St. John’s No. 11 St. John’s (21-12) vs. No. 11 Arizona State (22-10) (21-12, 8-10 BIG EAST) GAME Wednesday, March 20, 2019 • 9:10 p.m. • UD Arena (13,435) • Dayton, Ohio TV: truTV (Spero Dedes, Jim Jackson, Steve Smith, Ros Gold-Onwude) N6 LOYOLA MARYLAND (CA) * W, 76-55 34 ST. JOHN’S IMG RADIO NETWORK: 970 AM WNYM (John Minko, Brandon Tierney) N9 BOWLING GREEN (CA) * W, 84-80 N16 at Rutgers # W, 84-65 N19 vs. California (BC) * W, 82-79 News & Notes 2018-19 N20 vs. VCU (BC) * W, 87-86 (OT) 4 The St. John’s men’s basketball team will make its 29th appearance all-time in the N27 UMES (CA) W, 85-64 NCAA Tournament when it tips off with Arizona State on Wednesday night in Dayton, Stats a total that is tied for 24th in the history of Division I. In reality, the Johnnies have D1 vs. Georgia Tech % W, 76-73 made 30 trips to the Dance, but the record books show 29 as a result of a vacated D5 MOUNT ST. MARY’S (CA) W, 85-71 berth in 2002. 21-12 Overall 22-10 4 The Red Storm’s NCAA Tournament bid marks its first since 2015 and the third 8-10 Conference 12-6 D9 PRINCETON (MSG) ^ W, 89-74 of this decade, as the team also made the field in 2011. Neither of those squads D16 WAGNER (CA) W, 73-58 managed to secure a late-March victory, as the Johnnies are still searching for their 77.5 PPG 77.8 first NCAA Tournament win since 2000. The Red Storm last advanced past the first D19 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN (CA) W, 86-52 weekend in 1999, when Ron Artest helped lead the team to the Elite Eight. 74.8 Opp PPG 73.1 D22 SACRED HEART (CA) W, 104-82 4 St. John’s was the final team selected to the field of 68 and will look to earn a .454 FG% .447 date with sixth-seeded Buffalo on Friday in Tulsa, Okla. The Red Storm received D29 • at RV/RV Seton Hall L, 76-74 its bid thanks in part to its strong record against top competition, as the Johnnies .435 OPP FG% .413 J1 • No. 16/18 MARQUETTE W, 89-69 recorded a 5-7 record in Quadrant One opportunities and a 5-3 mark in games with .361 3FG% .341 J5 • at Georgetown W, 97-94 (OT) Quadrant Two designation. During BIG EAST regular season play, the Red Storm went 3-1 against the league’s nationally ranked duo of Marquette and Villanova, .341 OPP 3FG% .336 J8 • at RV/RV Villanova L, 76-71 becoming the first road team to notch a win at Fiserv Forum on Feb. 5. Overall, J12 • DEPAUL (CA) L, 79-71 the Red Storm went 5-3 during the regular season against teams in the NCAA .725 FT% .671 Tournament field. J16 • CREIGHTON (CA) W, 81-66 4 Shamorie Ponds leads the Johnnies into Dayton on the heels of his second- 32.5 Rebounds 40.0 J19 • at Butler L, 80-71 straight selection to the All-BIG EAST First Team. He became just the fifth 14.0 Assists 13.6 player in program history to record consecutive First Team All-BIG EAST nods, J27 • GEORGETOWN (MSG) L, 89-78 joining an esteemed fraternity that includes Chris Mullin, Mark Jackson, Malik 10.3 Turnovers 13.6 J30 • at Creighton W, 83-67 Sealy and Marcus Hatten. 4 The Red Storm’s 21 wins are tied for the most by a St. John’s team since the 2000 squad 3.3 Blocks 3.2 F2 at No. 2/2 Duke L, 91-61 recorded 25 victories, won the BIG EAST Tournament and entered the NCAA Tournament 8.8 Steals 6.2 F5 • at No. 10/9 Marquette W, 70-69 as the no. 2 seed in the West. Each of the Red Storm’s last two NCAA Tournament teams entered March Madness with 21 wins before suffering a first-round defeat. F9 • PROVIDENCE (MSG) L, 70-56 F12 • BUTLER (CA) W, 77-73 (OT) About the Series with Arizona State F17 • No. 13/13 VILLANOVA (MSG) W, 71-65 Previous Meetings with Arizona State F20 • at Providence L, 78-59 Record 12/8/17........................... Arizona State, 82-70 F23 • SETON HALL (MSG) W, 78-70 Series tied 1-1 11/28/10.................................St. John’s, 67-58 F28 • XAVIER (CA) L, 84-73 (0-0 home, 0-0 away, 1-1 neutral) M3 • at DePaul L, 92-83 Overview M9 • at Xavier L, 81-68 St. John’s and Arizona State will meet for just the third time in series history and for the second time in as many seasons. The BIG EAST Tournament (MSG) programs squared off in the championship game of the 2010 Great M13 DePaul W, 82-74 Alaska Shootout. St. John’s overcame a 10-point halftime deficit by shooting 64 percent (16-25) in the second half to pull away with a M14 Marquette L, 86-54 67-58 victory. Last season, St. John’s and Arizona State met in the NCAA Tournament First Four (UD Arena) Basketball Hall of Fame Classic at the STAPLES Center, as the Sun Next Opponent Devils notched an 82-70 win despite a 19-point, 7-rebound and 7-assist M20 No. 11 Arizona State 9:10 p.m. performance by Shamorie Ponds. NCAA Tournament First and Second Rounds (BOK Center) No. 6 Buffalo Coaches Fri., March 22 at 3:50 p.m. M22 No. 6 Buffalo 3:50 p.m. Chris Mullin is in his fourth year as head coach at St. John’s. He was M24 No. 3 Texas Tech/No. 14 Northern Kentucky TBA named the 20th coach in program history on April 1, 2015. Mullin BOK Center (17,996) returned to his alma mater with nearly a decade of NBA front Tulsa, Okla. *Legends Classic office experience in the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento # Gavitt Tipoff Games Kings organizations. Mullin is one of only two current Division I TV: TNT Radio: 970 AM WNYM % Hoophall Miami Invitational at AmericanAirlines Arena coaches to be inducted into the Hall of Fame as a player. Buffalo Record: 31-3 Bobby Hurley is in his fourth season as head coach at Arizona State. ^ Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival He owns a 72-57 record with the Sun Devils and a 114-77 overall Series History: First Meeting head coaching record. Prior to Arizona State, Hurley served as head coach at Buffalo and he previously was the associate head BROADCAST INFORMATION coach at Rhode Island. TV: Live national broadcast on truTv. Spero Dedes, 2018-19 St. John’s Red Storm Jim Jackson and Steve Smith are the announcers. Ros Gold-Onwude is the sideline reporter. Bert Previous Starters (GP-GS) Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Notes Bondi is the producer. Mark Grant is the director. Radio: St. John’s IMG Sports Network on 970 AM F 13 Marvin Clark II (33-32) 6-7 225 R-Sr. 10.8 5.4 Eighth in the BIG EAST averaging 2.2 3-pointers WNYM. John Minko and Brandon Tierney are the G/F 30 LJ Figueroa (33-31) 6-6 195 So. 14.3 6.2 Tied for sixth in the BIG EAST with five double-doubles announcers. Kris Cordes is the producer/engineer. G 2 Shamorie Ponds (32-32) 6-1 180 Jr. 19.5 5.2* Has scored double figures in 85 of 95 career appearances Westwood One Sports will carry the national broadcast. Ted Emrich and Austin Croshere are G 5 Justin Simon (33-32) 6-5 205 R-Jr. 10.4 3.2* Averaged a team high 16.0 points in the BIG EAST Tournament the announcers. G 14 Mustapha Heron (30-29) 6-5 210 Jr. 14.9 4.7 Has recorded double figures in 83 of 94 career appearances Internet: Video broadcast via March Madness Off the Bench Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Notes Live. Audio available on TuneIn Radio and WestwoodOneSports.com. F 0 Sedee Keita (21-3) 6-9 235 R-So. 2.1 1.8 Matched a career high with four blocks versus Seton Hall (Feb. 23) Instagram/Twitter: @StJohnsBBall, #sjubb F 1 Josh Roberts (18-1) 6-9 210 Fr. 1.2 1.6 Scored a career-high eight points versus Xavier (Feb. 28) MEDIA INFORMATION G 4 Greg Williams Jr. (28-1) 6-3 205 Fr. 2.0 1.0 Averaging 3.8 points over the last five games F 10 Marcellus Earlington (15-0) 6-6 220 Fr. 2.1 1.5 Set career highs with 10 points and five rebounds at Providence (Feb. 20) Senior Associate Athletics Director G 12 Bryan Trimble Jr. (32-3) 6-3 220 So. 2.3 1.4 Leads non-starters averaging 16.4 minutes per game for External Relations Stephen Dombroski Office Phone 718-990-6897 * - indicates assists per game Mobile Phone 518-928-6103 E-mail [email protected] Last Time Out Inside the Huddle Marquette 86, St. John’s 54 #2 SHAMORIE PONDS • Jr. • G • 6-1 • 180 March 14, 2019 4Two-time First Team All-BIG EAST selection New York, N.Y. - Madison Square Garden 4BIG EAST leader in steals (2.6), assist-to-turnover ratio (2.6), second in assists (5.2) and third in scoring (19.5 ppg) Having already defeated the Golden Eagles twice this season, St. John’s failed to 4Fifth on the program’s career scoring list (1,845 points); 82 points shy of fourth make it three in a row on Thursday, falling to Marquette, 86-54, in the quarter- finals of the BIG EAST Tournament at Madison Square Garden.