Taking the Big East By [Red] Storm - CH2k9

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November 20, 2008
Sacred Heart pulls upset, leads wire-to-wire. Mason Jr in foul trouble all game. Dagger three by Shubik with 2.2 seconds ends St. John's hope of comeback.

M. Boothe - 8 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
P. Horne - 9 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL, 1 TO
D. Kennedy - 9 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 3 STL, 1 BLK
A. Mason, Jr. - 12 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 3 STL, 1 BLK
J. Burrell - 22 PTS, 3 REB, 2 TO
R. Thomas - 2 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL, 1 TO
S. Evans - 3 PTS, 5 REB, 1 TO
D. Coker - 1 PTS, 2 REB, 1 BLK, 1 TO
Q. Roberts - 2 REB, 1 AST, 2 TO
T. Edmundson - 2 REB, 1 TO
T. Jasiulionis - DNP:CD
P. Wait - DNP:CD

Sacred Heart Pioneers @ St. John's Red Storm
Team	1st	2nd	OT	Final
Sacred Heart (4-1)	39	30	-	69
St. John's (1-1)	32	34	-	66
›› Player of the Game: D. Shubik - 15 PTS, GW 3PM w/2 seconds on clock

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51, 67
1 2 T Final FDU (0-4) 26 25 51 SJU (2-1) 30 37 67	November 25, 2008

SJU rolls in 2nd half, Burrell leads way with double-double. Farleigh Dickinson Knights Starters MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS C. Tyler 26 3-7 0-1 3-3 2 6 1 0 1 9 M. Ubilla 25 3-14 1-6 3-4 2 2 1 0 0 10 E. Hazard 18 0-6 0-1 0-0 1 1 3 1 0 0 J. Galvin 24 3-8 0-0 0-0 7 0 0 2 1 6 L. Brown 14 4-6 0-0 0-0 7 2 0 2 0 8 Reserves MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS B. Murray 8 1-3 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 A. Jeune 14 3-5 0-1 2-2 1 0 1 0 0 8 J. Stasyszyn 6 1-6 0-1 2-2 1 0 0 0 0 4 S. Baptiste 16 1-3 0-2 0-0 4 0 0 0 1 2 FDU TOTALS 19-58 1-12 12-13 25 11 6 5 3 51

St. Johns Red Storm Starters MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS M. Boothe 24 4-8 1-3 4-4 2 4 0 0 3 13 P. Horne 20 2-7 0-0 2-2 5 0 1 0 1 6 D. Kennedy 24 1-10 1-5 3-3 7 2 0 0 1 6 A. Mason, Jr. 27 4-11 2-4 3-3 7 1 0 2 1 13 J. Burrell 22 6-10 0-0 2-4 10 1 0 0 1 22 Reserves MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS R. Thomas 7 2-3 0-0 0-0 4 0 1 0 0 4 S. Evans 16 2-4 0-0 3-4 5 1 0 0 0 7 D. Coker 1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Q. Roberts 7 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 2 T. Edmondson 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SJU TOTALS 23-56 4-12 17-20 40 10 2 2 7 67

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Media Poll Top-25 as of November 26, 2008

1. North Carolina (5-0)
2. UCLA (5-0)
3. Memphis (5-0)
4. Georgetown (3-0)
5. Texas (4-0)
6. Arizona (4-0)
7. Villanova (4-0)
8. Wisconsin (5-0)
9. Michigan State (3-1)
10. Louisville (3-2)
11. Florida State (7-0)
12. Marquette (4-1)
13. Duke (3-2)
14. Kansas (3-1)
15. Gonzaga (6-0)
16. Florida (4-1)
17. Pittsburgh (3-1)
18. Washington (6-0)
19. Connecticut (5-1)
20. Oklahoma State (5-0)
21. Ohio State (4-1)
22. Oregon (6-0)
23. UNLV (4-0)
24. Tennessee (4-1)
25. Purdue (3-0)

Big East Standings

#7 Villanova (4-0)
#4 Georgetown (3-0)
#19 Connecticut (5-1)
Seton Hall (4-1)
#12 Marquette (4-1)
#17 Pittsburgh (3-1)
DePaul (2-1)
Cincinnati (4-2)
St. John's (2-1)
Notre Dame (4-2)
West Virginia (2-1)
#10 Louisville (3-2)
Rutgers (3-2(
Providence (2-2)
South Florida (3-4)
Syracuse (1-2)

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We are now six days away from the early signing period and the St. John's faithful have their fingers crossed that they can snag their top three prospects now and move on to recruiting some juniors. Norm Roberts will now speak on his top-three targets:

Sherman Richards

• Position - SG
• Height - 6'3"
• Weight - 188 lbs.

"Sherman is not only a great player, but he's a great, smart kid. Someone we would love to have and build our program around. He may be a bit undersized, but he's got the court vision and ball handling skills to play the point for us if we needed. He's got a nice mid-range jumper, but we need to work on his three ball."

Poncho Nardi

• Position - SG
• Height - 6'1"
• Weight - 173 lbs.

"If we thought Sherman [Richards] was a bit undersized, Nardi must be a midget. He played the off-guard in high school, but he'll have to move to point for us. He's got the skills (averaged 5.8 assists in AAU) and can shoot the rock. Should be a great addition to our team."

Devin Christian

• Position - C
• Height - 7'1"
• Weight - 236 lbs.

"Devin will be a work in progress, but he would give us the size we desperately need in the paint. Though he's not the most athletic kid, he can rebound with the best of them with his shear size. We'd like to see him come in and block some shots right away, but we'll have to have him work with our big man coach first."

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65, 89
1 2 T Final LIU (2-3) 31 34 65 SJU (3-1) 47 42 89	November 28, 2008

Red Storm rolls! Two 20 point scorers; Burrell asserting himself as the leader of the team in terms of scoring and rebounding. Long Island Blackbirds Starters MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS J. Wisseh 26 5-8 0-0 3-4 1 3 1 0 2 13 N. Weicks 22 3-7 2-5 0-0 2 4 1 0 0 8 E. Kotorbai 22 4-13 4-10 0-0 1 0 1 0 2 12 I. Udanoh 25 1-5 0-0 2-3 3 4 1 2 0 4 K. Allen 18 5-14 0-1 0-0 7 0 1 2 0 10 Reserves MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS R. Manigault 8 3-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 6 T. Mattison 12 1-3 0-0 2-2 1 2 0 0 2 4 A. Forbes 15 2-8 0-0 2-2 5 1 1 0 0 6 LIU TOTALS 25-62 6-16 9-11 21 14 6 4 6 65

St. Johns Red Storm Starters MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS M. Boothe 25 3-7 1-1 3-5 4 3 0 0 0 10 P. Horne 25 4-7 1-3 2-4 2 3 0 0 1 11 D. Kennedy 25 5-9 4-7 6-7 4 2 2 0 1 20 A. Mason, Jr. 24 7-11 0-0 0-0 7 3 1 1 1 14 J. Burrell 23 9-10 0-0 2-4 9 2 0 0 1 20 Reserves MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS R. Thomas 7 1-2 0-1 2-2 3 0 0 0 1 4 S. Evans 6 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 4 T. Jasiulionis 5 2-3 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 2 1 4 Q. Roberts 5 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 T. Edmondson 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 SJU TOTALS 34-56 6-12 15-22 33 15 4 4 6 89

[kgx2thez]

You're doing a pretty good job of getting the easy win's. Better rack up before the BE conference starts.

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71, 57
1 2 T Final SJU (4-1) 32 39 71 MIA (4-1) 28 29 57	12:00 PM December 2, 2008 BankUnited Center Miami, FL

Mason, Jr. carries squad to win in first road game of season, drains 50-footer before half. Justin Burrell goes double-double for 2nd time in three games. Free-throw shooting woes continue. St. Johns Red Storm Starters MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS M. Boothe 25 2-6 0-2 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 4 P. Horne 26 2-4 0-0 1-4 3 5 0 0 1 5 D. Kennedy 26 4-8 0-3 4-4 9 0 0 0 1 12 A. Mason, Jr. 23 12-16 3-3 2-2 0 1 0 0 0 29 J. Burrell 18 5-7 0-0 2-6 13 0 0 0 5 12 Reserves MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS R. Thomas 9 3-5 0-0 2-4 2 0 1 0 1 8 S. Evans 14 0-1 0-0 1-2 7 0 0 0 1 1 Q. Roberts 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 SJU TOTALS 28-47 3-8 12-22 36 8 1 0 9 71

Miami (FL) Hurricanes Starters MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS J. McClinton 17 4-9 0-3 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 8 L. Hurdle 22 4-9 0-0 0-0 1 6 2 0 0 8 J. Dews 25 5-23 3-13 0-0 2 1 1 0 0 13 D. Collins 23 3-5 0-0 2-2 5 1 2 0 0 8 C. McGowan 16 2-4 0-0 0-0 7 0 1 1 0 4 Reserves MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS B. Asbury 10 2-3 0-1 0-0 3 3 0 0 0 4 D. Jones 14 3-11 1-4 1-2 5 1 1 1 0 8 J. Graham 10 0-0 0-0 2-2 2 0 0 0 1 2 J. Gamble 8 1-3 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 2 A. Thomas 5 0-3 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 0 MIA TOTALS 24-70 4-22 5-6 29 13 7 2 3 57

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Quote: Originally Posted by kgx2thez

You're doing a pretty good job of getting the easy win's. Better rack up before the BE conference starts.

Thanks. The first two games (St. Francis & Sacred Heart) were played on crazy hard sliders. The Sacred Heart loss was tough to swallow. I am now using TarHeelFan's sliders and they play real well. This win against Miami was a good measuring stick, but the Big East paly will be brutal.

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Media Poll Top-25: December 3rd, 2008

1. North Carolina (6-1)
2. UCLA (6-1)
3. Georgetown (5-0)
4. Arizona (6-0)
5. Texas (6-0)
6. Memphis (5-1)
7. Villanova (5-0)
8. Marquette (5-1)
9. Duke (5-2)
10. Pittsburgh (5-1)
11. Louisville (4-2)
12. Washington (7-0)
13. UNLV (6-0)
14. Wisconsin (6-1)
15. Purdue (5-0)
16. USC (6-1)
17. Gonzaga (7-1)
18. Florida State (8-2)
19. Florida (5-3)
20. Kansas (4-2)
21. Michigan State (4-2)
22. Ohio State (5-2)
23. Stanford (9-0)
24. Oregon (6-1)
25. Connecticut (5-2)

Nation's Stat Leaders

Points Per Game:

1. Stephen Curry - Davidson - 25.3
2. Blake Griffin - Oklahoma - 22.9
3. Stefon Jackson - Texas-El Paso - 22.9

Rebounds Per Game:

1. Dior Lowhorn - San Francisco - 12.4
2. Jonathan Rodriguez - Campbell - 12.2
3. Gary Wilkinson - Utah State - 11.9

Assists Per Game:

1. Jonathan Han - Fairfield - 8.6
2. Demetrius Johnson - IPFW - 8.3
3. Jeff Teague - Wake Forest - 7.8

Steals Per Game:

1. Derek Johnson - Prairie View - 4.0
2. Tyler Epps - New Jersey Tech - 3.4
3. Tony Lee - Robert Morris - 3.4

Blocks Per Game:

1. Shawn King - Oral Roberts - 3.8
2. Michael Dunigan - Oregon - 2.9
3. Jordan Hill - Arizona - 2.8

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First Day of Early Recruiting Period, Devin Christian signs...
Delaware steals 7'1" center from St. John's

The first day of the early recruiting period has come and gone, and so has the biggest recruit (literally) on St. John's target list. The 7'1" center Devin Christian, from Vineland, NJ, signs with the University of Delaware.

"Christian definitely has some big-school size and skills, but I could tell when I sat down to visit him that he, personally, may have been better suited for more of a low-key school such as Delaware. The Blue Hens have not only got themselves a big man to build their program around, but a great kid that will represent the program with class and pride." - Coach Roberts

As for the Red Storm's top two targets, much of the competition has dropped off of the race assuming that St. John's will be landing the two four star prospects. Sherman Richards, SJU's #1 target, is almost fully committed (96%) with only Virginia Commonwealth still after his services. Poncho Nardi is right behind Richards in his commitment status (94%) and all other schools have dropped their scholarship offers and are no longer targeting him.

SJU will give them their weekly phone call as well as sit down for a home visit with the both of them and hopefully lock them up by this Saturday.