-point home loss began with buzz. St. John’s led, 8-1. Villanova (17-3, 7-1) missed its first seven “Our big two, when they play well, we play well. shots. The Red Storm remained in front for more We see [what happened] tonight,” Anderson said. than nine minutes. “We’ve gotta get consistency from these guys.”

Then St. John’s season-long shooting struggles With 7:56 remaining, Villanova led 65-44. A time- returned, featuring multiple scoring droughts out hit. St. John’s dance team took the floor, then of multiple minutes. Villanova took control left to the loudest ovation the Garden heard all during a 13-0 run to go up 28-19, led by Saddiq night. Bey (23 points, 5 of 9 3-pointers). The Wildcats, who turned 10 offensive rebounds into 16 sec- The quiet quickly returned. ond-chance points, hit 12 of 29 beyond the perim- eter, while the Red Storm made 6 of 19 — actually improving upon their 313th-ranked 3-point per- centage (.302). ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

Newsday St. John’s outclassed by surging Villanova Roger Rubin (January 28, 2020)

Villanova is starting to roll again. It was St. John’s It’s hard to tell if it’s merely because the stakes of misfortune on Tuesday night to be the team in its St. John’s games at Madison Square Garden have path. This time there would be no shocker at the been higher, but the Red Storm have typically hands of the Red Storm, as there was each of the played at a higher level in the World’s Most Fa- past two years. mous Arena. Although the defense has played at a higher pitch and more frenetically, the results The eighth-ranked Wildcats built a double-digit haven’t been there. The Storm is just 2-2 in its four lead in the first half, never let it slip below eight in Garden games. the second half and cruised past the Red Storm for a 79-59 Big East victory at Madison Square Garden. Against the Wildcats, the Storm’s energy was again there. It raced out to leads of 8-1 and 13-6 over the Villanova (17-3, 7-1) has won seven straight and 13 first five minutes. And about midway through the of its past 14. first half St. John’s led 19-15, was 8-for-15 from the floor and had assists on half of its baskets. St. John’s (13-9, 2-7) hits the midpoint of the Big East part of its schedule having lost four of its last That’s when the tide turned on the Storm. It has five. And while the Storm is showing it can be been an inconsistent shooting team all season and competitive in a very tough conference — though it hit a cold streak late. Simultaneously, Villanova’s it wasn’t for much of Tuesday night — its only wins crisp passing game appeared to catch up with St. have come against DePaul. The Blue Demons were John’s. The ’Cats raced past the Storm and took a the only team picked to finish behind the Storm in 39-26 lead to halftime. the preseason poll of Big East coaches. At the heart of it was a 15-2 run during which Bey The Storm also experienced something it hasn’t had six points on a pair of three-pointers and Ju- thus far this season. There were a handful of boos lian Moore — in the starting lineup for the injured late in the game from the St. John’s faithful who Jermaine Samuels (left foot) — had five points. remained after most departed when the Wild- cats’ lead hit 24 points, 68-44, on Saddiq Bey’s Over the final 9:16 before the break, St. John’s was three-pointer with about seven minutes left. 3-for-15 from the floor. The Wildcats closed shoot- ing 8-for-15. If there was a bright spot for St. John’s it was the play of Rasheem Dunn, who finished with 24 points on 10-for-16 shooting; much of the evening St. John’s had to depend on the point guard driv- ing to create something as it shot just 41% and made 13 turnovers. LJ Figueroa added 12 points but on 5-for-14 shooting. Mustapha Heron was held to three points on 1-for-7 shooting and the Storm gave up 10 offensive rebounds that ‘Nova turned into 16 points.

Bey finished with 23 points, including five three-pointers, and point guard Collin Gillespie had 17 points, 13 rebounds and six assists. Jeremi- ah Robinson-Earl had 13 points and 14 rebounds for Villanova. ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

Red Storm Sports Figueroa Earns BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll Spot (January 27, 2020)

QUEENS, N.Y. – Following a career-best effort that propelled the Red Storm to its first true road victo- ry of the season, LJ Figueroa has earned a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll, it was announced by the conference office on Monday.

Figueroa received his second honor roll nod of the season after averaging 20.5 points on 50.0 percent shooting from the floor, including a 42.1 percent showing from long distance.

On Tuesday night against Marquette in Milwau- kee, Figueroa rebounded from a less-than-stellar first half to finish with 13 points. He scored 11 points and dished out two assists in a latter stanza that saw the Red Storm slash a 14-point deficit to just two in the waning minutes of the contest.

A few days later in Chicago, Figueroa put forth one of the best long-range shooting performances in St. John’s history in the Red Storm’s 79-66 win over DePaul. He connected on seven 3-pointers, falling one shy of the overall program record and tying St. John’s records for triples in a BIG EAST game and a road game. He became just the sev- enth Johnnie to ever hit seven or more in a single contest, one of only four to do so against a confer- ence foe.

Figueroa set a new career-high against the Blue Demons with 28 points, surpassing the previous mark of 25 that he had reached twice, including earlier this season against New Hampshire. The Lawrence, Mass., native also dished out three assists and surrendered only one turnover in 29 minutes of action.

ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

Associated Press LJ Figueroa’s breakout leads St. John’s to rout of DePaul (January 25, 2020)

CHICAGO — LJ Figueroa scored a career-high 28 points as St. John’s topped DePaul 79-66 on Satur- day. Mustapha Heron added 20 points for the Red Storm.

Rasheem Dunn had 13 points and eight rebounds for St. John’s (13-8, 2-6 Big East Conference), which ended its four-game road losing streak. Julian Champagnie added 11 rebounds and four blocks. Figueroa came in averaging 14.6 points per game, and he had nine points the last time they met in another St. John’s win.

Charlie Moore had 20 points and seven rebounds for the Blue Demons (13-7, 1-6). Paul Reed added 15 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks. Jalen Coleman-Lands had 15 points.

The Red Storm improve to 2-0 against the Blue Demons this season. St. John’s defeated DePaul 74- 67 on Jan. 11. St. John’s plays Villanova at home on Tuesday. DePaul faces Seton Hall on the road on Wednesday. ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

Rumble in the Garden St. John’s snaps losing streak and beats DePaul, 79-66 Norman Rose (January 25, 2020)

After losing three straight, St. John’s picks up their dropping, the Blue Demons started to haunt the first true road victory of the season behind the LJ Red Storm by creeping back into the game. Figueroa’s seven threes to beat DePaul, 79-66. Luckily for the Red Storm, Mustapha Heron helped After Marquette put on a wide-open shooting St. John’s maintain its lead. After he was largely clinic on Tuesday, the Johnnies picked up a trick or deferring to Figueroa and adding 7 points, Heron two that they implemented against DePaul. exploded in the second half to seal the win for the Johnnies. Heron finished the game with 20 points Offensively, it appeared LJ Figueroa liked what he off 5 of 12 from the floor. saw in Markus Howard, so LJ had a similar half. All nine of Figueora’s attempts were from behind the Of concern for the Johnnies was a a perennial three-point line and he made more than half of nightmare from last least, as the Johnnies allowed them, finishing the half with 16 points. DePaul, and particular Paul Reed, to grab 15 offen- sive rebounds against the Johnnies, largely due to Defensively, at least for a stretch, St. John’s did Josh Roberts spending a majority of the game on something they have not done well during Big the bench. East play: defend without fouling. Coming into the game, the Johnnies averaged just under 21 fouls Before the Johnnies sealed the victory, LJ Figueroa a game in conference play, 9th in the conference. fouled out with the second most made threes in a For the first ten minutes of the half, St. John’s only single game with seven behind only Avery Patter- had three team fouls. Unfortunately, as bad habits son’s eight. do, the team backslid for the final ten minutes of the half and picked up seven more fouls. As the time expired, the Johnnies picked up their second win in the Big East over DePaul, 79-66. Despite the Johnnies maintaining their fouling pace, they did cut down on the number of wide St. John’s heads back to the friendly confines of open looks from Tuesday, holding a poor shooting Madison Square Garden to take on the Wildcats of DePaul team to 3 of 13 from behind the arc. Villanova on Tuesday at 6:30.

Behind Figueroa’s shooting and St. John’s streaky defense, the Johnnies went into the half tied with the Blue Demons, 34-34.

In the second half, the Johnnies showed off even more shooting than they did before the break. Af- ter making seven threes in the first half, the John- nies set a season high in threes with 13, topping the 11 they had against Central Connecticut.

Conversely, St. John’s continued to keep DePaul from being effective from deep, as the Blue De- mons shot an even worse 1 off 12 from beyond the arc.

The Johnnies were able to get their lead as large as 11 in the second half, in large part thanks to the team’s shooting. However, when the shots stopped ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

Associated Press St. John’s has no answers for Marquette, Markus Howard (January 22, 2020)

MILWAUKEE — Markus Howard scored 32 points with six rebounds and four assists and Marquette beat St. John’s 82-68 on Tuesday night.

Howard moved into sixth place on the Big East’s all-time scoring list with 1,292 points. He surpassed Chris Mullin of St. John’s (1,290) and Villanova’s Kerry Kittles (1,288).

The Red Storm (12-7, 1-5), who trailed 37-31 at halftime, reduced their deficit to 42-38 after Rasheem Dunn’s layup with 18:12 left. But Mar- quette went on a 17-7 run in the next 5 ¹/₂ minutes to push the lead to 14. St. John’s managed to get within 62-60 with 8:08 left but never got closer.

Mustapha Heron led St. John’s with 18 points, LJ Figueroa had 13 and Dunn 12.

Sacar Anim scored 21 points and Koby McEwen 10 with nine rebounds for the Golden Eagles (13-5, 3-3).

Eighteen seconds into the second half, Howard, who went 12-for-13 from the free-throw line, sank five straight free throws following a foul call and a technical on the Johnnies’ Nick Rutherford. ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post Myles Powell carries Seton Hall over St. John’s in MSG thriller Zach Braziller (January 18, 2020)

The performance was strong. The result was disheart- It was a wild back-and-forth contest that saw eight ening. Unfortunately, it was representative of the Big ties and nine lead changes, mostly in the final East season so far for St. John’s. minutes. From Heron’s 18-point performance to Figueroa’s 16-point, seven-steal, five-rebound effort There have been bright spots that too often have and Josh Roberts’ 16-point, eight-rebound showing, a been followed by disappointment, but also a realiza- lot went right for the Johnnies (12-7, 1-5). Their pres- tion the Red Storm were picked to finish last in the sure defense created 15 first-half turnovers, giving Big East for a reason. As coach Mike Anderson has Seton Hall fits, and they shot a personal Big East-best frequently said, their margin for error is small. 44 percent from the field, assisting on 20 of 33 made baskets. Powell managed just six points over the first That was obvious Saturday afternoon at the Garden. 20 minutes. The Johnnies performed about as well as they can. They forced 19 turnovers. They got 34 combined “I think as a competitor, it’s frustrating. But you’ve points from previously struggling stars LJ Figueroa got to look at the mistakes you’ve made,” Heron said. and Mustapha Heron. They out-scored No. 18 Seton “We had a couple of turnovers late in the second Hall in the paint, in transition and off the bench. half and then we missed free throws. We always talk Ultimately, though, the Pirates had the best player on about turnovers and free throws being the telltale of the floor — and one of the top players in the country all of our games, so that’s what we’ve got to go work — and that’s what mattered when the clock hit triple on.” zeroes and the school from New Jersey had survived, 82-79, to win its eighth straight game. It was reminiscent of the performances in impressive wins over No. 12 West Virginia and Pac-12 contender “Their guys made the plays at the right time,” Ander- Arizona, and the near-comeback victory against No. 5 son said. “I told our guys I was proud of the effort. Butler. But it was also a reminder of the limitations of [I’m] not into moral victories. We lost a game at this team. Once Seton Hall began to cut down on its home, and that’s something that’s got to hurt.” turnovers (just four after halftime), it quickly erased the big halftime deficit. When it became a half-court Myles Powell, a National Player of the Year candi- game, St. John’s struggled to get good looks. Pow- date, scored 23 of his 29 points after halftime, rally- ell had his way in the second half, in part due to his ing Seton Hall (14-4, 6-0) from a 13-point deficit, and brilliance, but also as a result of some missed assign- surpassing 2,000 points for his memorable career. ments. He made the biggest play of the game, drawing the fifth-and-final foul on Figueroa with 1:37 left, making “You’re looking at a pro, and I can’t say it enough, the basket and free throw to put the Pirates up two. the best player in college basketball,” Seton Hall His layup with 28.8 seconds to go extended the lead coach Kevin Willard said. to three, and St. John’s was unable to get off a good look in the last seconds, as Marcellus Earlington’s St. John’s responded to losing the lead, just as it has heave failed to draw iron. responded to tough defeats, with strong efforts. In the end, it wasn’t enough. The same can be said of St. When Heron was asked about his final shot attempt, John’s performance through one-third of the league which came with 5:57 left, Anderson stepped in, un- season. happy with the question while admitting he would’ve liked his senior to get the ball more down the stretch. Willard said power forward Sandro Mamukelashvili (fractured right wrist) is on track to return Jan. 29 “I think that’s something we’re going to work on, in against DePaul at home. He has been out since Dec. 8. terms of trying to get it to him,” Anderson said. “I think Seton Hall thought that, too.” ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post St. John’s hoping its two stars can get on track vs. Seton Hall Zach Braziller (January 18, 2020)

Back in October, LJ Figueroa and Mustapha Heron mode.” were viewed as givens for St. John’s. The question marks surrounded the inexperienced supporting There’s no secret St. John’s (12-6, 1-4) needs cast. Figueroa and Heron to play better, particularly against No. 18 Seton Hall, which has won seven Nearly a third of the way through the Big East straight games. They are by far the Red Storm’s season, those questions have shifted. Role players most talented offensive players. But Anderson like Marcellus Earlington, Greg Williams Jr. and Ra- wants them to understand forcing up shots isn’t sheem Dunn have performed well, while Figueroa the answer. Their teammates have proven to be and Heron haven’t quite held up their end of the capable. bargain. “They’re going to be the big targets,” Anderson “I think sometimes you feel you got to be those said. “They were probably third and fourth and guys, as opposed to just being who you are,” St. fifth option last year. Now they are the options. John’s coach Mike Anderson said as his team pre- So how do you take your game to another level?” pared to play host to Seton Hall at noon on Satur- How do you make the adjustments? So that to me day at the Garden. The game will be televised on is the biggest key. Fox. “It’s still early in the year,” he added. “You’ll see Figueroa and Heron, the program’s lone returning those guys come through.” starters, were second-team All-Big East preseason selections. They both performed reasonably well Forward Ian Steere, a 6-foot-9 transfer from North during the successful non-conference portion of Carolina State who has appeared in just three the schedule. But Heron suffered a sprained ankle games spanning 11 minutes since becoming eligi- that cost him three games and has yet to find his ble in late December, will see some action Satur- form since returning, averaging just 9.2 points on day, Anderson said. Seton Hall is one of the coun- 32 percent shooting in four conference games. try’s bigger teams. Figueroa is averaging a team-high 14.6 points, but shooting just 36 percent from the field, well “Just want to see the effort, maximum effort,” the down from what he shot a year ago (51 percent). coach said. “That’s the biggest key. I’m an effort In Wednesday’s loss to Providence, he made just guy. You give me a second, third, fourth effort, 4-of-17 attempts, including 2-of-12 from 3-point then you have a chance. A sense of urgency. He’ll range, as the Red Storm lost for the fourth time in get an opportunity to play and see if he can bring five Big East games. it.”

“I was settling so much,” he said. St. John’s will play host to four-star junior guard Jordan Riley of Brentwood (L.I.) High School Anderson and Figueroa had a one-on-one sit- for the game against Seton Hall, according to a down, during which the first-year coach said he source. emphasized the need for his star junior wing to get back to what he does best, slashing and creat- ing, rather than hoisting up long jumpers.

“Be on attack mode, definitely,” was the mes- sage, Figueroa said. “You’re open, shoot the ball. But don’t settle and bail the defense out. Keep the pressure on the defense. Always be in attack ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post St. John’s nipped by Providence as road woes continue Fred Kerber (January 15, 2020)

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — It might have been easier for (nine points) who hit a turnaround to just beat the St. John’s if the Red Storm had just played rock, pa- shot clock with 51 seconds left, boosting Provi- per, scissors against Providence. dence (11-7, 4-1) into a 60-56 lead.

It certainly would have been less frustrating. “The shot of the game,” Friars coach Ed Cooley said. In searching for their first road victory of the season (spoiler alert, St. John’s didn’t get it, as the LJ Figueroa scored 12 for St. John’s, which is now Friars won, 63-58), the Red Storm received every 0-3 on the road. Rasheem Dunn, who got a second opportunity. Providence shot like a gang of cadav- straight start, scored 11 while Marcellus Earlington ers. Providence’s leading scorer, Alpha Diallo of and Greg Williams Jr. each scored 10. St. John’s, Harlem, sat for eight second-half minutes with foul which failed to follow up its Big East win over De- trouble. That sounds like the makings of a happy Paul, hosts Seton Hall on Saturday at the Garden. Red Storm night Wednesday at Dunkin’ Donuts Center. The Red Storm shot 37.9 percent overall, and 27.3 percent (6 of 22) on 3-pointers, missing 10 of 12 Nope. St. John’s shot almost as poorly, at times from beyond the arc in the second half. treated the basketball like some bacteria-spewing organism and gave an often no-show effort on the “You go on the road you’ve got to shoot the ball,” boards. But the Johnnies were there at the end, said Anderson who bemoaned a 17-8 disadvantage which was the goal of coach Mike Anderson. in free-throw points.“Do the math.”

“This game came down to rebounding, toughness But St. John’s also was woeful with nine of its 13 and the free-throw line,” Anderson said. “We turnovers before halftime. did a pretty good job just hanging around in the first half and even in the second half. But we had “We were careless with the basketball early on,” missed opportunities to take advantage of the Anderson said. “At the end of the day it was one momentum when we made runs back.” of those games we’re going to look back on …”

Despite the laundry list of horrors, St. John’s (12- And barf. 6, 1-4 Big East) had a chance to tie near the end. Down 61-58, the Red Storm inbounded with 10.5 seconds left after a timeout. But Mustapha Heron’s right corner 3-pointer, contested by David Duke, was well off. Heron claimed foul, the refs dis- agreed. Guess whose view held?

“We were actually trying to get an attack to the basket and then have somebody spot up,” said Anderson, whose gang was drubbed 46-34 on the boards. “It could have been a foul. It could have been an and-one. Who knows? But we didn’t get either.”

Diallo led all scorers in the offensive sludgefest with 19 points. But the biggest shot of the night might have come from the Friars’ Luwane Pipkins ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post St. John’s rewarding spark plug Rasheem Dunn with another start Zach Braziller (January 14, 2020)

In need of a spark, Mike Anderson inserted Ra- lone loss against No. 5 Butler. sheem Dunn into the starting lineup. It resulted in St. John’s first league win. The new Red Storm “Providence is a very physical, veteran basketball coach isn’t going to mess with a good thing. team. Our job is to come in and give ourselves a shot to win [the game at the end],” Anderson said. Dunn, the Brooklyn native and Cleveland State “We have to match their physicality, especially on transfer, will remain a starter as the Johnnies hope the boards. We have to defend, take care of the to build on Saturday’s win over DePaul. Anderson basketball and most importantly shoot the basket- doesn’t usually commit to his starters before the ball [well]. That’s something we haven’t done on day of the game, but Dunn made such a convinc- the road.” ing case.

“Rasheem earned that opportunity to be in the starting lineup,” Anderson said in a phone inter- view as St. John’s prepared to visit Providence on Wednesday night. “He gives us another opportuni- ty to score and create.”

Dunn finished with 19 points, a team-high eight rebounds, five assists and two steals against De- Paul. The team’s third-leading scorer, Dunn has been one of the Johnnies’ most consistent offen- sive players, reaching double figures in 10 of 13 games, providing another option after LJ Figueroa and Mustapha Heron. Still, he was coming off the bench until recently. But with St. John’s struggling to find points and digging itself early holes, Ander- son made the change.

“He’s getting more comfortable,” the first-year St. John’s coach said. “He’s trusting his teammates and I think they’re trusting him. He’s always been a guy who can score the basketball. You’re playing with other guys as good as you are now. You have to make them better.”

The 6-foot-2 Dunn is averaging 3.3 assists, but 4.3 over his last three games. The change also seemed to galvanize demoted starter Julian Champagnie, who had 11 points, four rebounds and three assists against DePaul. It was by far his best performance in four Big East contests.

But now St. John’s (12-5, 1-3 Big East) is back on the road, where it is 0-2. While Providence had a disappointing non-conference performance, going 7-6, it enters this game 3-1 in the league, with the ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

Red Storm Sports Rasheem Dunn Named to BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (January 13, 2020)

QUEENS, N.Y. – After nearly averaging a dou- ble-double during a two-game stretch that fea- tured the Red Storm’s first conference win of the season, Rasheem Dunn was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Monday.

The Brooklyn native earns his first career weekly honor from the BIG EAST after posting 18.5 points, 8.5 boards, 4.5 assists and 3.0 steals per game during a 1-1 week for the Red Storm.

Dunn, who played two seasons at St. Francis Brooklyn before sitting out last year at Cleveland State, began the week by scoring his 1,000th ca- reer point during a loss at Georgetown. He logged a then-season-high 18 points to go along with a campaign-best nine rebounds. The Thomas Jef- ferson High School product also dished out four assists and came away with four steals against the Hoyas.

On Saturday at “The World’s Most Famous Arena,” Dunn led the Red Storm to its first BIG EAST victory of the Mike Anderson Era against DePaul, eclipsing his newly minted season high with 19 points on 7-of-13 shooting. Dunn also paced the Johnnies in both rebounding and assists, tallying eight and five, respectively, to help the Red Storm improve to 2-0 this season at Madison Square Garden. The junior played a monumental role in the Johnnies’ first win at The Garden this season over West Virginia, sinking two free throws in the waning seconds to lift St. John’s past the now-nationally ranked Mountaineers.

Dunn also added two of the Red Storm’s 11 steals against the Blue Demons, marking the team’s fourth straight game with double-digit thefts. Through games played on Sunday, St. John’s ranks fourth in the nation in both steals per game (10.6) and average turnover margin (+6.1).

St. John’s (12-5, 1-3 BIG EAST) returns to action on Wednesday night, traveling to Providence for a conference showdown with the Friars (10-7, 3-1 BIG EAST). ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post St. John’s first Big East win can’t mask troubling trend Alex Horowitz (January 11, 2020)

Four games into its Big East schedule, St. John’s is start- The Blue Demons won the overall battle underneath ing to make itself more recognizable. and on second-chance points, scoring 26 points in the paint in the first half alone. The Red Storm’s winless start to the conference sched- ule ended Saturday afternoon at the Garden, as they “Coming into the game, when you play St. John’s, you pulled out a 74-67 victory over DePaul. Despite the win, have to play different than usual because of how they the Johnnies on the offensive end bore little resem- play offense and defense,” DePaul’s head coach Dave blence to the team that lost just two games in Novem- Leitao said. “They sped us up physically, but more im- ber and December. portantly, they sped us up mentally.”

“Fighting, fighting, fighting. It’s good to see them The Red Storm also seemed to speed themselves up, finally get over the hump in Big East play. … It’s a on several instances early in the game turning a steal good sign,” first year head coach Mike Anderson said. and subsequent fast-break opportunity into a missed “I thought we shared the basketball well. We had 23 3-point shot or a turnover of their own. The same issues assists on 25 field goals. We have to work on finishing had plagued St. John’s since the start of the Big East off games, but we had a lot of unsung heroes step up slate. today that gave us quality minutes.” The story of the second half was free throws, with St. Despite hanging around with the Blue Demons (12-4, John’s shooting as many in the first eight minutes of the 0-3) for most of the first half, shooting woes for the second half as they had in the entire first half. DePaul Red Storm (12-5, 1-3) were evident from the start. After was already in the double-bonus with eight minutes left starting out 6-for-17 from the field, they bounced back in the game, which helped them stick around. to finish the game shooting just over 40 percent, still under their season average of 41.3. Not all was lost on the offensive end. Senior guard Mustapha Heron poured in 15 points, a tick above his Rasheem Dunn was inserted into Anderson’s lineup for season average of 13.8. He attributed his big day to a the first time this season and made that decision look sense of “patience,” allowing his teammates to get him prescient. He scored a season-high 19 points on 7-for-13 the basketball in the right spots. shooting, one of just three Red Storm players to reach double figure scoring on the day. Julian Champagnie He led the Johnnies with 10 first-half points, which chipped in 11 points on a perfect 4-for-4 shooting, one was aided by a stat correction made at the break that of the “unsung heroes” Anderson to whom referred. changed one of his 2-point buckets into a 3-pointer.

Dunn, who also reached season-highs in assists (five) The Red Storm return to the Garden on Saturday to host and rebounds (eight), did not view the start differently Seton Hall, but for now, they are happy to earn their from any other game. first win of the new decade.

“Coach always tells us to be ready and step up, just to “Everyday I keep reminding myself that I’m in this build- get the win,” the redshirt junior guard said. “It doesn’t ing, on this team, for a reason,” said Dunn, when asked matter who starts, it’s who finishes.” about what it feels like to play at the Garden. “It’s excit- ing to play here. When my teammates push me and we Despite the first-half shooting woes, when senior guard play together, that’s how we got the win today.” Nick Rutherford put in a layup as time expired, St. John’s headed into intermission with a five-point lead, Greg Williams Jr. returned after missing the previous an advantage that grew to as many as 12 points in the game in concussion protocol. He scored four points, second half as the Johnnies beat DePaul for the first despite not making a field goal attempt. time at the Garden since 2014. ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

Newsday Mustapha Heron propels St. John’s to Big East win over DePaul Roger Rubin (January 11, 2020)

Mustapha Heron had the ball at the top of the Storm turned things in the right direction with a three-point arc when he spotted David Caraher mindset to make the extra pass and find the open alone under the basket. St. John’s senior leader man. As a result, they had 23 assists on 25 baskets, didn’t hesitate, firing a bullet through DePaul’s shot 40% and went 6-for-19 on three-pointers. defense to the sophomore, who made the layup and drew the foul. “When teams share the ball and move the ball and guys get it on time, good things happen,” Ander- As the crowd at Madison Square Garden roared its son said. “We played with a better rhythm today, approval, Heron backpedaled to center court with trusted one another [and] didn’t care who shot the his hands high to exhort it further. ball.”

Heron missed three weeks with a serious ankle The Red Storm shook off the listlessness they sprain and played unremarkably in his first two showed in a 21-point loss at Georgetown on games back, but he reemerged as a central figure Wednesday and again displayed passion and effort for the Red Storm on Saturday. He had 15 points on defense. They forced 19 turnovers, turned them and shot 3-for-6 on three-pointers as St. John’s into 14 points and limited the Blue Demons to outlasted the Blue Demons, 74-67, before a crowd 3-for-15 shooting from three-point range. of 6,636 for its first Big East win of the season. “They sped us up physically but, more important, “If he’s engaged and he’s doing the things that they sped us up mentally,” DePaul coach Dave Leit- he’s been doing all his career, then I think it just ao said. “We weren’t making the plays . . . [and] kind of trickles throughout this team,” Red Storm they got more confident as things happened for coach Mike Anderson said. “It has a domino effect them.” and guys shoot it with confidence.” Heron appeared to be forcing things in his first St. John’s (12-5, 1-3) snapped a three-game losing two games back, shooting 7-for-21 overall and streak even though it went 0-for-7 from the floor 0-for-9 on threes and averaging 7.5 points. It was a in the final 6:03. The Red Storm’s last basket was different look for him Saturday. Caraher’s layup, and they led 69-57 when he made the free throw. “I had patience and my teammates got me the ball in the right spots,” he said. “Just tried to let it go DePaul (12-4, 0-3) had a chance to make it a two- and not think about it. I made sure I was locked point game with 42.3 seconds left when Jalen and loaded every time [because] I make a higher Coleman-Lands was fouled on a three-pointer with percentage when I am ready to shoot.” the score 71-66, but he missed two and DePaul had to go to a fouling strategy. St. John’s went 3-for-4 from the line after that.

Anderson moved Rasheem Dunn into the start- ing lineup, replacing Julian Champagnie, and the Cleveland State transfer delivered 19 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Champagnie came off the bench to score 11 points and shoot 4-for-4. Jaylen Butz scored 17 for DePaul.

During the three-game skid, St. John’s shot 35% from the field and 18% on three-pointers. The Red ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post The few positives to pull from a St. John’s blowout Zach Braziller (January 9, 2020)

If you are reading this and hope to see me lay the ham- will change his starting lineup yet, but he definitely has mer down on St. John’s, you will be disappointed. put everyone on notice. Below are a few other takeaways from another slow Big The 0-3 Big East start is disheartening after the surpris- East start for St. John’s: ing 11-2 performance during non-conference play that included wins over No. 17 West Virginia and No. 24 — Feel free to fault the effort in the first half against Arizona. But two of those games were on the road, and Georgetown and point to the horrid shooting thus winning in the loaded Big East is difficult for anyone, far, but everyone knew St. John’s needed Heron and let alone young, inexperienced teams learning a new LJ Figueroa to be stars to have a productive season. system like St. John’s. The one home game was against While his shooting percentage is down, Figueroa has No. 11 Butler. mostly answered the bell. Heron has not. The ankle injury, which cost him three games, was bad luck. As dismal as the first half of Wednesday’s 87-66 loss to Since he returned, he’s shot 7-of-21 in losses to Xavier Georgetown was, my biggest takeaway wasn’t Musta- and Georgetown. He’s clearly pressing, leading to five pha Heron’s continued struggles or the worst half of turnovers. Heron knows how important he is to this the season in the opening 20 minutes or the prolonged team’s success. With him struggling so much, St. John’s is shooting woes. It was Mike Anderson’s postgame com- shooting just 15.8 percent (10-of-63) from 3-point range ments and how his team responded to going down 29 in three Big East games. It’s one reason I’m not ready to points. bury this team yet. The 6-foot-5 guard, now averaging a career-low 13.8 points per game, is a better player than Anderson began his press conference by faulting him- this. He will find it. Once he does, it will help everyone. self. I don’t believe the last two St. John’s coaches, Steve Lavin and Chris Mullin, ever showed unprompted ac- — I’ll admit, I didn’t expect this from Earlington. I didn’t countability like that and they both saw their fair share think he was a Big East player. So far, the three-star of ugly no-show performances. Players appreciate that. football recruit from New Jersey has been one of the So do parents and advisors. Recruits notice. best St. John’s players in three league contests after performing well during the non-conference schedule. Furthermore, it wasn’t just talk. Anderson held his play- He was a bright spot in the Georgetown loss, one of ers accountable. He benched season-long starters Josh the few Johnnies who brought energy and intensity the Roberts and Julian Champagnie for the entire second entire evening. His eight-point, six-rebound, two-steal half, because neither was playing with the necessary performance doesn’t even tell the entire story. He was intensity. He twice yanked Heron, his leader and most just as productive against Xavier, notching 12 points experienced player, for poor decisions that led to turn- and six rebounds. Moving forward, the physical 6-foot-6 overs. He rewarded Marcellus Earlington and Rasheem forward looks like a keeper, part of the solution in the Dunn’s effort by starting them in the second half, and years to come. the result was St. John’s outscoring Georgetown by six over the final 20 minutes, getting within 13 on multiple — You have to feel for Greg Williams Jr. In what many – occasions. myself included – thought could be a breakout season, he’s been unable to avoid injuries. He missed virtually “Guys have to compete for minutes,” Anderson said. the entire preseason with a lower back problem and just as he was starting to show some of his significant It’s one thing for a coach to point the finger at himself. potential, the sophomore guard suffered a head injury It’s another for him to dole out playing time based on in the loss to Xavier on Sunday. Williams is still in concus- effort. That message spreads. When a season looks like sion protocol, casting doubt on him returning Saturday it may snowball, that’s when a coach is most important. against DePaul. His defensive ability, shot-making and Expect a different St. John’s team to show up at the Gar- athleticism makes him a perfect fit for Anderson’s style, den on Saturday against DePaul. I don’t think Anderson but only if he can be on the floor. ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

Associated Press St. John’s goes down early, can’t keep up with Georgetown in road loss (January 8, 2020)

WASHINGTON — Mac McClung scored 21 of his 24 points in the first half and Georgetown easily beat St. John’s 87-66 on Wednesday night.

McClung scored seven of Georgetown’s opening 14 points as the Hoyas had a double-digit lead by the 14:05 mark of the first half. A 16-0 run pushed Georgetown’s lead to 45-16 and the advantage was 53-26 at halftime.

Jamorko Pickett had 18 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks for Georgetown (11-5, 1-2 Big East Conference). Terrell Allen added 16 points and five steals, and Jagan Mosely had 12 points, seven assists and six rebounds.

LJ Figueroa had 23 points for the Red Storm (11- 5, 0-3). Rasheem Dunn added 18 points and nine rebounds.

Georgetown plays No. 16 Villanova on the road on Saturday. St. John’s faces DePaul at home on Saturday. ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

Associated Press Mustapha Heron’s return not enough for St. John’s vs. Xavier (January 5, 2020)

CINCINNATI — St. John’s leading scorer, Mustapha the first half, which ended with the Musketeers Heron, didn’t miss Sunday’s game against Xavier, leading 34-32 despite 13 turnovers. returning after sitting out the past three contests with a sprained ankle. Both teams struggled with poor shooting in the first half. The Red Storm missed all nine shots from The Red Storm missed pretty much everything in a beyond the arc, while Xavier went only 4 of 11 on 75-67 loss to the Musketeers. free throws.

St. John’s (11-4, 0-2 Big East) struggled to make shots despite the return of Heron, shooting only 35 percent from the field, 1 of 16 from beyond the arc and 62 percent from the free-throw line.

“When you don’t make shots, boy, it’s kind of dis- appointing,” St. John’s coach Mike Anderson said. “I know we’re much better at shooting the basket- ball.”

Naji Marshall scored 20 points, and freshman KyKy Tandy made four 3s in his best performance for Xavier (12-3, 1-1).

Tandy broke the game open with three consec- utive 3s as Xavier pulled ahead 59-49 midway through the second half and was in control the rest of the way. Tandy went 4 of 6 from beyond the arc overall and finished with a career-high 12 points.

“You’re always going to have an unsung hero, and today it was KyKy,” Anderson said. “He hit some big shots for them, made some big momentum plays.”

Tyrique Jones added his eighth double-double of the season with 12 points and 12 rebounds.

Heron finished with 11 points in 22 minutes. LJ Figueroa led the Red Storm with 17 points.

St. John’s got the better of it early with its pressure defense, which forced four turnovers during an 11-0 run.

Marshall hit a pair of 3s that got Xavier going, and Jones had a pair of baskets that put the Muske- teers ahead 19-18. There were six lead changes in ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post Mustapha Heron making St. John’s return at critical time Zach Braziller (January 4, 2020)

The timing might not be perfect, but it’s pretty adversity on the road.” close to that. After a heartbreaking loss in its Big East opener, St. John’s will get its leader back for Thus far, away from home, St. John’s is 2-1, beat- its first true road game of the season. ing Arizona and UMass, and losing to Arizona State. Those were different, however. They were Sunday afternoon in Cincinnati, Mustapha Heron neutral-site games. This is on the road, at Xavier, will make his return from a sprained right ankle against a team known for being tough to beat in he suffered on Dec. 10. After missing three games, its own building and that is 8-0 this season there. the senior guard is expected to be available as the St. John’s, after all, is a 7 ¹/₂-point underdog. Red Storm visits Xavier. “I’m anxious to see how they come out,” Anderson “He’s progressed pretty good. He’ll be available it said. seems like,” coach Mike Anderson said in a phone interview. “Every practice he’s getting more and It would help if the Johnnies start how they fin- more comfortable. It continues to establish our ished against Butler, when they erased a 23-point depth, when you look at what he brings to the deficit by forcing 16 second-half turnovers and table. He’s one of our leading scorers. Without a nearly pulled a major upset. Ultimately, St. John’s doubt, people have to honor him, because he can came up short, blowing a five-point lead in the score. He’s our most experienced player on our final 3:08, but the effort was nevertheless im- basketball team. That means a lot.” pressive, especially since Heron was still out and Figueroa was on the bench in foul trouble. St. John’s (11-3) survived without Heron, beat- ing Albany and No. 25 Arizona, but fell to No. 11 “We got to build on that and get more minutes Butler on New Year’s Eve. In the win over Arizona like that,” Anderson said. “Let’s see if we can get and loss to Butler, it struggled offensively down 40 minutes like that.” the stretch. Heron, averaging a team-best 15.0 points per game, would’ve helped. The team’s best 3-point shooter at 40.8 percent, he stretches the floor, and frees up fellow star LJ Figueroa as well.

Being at full strength is important, as St. John’s enters the most daunting stretch of its schedule. Starting Sunday, five of the next seven games are on the road, and one of the two games in that stretch is against Seton Hall — the Big East presea- son favorite. This will be a new experience for the Johnnies, several of whom have never played a Big East road game before.

“I think it’s another question mark to this basket- ball team,” Anderson said. “How do we play in an unfriendly environment, hostile environment, on someone else’s court?

“It’s a big-time challenge. We’ll find out more and more about our basketball team as this season unfolds early on. You’re going to deal with some ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post St. John’s blows chance at upset in crushing loss to Butler Zach Braziller (December 31, 2019)

It all happened in a blur. The comeback. The lead. Then point to try to save a steal. It would spread. the heartbreaking final minute. A 39-16 deficit got cut to 46-43, after Rutherford’s steal and slam. Butler was having trouble even getting the What looked to be a blowout loss almost became a ball to mid-court. When they did, the Bulldogs strug- thrilling victory but ended up a disheartening defeat. St. gled getting off quality shots. Shot-clock violations and John’s went from down 23, to up five, then on the short desperation 3-pointers became the Bulldogs’ offense. St. end of a 60-58 decision against No. 11 Butler at stunned John’s, meanwhile, was red-hot, forcing the ball into the Carnesecca Arena in Queens on New Year’s Eve. paint, turning turnovers into easy baskets. Rutherford’s slam capped a 21-2 run, almost all with Figueroa on the The Red Storm had one last chance with 13.4 seconds bench. It didn’t end there. Rutherford set up a David left, after coughing up a five-point lead in the final 3:08, Caraher 3-pointer to pull them even at 46, and then but Rasheem Dunn lost control of the ball on a drive. Marcellus Earlington scored inside to give the Johnnies The ball caromed between a few players, winding up in their first lead, at 48-46, since 2-0. LJ Figueroa’s hands, and his desperation heave at the horn was well short, and St. John’s dropped its Big East “It’s our brand of basketball,” Williams said. opener for the second consecutive season in excruciating fashion. Added Butler coach LaVall Jordan: “You can see it on film. You can’t simulate what they do in practice, how “I told our guys I’ve never been prouder of a team,” quick their hands are, the speed of some of the traps.” coach Mike Anderson said. “We were just a play way from pulling off [a great win] against an outstanding When Williams hit a left-corner 3-pointer, pushing the basketball team. My guys left it out on the floor.” lead to four with 4:59, the building nearly collapsed. But Butler had the final run, scoring the game’s final seven As the team left the floor, the large crowd gave them a points. Sean McDermott and Jordan Tucker each hit two fitting ovation, for a stirring comeback that saw them free throws to cut the lead to one and then Christian rally without Mustapha Heron (ankle) and Figueroa, David’s 3-pointer with 43 seconds left — the junior’s only who went scoreless in 13 foul-plagued minutes. The points of the night after the Red Storm couldn’t secure Johnnies (11-3, 0-1 Big East) gave their fans quite a the defensive rebound — would provide the difference show. as St. John’s missed its final five shots from the field.

“I had so much fun tonight,” senior point guard Nick “They made the right plays at the right time,” Anderson Rutherford said. “Crazy energy.” said. “We dug a hole and we got back in it. That’s the most encouraging thing. But at the end of the day, they Rutherford led St. John’s with season-highs of 15 points made plays.” and six steals. Dunn added 12 and Greg Williams Jr. had 11 points, four assists and three steals. Kamar Baldwin, Even in defeat, there were plenty of reasons for op- battling a left ankle injury he sustained in the first half, timism. So much went wrong. Heron didn’t play and scored 19 points for Butler (13-1, 1-0). Figueroa didn’t score. St. John’s shot 34 percent from the field, made just 4 of 22 3-point attempts and was After a dreadful first half, St. John’s came roaring back, outrebounded by 22. Still, the game was right there to picking up full-court and turning up its trademark be won. pressure defense, eliminating a 21-point deficit at the break. It forced 16 second half turnovers — two more “To be honest, you want to win, but you can’t be dis- than Butler’s season-high entering the game — and 24 appointed,” Rutherford said. “Back against the wall, altogether. It all started with Rutherford. The graduate all you can do is fight and we fought the whole second transfer from Monmouth began the half with all-out half. We had the game, but that’s a good team, so credit hustle, sending his body into the scorer’s table at one them for bringing home the ‘W.’” ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post Mike Anderson believes St. John’s can play at ‘another level’ Zach Braziller (December 30, 2019)

Mike Anderson isn’t taking any bows. what I’ve been emphasizing with our guys.” LJ Figueroa has been through the Big East before, Instead of celebrating a surprisingly strong non-con- and the Red Storm’s leading scorer knows it will be ference performance, far surpassing low expecta- very difficult. Just the same, he believes his team is tions, the first-year St. John’s coach is demanding ready for what awaits. The Arizona victory provided more. extra confidence for the Johnnies. But more than one victory, this all began in the summer and fall, with He doesn’t want his players thinking they have the early-morning workouts and team bonding that accomplished anything. Beating ranked foes West has led to a close-knit group. The season’s first two Virginia and Arizona is nice. But he has more in mind months has only enhanced that feeling. for this team. “The grit and togetherness we have, I feel like no “I think there’s another level we can play at,” he said matter what — down or up — no matter what the in a phone interview. “I just think we can play better. score is, we don’t panic,” Figueroa said. “We just try We haven’t shot the ball well yet. Defensively, we’ve to get it on the defensive side of the floor, have that been good at times. But I think our defense has kind type of mindset, don’t let your man score on you, of carried us. play for one another.”

“Now it’s about putting it all together, in terms of A major question mark going into this game is the shooting the basketball, our bench continuing to status of second-leading scorer Mustapha Heron develop. It’s all about getting those cylinders to click (sprained ankle). He missed the past two games, on the same night. We haven’t done that. When that though he has returned to practice on a limited basis. happens, we can be a pretty good team.” Anderson said he will be a game-day decision, but it’s obvious the senior guard isn’t 100 percent healthy As Anderson noted, St. John’s (11-2) is ranked 23rd in yet. the country in defensive efficiency and is one of just three teams that play at a tempo among the top-20 “You don’t want to put him out there and it con- fastest in the nation with a top-75 defense. It is tied tinues to be a nagging injury,” Anderson said. “It’s a for fifth (43.08) in rebounds per game. But it shoots feel situation more than anything else, between the just 31.6 percent from 3-point range and 42.8 percent training staff, Mustapha and myself.” from the field. And now the schedule is about to get much tougher. St. John’s was able to win both games Heron sat out, including the victory over Arizona in the Al Attles Anderson has never coached in the Big East before, Classic in San Francisco. The Johnnies were major so this will all be new to him. But he has done his underdogs, yet prevailed after building a big lead homework. He knows the challenges that await, and holding on late. It was the biggest surprise of beginning on New Year’s Eve in the league opener a non-conference season full of them. But now the against No. 11 Butler and its fourth-ranked scoring real season — the Big East season — begins. Tests will defense. Nine of the league’s 10 teams are in the top come every game. No more soft landing spots. 60 of the NET rankings, the new metric the NCAA Tournament committee uses. Only Butler and No. 10 “I feel like we have a lot more work to do,” Figueroa Villanova are ranked in the Associated Press poll, but said. “It’s a whole new season. I want to come in with everyone else besides Providence is at least receiving a more aggressive mindset and do things we’ve been votes, including the Red Storm. doing at an all-time high.

“Once you go into conference play, sense of urgency “I can’t wait to play [against Butler]. We got to be goes up many, many notches,” Anderson said. “That’s locked in and ready.” ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

Red Storm Sports LJ Figueroa Named to BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (December 23, 2019)

QUEENS, N.Y. – After leading the Red Storm to an for the league lead in steals per game, averaging undefeated week with a win over No. 16/17 Arizo- 2.1 thefts per outing at the end of non-conference na in San Francisco, LJ Figueroa has been named to play. the BIG EAST Weekly Honor for the second straight week.

Figueroa’s selection to the five-person honor roll came on the heels of a banner week for the con- ference. Beginning with Seton Hall’s win over No. 7 Maryland on Thursday night in Newark, the league went 11-0 with eight of those wins coming against schools from power conferences. St. John’s win over Arizona was one of three ranked wins for the league, as the Pirates took down the Terps and Villanova knocked off No. 1 Kansas in Philadelphia. The league also wrapped the inaugural BIG EAST/ Big 12 Battle with a record of 8-2.

Figueroa averaged 15.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals during the Red Storm’s 2-0 week. He also dished out four assists while surrendering no turnovers and recording a pair of blocks.

On Wednesday night against UAlbany, Figueroa narrowly missed becoming the fifth Johnnie in double figures, finishing the game with nine points, six rebounds, three assists, three steals and a pair of blocks in a 28-point victory for the Red Storm.

A few days later in The City by the Bay, Figueroa set the tone early in the Red Storm’s signature win of the season so far. He scored 16 of his team-high 21 points in the first half, helping the Johnnies jump out to a 14-point lead on Arizona at the in- termission. Figueroa also collected four rebounds and swiped three steals.

Figueroa recorded both of these efforts despite drawing top billing on opposing scouting reports, as Mustapha Heron missed both contests with a sprained right ankle. Heron is still considered day- to-day.

Figueroa, a native of Lawrence, Mass., leads the team and ranks ninth in the conference with 15.5 points per game. He is also part of a three-way tie ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

Associated Press St. John’s holds on to stun No. 16 Arizona for statement win (December 22, 2019)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mike Anderson wanted injured scoring leader Mustapha Heron. to seal the signature win he’s been looking for in his first season as St. John’s coach by having Julian Zeke Nnaji had 24 points and 11 rebounds for Ari- Champagnie intentionally miss a free throw to zona (10-3). Nico Mannion scored 19. milk the final 0.2 seconds off the clock. The Wildcats’ previous two losses came against highly ranked teams. Champagnie, of course, made the shot by accident — but that didn’t stop the Red Storm from extend- “I have to credit St. John’s, being able to come ing their winning streak to seven games. out here and do a great job playing without one of their leading scorers on top of that,” Arizona Nick Rutherford scored the go-ahead basket on a coach Sean Miller said. “They have a style that can driving layup with 1:03 remaining and St. John’s really be disconcerting for a team. For a majority beat No. 16 Arizona 70-67 in the Al Attles Classic of the game we struggled to function.” on Saturday night despite blowing a 15-point lead in the second half. The Red Storm never trailed until Max Hazzard made his first shot, a 3-pointer with 1:21 remain- “My instruction to Julian on the second free throw ing to put the Wildcats ahead 67-66. was him to miss the free throw. Isn’t it amazing, when you tell him to miss it he makes it?” Ander- After Rutherford scored on a tough drive, Man- son said. “But fortunately for us, time ran out for nion missed a 3-pointer and later came up short on Arizona.” a runner with four seconds left.

Champagnie’s two free throws capped a wild finish to a game that was played almost exclusively at the line late in a foul-filled second half.

St. John’s led comfortably most of the way but had trouble closing out Arizona even though the Wild- cats made only two field goals over the final eight minutes. Part of that was because both teams were in the double bonus down the stretch. At one point, Arizona scored 14 consecutive points on free throws.

The Red Storm, on the other hand, sputtered at the line and had missed four of seven free throws before Champagnie’s final two went in.

“We’re an attacking team,” Anderson said. “We’re not just going to be a jump-shooting team. That’s why I emphasized with our guys, ‘Let’s keep at- tacking.’ They took the game plan and they did a good job.”

LJ Figueroa scored 21 points and Rasheem Dunn added 14 to help the Red Storm (11-2) win their seventh straight. The last two have come without ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post St. John’s can change narrative in massive Arizona test Howie Kussoy (December 21, 2019)

Mike Anderson has already claimed the most aging 15.9 points and 7.6 rebounds, while shoot- non-conference wins by a first-year St. John’s ing nearly 69 percent from the field. coach. Nine have come by double-digits. The other resulted in West Virginia’s only loss. The debut of 6-foot-9 Ian Steere comes just in time. The undersized and unproven team with three new starters has proven to be deeper, tougher and With Mustapha Heron expected to miss his second more cohesive than anyone imagined two months straight game — the senior hasn’t practiced since ago. spraining his right ankle on Dec. 10, though An- derson optimistically called him a “game-time deci- Still, St. John’s (10-2) sat at 69th in the official sion” — Steere will suit up for the first time since NCAA NET rankings, entering Saturday. It placed playing one game at NC State last season. 91st on the KenPom analytics site. The former four-star recruit joins Josh Roberts as Come Saturday night, the Red Storm have the the only St. John’s players taller than 6-foot-7. chance to change perception again. “I’m really just looking forward to seeing him go Entering the Basketball Hall of Fame Al Attles out there and seeing the things he can do,” An- Classic with six straight wins, St. John’s faces No. 16 derson said. “He obviously brings some size and Arizona at the Chase Center in San Francisco in its brings some athletic ability. I’ve seen it in practice, first matchup against a ranked opponent this sea- but the big key for a coach is seeing it in a game son. It is the Red Storm’s final game before the Big setting. Hopefully, he can give us another guy with East opener against No. 17 Butler on Dec. 31 and size. We got some guys that can cause trouble and first game outside of the Tri-state area this season. we play small ball at times, but maybe he can give us a skilled big guy that can go out and hopefully The Wildcats (10-2) have dropped two of their past give us some good minutes.” three games, but have yet to lose to any team cur- rently ranked outside the Top 10.

“That’s going to be a tremendous challenge,” Anderson said. “I want to see what our guys do in terms of their game traveling [out West]. Can you bring that same kind of intensity offensively? Can we execute?

“They have some tremendous players … Size, quickness, they’re one of the top scoring teams in the country, rebounding teams, shooting teams, so it’s a big challenge. I’m sure our guys are look- ing forward to the opportunity to go out and just trying to contend to find out where we are at this time of the year.”

In addition to featuring one of the country’s most talented backcourts (Nico Mannion, Josh Green), Arizona’s frontcourt combines 6-foot-10 senior Chase Jeter and 6-foot-11 Zeke Nnaji, who is aver- ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post Mustapha Heron questions remain for St. John’s even with ‘best outcome’ Zach Braziller (December 17, 2019)

When Mustapha Heron went down, screaming in the starter, but it’s about playing time. Giving us pain, the worst was imaginable. A serious injury some quality minutes and efficient basketball. seemed likely. We’ve seen that throughout the year, different guys stepping up.” Instead, St. John’s got lucky, the senior star suffer- ing nothing more than a sprained right ankle. A week later, the swelling has gone down and prog- ress is being made.

“That’s the best outcome for what took place,” coach Mike Anderson said in a phone interview. “I think we’re fortunate. I know Mustapha will do ev- erything he possibly can to get himself back. This is his senior year and he knows he’s a big part of this team.”

He’s not back yet, unlikely to play Wednesday night against Albany (8:30 p.m., FS1), according to Anderson. The St. John’s coach wouldn’t esti- mate the likelihood of him playing against No. 16 Arizona on Saturday out west, though if held out, Heron would have an additional 10 days to heal before the league opener against Butler on New Year’s Eve.

His status is dependent on when he returns to practice. One thing is certain: The loss of the 6-foot-5 Heron, second on the team in scoring at 15.0 points per game, creates a void, particularly on the offensive end.

But Anderson has spent the early part of the season creating depth by playing 10 guys. He has yet to decide who will start in place of Heron, but there are options for the Johnnies (9-2).

Cleveland State transfer Rasheem Dunn and soph- omore Greg Williams Jr. have become valuable guards off the bench, Dunn the team’s third-lead- ing scorer at 11.3 points per game and Williams is finding his form after a back injury sidelined him most of the preseason. Another option is going big, using LJ Figueroa or Julian Champagnie as ball-handlers.

“I feel like we have a combination of guys who can step in,” Anderson said. “With me, it’s not about ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post Shamorie Ponds toiling in G-League without any regrets Zach Braziller (December 17, 2019)

At this time last year, Shamorie Ponds was a mini-celebri- For that dream to one day be an everyday reality, Ponds ty. His face was plastered on the sides of buses, the face has to prove himself in the G-League. He’s averaging of his undefeated hometown school. 16.2 points on 43.5 percent shooting, 3.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists, but those aren’t the numbers the Raptors care Now, he’s just another player trying to make it in the about. They want to see Ponds develop defensively, be- G-League, playing in mostly empty arenas, doing every- come a menace like VanVleet and starting point guard thing he can to earn a living as a professional. Kyle Lowry. He’s been told to dedicate himself defensive- ly, to be 100 percent committed at that end of the floor. So much has changed for the former St. John’s star. And, yet, he doesn’t regret his decision. He doesn’t have sec- “That’s what I’m focused on, staying engaged [on de- ond thoughts about leaving school a year early, despite fense],” he said. “Once I do that, I feel like I have a great going undrafted. shot.”

“Everybody starts somewhere,” the Brooklyn native and It’s not just about shutting his man down. It’s about un- Raptors 905 guard told The Post recently, after one of derstanding the organization’s defensive philosophies, his best games, a 25-point performance in a victory over being in tune with his teammates, taking that end of the Long Island Nets at Nassau Coliseum. the floor as seriously as when the ball is in his hands.

In a way, the 6-foot Ponds is starting over, playing “Every game, I do think he’s taking small steps towards against grown men with identical dreams, and he be- being a better defender,” Raptors 905 coach Jama lieves he found the perfect organization to do so with Mahlalela said. the Raptors. Toronto is known for its player develop- ment, turning former undrafted Wichita State guard Mahlalela has been impressed with Ponds, particularly Fred VanVleet from a G-League standout into key part his hands, his soft touch on offense and ability to create of last year’s championship team. steals and corral loose balls on defense. He’s played him significant minutes — 28.9 per game — and can see him Ponds was in attendance for the Raptors’ home open- developing into an NBA player as long as Ponds pro- er, and was specifically addressed by general manager gresses on the defensive end as the Raptors hope. Masai Ujiri. “No question, our scouts and front office are really excit- “You’re going to be out there on that court, so I’m ed by his potential,” the coach said. going to be on you” Ujiri told Ponds, who signed a two- way contract with the Raptors on Oct. 23 after getting Ponds hasn’t forgotten about his old school. He watches released by the Rockets. Red Storm games and is thrilled to see Rasheem Dunn, his former high school teammate, doing so well, aver- The small crowds don’t bother him. Ponds grew up play- aging 11.3 points per game off the bench. He’s met new ing in front of sparse audiences. Neither does the travel, coach Mike Anderson a few times and has only heard flying commercial, having to switch flights or take long positive things about him. bus trips. But he doesn’t miss college. Ponds has his sights set on “I used to take the train growing up,” said the south- the next level and becoming the latest Raptors success paw, who has added muscle, cut his body fat to 8 story. But he also knows that can’t happen without him percent and is working on lowering it even further, as being at his best in the G-League, where he will spend requested by the Raptors. the majority of his first professional season. Ponds has gotten a taste of the NBA life, appearing in three games, scoring his first points on Nov. 7 against “The NBA is my main goal, but I mean there’s stepping the Knicks, which he described as a “dream come true.” stones to get there,” Ponds said. “I got to focus on where I’m at now.” ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

Red Storm Sports LJ Figueroa Named to BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (December 16, 2019)

QUEENS, N.Y. – After needing just 24 minutes of action to record 23 points against Brown on Tues- day at Carnesecca Arena, LJ Figueroa has earned a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll for the first time this season, it was announced on Mon- day afternoon by the league office.

Figueroa, a junior from Lawrence, Mass., shot 7-of-16 from the floor, including a 3-of-9 showing from three-point range, to tally his second highest scoring total of the season. He also sank all six of his chances from the charity stripe in addition to grabbing four rebounds.

On the season, Figueroa leads the team and ranks 12th in the conference with 15.6 points per game. The former junior college All-American is shooting 42.6 percent from three-point range, also good enough for 12th in the league. His 1.91 steals per outing are part of five-way tie for first place in the BIG EAST.

Figueroa is the second member of the Red Storm to earn a place on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll this season, joining Mustapha Heron (Nov. 11), who averaged 27.5 points per game in his first two outings of the campaign.

ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post St. John’s avoids Mustapha Heron injury disaster Zach Braziller (December 11, 2019)

It appears that St. John’s has dodged a major bul- let.

Mustapha Heron only has a sprained right ankle and is being listed as day-to-day, the school an- nounced on Wednesday.

The senior star went down hard late in Tuesday night’s 82-71 victory over Brown at Carnesecca Are- na and immediately held his ankle. He was writh- ing in pain and was helped off the court by team- mates, not putting any pressure on his right leg.

But after undergoing an X-Ray on Wednesday that came back negative, the diagnosis was nothing more than a sprain. Heron is on crutches and in a walking boot. He was told by doctors to stay off the ankle after the game.

Heron, the second-leading scorer for St. John’s at 15 points per game, should have plenty of time to get healthy. The Johnnies have just two more non-conference games before opening the Big East season on New Year’s Eve against Butler in Queens. They host Albany on Dec. 18 before meeting No. 15 Arizona on Dec. 21 in the Al Attles Classic in San Francisco. ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

Newsday LJ Figueroa helps St. John’s men’s basketball hold on for victory over Brown Roger Rubin (December 10, 2019)

In 10 days St. John’s will be in San Francisco to face “He’s a great leader. He means everything to the it’s first nationally-ranked opponent, No. 15 Ari- team,” Figueroa said. “He [leads] by action and ev- zona. In three weeks it hosts Butler in its Big East erything he does translates to the court. We follow opener on New Year’s Eve. Yet right this second, him and [Anderson].” the Red Storm’s season feels like it hangs in the Lost beneath the injury news is that St. John’s fol- balance. lowed a very impressive weekend win over previ- ously unbeaten West Virginia with a second un- Mustapha Heron, the team’s second-leading scorer derwhelming effort against a team that had little and emotional leader, had to be carried off the right playing with it. floor after suffering a brutal-looking right ankle injury with less than four minutes left in St. John’s St. John’s led by 18 in a first half that was high- 82-71 touch-and-go non-conference win over lighted by Heron rebounding his own missed shot Brown Tuesday night at Carnesecca Arena. and finding a streaking Greg Williams Jr. for a St. John’s was on the defensive end with an one-handed dunk that left the crowd gasping. 11-point lead after seeing Brown cut an 18-point Heron scored the Storm’s first 11 points out of the margin to four — and almost two — when the break for a 52-35 lead, but things got uncomfort- injury occurred. Bears guard Brandon Anderson able fast as the Bears (5-5) started making some of drove to the basket. Heron went up and blocked the open three-point looks they’d been missing. the shot as Anderson went sprawling to the ground. Heron came down on Anderson’s leg and With just under seven minutes left Brown’s Josh- crumpled to the court just beyond the baseline. ua Howard got open ahead of the pack and went He was down and being tended to by training for a dunk that would have cut the margin to two staff for more than a minute and made an attempt points. But he missed the dunk. Figueroa and Her- to get off the court with some assistance but was on scored six unanswered points to restore order. in too much pain. Ian Steere, the 6-9, 245-pound transfer from North Carolina State who will be- Figueroa finished with 23 points, Heron 21 points come eligible when St. John’s next plays on Dec. and Rasheem Dunn came off the bench to score 12 18, scooped Heron up and carried him to the lock- points and dish six assists without making a turn- er room. over for St. John’s. Anderson had 25 points and Howard 15 for the Bears. Red Storm coach Mike Anderson said Heron will go for tests and be evaluated on Wednesday “and Anderson said that after the game was over he then we’ll know more.” spoke with Heron and “he was happy that we won.” St. John’s (9-2) has won five straight but has to be holding its breath about Heron. Anderson valued About everything else it’s a good bet he wasn’t. him so much that after an agreement was made in April for him to take over the Red Storm, Heron was his first phone call. Big East coaches tabbed him and LJ Figueroa as preseason all-conference second-teamers.

“He’s big for our team,” Anderson said. “We’re a team that we don’t have a lot of room for error. So the players we have? They have to come in at that high level...It’s going to be next man up. We’ve prepared these guys.” ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post Mustapha Heron’s injury overshadows St. John’s win over Brown Howie Kussoy (December 10, 2019)

As St. John’s wrapped up its fifth straight victory, of doing … [but] it’s gonna be next man up. That’s the Red Storm may have suffered their greatest how we prepare the guys. They always tell the loss of the season. football quarterbacks, you’re one play away from being out there. It’s the same thing with the guys In the final minutes of an 82-71 win over Brown on who are out there on the bench. They give us a Tuesday night, star wing Mustapha Heron was car- lift. They may be in a different role.” ried off the Carnesecca Arena court with a seem- In addition to being one of two returning starters ingly serious right ankle injury, potentially leaving and the leading scorer when Auburn was the 2017- his senior season in jeopardy. Heron — a preseason 18 SEC champion, Heron is the Red Storm’s lone All-Big East Second Team selection — is scheduled senior. He carries unrivaled experience, confidence to undergo tests on Wednesday. and authority.

The Red Storm (9-2) won’t return to the court until “He’s a great leader,” said Figueroa, who led all Dec. 18 and they will play just two games before scorers with 23 points. “He means everything to the conference opener Dec. 31. Right now, the the team.” breaks don’t feel long enough. Prior to the season-threatening injury, St. John’s “He’s big for our team. We’re a team that we don’t faced its latest mid-major scare when the Bears have a whole lot of room for error,” first-year (5-5) sliced an 18-point deficit to four with less coach Mike Anderson said. “With the players that than eight minutes remaining. Brown’s Joshua we have, we have to hopefully have them playing Howard missed a wide-open dunk that would at a high level.” have gotten the Bears within two before Figueroa finished a fast break on the other end, sparking a When Heron assisted Greg Williams Jr. on an game-changing 10-0 run. emphatic one-handed slam in the first half, the half-empty Queens gym sounded like a sold-out Following Saturday’s season-best win over West Madison Square Garden. Virginia, the Red Storm committed just six turn- overs, received another strong effort off the bench When Heron blocked a layup attempt with two from Rasheem Dunn (12 points, six assists, no turn- minutes remaining, and awkwardly landed on overs) and hit a season-best 24 of 26 free throws. Brown’s Brandon Anderson, the only noise ema- nating from the silent arena came from the team’s “We got tested again. As a coach, you always wor- second-leading scorer, who was writhing in pain ry about this particular game, there are some trap underneath the basket. Heron needed teammates games, games after the big game, one of them to lift him up from the ground and was unable you worry about,” Anderson said. “We’re happy to put any weight on his right foot. Forward Ian with the win.” Steere scooped Heron into his arms and carried him off the floor. And worried about the future.

Heron had scored 21 points, marking his highest output since opening with a combined 55 points in the season’s first two games.

“He’s one of the leaders of the team. Him and LJ [Figueroa] are the face of the program at this particular time,” Anderson said. “When he talks, they listen. Obviously we saw what he’s capable ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post St. John’s suddenly in unfamiliar territory after big victory Howie Kussoy (December 10, 2019)

The exhilaration has subsided. The adrenaline has A win in Queens on Tuesday night against Brown worn off. (5-4) won’t mean nearly as much as the weekend statement at Madison Square Garden. But the biggest win of the season could stay with St. John’s for some time. But a loss would undo all that was gained.

After nearly blowing a 25-point lead to lowly Saint “No one game is bigger than the other. A lot of Peter’s in less than eight minutes, St. John’s (8-2) people [talk about] the Power Fives or the big- elevated hope to its highest level of the year by name schools, but you look at some of the other picking up its fourth straight win in Saturday’s 70- schools, whether it be a mid-major or a smaller 68 victory over previously unbeaten West Virginia. school, and they got just as good of players as the bigger schools because they’ve got older kids, who In less than 90 hours, the unproven roster picked are mature,” Anderson said. “They’ve seen it with to finish ninth in the Big East had altered its per- their own eyes. This is a new team. Every game is ception. a big game. If you take that mindset into every game, you won’t have a drop-off.” “I thought it was huge for our guys, a huge con- fidence-builder,” first-year coach Mike Anderson said before Monday’s practice. “If they play the way they’re capable of playing, then they possibly have a chance to play with anyone. It’s obviously a barometer of where we are right now, but we still got a ways to go.”

The 32 percent shooting from the field — includ- ing 2 of 17 3-pointers — was the worst of the sea- son, but the ever-relentless defense forced 15 of 22 turnovers via steal.

Entering Monday, the Red Storm ranked 17th in the nation with 9.8 steals per game, while creating additional possessions with the third-best offensive rebounding unit (15.5 per game) in the nation.

“Our guys leave it on the floor,” Anderson said. “That’s the one thing I want them to do, to look in the mirror and then say, ‘Coach, I gave you ev- erything I had.’ Then I don’t have a problem with it — win, lose or draw. For the most part, they’re bringing their practices to the games. It’s competi- tive. They’re playing for playing time and pushing each other.”

St. John’s won’t be given a chance to top the West Virginia win until Dec. 21, when the Red Storm play No. 12 Arizona in the Al Attles Classic in San Francisco. ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post Rasheem Dunn is St. John’s hero in biggest win of season Zach Braziller (December 7, 2019)

Rasheem Dunn always imagined what it would be John’s to a significant early-season win. like to be on this court with this team. “We played balls to the wall, and I was doing ev- He grew up in Brooklyn and attended a few St. erything in my power to get that win,” Dunn said John’s games at the Garden in recent years, watch- after the Johnnies’ fourth-straight victory. ing high school teammate Shamorie Ponds light up It was a microcosm of the afternoon for St. John’s, the building, and couldn’t help but imagine what which didn’t shoot well — it made just 32 per- that must have felt like. cent of its field goal attempts, including 2-of-17 3-pointers — but did all the little things against a The Cleveland State transfer got to experience physical opponent. it firsthand Saturday afternoon, making the two winning plays in the Red Storm’s biggest win of The Johnnies shot a season-high 81.5 percent (22- the season, a gutsy 70-68 victory over West Virgin- of-27) from the free-throw line, highlighted by ia in the Holiday Festival in new coach Mike Ander- Dunn going 7-for-7, were plus-two on the offen- son’s debut at MSG. sive glass, plus-eight in turnover margin, attempt- ed 15 more free throws and were even in the “That’s the reason I came here,” said Dunn, who paint against the bigger Mountaineers. The bench last played in the Garden as a high school senior, scored 25 points, including a season-high eight winning the PSAL city championship for Thomas from Greg Williams Jr. It made up for off perfor- Jefferson in March 2016. “I felt like I can play on mances from starters Mustapha Heron and Julian the big stage.” Champagnie, who combined for 13 points on 3-of- 21 shooting, and LJ Figueroa (team-high 17 points) Dunn’s two free throws with 5.0 seconds left, after going scoreless after halftime. he had stripped Derek Culver on the other end, saved St. John’s (8-2) from a late-game collapse “This game came down to toughness, this came that saw them blow a nine-point lead in the final down to grit, this came down to determination,” minutes. Anderson said. “These guys are starting to put it on display. You shoot 32 percent, and play against Dunn’s final line — 13 points on 3-of-11 shooting, a team such as West Virginia, you got to find a five rebounds, four assists, four turnovers and two way, and I think we found it in our defense. … We steals — wasn’t nearly as impressive as his late- got to be a team that is going to fight.” game heroics, shaking off a poor shooting perfor- mance. St. John’s was reeling, in a deep scoring They were certainly that kind of team Saturday. drought, yet Dunn wouldn’t let them lose, as the Just ask West Virginia coach Bob Huggins, who Red Storm notched their first win of the year over praised the Red Storm’s tenacity and aggressive- a top-100 foe per KenPom.com. ness while ripping his own group’s inability to match it. That was the difference, the longtime The lead was nine, following a Josh Roberts (nine coach said, in the end, even crediting Anderson rebounds) tip-in with 4:28 left, before St. John’s with outcoaching him. went cold and began wilting under the West Vir- ginia (7-1) pressure. Sean McNeil’s 3-pointer pulled “That was our toughest opponent up to this day,” the Mountaineers even with 1:13 to go. After Nick Anderson said, “and we rose to the occasion.” Rutherford was blocked on the other end, West Virginia had a chance to go ahead. But Culver was stripped following an offensive rebound by Dunn and he got to the line on a drive around a double pick-and-roll, making two free throws to send St. ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

Newsday Rasheem Dunn’s steal, free throws give St. John’s the edge over West Virginia Roger Rubin (December 7, 2019)

Rasheem Dunn last played at Madison Square Gar- transferred from Cleveland State and missed the den in a high school championship game almost first three games before the NCAA granted his leg- four years ago. And Mike Anderson, in 18 seasons islative relief waiver and made him eligible. “I felt as a Division I coach, somehow had never stalked like I could play on the big stage.” its sidelines. He and former St. John’s star Shamorie Ponds were co-MVPs when Brooklyn’s Jefferson High won the They went together to the Mecca on Saturday and 2016 PSAL championship at the Garden. neither will ever forget it. Figueroa had all of his game-high 17 points as Dunn made a huge steal, drove to the basket to the teams battled to a 36-36 halftime score. Dunn draw a foul and made two free throws with five had 13 points, five rebounds and four assists in seconds left as St. John’s took out previously un- 25 minutes off the bench, Nick Rutherford had 11 beaten West Virginia, 70-68, before 7,281 at the points, Mustapha Heron had nine points and Greg Garden in the newly minted Big East-Big 12 Battle. Williams Jr. had a career-high eight points for St. It is the most impressive win of Anderson’s first John’s. McNeil’s 13 points led the Mountaineers. season at the helm and runs the Storm win streak to four. St. John’s overcame adverse circumstances by play- ing with exceptional grit and passion. The Red Storm (8-2) led by as much as 10 points in the second half and was still up 68-59 on a Josh Heron shot just 2-for-12. Six minutes into the sec- Roberts tip-in with 4:28 to play. West Virginia (7-1) ond half, Figueroa had four fouls and three other scored nine unanswered points while St. John’s starters had three fouls. And the Storm as a team went 0-for-6 from the floor; Miles McBride stole a were 2-for-17 on threes for the game and 1-for-14 pass from LJ Figueroa and found Sean McNeil for a from the floor over the final 8:47. But St. John’s three-pointer with 1:13 left to tie it. turned 22 West Virginia turnovers into 22 points, converted 17 offensive rebounds into 15 more and After Nick Rutherford missed on a drive, Moun- made 81.5 percent of their free throws (22-for-27). taineer Taz Sherman’s miss was rebounded by The Storm shot 65 percent on free throws before teammate Derek Culver. He was about to attempt Saturday. a put-back when Dunn flashed into the paint to make the steal with 24 seconds left. “They really competed. I think that’s the biggest thing they did,” Mountaineers coach Bob Huggins “He turned his back and coach always talks about said. “We didn’t. We didn’t rise to their level of digging in, so I just felt the need to dig in and I got aggression, We didn’t rise to their level of compet- the steal,” Dunn said. itiveness.”

In a game in which 41 fouls already had been Anderson said: “This game came out of toughness, logged, Anderson called for the Storm to attack this came out of grit, this came out of determina- the rim in a timeout. Dunn drove the right side, tion and it’s amazing. I think these guys are start- was fouled by Culver and made the two winning ing to put it on display. These kind of games focus free throws. McBride’s drive at the buzzer missed the mind. There are some games and there are the mark and Storm fans exited roaring. some games and . . . this is the game here. They were locked in and brought the energy.” “That was our toughest point up to this day,” An- derson said. “We rose to the occasion.”

“This is the reason I came here,” said Dunn, who ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post Josh Roberts is big St. John’s surprise: ‘Oozing with potential’ Zach Braziller (November 25, 2019)

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Ian Steere was supposed to do.” be the big-man addition that could erase some of St. John’s problems in the paint. When Roberts played last year, he was unsure of himself, often in the wrong position. Now he looks The N.C. State transfer, eligible in mid-December, in command, crediting the coaching staff with may provide plenty of production when he joins having him prepared for every situation. He makes the team on the floor. But when the skilled 6-foot- quick decisions with the ball. If he’s close enough 9 forward does come back, it will be as a comple- to the hoop, Roberts will look to make a move. ment to the Johnnies’ biggest surprise through Otherwise, he searches for a teammate. seven games. “I think he’s stayed within the confines of what he Josh Roberts, rarely used a year ago, continued can do right now,” Anderson said. to be a revelation on Sunday, delivering the best game of his college career in a much-needed, Roberts’ most valuable assets are his rim protection come-from-behind 78-63 victory over UMass at and finishing ability. He’s frequently the last line of Mohegan Sun Arena. defense for St. John’s, making up for teammates when they get beat. He’s already had a number The lanky 6-foot-9 sophomore forward scored a of thunderous put-back dunks, making opponents career-high 16 points, grabbed eight rebounds and pay for double-teaming stars LJ Figueroa and Mus- blocked three shots, continuing his unexpectedly tapha Heron. rapid development. After his stellar performance, Roberts was asked “He’s oozing with potential,” coach Mike Ander- what he prefers, a big follow dunk or an emphatic son said. rejection. He paused, looking over to Anderson.

A three-star recruit from Alabama, Roberts was “You’re going to say offense, I know it,” Anderson a late bloomer when it came to basketball. Foot- said. “Go ahead, say it.” ball was his sport of choice. He was raw last year, appearing in just 18 games and averaging 6.2 “Probably a put-back,” Roberts said. “It gives me a minutes when he did see the floor. He admitted lot of energy and I just feed off of that and I play spending so much time on the bench discouraged defense better.” him. “Good answer,” his coach said. But Roberts spent the offseason working to not let that happen, adding significant muscle to his He’s doing almost everything right so far. slim frame to avoid getting pushed around. During the preseason, teammates talked up his progress. It quickly became clear it was more than just talk, Roberts producing nine points, seven rebounds and four blocks in the opener against Mercer. He’s only improved since then. It’s not a coincidence the two games he got in foul trouble St. John’s lost.

“I’m having a lot of fun, man,” Roberts said. “I don’t take it for granted, but it’s fun being out there, being able to play the minutes that I’m play- ing and helping my team [by] doing what I need to ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post ‘Unlikely heroes’ rally St. John’s to significant early-season win Zach Braziller (November 24, 2019)

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — LJ Figueroa and Mustapha of the second half, Figueroa and Heron picking up Heron were on the bench. St. John’s was trailing their third and fourth fouls, respectively, sending underdog UMass by eight. The only positive was both to the bench. Without their two leading scor- the Red Storm weren’t going broke at the nearby ers, St. John’s quickly found itself down eight, in a Mohegan Sun craps tables. game it led by eight midway through the first half.

But just when it seemed like they were out of luck, Caraher, the Houston Baptist transfer who sat out the Johnnies rolled a seven. last season, didn’t let the deficit grow wider, quick- ly hitting a 3-pointer and adding back-to-back Coach Mike Anderson’s lesser-known players re- driving baskets to get the Johnnies within two. fused to lose, rallying St. John’s to a significant ear- Shortly, St. John’s was ahead, on the strength of a ly-season victory. From David Caraher’s offensive 13-0 run that began with a Champagnie 3-pointer infusion and freshman Julian Champagnie’s con- and Rutherford completed with a free throw. The tinued two-way impact to Nick Rutherford’s stellar 6-foot-9 Roberts put the icing on the game, ham- defense and Josh Roberts’ rim-protecting and fin- mering home a two-handed follow slam to push ishing, the team’s complementary players keyed a the lead to nine with 2:47 left. come-from-behind 78-63 victory over UMass in the Hall of Fame Tip Off consolation game at Mohe- “We have a lot of different guys, like coach said, gan Sun Arena on Sunday. that can bring a lot of different things to the ta- ble,” said Caraher, who shot 6 of 8 from the field “I thought we had some, in your mind it might and sank three 3-pointers. have been unlikely heroes, but for me I see it every day in practice,” Anderson said. “Guys came off They were up to the challenge, after Saturday’s the bench and they gave us a big lift. When [my] disappointing loss to Arizona State in which St. teams are good, our bench plays well.” John’s coughed up a nine-point halftime lead. An- derson wasn’t happy with how his team dealt with St. Johns (5-2) trailed by five with 10:54 to go and adversity in that game. But Sunday was a different outscored the Minutemen (5-2) 30-10 the rest of story. the way without Heron re-entering and Figueroa coming on late. The high-scoring duo combined “I thought our guys responded the right way,” An- for a season-low 13 points, but they weren’t need- derson said. “We didn’t panic and we trusted one ed. another. We showed some resolve, we really did.

Caraher scored a St. John’s career-high of 17 “The biggest lesson I learned was that our guys do points, Roberts was again a force in the paint, have bounce-back ability.” notching 16 points, eight rebounds and three blocks and Champagnie had 12 points and seven rebounds. Rutherford’s stats — four points, six rebounds, two steals and two assists — weren’t overly impressive. But he was very valuable. He controlled tempo, got the ball to teammates in good spots and was a pest defensively.

“I thought he had the biggest impact on the game,” Anderson said.

The game took a turn early in the opening minutes ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

Associated Press David Caraher’s 17 points lead St. John’s past UMass at Hall of Fame Tip-Off consolation (November 24, 2019)

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — David Caraher scored 12 of today.” his 17 points in the second half to lead St. John’s to a 78-63 victory over Massachusetts on Sunday in Caraher was one of the keys off the bench Sunday. the Hall of Fame Tip-Off consolation game. “I would just say Coach preaches it to us every day in practice, don’t try to make the 10-point play,” After trailing for the first time all season at the Caraher said. “Just continuing to trust him and half, the Red Storm (5-2) dominated the final 11 trust my teammates. minutes of play to avoid losing to their second Weeks scored 17 first-half points to give UMa- mid-major school of the season. ss a 38-37 lead. The Minutemen made just two field goals in the final five minutes of the half — Josh Roberts scored 16 points with eight rebounds, three-pointers from Clergeot and Mitchell — but and Julian Champagnie had 12 points for St. went 4-for-4 from the foul line. Weeks made a John’s. pair with 31 seconds left to give them the halftime lead. T.J. Weeks led UMass (5-2) with 19 points, Tre Mitchell added 14 and Keon Clergeot chipped in A three-point play by Rasheem Dunn gave St. with 11. The Minutemen committed a season-high John’s a 31-25 lead with just inside six minutes to 17 turnovers, which St. John’s converted into 23 play but were outscored 13-6 from there. Roberts points. had a team-high eight points in the half for the Red Storm. UMass took a 53-48 lead on a three-point play by Mitchell with 10:54 remaining, but St. John’s stormed back with a 13-0 run, led by five points from Champagnie, to take a 61-53 lead with 7:06 left.

The Red Storm did it with second-leading scorer Mustapha Heron on the bench with four fouls. Heron took a seat after picking up his second straight offensive foul with 15:50 left in the half and didn’t return.

“Good bounce back for our basketball team after the tough loss against Arizona State, a very good basketball team,” Storm coach Mike Anderson said. “Guys came off the bench and they gave us a big lift. When our team plays good, our bench plays well.

“These guys (off the bench) are not just going to get mop-up minutes. They’re getting quality minutes. That can only make them better players. You get more comfortable with what we’re doing. ‘Stay ready,’ is my motto. Stay ready, you never know when that opportunity is coming. This was game number seven and so I’m still trying to figure out what I do have and I saw some good things ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post St. John’s rebounds with blowout win over Columbia Howie Kussoy (November 20, 2019)

Mike Anderson’s imprint as head coach at St. nent,” Dunn said. “It was a tough loss we dealt John’s was apparent immediately: The energy. The with and we felt we had to bounce back.” urgency. The aggressiveness. The defense, always swarming. The boards, always crashed. The leads, In the opening minutes of the second half, Colum- always too small. bia, behind Mike Smith (20 points, nine rebounds, six assists), cut the deficit to 15. A timeout hit. The There is no change — especially after a loss. new coach reinforced his principles.

Returning from the shock of Saturday’s last-second “He was yelling,” Heron said of Anderson. “More defeat against Vermont, the Red Storm responded just trying to motivate us to continue doing what by removing all doubt about Wednesday’s out- we’re doing and not change what got us the suc- come long before halftime and cruising to an 82- cess in the first place.” 63 win over Columbia at Carnesecca Arena. In less than six minutes, St. John’s doubled its lead, In a balanced, 10-man effort, St. John’s (4-1) pro- going up 70-40, while holding the Lions to just duced 10 steals and 15 offensive rebounds, while two points. The Red Storm finished with just eight holding the Lions (1-4) under 38 percent shooting turnovers, while hitting 7 of 15 3-pointers. from the field. “It gets you to play instinctively when you play “This team is building right in front of your eyes,” that way,” Anderson said of his system. “We want Anderson said. “Guys came out with a sense of ur- to play in attack mode, not let people get comfort- gency and I believe we kept that sense of urgency able, make the game chaotic.” throughout the game. … They’re starting to un- derstand how hard they have to play. They’re start- St. John’s now hits the road for the first time this ing to understand we’re not just a two-man team. season to play in this weekend’s Basketball Hall of … Defensively, we’ve gotta be good every night. Fame Tip-Off Tournament at Mohegan Sun in Un- There’s not a lot of room for error for our team casville, Conn. The Red Storm will open Saturday and how hard they have to play. It’s a new team with a rematch of last season’s NCAA Tournament and we’re still identifying roles with this team.” game against Arizona State, then will play either No. 7 Virginia or Massachusetts. The roles are forming fast. “Ready or not, it’s the next test,” Anderson said. Mustapha Heron (15 points) led St. John’s in scor- “Will we be ready for it? We’re prepared for it.” ing again. Freshman Julian Champagnie continued his strong start to the season, adding 14 points, seven rebounds and two steals. Transfer Rasheem Dunn caused nonstop havoc, recording 14 points, three assists and three steals. Josh Roberts intim- idated in the paint, collecting 11 rebounds and three blocks.

The aggression was relentless on both ends of the floor, allowing the Johnnies to break open the game with an early 11-0 run and seize a 25-8 lead. When halftime hit, the Red Storm led 49-27.

“We had to just take our anger out on the oppo- ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post St. John’s and its top gun looking to get back on track Howie Kussoy (November 19, 2019)

The opening stanza of the Mike Anderson era had Tournament, where the Red Storm will play Arizo- provided little but thrills. na State, and either No. 7 Virginia/UMass.

Three low-major opponents came to Queens and First come the Lions (1-3), who nearly won at Wake left with double-digit losses, unable to match the Forest last week. talent or effort of a new-look St. John’s squad, in- sistent on outperforming its low projections. Then “I always say, each game is going to be a test for came Vermont — the reigning America East cham- this basketball team,” Anderson said. pion, expected to return to the NCAA Tournament — which escaped the borough with a 70-68 win on Saturday.

The season’s first true test ended with shock, with the Red Storm’s late double-digit comeback only increasing the pain inflicted via Anthony Lamb’s game-winning jumper with two seconds remain- ing. The next challenge comes in the response, entering Wednesday’s game against Columbia at Carnesecca Arena (7 p.m., FS1).

“Take the loss, look at it and move on. You learn from it and move on,” senior Mustapha Heron said. “You can’t dwell on anything. A win or a loss. Another day’s coming. We’re past that. … How open are you to learning from your mistakes and just getting better?”

In opening the season with back-to-back 30-point wins, Heron scored 55 points — the most by a St. John’s player in the team’s first two games in 29 years — while shooting 17 of 28 from the field, including 10 of 13 on 3-pointers.

Since then, St. John’s most explosive scorer has struggled to find his shot.

In the Red Storm’s up-and-down performance against New Hampshire, Heron hit 2 of 12 from the field and tied a career-low with five points. In the loss to Vermont, the preseason All-Big East Second Team selection made just 3 of 11 shots.

“I was getting the same shots I was getting be- fore,” Heron said. “I just gotta knock them down.”

This weekend, St. John’s (3-1) hits the road for the first time in the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post Posh Alexander adds to history of homegrown St. John’s talent Zach Braziller (November 19, 2019)

Monday night, highly regarded point guard Posh 76ers, who later that summer traded him to the Alexander from Brooklyn signed a National Let- Magic. He was the first St. John’s first-round pick ter of Intent with St. John’s, becoming the latest since Erick Barkley (28th overall) in 2000. big-name prospect from the city to stay home. The Johnnies haven’t attracted a ton of blue-chip Dwight Hardy: Like Ahmed, Hardy took the junior talent from the area in recent years, but they have college route, and like Ahmed, hailed from The secured some. Bronx. Hardy’s first season was nondescript and his second (2010-11) brilliant, leading St. John’s Below is how they have fared: back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in nine years. The skilled combo guard averaged 18.3 Shamorie Ponds: Ponds was the face of the Chris points on 44 percent shooting and 1.3 steals. His Mullin era, by far the best recruit he landed. He layup with 1.2 seconds left to beat No. 4 Pittsburgh was a four-star, top-50 guard from Thomas Jef- at a packed Garden remains a game fans remi- ferson High School in Brooklyn, a breathtaking nisce about, the moment when it became clear the talent when on. But after Ponds went off to the Johnnies would be going dancing after close to a professional ranks following his junior year and decade hiatus. went undrafted, there was a sense he should’ve accomplished more. Sure, the 6-foot-1 lead guard averaged 19.5 points and 4.3 assists across three seasons and won the Haggerty Award, given to the area’s best player, as a sophomore. But his teams had just one winning season — and limped to the finish line that year, failing to advance past the First Four of the NCAA Tournament.

Bashir Ahmed: Ahmed came to St. John’s in 2016 as a coveted junior college recruit, an All-American who passed on several Big 12 programs to come home. The 6-7 Bronx native had some shining moments — his biggest one was a 19-point per- formance in an upset of No. 4 Duke at the Garden — but he never lived up to expectations, his shot selection and turnover problems major shortcom- ings in a pair of losing seasons under Mullin.

Maurice Harkless: The Queens native spent just one year at St. John’s, but it was a memorable one. Leading a team of freshmen, Harkless, a one-time UConn commit and top-40 prospect who flipped to the Johnnies, averaged 15.5 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game and was selected as the Big East’s Rookie of the Year in 2011-12. The highlight of that season was Harkless putting up 30 points and 13 rebounds against Duke, which would land a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. It helped the former Forest Hills High School star get drafted in the first round (15th overall) by the ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post Furious St. John’s rally falls just short in loss to Vermont Zach Braziller (November 16, 2019)

So much had gone wrong for most of the second At halftime, St. John’s (3-1) seemed to be in good half Saturday, until it all began to go right. position, up five, having closed on an 11-0 run. But it missed its first five shots of the second half while A nine-point deficit was erased in the final three committing five turnovers. In that span, Vermont minutes. Rasheem Dunn, in his St. John’s debut, (4-0) went ahead, as Lamb (23 points) came out brought the large Carnesecca Arena crowd to its hot. St. John’s stars Heron and Figueroa couldn’t feet with a game-tying 3-pointer that left 19.3 answer him, the duo scoring 14 points apiece on a seconds on the clock. combined 7-of-24 shooting from the field.

All the momentum was with the Johnnies. In an “We didn’t shoot it well,” Anderson said. “They instant, it was gone. had to do with some of that, we had a lot to do with it. The game was played at their pace.” One flick of Anthony Lamb’s wrist changed every- thing, ruining a valiant comeback and saddling The Red Storm were unable to regain control after Mike Anderson with his first loss as St. John’s new losing the lead. The more they pressed, the more coach. Lamb, the reigning America East Player of Vermont made them pay, cutting through pressure the Year, sent Vermont home victorious, 70-68, like a knife through butter. When St. John’s forced drilling a left elbow pull-up jumpshot with 2.4 the ball out of Lamb’s hands, his teammates capi- seconds left. talized on their open looks. The Johnnies won the battle on the glass by a wide margin, 50-37, but 16 “He’s a great player, he hit a tough shot,” said turnovers, just six assists and 12 missed free throws Dunn, the Cleveland State transfer who received nullified that edge. his legislative relief waiver Wednesday after being held out of the season’s first three games. “You can’t do that,” Anderson said. “We got some errors we got to clean up. I just told our guys, just Anderson said the plan was to double team Lamb like you enjoy [wins] until midnight, this one’s got and force someone else to beat them. But that to hurt until midnight. We got to get better, we extra defender came late, and the 6-foot-6 Lamb got to take care of the basketball, obviously take shot over the slightly smaller Mustapha Heron. On care of the home court.” the other end, LJ Figueroa stepped out of bounds attempting a last-second shot. It capped a wild finish that saw St. John’s rally from nine down in the final 3:19 against the America East favorite that has played in two of the previous three NCAA Tournaments. Heron and Dunn sank 3-pointers 11 seconds apart to draw St. John’s even at 68 with 19.3 seconds left after it had made just 3 of 17 attempts from deep.

“Me personally, I feel like I showed up too late for my team,” said Dunn, who scored 13 points on 4-of-12 shooting. “Things like that happen when you don’t play for [so long].”

It wasn’t enough to offset the sloppy second half that saw the Johnnies commit 10 turnovers and allow Vermont to shoot 52 percent from the field. ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

Newsday Rasheem Dunn scores double digits but St. John’s falls late to Vermont, suffers first loss (November 16, 2019)

Rasheem Dunn was dressed in a St. John’s uniform who also grabbed 10 rebounds and finally playing a game after two transfers and some NCAA drama. Now there was more drama. “For me, it was a wonderful day,” Dunn said, “the first time playing in a year, just having that feel, The Red Storm trailed Vermont by three points gain my feel back, gain my groove back, but last Saturday at Carnesecca Arena before the redshirt but not least, to be on the court with the team I junior combo guard from Brooklyn buried the ty- worked hard with all year.” ing shot from beyond the arc in Queens with 19.3 seconds left. Everett Duncan hit two both ends of a one-and- one with 28 seconds remaining to put Vermont up But the perfect ending escaped him and the Red 68-65, but Dunn countered with his three. Storm after they had rallied from 10 down with 6:41 left. Anthony Lamb nailed a jumper over “Me, personally, I felt like I showed up too late for Dunn with 1.9 showing on the clock to give the my team,” Dunn said. “Things like that happen mid-major Catamounts a 70-68 win and St. John’s when you don’t play for a year.” its first loss in the Mike Anderson era that’s now four games old. After two Vermont timeouts, Lamb dribbled near the left side of the foul line and let go. The Red “He’s a great player,” Dunn said of Lamb, last sea- Storm were supposed to double the senior forward son’s America East Player of the Year who finished and didn’t. with 23 points, 13 rebounds and five assists. “He hit a tough shot.” “He’s an incredible player, wants the ball in crunch time,” Catamounts coach John Becker said. This was the Red Storm’s best test yet, but they didn’t pass against the 4-0 America East favorites St. John’s missed 18 of its first 22 shots. But the Red because they shot just 34.5 percent overall from Storm closed the first half with an 11-0 run to go the floor, 26.3 percent from three-point range and up 31-26. 65.7 percent from the line, missing 12 free throws. They also committed 10 turnovers in the second Vermont came out of the break with a 17-5 burst, half. good for a 43-36 lead. Lamb dominated, scoring 13 of the 17. The Red Storm then fell behind 56-46, “It’s a learning experience for this team,” Ander- but they kept coming. son said, “Each game is going to be a test.” “It’s definitely going to help us moving forward,” Dunn received his first test after winning his ap- Figueroa said. “First loss we had all year with peal for a legislative relief waiver from the NCAA Coach Anderson. … But we believe we’re a strong Wednesday after originally having his case denied. team. We have a great chemistry.”

The Thomas Jefferson alum hadn’t played a game since Feb. 28, 2018, when he was dressed in a St. Francis Brooklyn uniform. He led the Terriers in scoring, rebounding and steals as a sophomore. He transferred to Cleveland State, sat out last season, then transferred again.

Dunn shot just 4-for-12 but finished with 13 points, one less than Mustapha Heron and LJ Figueroa, ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

Rumble in the Garden St. John’s falls to the Vermont Catamounts, 70-68, despite late rally Norman Rose (November 16, 2019)

A second-half spurt by Anthony Lamb powered the handful of ill-advised shots led to Johnnies offensive Vermont Catamounts to victory, and gave the St. woes. John’s Red Storm their first loss tonight at Carnesecca Vermont quickly took the lead, but St. John’s found Arena, by the score of 70-68. a way to keep it close. Rasheem Dunn’s shot wasn’t always there, but his quickness helped, as he drew six St. John’s falls to 3-1. free throw attempts, second only to Mustapha Her- on’s 10 attempts on the afternoon. St. John’s looks to get back to their winning ways against the Columbia Lions on Wednesday at 7:00 PM But Anthony Lamb is a legitimate star for the Cata- in Carnesecca Arena. mounts, and he showed up in the second half.

The game started inauspiciously, though the Red After being bottled up for four points on 2/9 shoot- Storm came out with the intent to move the ball and ing, Lamb was able to get cooking, especially in the get quality looks both in the paint and from beyond middle of the half where he powered a decisive 7-0 the arc. By and large, the Red Storm did just that, but run. Lamb poured in 19 points in the half and 15 of the shots were not falling early. The looks were gen- his second half points came in the first ten minutes of erally open and off a quality pass, but the Johnnies the half. shot only 30% from the floor in the first half against a stout and experienced Vermont defense. To make matters worse, Vermont got back on defense consistently, eliminating easy run outs, and transi- Still, It was a gritty first half for the Red Storm. tioned into a zone; the Red Storm pressure did not create the chaos it had against the first three oppo- The pressure defense Coach Mike Anderson is known nents. for kept it close early for St. John’s. Vermont shot the ball about as poorly as the Johnnies, shooting 27% St. John’s was down 10 points with 6:41 left, and from the floor in the half. The key difference, how- down five with under a minute left. ever, was that the Catamounts shot 25% (4/16) from deep, while St. John’s converted a marginally worse But late, a missed free throw by Vermont’s Stef Smith 20% of their threes (2/10). with the Johnnies down four gave the Red Storm a chance. Mustapha Heron had had a tough night, but Josh Roberts was the goal-line defense that allowed made a three from the top of the key to get the Red every player on the perimeter to defend aggressively. Storm within one. Roberts’s help-side defense deterred Vermont’s efforts to get into the paint successfully. Roberts grabbed After two made free throws from Vermont, Rasheem eight rebounds, rejected a shot, and picked up a steal Dunn lined up a three from the top of the arc to tie to anchor the defense — along with six points. the game at 68 with 19 seconds left. With the crowd on their feet including the significant section of Vermont fans), Vermont took the ball out to set up Thanks to a late spurt by Marcellus Earlington — who Anthony Lamb on the left wing. had two steals, three points and three rebounds in the final five minutes of the half — St. John’s went Facing Mustapha Heron, he dribbled into the paint to into the half up 31-26. his right, and calmly drained the game winning jump- er with 1.9 seconds left. Like the first half, the Red Storm struggled to score early in the second half. St. John’s was not able to The Red Storm had a chance for one more shot, but make a field goal for the first five minutes of the half, on the inbound, LJ Figueroa stepped on the endline, but unlike the first half, five careless turnovers and a while harassed by Everett Duncan. ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post Rasheem Dunn’s debut could give St. John’s what it’s missing Zach Braziller (November 15, 2019)

St. John’s was in the middle of watching film on we play, add more depth, add more toughness, Wednesday afternoon when the room exploded. add another guy that’s capable of scoring and scor- ing at a pretty good clip,” Anderson said of Dunn. No, this wasn’t new coach Mike Anderson ripping “It’s not necessarily just contributing scoring. I into one of his players. It was the Johnnies joyously think he can make other people better. He can celebrating with teammate Rasheem Dunn when cause some havoc defensively.” he broke the good news that the NCAA had grant- ed him his legislative relief waiver, making the “People are going to key in on Mustapha, they’re Cleveland State transfer eligible effective immedi- going to key in on LJ. With the floor spaced out, ately. you have to have people who can break down people and be able to create.” “After that we couldn’t continue watching film,” junior forward LJ Figueroa recalled. “Everybody There is bound to be rust. Dunn last played a game was so excited.” on Feb. 28, 2018. He wasn’t able to take part in the Red Storm’s closed-door scrimmage against Temple The timing couldn’t be better, as St. John’s pre- or their exhibition against Queens College. But the pares for its first legit test of the season, against hope is once Dunn finds his rhythm, he will be a American East favorite Vermont on Saturday difference-maker, a combo guard capable of play- afternoon in Queens (4 p.m., FS2, WMCA 570 AM). ing on or off the ball, scoring and creating oppor- The Red Storm (3-0) have been impressive through tunities for others, another valuable defender in three games, winning by an average of 24.3 points the Johnnies’ up-tempo pressing style. per game. But the Catamounts present a signif- icant step up in class, a mid-major power that “’Rah’ is definitely a big piece to our team,” reached the NCAA Tournament a year ago and re- Figueroa said. “I think he’s going to help us out turns three starters, including reigning conference tremendously, just another experienced player Player of the Year Anthony Lamb. we definitely need on our roster. [He] 100 percent makes us a better team.” “We’re going to have to play well, we’re going to have to defend, going to have to be able to score, make Lamb work for what he gets,” Anderson said.

Dunn, a Brooklyn native and high school team- mate of former St. John’s star Shamorie Ponds, is expected to come off the bench, but he will play significant minutes. He averaged 15.4 points per game two years ago at St. Francis Brooklyn, before transferring to Cleveland State and sitting out last season. The 6-foot-2 guard projects as the third scorer Anderson’s team needed, after All-Big East preseason second team selections Figueroa and Mustapha Heron. Figueroa and Heron are each av- eraging 20 points per game so far, while the next highest scorer is reserve Marcellus Earlington at 10 points per contest.

“He’s going to impact our team, in terms of how ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post NCAA grants St. John’s Rasheem Dunn eligibility waiver Zach Braziller (November 13, 2019)

Rasheem Dunn will be eligible this year after all, that new information, the NCAA cleared Dunn. and now St. John’s has the third scorer it needed. Sources said that when Dunn was first denied, Cleveland State wasn’t supportive of the waiver, The Brooklyn native was granted a legislative relief but that the school was responsive to the NCAA’s waiver on Wednesday, the school announced. The questions as the review process continued. 6-foot-2 Dunn sat out last season at Cleveland State after transferring from St. Francis Brooklyn, Dunn’s uncle, Ted Gustus, who was closely involved but left the Horizon League team when coach in the process, singled out St. John’s compliance Dennis Felton was fired in July. director Doug Trani for his persistence. There were constant negotiations and communications “I appreciate all the support I have received from between St. John’s and the NCAA, according to St. John’s,” Dunn said in a statement. “I couldn’t Gustus. A major part of the case was the firing ask for a better opportunity. It was worth the of Felton. Dunn went to Cleveland State to play wait.” for him, and when Felton was no longer there, it changed the dynamic. Dunn gives new coach Mike Anderson more of- fensive firepower behind All-Big East second team “What they saw was honesty and integrity of what selections LJ Figueroa and Mustapha Heron. we were doing,” Gustus said of the NCAA. “Here’s a kid that sat out a year. Are we going to damage Dunn, a junior who went to high school with for- this kid for something he didn’t have any control mer St. John’s star Shamorie Ponds at Thomas Jef- over? ferson, averaged 15.4 points per game two years ago for St. Francis. “He’s really excited, and he’s ready to play ball.”

“He can definitely help them,” St. Francis coach Glenn Braica said. “The system really fits him.”

Anderson utilizes an up-tempo, pressing style and Braica said Dunn is at his best in the open court. He can shoot the 3-pointer, his former coach said, but isn’t a lights-out shooter. When Dunn played for Braica, he was used mostly off the ball, though he is a quality ball-handler. He is expected to see time at point guard and shooting guard.

St. John’s fans fight back after controversial NCAA ruling “The system is really going to help him, because the more the game is up and down, the better he is going to be,” Braica said. Dunn will play Saturday against America East fa- vorite Vermont in the undefeated Johnnies’ tough- est game to date. It’s unclear whether he will start.

The waiver was initially denied by the NCAA, but before appealing, St. John’s provided new infor- mation. After hearing from Cleveland State about ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post St. John’s new approach is making the most of easy early schedule Howie Kussoy (November 12, 2019)

St. John’s won’t learn much about its season until Saturday, when Vermont — the reigning America East champion and likely to again end up as one of the NCAA Tournament’s most popular first-round upset picks — comes to Carnesecca Arena.

Season-opening, 30-point wins by the Red Storm (2-0) couldn’t reveal much. Mercer was picked to finish below all but two teams in the Southern Conference, and Central Connecticut State was picked to finish above only a Division I newcomer (Merrimack) in the Northeast Conference.

Tuesday’s 7 p.m. visit from New Hampshire (2-0) — pegged for the America East basement and riding wins over Division III Curry College and Holy Cross — won’t provide much more insight, but Mike Anderson is making good use of the bad games.

When St. John’s was straddling the bubble last season and begging for additional contributions, Chris Mullin relied on a seven-man rotation, show- ing little trust in his freshmen. Despite a string of predictable blowouts early in the season, Josh Roberts never played more than seven minutes in non-conference play, Marcellus Earlington never played more than four minutes and Greg Williams primarily played single-digit minutes.

Through Anderson’s first two games, eight players are averaging at least 17 minutes — nine played at least 14 minutes on Saturday, including the re- turning sophomore trio — and fueling the pres- sure-oriented defense that has forced 45 turnovers through two games.

“I had a chance to play a lot of guys and that only gets us more experience,” Anderson said after Saturday’s win. “I think depth is going to be really, really important on our basketball team. We’re going to have probably six-to-seven starters. … One of the more important pieces to our team is going to be our bench. Our guys have to come in and give us some quality minutes. … It’s important we really create some depth with the way we want to play.” ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

Red Storm Sports Mustapha Heron Named to BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (November 11, 2019)

After leading the St. John’s men’s basketball team to a pair of 30-point wins to open the season, Mus- tapha Heron has been named to the first BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll of the year, it was announced on Monday by the league office.

Heron averaged 27.5 points in the Johnnies’ wins over Mercer and Central Connecticut State, the highest scoring total through two games by a St. John’s player since Malik Sealy averaged 32.5 in 1990-91. Heron proved incredibly efficient in those two outings, going 7-for-13 from the field against the Bears before converting on 10 of his 15 tries against the Blue Devils.

Heron’s efficiency from three-point range was nothing short of incredible. He sank four of his six attempts from deep on Wednesday against Mer- cer before sinking a career-high six triples on just seven chances against the Blue Devils on Saturday. Through games played on Sunday, Heron’s three- point percentage leads the nation among players with at least 10 makes.

The Waterbury, Conn., native also converted on 11 of his 13 chances from the charity stripe.

Markus Howard of Marquette, the reigning BIG EAST Player of the Year, took home Player of the Week honors after scoring 38 in the Golden Eagles’ lone game of the week against Loyola Maryland.

ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post LJ Figueroa saves St. John’s from potential upset Howie Kussoy (November 12, 2019)

St. John’s saw Mustapha Heron open his senior sea- collar. … I really believe we came out and just son with the most points of any player in the pro- went through the motions early on. When I got gram in nearly three decades. On Tuesday night, some guys out there on the bench, I thought they the Red Storm saw the luxury of having a second triggered the defensive effort and that trickled star. over to the offensive side.” After forcing just three turnovers through the While Heron tied a career-low with five points (2 first 12 minutes, Anderson’s trademark pressure of 12 shooting from the field), and helped put St. arrived, with St. John’s allowing 11 points over John’s in an early double-digit hole against New the final 10:27 of the first half. Figueroa opened Hampshire, fellow preseason All-Big East Second without scoring for nearly 13 minutes, but closed Team selection LJ Figueroa rescued the Red Storm strong, scoring seven straight points late to help from a potential upset by tying a career-high 25 St. John’s take a 36-34 halftime lead. points in a 74-61 win at Carnesecca Arena. “They punched us in the mouth the first half,” Following back-to-back 30-point wins, St. John’s Figueroa said. “The first half didn’t go how we (3-0) led by only three with less than seven minutes wanted it to, but we all came together. I think the remaining, but Figueroa sparked the team on both guys fought well.” ends of the floor, hitting 5 of 9 3-pointers, with eight rebounds and five steals. The star stayed silent. The supporting cast spoke up. “He didn’t panic. I think that’s the biggest thing,” coach Mike Anderson said. “Our team didn’t panic. Josh Roberts was key inside, putting up 12 points, We know what he’s capable of doing and so he seven rebounds and four blocks. David Caraher had an opportunity to do that. scored nine points in nine minutes off the bench. Freshman Julian Champagnie had 11 points and “Anytime you have some adversity, I think it’s nine rebounds, scoring six points in a late 11-0 run, great. We’re three games into a season. This is which kept the Red Storm comfortably ahead in where you learn how to become a team. This is the final minutes. where you learn who are the guys that are gonna step up defensively. Who are gonna be our go-to “It shows you we’re not just a one or two-man guys? Who is gonna step up to the line and make team,” Anderson said. “We scored 74 points and free throws and keep momentum plays going?” your leading-scorer only gets five points. It show the team that we got some guys that are capable Heron’s struggles started early, picking up two of filling in and helping the team win.” fouls in the first five minutes. He left the floor with the Johnnies trailing by one. He returned three minutes later with the Wildcats up 18-8, while the Red Storm missed nine straight shots, and went nearly six minutes without a point.

New Hampshire stretched its lead to 12, and led for more than 15 minutes in the half, enjoying repeated open looks on the perimeter and ease penetrating in the lane.

“We’re not the type of team that can just show up and win,” Anderson said. “We’ve gotta be blue ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

Newsday New-look Mustapha Heron scores 30 to lead St. John’s in big win Laura Albanese (November 9, 2019)

Mustapha Heron had played in 95 college basket- second half, Heron said. “It’s really just a matter ball games over the course of three years when of staying organized and just keep pressing the he changed it all. Meat, gone. Dairy, gone. And 19 question.” extra pounds, gone. Champagnie had “probably his finest performance The St. John’s senior went to mandatory weight to date,” Anderson said. “Especially in the second training and volunteered to do more. At one half, it seemed like he was everywhere — protect- point, coach Mike Anderson had to remind him to ing the rim, deflecting passes, covering the loose put the weights down and go to class. ball. He’s making good decisions.”

That level of drastic change at this juncture of a As for Heron, it’s no secret that, like the departed basketball career usually means one thing: Heron Shamorie Ponds, he’s looking to a future in the does not intend for this to be the end. And now NBA. His 30 points were his career high with St. the Red Storm are benefiting. John’s (he scored 31 when he played for Auburn) and he shot 6-for-7 from three-point range. Heron put on a clinic Saturday at Carnesecca Arena at a road race disguised as a basketball game. After being hobbled by a knee injury last season, Behind Anderson’s breakneck offense, he scored he said he finally feels fully healthy. It helps, too, 30 points as St. John’s routed Central Connecticut that in his first season as St. John’s coach, Ander- State, 87-57. It was the Red Storm’s second win in son has instituted a relentless pace of play, some- as many games and their second blowout. thing that Heron said lends itself to his skill set.

“He’s put the time in. I guarantee it,” Anderson “It’s a lot of motion,” he said. “I’m a pretty good said of Heron. “He’s one of those guys who’s deter- catch-and-shoot player, so I can just find an open mined . . . I’m sure he’s got goals, and the best space.” thing about it is that his major goal right now is St. John’s being the best team it can be.” And then there’s all the other changes. The diet, the weight room, the healthy knee — all of it So far, so good. St. John’s led for all but five sec- points to a man who wants to give himself the onds of the game and dominated in nearly every best possible chance of basketball life after col- category. lege.

Though the Blue Devils — 20-plus-point under- Heron has changed his mentality, too. dogs going in — managed to hang around for the first half, briefly going up 18-17 midway through “I’m getting older and [I’m getting] more of a pro- the period, they faded quickly under the constant fessional mentality . . . [a desire to] dominate the pressure. The Red Storm led 39-33 at the break and game,” he said. “You kind of know what to expect strung together a 20-0 run early in the second half. and prepare for what’s going to happen, so I think that’s the biggest thing that’s [changed] in the last The Red Storm scored 24 points on 21 turnovers, couple years.” outrebounded the Blue Devils 43-34 and had 10 steals, three by Julian Champagnie. LJ Figueroa had 17 points and six rebounds. Central Connecti- cut shot only 15-for-30 from the line and 34 per- cent from the field.

“I think we found their breaking point” in the ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

Newsday St. John’s men’s basketball is working hard to make themselves blue collar Roger Rubin (November 1, 2019)

The courtship had been a 24-hour whirlwind and finally This toughness is what the Storm is going to need if was over. An agreement had been reached and hand- it is to rise above the low bar set for it when Big East shakes exchanged. Mike Anderson had been selected to coaches tabbed it ninth of 10 in a preseason poll. The replace Chris Mullin as St. John’s coach. He needed to team has talent but is light on experience and is not make a phone call. deep. Heron’s 14.6-point average was second to Sham- orie Ponds — who left to go pro — and 6-7 forward The 59-year-old who had coached 17 seasons of Division LJ Figueroa averaged 14.4 points and 6.4 rebound. St. I basketball and never finished with a losing record did John’s will rely heavily on two sophomores — 6-9 Josh not dial up family or friends. He did not reach out to Roberts and 6-3 Greg Williams Jr. — though Mullin bring on a trusted assistant. played them an average of just 6.3 and 8.4 minutes as freshmen. He called Mustapha Heron, who had just finished his ju- nior season as the second-leading scorer on a Red Storm “[Roberts] just does the stuff that nobody else wants team that went 21-13 and reached its first NCAA Tourna- to do. He gets offensive rebounds, he blocks shots, he ment since 2015. wants to run the floor harder than everybody else and he just brings a different type of energy when he plays,” “First phone call,” Anderson said. “I wanted him to Heron said. hear it from me, that I would be the coach. I wanted to explain how I wanted to see him continue to flourish. . . St. John’s should be deeper after the first semester . I have always been about relationships and communi- when gifted 6-9 North Carolina State transfer Ian Steere cation and I saw him as the potential leader.” becomes eligible; the Storm awaits a verdict on an ap- peal for 6-2 Cleveland State transfer Rasheem Dunn to The 6-5 Heron played his first two years at Auburn in become eligible. the SEC against Anderson’s Arkansas teams and admired how hard the Razorbacks played. And the respect that As Heron is hoping for a shot at the NBA after this Anderson showed him in that phone call was returned. season he has, in his own words, “gotten much more “I told him I would be there [the next day] at his press serious” in terms of his workouts, habits and nutrition. conference,” Heron said. Anderson said Figueroa has joined him in that effort.

As St. John’s heads into its season opener Wednesday “I’m in better shape than I was last year [and] I think against Mercer at Carnesecca Arena, that connection has I’ve grown in pretty much every area,” Heron said. “LJ is grown. Anderson has worked the Storm hard to get the certainly a better player than he was last year.” players into the best shape of their lives. And the players have followed Heron’s passion for the work because he Anderson’s style is quite different than Mullin’s. Heron has seen what Anderson’s teams can do first-hand – “his describes a more hands-on approach, a greater emphasis teams work hard,” he said. on accountability to teammates and greater measure of teaching. Heron explained that the players had to tap their inner toughness to “get through just two weeks under Coach “I like where we could be because I have seen every- A” because he said everything about their workouts was one buy in to what we are doing and because they are physically and mentally draining. But he said each player willing to work,” Anderson said. “It helps when your has become a better, harder version of themselves. best players — like Mustapha and LJ — are the hardest workers.” “He says all the time ‘I don’t want pretty guys. I want guys with scars on their faces, blue-collar guys,’” Heron All that started with just a phone call. said. ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post Mike Anderson’s St. John’s debut features two huge scares Howie Kussoy (October 30, 2019)

Mike Anderson’s first game in Queens featured the team we want to be.” about 40 seconds of hell. Because Anderson brought back a pair of presea- son All-Big East second-team selections in Heron Making his unofficial St. John’s debut with only (25 points) and LJ Figueroa (28 points), St. John’s two significant contributors back from last season’s can be competitive in the Big East. But exceeding NCAA Tournament team, Anderson’s first year as the predicted ninth-place finish will require much Red Storm coach flashed before his eyes when star more. senior Mustapha Heron hit the floor and clutched Josh Roberts showed the potential to fill a his right hip, writhing in pain late in the first half strong supporting role, flashing his athleticism, of Wednesday’s 94-59 exhibition win over Queens shot-blocking and ability to finish at the rim. The College at Carnesecca Arena. 6-9 forward, who was limited to 6.3 minutes per game as a freshman under Mullin, finished with 14 “The floor was wet, and I just slipped and did like points. a little half-split,” Heron said. “It scared me for a second.” “We know LJ and Mustapaha, they’re capable of getting some big numbers, but it’s good to see After nearly a minute on the ground, Heron was Josh continue to be consistent in his play,” said An- able to walk off the floor under his own power derson, whose team opens the regular season next and went back to the locker room. The 6-foot-5 Wednesday against Mercer. “[Roberts] gotta be wing returned to the court in the second half and one of those guys that can play off of those guys. said his hip wouldn’t be an issue once the season … That’s gonna be his role to be an energy guy. starts. … As we get into the real season now, we’ll see if that continues. “Knock on wood, thank goodness he was OK,” Anderson said. “He’s huge in what we do.” “It’s not gonna be just a two-man team. That’s been our message since I’ve been here. We’ve got- Heron didn’t produce the only scare of the night. ta have other guys step up.”

Four years after Chris Mullin infamously kicked off his coaching career with a 32-point exhibition loss to Division II St. Thomas Aquinas, Anderson followed his predecessor’s footsteps a little too closely.

Five minutes into the campus’ first look at the new-look team, St. John’s trailed the Division II school — which went 7-21 last season — by nine. Then, Anderson’s patented defensive pressure picked up. The Red Storm went on a 13-0 run, taking a 48-26 halftime lead, and finished with 22 turnovers forced.

“One of the things I can’t knock is their effort. I thought their effort was tremendous,” Anderson said. “We have a lot of pieces, and all we’re try- ing to do is put these pieces together. … You only learn in game settings. We’re learning to become ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post Why Bobby Portis thinks Mike Anderson is perfect fit for St. John’s Zach Braziller (October 30, 2019)

Some have questioned the fit, hiring someone to a head coach. run the St. John’s basketball program who has nev- er previously coached in the Northeast. “All the St. John’s guys and all the New York guys are going to really love his style of play,” Portis But Bobby Portis believes those detractors will be said. “He doesn’t really run too much offense. He proven wrong. Mike Anderson, the Knicks forward lets you freelance, he lets you get in your bag a thinks, is made for this area. little bit. His style of play is really fun to play in.”

“He has a gritty mentality, grind and grit,” Portis Anderson came to New York first, agreeing to be told The Post after a recent Knicks practice. “He’s a the St. John’s coach on April 19. Portis followed blue-collar coach. He loves blue-collar players, and on July 1, signing a two-year deal with the Knicks. I think New York City is a blue-collar city. I think it Portis is planning to attend some Red Storm goes hand in hand.” games, and Anderson was at the Garden on Mon- day when his former star went off for 28 points in Portis is obviously biased – he played for Ander- the team’s first victory. son for two seasons at Arkansas, from 2013-15, developing there into a first-round draft pick. As a “It’s kind of crazy how things came full circle,” sophomore, Portis was the SEC Player of the Year, Portis said. helping the Razorbacks win 27 games. He credited Anderson with much of his development.

“He was a great coach, he pushed you hard each and every day to be great,” the 6-foot-11 Portis said. “He always pushed your mind. I think that made me great. He would challenge you in differ- ent ways.”

That went beyond basketball. At Arkansas, there were class checkers, which made it basically impos- sible to cut. Anderson also had a check-in policy: Players had to speak with him once a day away from the court. Everyone was treated the same, Portis said, from the star to the last man on the bench.

“Those values really helped me,” he said. “When you come there, you come there as a young kid coming from high school, not really knowing what to expect. When you leave, you leave a man.”

Expectations are low for Anderson’s first season. St. John’s was picked to finish ninth by the Big East coaches after losing starters Shamorie Ponds, Marvin Clark II and Justin Simon. It may not hap- pen right away, but Portis expects Anderson to excel here like he has at Arkansas, UAB and Mis- souri. He’s never had a losing season in 17 years as ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post St. John’s fans mobilize after NCAA rules against Rasheem Dunn Zach Braziller (October 28, 2019)

St. John’s fans understand how important junior guard Rasheem Dunn is to their team’s success and they have responded to what they feel is an unjust ruling by voicing their support on social media.

Since The Post reported Sunday morning that the NCAA had denied the Cleveland State transfer guard’s waiver to be eligible immediately, which in turn would cost him a year of eligibility and force him to sit out a second straight year, Johnnies fans have taken to Twitter and Instagram with the “Fre- eRahDunn” hashtag that senior Mustapha Heron started to implore the NCAA to rethink its stance. An online petition at Change.org also has gained over 1,900 signatures as of late afternoon Monday.

St. John’s was counting on Dunn to be a factor this season, after losing starters Shamorie Ponds, Justin Simon and Marvin Clark II. The Brooklyn native sat out all of last year at Cleveland State after trans- ferring from St. Francis Brooklyn. But when his coach, Dennis Felton, was fired and several team- mates transferred, Dunn opted to return home. He averaged 15 points per game two years ago and may have been St. John’s starting point guard.

Cleveland State athletic director Scott Garrett, who was hired in April and fired Felton, did not support Dunn’s waiver, according to sources, and the NCAA ruled Dunn could’ve stayed at Cleveland State. The school has not responded to requests for com- ment, and neither has Felton. St. John’s has also declined comment.

Meanwhile, Dunn and St. John’s are still working with the NCAA on the waiver request, according to sources, and feel he has a strong case to eventually get it approved. Forward Ian Steere also had his waiver denied, but he would be eligible to return in mid-December, once the fall semester ends, since he transferred in from N.C. State mid-year.

St. John’s opens its season on Nov. 6 against Mer- cer. At the moment, it has only nine eligible schol- arship players. ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post NCAA denies Rasheem Dunn’s St. John’s eligibility waiver Zach Braziller (October 27, 2019)

Rasheem Dunn sat out last year following his St. John’s. He averaged 15 points per game at St. transfer to Cleveland State. His coach was then Francis Brooklyn two years ago and is believed to fired in July and several teammates decided to be the Red Storm’s third-most talented player after transfer, leading him to seek a different school, LJ Figueroa and Heron. He may also have been too. new coach Mike Anderson’s starting point guard and his absence would leave Anderson with nine But now, the NCAA is forcing the 6-foot-2 guard scholarship players until Steere is eligible. from Brooklyn to sit out again. The St. John’s junior guard’s waiver for immediate eligibility was St. John’s opens the season Nov. 6 against Mercer. denied, sources told The Post, a decision that came It hosts Queens College in an exhibition game as a surprise to the school. There was optimism Wednesday at Carnesecca Arena. Dunn would be cleared, considering the situation at Cleveland State.

But sources said Cleveland State athletic director Scott Garnett, hired in April, has not supported Dunn being eligible to play right away and the NCAA’s decision not to clear him was based on the fact he could’ve stayed at Cleveland State.

“The possibility of not getting it [is stressful],” Dunn said this past week before the decision came down. “I just came from sitting out a whole year. I feel like I do deserve it. [I’m a] kid who did every- thing he was supposed to do through his college years, high school years, got good grades.”

St. John’s roster is big question right now Several of Dunn’s teammates voiced support on social media, with senior guard Mustapha Heron tweeting the hashtag: “FreeRahDunn.”

St. John’s will now appeal the decision, as it is doing with forward Ian Steere, who also had his waiver denied. Unlike Dunn, Steere will be eli- gible in mid-December. Steere transferred from N.C. State in the middle of last year. Dunn would have to sit out the entire year if the decision is not reversed that and would leave him with just one year of eligibility.

St. John’s declined to comment. Cleveland State didn’t respond to requests for comment, and nei- ther did Dunn’s coach at Cleveland State, Dennis Felton, who is now an assistant coach at Fordham.

Not having Dunn would be a significant blow to ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post St. John’s roster is big question with season approaching Zach Braziller (October 22, 2019)

At full strength, the St. John’s men’s basketball Shamorie Ponds, transferred to Cleveland State fol- team is full of question marks. But if the season lowing his sophomore year at St. Francis Brooklyn started today, the Red Storm wouldn’t even be in and sat out last season. His coach, Dennis Felton, position to provide answers. was fired in June and he opted to come home. “We feel confident we’ll know [resolutions to Three key players — transfers Ian Steere and these cases] before the season opener,” Cragg said. Rasheem Dunn, and sophomore Greg Williams — “We feel we’ve provided the information to the face uncertain status. Dunn and Steere are wait- NCAA that makes the case on behalf of our stu- ing to hear from the NCAA on waiver requests dent athletes.” for immediate eligibility, while Williams has been slowed by a lower-back problem that has had him “The possibly of not getting it [is stressful],” Dunn sidelined since the fall semester began. said. “I just came from sitting out a whole year. I feel like I do deserve it. [I’m a] kid who did every- “You got to have Plan A, Plan B, Plan C I guess,” St. thing he was supposed to do through his college John’s first-year coach Mike Anderson said at me- years, high school years, got good grades.” dia day Tuesday. “We just got to get all [our play- ers] prepared, get them ready, to go into battle.” Anderson said the two players would be in “the mix” as starters, though on paper they would seem St. John’s, picked to finish ninth in the Big East to be likely candidates. The 6-foot-2 Dunn aver- by the league’s coaches, is hoping Plan A will be aged 15.4 points per game as a sophomore at St. possible when it opens the Anderson era in two Francis and could be the answer at point guard as weeks against Mercer at Carnesecca Arena. After the team’s third scoring option after Heron and All-Big East second-team selections LJ Figueroa and Figueroa. Mustapha Heron, the roster is largely unproven — dependent upon transfers new to the Big East and The 6-9, 260-pound Steere is the big body St. inexperienced underclassmen. John’s has lacked in recent years, athletic and capa- ble of making an impact at both ends of the floor, Williams, an athletic guard who saw infrequent with the potential to step out and shoot from the minutes as a freshman, did take a step forward perimeter. Tuesday, participating in the portion of practice open to the media. Steere and Dunn, meanwhile, “Ian’s a specimen. He can have a huge impact only can wait for a resolution to their cases. down low for us, doing a lot of different things, and Rasheem is a hard-nosed Brooklyn kid,” Her- Paperwork was filed with the NCAA two weeks on said. “I think it’s very important [we get them ago, according to athletic director Mike Cragg. eligible]. [We’re] definitely a different team [with The school communicated with the NCAA through- them], when you don’t have two guys of their cali- out the summer about what was needed for each ber, but it’s always next man up.” player. Most importantly, St. John’s would be down to Of the two, Dunn’s waiver is the more important, nine scholarship players without the duo, making since Steere won’t be eligible to return until the it difficult to play Anderson’s up-tempo pressing fall semester ends in mid-December — he trans- style that relies on depth and fresh bodies. For- ferred to St. John’s mid-year from North Caroli- tunately, the season is not yet here. But time is na State — and would miss the season’s first 11 running out. games. Dunn would have to sit out the entire year if not granted a waiver. The Brooklyn native, who went to high school with former St. John’s star ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post St. John’s freshman John McGriff to redshirt due to shoulder injury Zach Braziller (October 17, 2019)

St. John’s roster has been trimmed by one.

Freshman point guard John McGriff will redshirt this season due to a shoulder injury, he announced on Twitter Thursday night.

The 5-foot-9 Maryland native had been practicing up until a few days ago, a source said, but an MRI exam revealed he has been playing with a serious shoulder injury. McGriff tweeted that the doctor told him the injury could have a significant impact on his future if he didn’t address it.

Known as a hard-nosed defender, he was expected to be part of the rotation off the bench in first- year coach Mike Anderson’s pressing system.

The loss of McGriff leaves Anderson with three pure guards at the moment: Monmouth graduate transfer Nick Rutherford, sophomore Greg Wil- liams and St. John’s is waiting to hear back from the NCAA regarding a waiver for Cleveland State transfer Rasheem Dunn. The combo guard from Brooklyn sat out last year while at Cleveland State and transferred after his coach, Dennis Felton, was fired. Anderson could also play big and use wings LJ Figueroa, Justin Champagnie or David Caraher in the backcourt.

St. John’s, which was picked by the Big East coach- es to finish ninth in the conference, opens the sea- son on Nov. 6 against Mercer at Carnesecca Arena in Queens. ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

Newsday St. John’s coach Mike Anderson unfazed by gloomy preseason forecast Roger Rubin (October 10, 2019)

In the preseason poll of Big East coaches that was and 6-5 Marcellus Earlington — but all seem as- released Thursday, when the conference held its sured of having roles in a system in which eight to media day at Madison Square Garden, St. John’s 10 players are needed to play pressure defense. was picked ninth of 10 teams. First-year coach Mike Anderson not only didn’t take it as an insult Three transfers are intriguing as well. but was fine with the forecast. Ian Steere, a 6-9 forward, transferred to St. John’s “Everywhere I’ve been, we were picked at the bot- last season after playing one game at North Caroli- tom when I came in,” said Anderson, who hasn’t na State; St. John’s is hoping for a waiver that will had a losing season in his 17 years at UAB, Missou- allow him to play during the fall semester. ri and most recently Arkansas. “We were picked somewhere at the bottom and somehow we didn’t David Caraher, a 6-6 swingman, was the freshman end up at the bottom.” of the year for Houston Baptist in the Southland Conference before transferring to the Storm and The Big East is shaping up to be one of the nation’s sitting out all of last season. Rasheem Dunn, a 6-2 toughest conferences this season with a slew of point guard, transferred in from Cleveland State; returning starters. And given St. John’s circum- he was sitting out a year there after leading St. stances, it’s easy to see why it was placed ahead of Francis (Brooklyn) in scoring his first two college only DePaul. seasons.

The Storm return only two starters — 6-5 Musta- Figueroa said Anderson’s priority has been condi- pha Heron and 6-6 LJ Figueroa, who are preseason tioning and added that he’s in “the best shape of all-conference second-team selections — from a my life right now.” That should be key for the new 21-13 NCAA Tournament team, plus three soph- style of play. omore reserves who averaged fewer than eight minutes a game. St. John’s has a new coach and “His culture is competitive,” Heron said of Ander- coaching staff and is implementing a new system, son. “It’s not really much of a drop-off in St. John’s. Anderson’s version of the “40 minutes of hell” St. John’s has always been a competitive [program] popularized by his mentor, Nolan Richardson. . . . The style is different than what St. John’s might “We should have been picked last,” Anderson said. be used to and different from what the Big East is used to from us [recently] . . . But I promise it will Seton Hall was picked to finish first (the Pirates be fun.” received 77 points), just ahead of Villanova (76). The Pirates and defending conference champion Wildcats each got five first-place votes.

“We are where we should be,” said Heron, who averaged 14.6 points. “Honestly, I think that we just got to go out and prove the narrative wrong.”

For the Storm to do that, a lot of inexperienced and new players must help Heron and Figueroa, who averaged 14.4 points and 6.4 rebounds.

Former St. John’s coach Chris Mullin did not give much playing time to the three sophomore re- serves — 6-9 Josh Roberts, 6-3 Greg Williams Jr. ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

New York Post St. John’s thinks it has ‘surprise’ in store for the Big East Zach Braziller (October 10, 2019)

Mustapha Heron remembered the first time he is playing professionally overseas. faced Arkansas and then-coach Mike Anderson. By the second media timeout, he was winded, his legs “At the same time, everywhere I’ve been, when ached. He was fatigued from the relentless full- I came in we were picked somewhere near the bot- court pressure Anderson’s team employed. tom and somehow we didn’t end up at the bot- tom,” Anderson said. “It’s definitely different,” the senior St. John’s wing recalled inside the Garden on Thursday morning Added Heron: “I think that definitely will be during Big East media day. “Pressure busts pipes. something that will be up on that board. … I think Pressure is hard for anybody to handle.” we’re going to surprise people because of our style of play. The Big East hasn’t seen the way we’re The Johnnies hope Anderson’s style — based on going to play in a long time.” mentor Nolan Richardson’s “40 Minutes of Hell” pressure — has that kind of effect on the rest of Anderson talked up sophomores Josh Roberts, the Big East now that he is at the helm for the Red Greg Williams and Marcellus Earlington, all of Storm. Several teams in the league play up-tempo, whom saw sparse playing time as freshmen, and but nobody employs this kind of system. there is hope transfers Ian Steere (N.C. State) and Rasheem Dunn (Cleveland State) can make an im- “That’s a special preparation,” said Seton Hall pact if given waivers to be eligible immediately. coach Kevin Willard, who faced, and lost, to An- derson and Arkansas in the 2017 NCAA Tourna- Anderson plans to play a lot of guys, starting with ment. “When you have to be a special prep team, an eight-man rotation and possibly going even I think that’s what make him and his teams very deeper. That’s typically how his style works, with a difficult.” deep bench that wears down the opponent. He’s always played this way for two reasons: It’s what The first step is getting into shape to employ the he learned as a player and assistant coach under frenetic pace their new coach has made a career of Richardson, and it has always worked. Anderson utilizing. The first three weeks of preseason includ- has never had a losing season in 17 years as a head ed 6 a.m. conditioning workouts. The next step is coach at UAB, Missouri and Arkansas. “game shape,” as Anderson said, to not only use his system, but excel at it. “We win,” the 59-year-old coach said with a smile. “How simple is that? It will be a work in progress, Anderson admitted. It’s a new system with a new coach and a roster “The kids enjoy playing it that way, and I’m doing that includes just two returning starters. St. John’s it my way.” was picked to finish ninth in the Big East, as voted on by the conference’s coaches — understandable considering so much uncertainty, according to Anderson.

Heron and LJ Figueroa, both selected to the league’s second team, are the givens. The duo averaged a combined 29 points and 11 rebounds per game last season under former coach Chris Mullin. But leading scorer Shamorie Ponds is now in the NBA. So is Big East Defensive Player of the Year Justin Simon. Marvin Clark II, another starter, ST. JOHN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESS CLIPS

Red Storm Sports Heron and Figueroa Named to Preseason All-BIG EAST Second Team (October 10, 2019)

NEW YORK (Oct. 10, 2019) – Heading into their ing sixth in the BIG EAST with six double-doubles, first campaign under the direction of Head Coach including a 19-point, 10-rebound effort against Mike Anderson, Mustapha Heron and LJ Figueroa Arizona State in the NCAA Tournament. have been recognized by the conference’s coaches with spots on the Preseason All-BIG EAST Second Their Preseason All-BIG EAST honors are the lat- Team, it was announced on Thursday morning. est in a long line of accolades for both Heron and Figueroa. Heron, a Second Team All-SEC selection The release of the Preseason All-BIG EAST squads at Auburn in 2017-18, was named to the All-Met coincided with the conference’s annual media day Second Team this past spring for his efforts in at Madison Square Garden, the home of the BIG leading the Johnnies back to the Big Dance. The EAST Tournament since 1983. The Red Storm was Waterbury, Conn., native also earned a spot on the picked to finish ninth in the league’s annual pre- SEC All-Freshman Team in 2016-17. Figueroa, a season poll. Third Team All-Met honoree, garnered NJCAA Divi- sion I First Team All-America recognition in 2017- Heron and Figueroa are both coming off stellar 18 after leading Odessa College to a 28-5 record debut campaigns in red and white, helping the and a spot in the national title game. Johnnies win 21 games and make the program’s first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since Seton Hall (77 points), led by Preseason Player 2015. of the Year Myles Powell, edged out Villanova (76) by one point for the top spot in the BIG EAST Heron ranked second on the team and 13th in the Preseason Coaches’ Poll. The Pirates’ prognostica- BIG EAST in scoring a year ago, pouring in 14.6 tion ended a streak of five consecutive top spots points per game on 44.0 percent shooting from in the preseason poll for the 2016 and 2018 na- the field. He led the Johnnies and ranked seventh tional champions. Xavier (52) came in third while in the league in three-point field goal percentage, Marquette and Providence (50) tied for the fourth converting on 40.3 percent of his chances from spot. Georgetown (49) and Creighton (45) came in beyond the arc. The Auburn transfer scored in sixth and seventh, respectively, while Butler (21), double figures 23 times in 31 appearances with six St. John’s (19) and DePaul (11) rounded out the outings of 20-plus points, including a season-high preseason predictions. 28 points in the Red Storm’s overtime win against Butler on Feb. 12. Just five days later, he played a key role in the Johnnies upset of Villanova, scoring 14 of his 19 points in the second half to help the Red Storm upend the defending national champi- ons at “The World’s Most Famous Arena.”

Figueroa finished third on the team and led all BIG EAST newcomers in scoring last season, averaging 14.4 points per game to go along with a team-high 6.4 boards per contest, the latter of which was good enough for 10th in the league overall. He also ranked third in the conference in steals with 1.8 per game. The versatile 6-foot-6 wing led the team with a 51.3 field goal percentage, including a 38.3 percent success rate from three-point range. He reached double figures in scoring 27 times in 34 appearances while leading the team and rank-

BIG EAST MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT March 11-14 • Madison Square Garden • New York City

FIRST ROUND QUARTERFINALS SEMIFINALS FINAL Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday March 11 March 12 March 13 March 14

No. 9 ST. JOHN’S

7 P.M. FS1 12 P.M. No. 8 GEORGETOWN FS1

No. 1 CREIGHTON 6:30 P.M. FS1 No. 5 BUTLER

2:30 P.M. FS1 No. 4 PROVIDENCE 6:30 P.M. No. 10 DEPAUL FOX 9:30 P.M. FS1 7 P.M. No. 7 XAVIER FS1 No. 2 VILLANOVA 9 P.M. FS1 No. 6 MARQUETTE 9:30 P.M. FS1

No. 3 SETON HALL

All times listed are Eastern.