Best David Berov Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 141: Coachcast With Bob Walsh, #12 St. John's Beats #19 Uconn 68-62 58:21

7d ago58:21

58:21

Coach Bob Walsh is back and is it the most perfect time or what. After St. John's knocked off UConn on the road on Friday night, thanks in part to a base line out of bounds play he drew up according to Rick Pitino. We recap the win, talk about the season, RJ Luis Jr's rise, Kadary Richmond's never wavering attitude and how special this season as be…

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Episode 140: Incredible Violence Bullies #11 Marquette 52:28

10d ago52:28

52:28

Madison Square Garden was filled with red on Tuesday night, and as loud as you can hope for as #12 Red Storm took on #11 Marquette Golden Eagles. A battle of the top two teams in the Big East, the Red Storm with their first major conference test. Kadary Richmond, once again playing like an All-American, helped lead St. John's to an emphatic 70-64 w…

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Episode 139: Kadary Calls Game, Red Storm Sweep Friars 41:08

14d ago41:08

41:08

A 19 point lead evaporated thanks to blistering hot Providence shooting but when it came down to crunch time, the man named Kooks, delivered. St. John's gets the season sweep of Providence after it came down to the wire in Madison Square Garden. RJ Luis Jr and Zuby Ejifor were in double figures and helped Richmond carry St. John's through a roller …

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Episode 138: St. John's Undefeated in January, Hammer Hoyas 66-41 43:47

17d ago43:47

43:47

St. John's left no doubt on Tuesday night as they traveled to the nation's capitol. 47 points in the first half was enough to win the game, as the #4 ranked defense held Georgetown to just 41 points in the entire game. With the win the Red Storm are undefeated in January from the first time since 1984-1985, and the #15 ranked team in the country co…

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Episode 137: Coachcast With Ricky Johns 34:08

20d ago34:08

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It's another installment of Coachcast with a third member of the St. John's Red Storm coaching staff. Today we welcome on someone who has been coaching with Rick Pitino for five seasons across two teams. We discuss his beginnings, his experience overseas both playing and coaching Lefteris in Greece this summer, how this St. John's team is surging, …

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Episode 136: Comeback Kids, Storm Surge to 17-3 30:52

23d ago30:52

30:52

1-12 from three didn't matter. Being down 16 didn't matter. No Deivon Smith didn't matter. St. John's found a way to win as they have all season. Through suffocating defense and timely baskets from Kadary Richmond, RJ Luis Jr, Simeon Wilcher, and Zuby Ejifor the Johnnies got it down in OT in front of over 14,000 fans. Richmond had his best game in …

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Episode 135: St. John's Suffocates Seton Hall 79-51 39:49

27d ago39:49

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A place where St. John's usually suffered defeat after defeat, St. John's made sure to turn the tide, as they have many times this season. The Prudential Center on Saturday night was the host of a beat down for the home town team. Through boa-constrictor like defense St. John's completely overwhelmed rival Seton Hall from start to finish 79-51. Kad…

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Episode 134: Red Storm Rally, Erase 15 Point Hoya Lead in 63-58 Win 30:46

1M ago30:46

30:46

Stop me if you have heard this before, St. John's used a second half surge to win another game. No Deivon Smith had St. John's perplexed in the first half but as they have done all year, the halftime break seemed to fix all. Behind Aaron Scott, Kadary Richmond and RJ Luis Jr, St. John's erased a 15 point deficit, 14 point deficit in the 2nd half by…

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Episode 133: Coachcast With Steve Masiello 55:36

1M ago55:36

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He's the Associate Head Coach of St. John's with his finger prints on this roster, how every player is doing and so much more. Excited to welcome on another coach from St. John's Steve Masiello. We talk about his playing days, his coaching days, what it's like coaching along side Rick Pitino at Louisville, at Iona and now. How has he changed as a c…

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Episode 132: Saturday Night Fever, Red Storm Rock Villanova 80-68 43:09

1M ago43:09

43:09

In front of over 18,000 fans St. John's made Madison Square Garden feels like the 80s again. Red was seen to the roof, and St. John's thanks to defense and RJ Luis Jr. made sure to send their fans home happy. It was a tough game that featured a red hot Villanova team and the nation's leading scorer, but St. John's held him at bay with double teams.…

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Episode 131: St. John's Gets Collective Effort Win on the Road Over Xavier 27:03

1M ago27:03

27:03

From Kadary Richmond setting the tone, to Zuby Ejifor cleaning up down low to Aaron Scott filling in the gaps, it was an complete team win on the road. Xavier is always a tough place to play for the Johnnies but on Tuesday they made sure to never let up. Simeon Wilcher made key baskets late as St. John's used their defense to harass Sean Miller's g…

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Episode 130: St. John's Overcomes Poor Shooting to Beat Butler 70-62 38:34

1M ago38:34

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St. John's was able to bounce back from a tough New Years Eve loss to Creighton with an eight point win at home against Butler. An awful shooting afternoon could not stop St. John's as they found a way in the 2nd half much like they have many times this season. Kadary Richmond asserted himself in the second half and made sure St. John's would leave…

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Episode 129: History Repeated, Red Storm Lose by 1 at Creighton 52:58

1M ago52:58

52:58

Just like last year in Omaha, it came down to the very end. St. John's had a chance to win it, not once but twice. RJ Luis Jr. had a chance to play hero but the refs swallowed the whistle at the end and St. John's could not find a way to get their third Big East win of the season. A game where St. John's led early on and looked like a machine, quic…

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Episode 128: Temperature Check 13 Games In 38:10

2M ago38:10

38:10

As we wrap up 2024, St. John's is 11-2. What's gone right, who has impressed and what identity has this team established. There are plenty of good things this team has done so far. But after 13 games have they met expectations? Where is the room to grow? And what do they need to do to beat Creighton on the road, a place that's been a house of horro…

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Episode 127: Zuby Wins It At The Buzzer, St. John's Beats Providence 72-70 45:18

2M ago45:18

45:18

It was not pretty. Frankly it was bad for a large portion of the game. From the missed free throws, to the missed three pointers, to the lack of made shots in the first half. But St. John's chipped away...thanks to Deivon Smith, RJ Luis Jr. and a buzzer beater game winner by Zuby Ejifor, St. John's beat Providence, 72-70. It was a character definin…

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Episode 126: Carl Banks 36:12

2M ago36:12

36:12

His name sits atop Metlife stadium in the New York Giants ring-of-honor. One of the anchors of the Big Blue Wrecking Crew, and winner of two SuperBowls in New York. After his NFL career he started dabbling in business and is now the President of GIII sports. One of his latest ventures is helping revitalize the world famous Starter brand and making …

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Episode 125: St. John's Demolishes DePaul 32:36

2M ago32:36

32:36

The Red Storm opened up conference play in Queens on Wednesday with a resounding 89-61 win. It was the most complete 40 minutes St. John's has played all year, and considering the fast starting DePaul team this season, it was a confidence building performance. Led by Kadary Richmond and RJ Luis, St. John's dismantled DePaul in the paint and took aw…

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Episode 124: St. John's Honors Looie With Convincing Win Over Kansas State 57:26

2M ago57:26

57:26

It was a packed house inside the arena named after the late great Lou Carnesecca. Legends in the building to pay their respects to the Hall-of-Fame coach who passed at 99 last week. It was the battle of the Big East and the Big 12, a game that St. John's had to win, and it did. A tale of two halves, St. John's had issues in the first guarding the t…

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Episode 123: RIP Lou Carnesecca, St. John's Improves to 6-2 With Harvard Win 43:21

3M ago43:21

43:21

St. John's returned from The Bahamas to take on Harvard in the friendly confines of Carnesecca Arena. A game in which they needed to restore confidence after a 1-2 outcome in paradise, it looked like they were well on their way. Double digit lead at half time, got up to 18 in the 2nd half and then they allowed Harvard to stick around. Ultimately it…

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Episode 122: Bahamas Blues, St. John's Drops Two 1:00:52

3M ago1:00:52

1:00:52

St. John's played three games in four days. Flew down to paradise and took on Baylor. They lost in the most heartbreaking of fashion. Then they cruised to a bounce back win over Virginia. Followed by a sloppy and ugly shooting performance that lost them a three point game against Georgia. We discuss the outcomes, the look ahead, the fans that trave…

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Episode 121: Father Knows Best, St. John's Improves to 4-0 43:57

3M ago43:57

43:57

Everyone knew the headline, Father vs Son, Madison Square Garden, the Pitino bowl. Over 12,000 fans packed the Mecca on Sunday afternoon to see Rick coach his Johnnies to an 85-71 win. Powered by RJ Luis, St. John's improved to 4-0 on the season as Rick Pitino shortened the bench, playing just 8 guys in the first real test of the season. Joined by …

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Episode 120: St. John's Ranked #22 In AP Poll 16:20

3M ago16:20

16:20

For the first time since 2019, St. John's found themselves inside the top 25 AP poll when 1:00pm struck on 11/11. A culmination of two dominating wins as well as some fortunate losses across the country and voters didn't just sneak SJU in, they put them in convincingly. While this is just the start of what is hoping to be a special season, this is …

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Episode 119: Luis and Dunlap Lift St. John's to 2-0 50:07

3M ago50:07

50:07

It was a sluggish start, a first half that was worrisome. Okay defense but a lack of energy on offense. Then a halftime pep talk from Coach Pitino woke up the Johnnies who cruised to a 96-73 win over Quinnipiac. We're joined by Kevin Connelly of StormthePaint.com to recap the win and what we all took away from a disjointed performance. Ultimately, …

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Episode 118: St. John's Pummels Fordham In Season Opener 44:47

3M ago44:47

44:47

St. John's kicked off their season playing the Fordham Rams for the 91st time in program history, and they left no doubt. A dominating 92-60 win, that allowed Rick Pitino to empty the bench and showcased a ferocious offense. In front of a Sold Out Carnesecca Arena, St. John's kicked off it's season with a bang. Simeon Wilcher had a career high 17 a…

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Episode 117: Your Big East Primer With John Fanta 32:16

4M ago32:16

32:16

John Fanta returns for his third appearance on The Eye on the Storm Podcast as we get ready for another College Basketball Season in the best conference in the sport, The Big East. No over covers the conference better than the Mayor, John Fanta. He'll talk to us about the biggest storylines in the conference, which players to keep an eye out for, w…

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Episode 116: Season Preview With Red Storm Rapid Reaction 1:13:33

4M ago1:13:33

1:13:33

Always fun to bring friends on board, so we open the mics and add two more! Our friends Patrick Kane and Cole Latshaw from The Red Storm Rapid Reaction Podcast join to preview the season ahead. We talk about all the hot topics of the off-season and the hotter topics leading into the season - from the roster, to the schedule, to expectations and mor…

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Episode 115: Ed Kull, Vice President & Director of Athletics 1:01:22

4M ago1:01:22

1:01:22

He's the 8th Director of Athletics in St. John's history, someone with deep roots at St. John's and Queens. He joins the Eye on the Storm Podcast to discuss his new job, the responsibilities, the business, fundraising, NIL, and what's ahead. Plus we talk basketball, how to grow the brand, the fan base and what we can expect in the short term and lo…

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Episode 114: The Red White Scrimmage at MSG 36:10

4M ago36:10

36:10

On October 7th, the Johnnies headed to their home away from home, Madison Square Garden to get familiarized with The Mecca. In a Red vs White scrimmage in front of NIL Donors and some media, we got our first glimpse at Rick Pitino's year two squad. With a pep talk from Carl Banks, the Red Storm gave fans plenty to talk about. Who stood out, what we…

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Episode 113: Ed Kull Hired + The Full Schedule is Here 48:24

5M ago48:24

48:24

Ed Kull was introduced as a the new Athletic Director at a press conference on Tuesday, September 17, Dave shares his thoughts from the day. Frank is back on the pod as talk about the hire, what it means for the future of St. John's and why there's realized pressure on Ed right away. Plus, the full schedule is officially here. Frank and Dave discus…

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Episode 112: Red Storm Ramblings 26:36

5M ago26:36

26:36

The team is all here, practice is underway so why not drop a few thoughts about the upcoming season to get you through the rest of the summer. Excited to be back on the mic as a new St. John's season approaches. Few announcements about upcoming Storm Marketing events in this episode as well. I talk about the non-conference schedule, some bullet poi…

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Episode 111: Summer Musings With Zach Braziller and Roger Rubin 49:06

7M ago49:06

49:06

Getting through the dog days of summer without college basketball is never easy. Thankfully, the college basketball carousel rarely slows down. St. John's has begun summer work outs and practices and we're under 120 days till the season starts. I'm joined by Zach Braziller of the NY Post and Roger Rubin of Newsday to give some early thoughts on the…

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Episode 110: Ron Linfonte Part 3 36:40

7M ago36:40

36:40

It's the finale of our three-part series with Ron Linfonte. For 40 years he was on the sidelines of St. John's basketball and he now joins us to put a bow on his career. The Norm Roberts years, DJ Kennedy's injury in the Big East Tournament, Steve Lavin, expensive dinners, D'Angelo Harrison and why those guys were some of Ron's favorites, Chris Mul…

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Episode 109: Ron Linfonte Part 2 57:42

8M ago57:42

57:42

Ron Linfonte returns for part 2 of our sit down as we continue through his amazing tenure at St. John's. From Malik Sealy and the 1991 Elite Eight team to Fran Fraschilla, Mike Jarvis, Ron weaves us through the next decade and a half of St. John's basketball. He also tells the amazing first hand account of his time with the 1992 Dream Team as they …

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Episode 108: Ron Linfonte Part 1 1:18:54

8M ago1:18:54

1:18:54

There simply aren't many people walking this earth that have experienced more St. John's greatness than Ron Linfonte. He's seen the glory days, from Looie to Mullin to Action Jackson and Walter the Truth Berry. If they suited up for St. John's over the better part of the last 40 years, there's a good chance Ron has taped them up, tended to an injur…

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Episode 107: Kadary Richmond and Deivon Smith Commit to St. John's 42:24

9M ago42:24

42:24

St. John's needed to hit two home runs after their first few additions, and on Monday and Tuesday this week they hit back to back dingers. Deivon Smith, one of the best guards in the portal, a lightning fast play maker from Utah committed to Rick Pitino and St. John's on Monday. Kadary Richmond, from Seton Hall, followed Smith the next day coming o…

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Episode 106: Major Announcement From Storm Marketing 27:52

10M ago27:52

27:52

Taking a little break for the wild world of the off-season, I'm joined today by friends of the podcast Vin Ochani and Justin Kramer, two of the four members of Storm Marketing. We discuss the last year of NIL changes, how St. John's and Rick Pitino have embraced the NIL world and make a big announcement. A new endeavor from our friends at Storm Mar…

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Episode 105: St. John's Add Vince Iwuchukwu and Aaron Scott 49:02

10M ago49:02

49:02

St. John's has landed their first two additions of the transfer portal season. A big man, 7'1 Vince Iwuchukwu from USC and a versatile wing in 6'7 Aaron Scott. The two additions are highly skilled defensively, long, and can play uptempo the way Rick Pitino's system dictates. Lets look at where the roster is at now, who St. John's will target next a…

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Episode 104: Coachcast With Bob Walsh Part 6 48:27

10M ago48:27

48:27

St. John's Assistant Coach Bob Walsh joins the podcast for the sixth time as the college basketball season has come and gone. We discuss his first year in Queens, his thoughts on St. John's being left out of the NCAA Tournament, how they will attack next season differently, scheduling for the future, plans for Zuby, Dunlap, RJ and Simeon this summe…

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Episode 103: Season Wrap Up With Mike Cragg 59:35

11M ago59:35

59:35

St. John's Director of Athletics Mike Cragg returns to the Eye on the Storm podcast to look back on the first year of Rick Pitino in Queens. We discuss the ups and downs of the season, the unfortunate abrupt end, Selection Sunday, all the projects in the works on campus and looking ahead to the future. Storm Marketing - https://www.stormmarketingny…

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Episode 102: St. John's Snubbed With Bracketologist Brad Wachtel 1:03:56

11M ago1:03:56

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St. John's did everything in their control from February 18th on, they won five games in a row, knocked off Seton Hall on Thursday of the Big East Tournament and went toe to toe again with UConn falling by just 5. 20 wins overall and 11 in the Big East was not good enough to put St. John's in the NCAA tournament as the committee left them on the ou…

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Episode 101: St. John's Advances to Friday Night of Big East Tournament 25:31

11M ago25:31

25:31

It's been 24 years but St. John's knocked off the 4 seed Seton Hall Pirates on Thursday afternoon at MSG to advance to Friday night of the Big East Tournament. It was a 19 point drubbing, a balanced effort that powered St. John's. They turned Seton Hall over, they dominated on the glass and left no doubt who the better team was on the floor. Next u…

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Episode 100: Dwight Hardy 44:01

11M ago44:01

44:01

His senior year was memorable moment after memorable moment, shots that went in that will be remembered by St. John's fans for life. The shifty guard with a killer instinct was molded by streetball in the Bronx and made sure he delivered when the lights inside Madison Square Garden shined bright. We discuss Hardy's beginnings, his tough road to get…

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Episode 99: Coachcast With Bob Walsh Part 5 39:36

12M ago39:36

39:36

In a blink of an eye, or more specifically four games, the St. John's season went from dead to back on life support to very much alive. St. John's is playing the best basketball of their season at just the right time. So we'll sit down with Assistant Coach Bob Walsh who has been around for every second of it to discuss what's changed, what has happ…

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Episode 98: St. John's Bullies Butler in a Blowout 41:09

12M ago41:09

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St. John's made sure to carry that positive momentum from the Creighton win on the road to Indianapolis as they destroyed Butler 82-59. SJU swept the season series with the Bulldogs for just the third time in program history and is peaking at the right time. Behind a huge effort from Glenn Taylor Jr and RJ Luis, St. John's used defense and non stop…

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Episode 97: St. John's Get Signature Win, Knock off #15 Blue Jays 54:50

12M ago54:50

54:50

When St. John's needed their best game of the season, they got it. Behind 27 points from Daniss Jenkins and 18 points from Jordan Dingle, the Red Storm took down #15 Creighton inside Madison Square Garden. It was a complete game, one where they had a halftime lead and never let it go. A complete game, with tough defense, and performances that stood…

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Episode 96: St. John's Beats Georgetown + Repole "All In" 52:06

12M ago52:06

52:06

St. John's is back in the win column, albeit an ugly return, a return none the less. Johnnies stop their losing streak with a 90-85 win over Georgetown on the road as they avoided a second half collapse but came very close to it. The capstone to Wednesday came with Mike Repole before the game pledging his intention to help Rick Pitino and St. John'…

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Episode 95: The Meltdown 54:40

12M ago54:40

54:40

St. John's had a 19 point lead over Seton Hall in the first half, they had a half time lead against an opponent again, and wouldn't you know it they crumbled in the 2nd half again. Boos came down from the crowd as St. John's continued to display a lack of toughness when adversity hit for the millionth time this season. After the game Rick Pitino ha…

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Episode 94: St. John's Loses Again, Same Song and Dance 19:08

1y ago19:08

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Stop me if you heard this one before, St. John's blew a second half lead again. A big opportunity presented itself in the form of a quad 1 road opportunity. St. John's took a lead into halftime, and when the game restarted St. John's, as they have all year, did not come out with any fire and ended up losing. Porous defense, Josh Oduro, and not a si…

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Episode 93: Another Lead Blown, St. John's Falters Again 32:43

1y ago32:43

32:43

Marquette beat St. John's the same way it did in the first match-up. With a second half take over as St. John's let a 15 point first half lead slip away, as well as a 10 point second half lead go. Tyler Kolek turned St. John's into "barbecue chicken" beating them on every possession. With St. John's dropping their 6th game in 8 tries, time is runni…

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Episode 92: No Match For Number 1, Johnnies Lose to UConn 77-64 1:10:52

1y ago1:10:52

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Sold out MSG was in for a fight, at least for the first 27 minutes of the game. After that it was all UConn as they pulled away and St. John's didn't have any help for Daniss Jenkins to come back. St. John's has lost 5 of their last 6 and fans are in a bit of panic mode. The poor three point shooting, and free throw shooting reared it's ugly head a…

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