Former St. John's star R.J. Luis is planning to return to college basketball and has committed to LSU. The 2025 Big East Player of the Year will most likely face a difficult legal battle to gain eligibility after he signed a two-way contract last year. Read more below | #SJUBB

After multiple stops around college basketball, Mercer transfer Kyle Cuffe Jr. is committing to St. John’s and will play for his father’s alma mater. Read more below | #SJUBB

St. John's got a talented big man that they desperately needed. Theo Edema, the 41st-ranked recruit in the 2027 class, is committing to the Red Storm and will reclassify to 2026. Read more below | #SJUBB

An old Big East rivalry renewed? St. John’s and Syracuse are reportedly scheduling a matchup at Madison Square Garden this upcoming season. Read more below | #SJUBB

St. John's secured the commitment of yet another international player. Senegalese forward Babacar Sane is committing to the Red Storm, bringing gifted athleticism and years of experience to Queens. Read more below | #SJUBB

Massive non-conference game on the schedule for St. John's women's hoops: they'll take on the defending National Champion UCLA at Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut on Tuesday, November 24. It will be a part of a four-team MTE that also features UConn and South Carolina in the other matchup. #SJUWBB

St. John's is adding a high-profile opponent to their non-conference schedule this upcoming season. The Red Storm will face the Arizona Wildcats on December 5 at MSG in the first of a two-leg home-and-home series. Read more below | #SJUBB

St. John's just lost a massive recruiting battle for one of the top players left in the transfer portal. Former Arizona State center Massamba Diop announced he is committing to Gonzaga after weighing an offer from the Red Storm. Read more below | #SJUBB

Columbia transfer Avery Brown committed to St. John's on Thursday evening, adding an experienced senior guard to the Red Storm's backcourt depth. Read more below | #sjubb

St. John's is bringing in their third European recruit of the offseason, adding seven-foot Serbian center Lazar Stojković on Tuesday. Read more | #SJUBB

St. John’s makes the signing of Syracuse transfer Donnie Freeman official. “Donnie has great size and offensive potential,” said Rick Pitino in a statement, “He’s a big addition for our frontcourt and we’re excited to have him as part of our Johnnie family.” #SJUBB

St. John's pulled off a coup for their first portal addition of the cycle. Syracuse transfer and former five-star high school recruit Donnie Freeman has announced his commitment to the Red Storm. Read more | #SJUBB

St. John's pulled off a coup for their first portal addition of the cycle. Syracuse transfer and former five-star high school recruit Donnie Freeman has announced his commitment to the Red Storm. Read more | #SJUBB

St. John's are reportedly making a charge for Syracuse transfer Donnie Freeman. According to On3's Pete Nakos, the Red Storm have made the highest offer for Freeman and overtaken Kentucky in the race for his services. Read more | #sjubb

Dylan Darling quickly found his next destination after entering the transfer portal last week. St. John's' March Madness hero is committing to Grand Canyon. Read more | #sjubb

St. John's secured their second international commitment of the offseason, landing Montenegrin wing Djordije Jovanović. The 6-foot-7 forward brings perimeter scoring and a wealth of pro experience to the Johnnies. Read more | #sjubb

Kelvin Odih is now the latest St. John's men's basketball player to enter the transfer portal, leaving the Red Storm with only four returning players. Read more | #sjubb

Joson Sanon entered the transfer portal Wednesday, becoming the fifth St. John's men's basketball player from last season's Sweet Sixteen team to depart the program. Read more | #SJUBB

St. John's basketball fan favorite Dylan Darling entered the transfer portal on Tuesday afternoon. "Bells" etched his name into Red Storm lore with a buzzer-beating layup that sent the program to their first Sweet Sixteen since 1999. Read more | #sjubb

St. John's made a huge splash with their first signing of the offseason, landing star European combo guard Quinn Ellis on Tuesday. Read more | #sjubb

St. John's is set to host Cincinnati transfer Moustapha Thiam for a visit on Tuesday. The 7-foot-2 junior is one of the top centers in the transfer portal and boasts an intriguing offensive skillset. Read more | #SJUBB

St. John's will have more shoes to fill on next season's roster. European role players Lefteris Liotopoulos and Imran Suljanovic entered the transfer portal over the weekend. Read more | #SJUBB

St. John's is quickly getting to work on building next season's roster, scheduling on-campus visits with Kansas State transfer Abdi Bashir and Kentucky transfer Mouhamed Dioubate. Read more | #sjubb

Bells in One Shining Moment!

Go Blue

Zuby Ejiofor earned another major accolade over the weekend. The St. John's big man was named the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award winner, which is given to the country's best center. Read more below | #SJUBB

Zuby Ejiofor wins the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award for best center in the country. He becomes the first-ever St. John’s player to win one of the Naismith Hall of Fame’s five major positional awards. #SJUBB

Days after the Red Storm's season ended, changes are already being made to the St. John's men's basketball roster. Co-captain Sadiku Ibine Ayo is entering the transfer portal after spending his last three seasons in Queens. Read more | #sjubb

Sadiku Ibine Ayo is entering the transfer portal. First reported by On3's Pete Nakos. Ayo was a team captain and spent the last three seasons with St. John's. He will have one more year of eligibility after redshirting in 2023-24. #SJUBB

Rick Pitino is not going anywhere. The Hall of Fame head coach inked a new contract extension that will keep him at St. John's through the 2029-30 season. Read more | #sjubb

Thank you to our readers at Rumble In The Garden for your support during this special season. I enjoyed covering so many of the games at MSG, Carnesecca Arena, and on the road. We will have more to come in the following weeks and months on transfer portal action and recruiting. #sjubb

St. John’s gave Duke everything they had in forty electric minutes, but it wasn’t enough as the Blue Devils made the clutch plays to move on in the NCAA Tournament | #SJUBB Read more:

Couldn’t have asked for more out of a single player than what Zuby Ejiofor has done these last three years. He gave everything for the jersey and he’s gonna enjoy the rewards of his hard work in the NBA soon.

FINAL: Duke 80, St. John’s 75 The Red Storm gave the number one seed everything they had, but it was not enough as their 2025-26 season comes to an end. Had a ten-point second half lead, but the Blue Devils pulled it out with clutch shots. #SJUBB

Darling misses the three. Duke ball with 1.8 seconds remaining.

St. John’s were carrying momentum after Mitchell’s putback dunk to give them a 69-67 lead, but Duke is back in the driver’s seat. Ballsy three by Evans, then a contested jumper and the foul by Cam Boozer gives Duke a 72-69 lead. #SJUBB

BRYCE WITH THE OFFENSIVE BOARD, THE SCORE, AND ONE

KILLER flagrant one foul by Ian Jackson there. Got his hands up into Patrick Ngongba’s face.

Duke re-took the lead off a deep Isaiah Evans three, but Bryce Hopkins responds with a rainbow trey of his own. Game zipped up at 65 with 6:23 remaining. St. John’s hasn’t forced a miss since the 11:48 mark. #SJUBB

SELLERS. BIG THREE.

Duke is swinging back with a 9-2 run. Nikolas Khamenia gave the Blue Devils a chance to tie the game with a steal, but Caleb Foster airballed a three out of play. St. John’s needs to get a stop inside, their lead is down to 57-54. #SJUBB

Fourth trey for Prey gives St. John’s a 53-44 lead. 13-0 run for the Johnnies since Duke scored the first five points of the half. #SJUBB

PREY AGAIN

DARLING STEAL. EJIOFOR DUNK. TIMEOUT DUKE. St. John’s on a 8-0 run!

HALFTIME: St. John’s 40, Duke 39 Somehow, some way, despite getting steamrolled in the paint, the Red Storm head into the break with the lead. Ruben Prey’s third triple of the game caps a 12-4 run entering the locker room. Johnnies shooting 9-of-18 from deep. #SJUBB

PR3Y AGAIN

ZUBY

St. John’s is letting Maliq Brown wiggle his way into every 50/50 ball. These offensive boards have been killer.

Duke’s on a 18-5 run and have dragged St. John’s into deep waters. Red Storm can’t buy a bucket, let alone create anything inside, plus Hopkins and Mitchell are in foul trouble. Blue Devils with a 35-28 lead at the U4 media timeout. #SJUBB

As fun as those Mitchell and Prey threes were, St. John’s needs to find a way to get inside and offer some resistance in the paint. It’s been one-way traffic for Duke down the lane. #SJUBB