Taking the Big East By [Red] Storm - CH2k9

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Seton Hall 72, St. Johns 70
1 2 T Final HALL (13-16) 33 39 72 SJU (13-15) 31 39 70	12:00 PM March 1, 2009 Carnasecca Arena Queens, NY

Before even getting to enjoy a big win of GU, Seton Hall comes in and kills the buzz.
Up 1 with 18 seconds remaining, DJ Kennedy misses the front end of the
1-and-1 and Seton Hall comes back and drains a three to win it. That's
just SJU's season in a nutshell.

Seton Hall Pirates Starters MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS E. Harvey 28 3-5 1-1 3-4 3 7 2 0 2 10 J. Hazell 11 5-8 2-3 3-4 1 2 0 0 0 15 B. Walters 10 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 4 R. Mitchell 20 6-15 0-4 0-2 0 1 1 1 0 12 J. Garcia 26 4-7 0-0 0-1 4 3 1 1 0 8 Reserves MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS P. Gause 19 5-9 0-2 0-0 3 1 1 0 1 10 J. Theodore 15 3-8 1-2 0-1 1 3 0 1 1 7 M. Davis 16 1-2 0-0 2-2 7 4 1 1 0 4 M. Oliver 4 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 2 0 2 HALL TOTALS 30-59 4-12 8-14 22 23 6 6 4 72

St. Johns Red Storm Starters MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS M. Boothe 14 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 2 0 Q. Roberts 21 5-7 2-3 6-8 2 1 1 0 1 18 D. Kennedy 19 2-8 1-5 4-5 5 1 0 0 2 9 A. Mason, Jr. 14 1-4 0-1 5-6 4 1 1 0 0 7 J. Burrell 22 3-6 0-0 2-2 6 2 0 4 2 8 Reserves MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS R. Thomas 21 5-6 1-1 0-1 2 0 1 0 0 11 P. Horne 15 2-7 0-1 0-2 1 2 0 0 0 4 D. Coker 12 2-5 0-0 5-6 5 0 0 0 0 9 T. Jasiulionis 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 T. Edmondson 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 S. Evans 3 1-1 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 SJU TOTALS 21-45 4-11 24-32 25 10 4 5 7 70

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Recruiting Recap with Coach Norm Roberts
End of season recruiting almost as gloom as regular season

With two scholarship offers on the table, it's looking as if St. John's may not get either of their two targets. Here's coach with the overview...

"It's not looking good. Plain and simple. Poncho Nardi, who we thought we had locked up early in the season, looks like he'll be staying close to home to play at Boston College. If that's true, that will be heartbreaking. Malik Boothe is a great kid and a good player, but Nardi's a player that could have changed the outlook of our squad. Hopefully he gives us a chance to sit down with him at home before signing elsewhere.

As for Erik [Domercant], he is currently 100% interested in becoming a member of the Red Storm. Problem with that is he has us #2 on his list behind Idaho. Being a kid from Washington, I could see him wanting to be a bit closer to home, but that isn't really one of his priorities from what we have gathered. Only thing giving us hope is that Idaho hasn't offered a scholarship, so with it being past the recruiting stage, we hope he signs on before opening up his recruitment once again."

-Norm Roberts, Head Coach of the St. John's Red Storm

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St. Johns 51, Notre Dame 75
1 2 T Final SJU (13-16) 31 20 51 ND (19-10) 36 39 75	9:00 PM March 5, 2009 Joyce Center South Bend, IN

SJU playing as if the season is over. Red Storm goes ice cold in South Bend as ND
rolls to an easy win. One game left against WVU before St. John's can end this
horrendous season. They will be home watching not only the NCAA tournament,
but the Big East tournament as well.

St. Johns Red Storm Starters MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS M. Boothe 30 2-7 0-2 4-6 5 7 1 0 2 8 Q. Roberts 15 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 D. Kennedy 30 2-8 0-1 3-5 4 0 1 0 2 7 A. Mason, Jr. 12 1-2 0-0 2-2 2 0 0 0 0 4 J. Burrell 25 5-10 0-1 3-5 5 1 0 2 3 13 Reserves MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS R. Thomas 20 2-5 0-0 1-3 2 1 2 0 0 5 P. Horne 20 0-4 0-3 1-2 0 0 0 1 4 1 D. Coker 10 3-4 0-0 0-0 3 0 1 0 0 6 T. Jasiulionis 5 1-2 0-0 2-4 2 0 0 0 1 4 T. Edmondson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 P. Wait 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S. Evans 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SJU TOTALS 17-43 1-8 16-27 23 9 5 3 13 51

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Starters MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS K. McAlarney 31 9-15 7-10 4-4 1 5 1 0 3 29 T. Jackson 22 2-6 0-1 1-1 1 5 1 0 0 5 R. Ayers 24 2-4 2-3 0-0 2 0 3 0 1 6 L. Zeller 13 0-1 0-0 2-2 3 0 0 0 1 2 L. Harangody 27 6-11 0-1 5-6 10 3 2 4 2 17 Reserves MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS J. Peoples 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Z. Hillesland 27 7-10 0-0 2-3 8 2 0 0 2 16 T. Nash 13 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 2 0 0 1 0 C. Scott 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0 1 0 T. Abromaitis 5 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 ND TOTALS 26-52 9-15 14-16 31 17 9 4 11 75

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[kgx2thez]

Rough Year for the Johnnies...i'm a lil mad that you managed to beat my Hoyas though

My 1st year was rough with Wake too. I didn't even manage to make the NIT but I had a couple of big wins that I used to springboard me into the next year where I made a Final 4 run. Hang in there homey

[rhs_rizzo]

Quote: Originally Posted by kgx2thez

Rough Year for the Johnnies...i'm a lil mad that you managed to beat my Hoyas though My 1st year was rough with Wake too. I didn't even manage to make the NIT but I had a couple of big wins that I used to springboard me into the next year where I made a Final 4 run. Hang in there homey

Thanks. There's always got to be a step back to take two steps forward, but if I lose out on both of these recruits, I'll be hurting next year too.

[kgx2thez]

Quote: Originally Posted by rhs_rizzo

Thanks. There's always got to be a step back to take two steps forward, but if I lose out on both of these recruits, I'll be hurting next year too.

Are you gonna make the BE Tournament?

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Nope, doesn't look like it...

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West Virginia 73, St. Johns 56
1 2 T Final #21 WVU (20-10) 32 41 73 SJU (13-17) 26 30 56	12:00 PM March 8, 2009 Carnasecca Arena Queens, NY

SJU's final regular season game ends just like most of their conference games: in
a bad loss.... at home. Senior night allowed Anthony Mason, Jr. to show the
New York natives his skills and passion for the game one last time. Time to
start thinking about next season...

West Virginia Mountaineers Starters MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS D. Bryant 14 2-2 0-0 0-0 1 3 1 0 0 4 A. Ruoff 11 3-8 2-3 0-1 1 0 2 0 0 8 D. Butler 26 7-12 1-4 9-9 10 6 2 0 2 24 D. Ebanks 21 4-9 1-2 4-4 6 2 0 0 1 13 K. Jones 18 1-6 0-2 0-0 2 0 2 1 2 2 Reserves MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS W. Smith 26 1-1 0-0 5-5 2 1 0 2 1 7 J. Flowers 13 3-5 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 1 6 W. Thomas 16 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 1 0 1 0 D. Groby 12 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 2 2 C. Thoroughman 4 1-1 1-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 3 J. West 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 J. Mazzulla 5 2-2 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 0 1 4 WVU TOTALS 25-50 5-12 18-20 25 14 9 3 12 73

St. Johns Red Storm Starters MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS M. Boothe 23 2-4 0-1 0-0 2 7 1 0 1 4 Q. Roberts 15 1-1 1-1 0-0 2 1 0 0 1 3 D. Kennedy 29 4-9 2-5 1-1 5 2 1 0 4 11 A. Mason, Jr 20 5-9 3-5 1-4 2 1 0 1 3 14 J. Burrell 24 2-8 0-0 3-4 5 2 0 3 3 7 Reserves MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS R. Thomas 20 0-2 0-0 1-2 3 0 3 0 1 1 P. Horne 20 4-4 2-2 1-2 0 1 1 2 1 11 D. Coker 10 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 1 0 T. Jasiulionis 6 1-1 0-0 3-4 0 0 1 1 1 5 T. Edmondson 1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P. Wait 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S. Evans 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SJU TOTALS 19-40 8-15 10-17 19 14 8 8 16 56

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Big East Tournament - Round #1

Byes in the first round:

• #9 Marquette
• #7 Louisville
• #11 Georgetown
• #6 Connecticut

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Notre Dame - 59
Providence - 76
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West Virginia - 68
Rutgers - 44
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#24 Pittsburgh - 63
Villanova - 69
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Syracuse - 59
South Florida - 62

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Big East Tournament: Round #2

#9 Marquette - 60
Providence - 79
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West Virginia - 59
#7 Louisville - 63
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Villanova - 62
#11 Georgetown - 58
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South Florida - 68
#6 Connecticut - 62