St. John’s GAME RV/RV St. John’s (4-0) vs. VCU (4-0) (4-0, 0-0 BIG EAST) Tuesday, November 20, 2018 • 7:30 p.m. • Barclays Center (17,732) • Brooklyn, N.Y. TV: ESPN2 (Bob Wischusen, Fran Fraschilla) N6 LOYOLA MARYLAND (CA) * W, 76-55 5 ST. JOHN’S IMG RADIO NETWORK: 970 AM WNYM (John Minko, Brian Mahoney) N9 BOWLING GREEN (CA) * W, 84-80 N16 at Rutgers # W, 84-65 News & Notes N19 vs. California (BC) * W, 82-79 2018-19 4 St. John’s improved to 4-0 for the second-straight season with Monday’s 82- N20 vs. VCU (BC) * 7:30 p.m. 79 victory over California in the 2018 Legends Classic semifinals at Barclays Stats N27 UMES (CA) 6:30 p.m. Center. The Johnnies will face VCU in the title game on Tuesday and seek D1 vs. Georgia Tech % 12 p.m. their first early-season tournament championship in eight years. St. John’s 4-0 Overall 4-0 last won a Thanksgiving tournament in 2011-12 when the Red Storm went D5 MOUNT ST. MARY’S (CA) 6:30 p.m. 3-0 at the Great Alaska Shootout. 0-0 Conference 0-0 D9 PRINCETON (MSG) ^ 1 p.m. 4 Monday’s win over California marked the Johnnies’ fifth victory in seven 81.5 PPG 66.8 appearances at the Barclays Center. Shamorie Ponds’ 32 points against the D16 WAGNER (CA) 4:30 p.m. Golden Bears were the most scored by a St. John’s player in the history of 69.8 Opp PPG 56.5 D19 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN (CA) 6:30 p.m. the arena. .477 FG% .416 D22 SACRED HEART (CA) 8 p.m. 4 The Johnnies are making their shortest road trip of the season, traveling just 12 miles to Barclays Center in Brooklyn for the 2018 GotPrint.com .438 OPP FG% .335 D29 • at Seton Hall 8:30 p.m. Legends Classic presented by Old Trapper. Head Coach Chris Mullin and .408 3FG% .283 J1 • MARQUETTE 7 p.m. junior guard Shamorie Ponds are returning to their home borough. .367 OPP 3FG% .228 J5 • at Georgetown 1 p.m. Mullin grew up in the Flatlands section of Brooklyn, only five miles from where the Barclays Center currently stands. Ponds scored over .730 FT% .656 J8 • at Villanova 7 p.m. 2,000-points at Thomas Jefferson High School, which is also just five 32.2 Rebounds 37.8 J12 • DEPAUL (CA) 6 p.m. miles from the arena. 4 On Friday, St. John’s matched a single-game program record by sinking 16 15.3 Assists 13.0 J16 • CREIGHTON (CA) 6:30 p.m. threes against Rutgers. The Johnnies previously hit that same number of 11.8 Turnovers 17.5 J19 • at Butler 4:30 p.m. triples against Tulane on Dec. 2, 2016 and Robert Morris on March 18, 2014. 2.8 Blocks 5.0 J27 • GEORGETOWN (MSG) 12 p.m. 4 The Johnnies were clicking on the offensive end in each of their last three games. St. John’s averaged 83.3 points per contest by shooting 48.9 percent 8.3 Steals 8.8 J30 • at Creighton 8:30 p.m. from the field and 43.4 percent from distance. As a team, the Red Storm F2 at Duke 12 p.m. registered a 1.7 assist-to-turnover ratio and forced 15.3 turnovers per game. F5 • at Marquette 8 p.m. About the Series with VCU F9 • PROVIDENCE (MSG) 12 p.m. Previous Meetings vs. VCU F17 • VILLANOVA (MSG) 5 p.m. Record 11/24/16.........................................VCU, 75-69 F20 • at Providence 8:30 p.m. St. John’s trails 1-0 F23 • SETON HALL (MSG) 8 p.m. (0-0 home, 0-0 away, 0-1 neutral) F28 • XAVIER (CA) 6:30 p.m. Overview M3 • at DePaul 12 p.m. St. John’s and VCU will square off for just the second time in series history. M9 • at Xavier TBD The programs first met in the 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis, as the Rams edged the Johnnies, 75-69, on the second day of the early-season tournament. Shamorie Ponds led St. John’s with 18 points shooting 6-for-11 from the *Legends Classic field, 3-for-6 from distance and 3-for-3 at the line. Next Opponent # Gavitt Tipoff Games % Hoophall Miami Invitational at AmericanAirlines Arena Coaches Maryland Eastern Shore Chris Mullin is in his fourth year as head coach at St. John’s. He was ^ Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival named the 20th coach in program history on April 1, 2015. Mullin Tues., Nov. 27 at 6:30 p.m. returned to his alma mater with nearly a decade of NBA front office TV: FS1 Radio: 970 AM WNYM experience in the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings Carnesecca Arena (5,602) organizations. Mullin is one of only two current Division I coaches to be inducted into the Hall of Fame as a player. Maryland Eastern Shore Record: 0-4 Mike Rhoades owns a 22-15 record in his second season at VCU. He is Series History: St. John’s leads 1-0 69-67 overall in five years as a Division I head coach as he previously Last Meeting: St. John’s 77, UMES 40 served as the head coach at Rice. Rhoades was an assistant coach on (Nov. 19, 2005) the VCU staff from 2009-14. He came to VCU after a 10-year tenure as BROADCAST INFORMATION head coach at Division III Randolph Macon. TV: Live national broadcast on ESPN2. Bob 2018-19 St. John’s Red Storm Wischusen and Fran Fraschilla are the announcers. Bart Fox is the producer. Bonnie Reilly is the Previous Starters (GP-GS) Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Notes director. Radio: St. John’s IMG Sports Network 970 AM WNYM. F 13 Marvin Clark II (4-4) 6-7 225 R-Sr. 10.5 5.0 12.3 ppg in 37-straight starts at St. John’s John Minko and Brian Mahoney are the announcers. G/F 30 LJ Figueroa (4-3) 6-6 195 So. 13.8 6.5 Top-20 in the BIG EAST in scoring and rebounding Chris Majkowski is the producer/engineer. G 2 Shamorie Ponds (4-4) 6-1 180 Jr. 20.3 4.5* Scored double figures in 60 of 67 games at St. John’s Internet: Full H.D. video broadcast via the WatchESPN app. Audio available on TuneIn Radio. Live stats and G 5 Justin Simon (4-4) 6-5 205 R-Jr. 9.3 3.8* 2.4 spg in 36-straight starts at St. John’s IMG audio on RedStormSports.com. Media stats G 14 Mustapha Heron (4-4) 6-5 210 Jr. 20.3 5.3 Fifth in the BIG EAST in scoring and 15th in FG pct available at StJohns.StatBroadcast.com. Instagram/Twitter: @StJohnsBBall, #sjubb Off the Bench Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Notes F 0 Sedee Keita (2-1)# 6-9 235 R-So. 0.0 2.0 Expected to miss 4-6 weeks due to injury F 1 Josh Roberts (2-0) 6-9 210 Fr. 0.0 1.5 Blocked two shots in three minutes of action at Rutgers MEDIA INFORMATION G 3 Mikey Dixon (4-0) 6-2 170 R-So. 6.0 0.8* Scored 13 points in 23 minutes against Loyola Maryland G 4 Greg Williams Jr. (2-0) 6-3 205 Fr. 1.0 0.5 Averaged 7.5 minutes in two appearances Senior Associate Athletics Director F 10 Marcellus Earlington (2-0) 6-6 220 Fr. 1.0 1.5 Scored first career points in win at Rutgers for External Relations Stephen Dombroski G 12 Bryan Trimble Jr. (4-0) 6-3 220 So. 0.5 1.5 Averaged 16.3 minutes in three appearances Office Phone 718-990-6897 Mobile Phone 518-928-6103 * - indicates assists per game E-mail [email protected] # - inactive due to injury Last Time Out Inside the Huddle St. John’s 82, California 79 #2 SHAMORIE PONDS • Jr. • G • 6-1 • 180 November 19, 2018 4Selected to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Nov. 12 after averaging 20.5 points and shooting 56.7 percent in wins over Loyola Maryland and Bowling Green Barclays Center - Brooklyn, N.Y. 4Led the BIG EAST and ranked 18th nationally with 21.6 ppg in 2017-18 Playing in his home borough for just the second time as a member of the Red Storm, 42018-19 BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year Shamorie Ponds put on a performance for the ages. The junior guard scored 32 points, leading St. John’s to an 82-79 win over California at Barclays Center in the opening game of the Legends Classic. Ponds scored 16 points in each half, with all 16 of his second-period points coming in #5 JUSTIN SIMON • R-Jr. • G • 6-5 • 205 the final seven minutes of the contest. The junior guard’s effort marked his seventh career 30-point showing and his 30th time in 67 career games cracking the 20-point 4Dished out 13 assists with only four turnovers in last three contests plateau. Ponds did not miss a shot inside the three-point line, going 11-of-15 from the floor, 3-for-7 from deep and 7-of-7 from the charity stripe. 4Only BIG EAST player to rank top five in assists and rebounds per game in 2017-18 With the win, the Red Storm improved to 4-0 for the second-straight season.