Oziyah Sellers with a great quote after being asked about the pressure facing St. John's this season: "I've had a bullseye on my back my whole life. It's nothing new." #SJUBB

Asked Solo Ball about the intensifying rivalry between UConn and St. John's: "Both teams are at the top of their game right now, top talent, recruiting is great. Seeing the rivalry grow into what it has become now and what it can become in the future is just electric." #SJUBB

Ejiofor: “I’ve grown so much on the court and off the court as a leader. I’m trying to use my experiences with Coach [Rick Pitino] to my advantage and have one last successful season.” #SJUBB

Zuby Ejiofor added another accolade to his growing résumé. The St. John's star big man earned the Big East preseason player of the year award on Tuesday | #SJUBB Read below:

St. John’s racked up plenty of Big East men’s basketball preseason awards. 🌩️ Zuby Ejiofor named Big East preseason player of the year 🌩️ Picked first in Big East preseason coaches’ poll 🌩️ Five players (Ejiofor, Hopkins, Jackson, Mitchell, Sanon) picked to preseason All-Big East teams #SJUBB

Didn’t expect a Lashae Dwyer sighting when opening this week’s Defector Crossword

St. John's stuck to their old ways in Sunday's 73-63 exhibition win over Towson, struggling early and then rallying in the second half. Read our game recap below | #SJUBB

FINAL: #5 St. John’s 73, Towson 63 The Johnnies do their best 24-25 Red Storm impression by getting off to a slow start, then separating from their opponent with a big second-half run. Bryce Hopkins leads the way with 13 points, six rebounds, and four assists in only 26 minutes. #SJUBB

St. John's tips off the first of two scheduled preseason exhibitions on Saturday afternoon, as they will face the CAA favorite Towson Tigers at Carnesecca Arena. Here is our game thread || #sjubb

Rick Pitino will make the surprising decision to play Bryce Hopkins off the bench in Saturday's exhibition versus Towson. The St. John's head coach says Hopkins has been "good and solid", but wants him to become "great and passionate" | #sjubb

Finally getting to the hard-hitting questions in the mayoral debate

St. John's are the No. 5 team in the country in the AP 2025-26 preseason men's basketball poll, their highest preseason ranking in program history || #sjubb

In a surprise to many during Wednesday's scrimmage at Madison Square Garden, Rick Pitino proclaimed Oziyah Sellers will be the new starting point guard for St. John's this season #sjubb

St. John's is in the running for a top high school prospect Top-50 class of 2026 recruit Adam Oumiddoch revealed the Johnnies are among the five schools he's considering || #sjubb

St. John's men's basketball is slated to face Michigan in a preseason exhibition at Madison Square Garden on October 25, pitting two potential top-ten teams against each other before the 2025-26 season tips off || #sjubb

Still upset St. John’s didn’t schedule that game with Duke here

Officially official. Tani Oluwaseyi signs with Villarreal CF. The Canadian int’l becomes the first St. John’s men’s soccer alum to play in one of Europe’s top five leagues.

Massive for the former Red Storm star. Oluwaseyi would become the first St. John’s men’s soccer player to compete in one of the top five European leagues if the Villarreal deal goes through.

St. John's men's basketball gave a sneak peek of their position-less offense during an open scrimmage earlier this week, as head coach Rick Pitino plans to give more players playmaking responsibilities #sjubb

Open practice day here on campus. First time getting to see the new team in action. #SJUBB

With the 2025 NBA Summer League wrapped up, here’s how all seven St. John’s basketball alumni fared in this year’s event #sjubb

St. John's officially released their 2025-26 men's basketball non-conference schedule today Games against Alabama, Ole Miss, and Kentucky headline this fall's slate #sjubb

St. John’s star center Zuby Ejiofor gave his seal of approval to the newest transfers one month into summer workouts. “There’s always an adjustment period, but we’ve been playing long enough that guys know exactly what they bring to this team.” #sjubb

Ian Jackson says Rick Pitino has taken his understanding of the game to a whole new level. He also talked about how different the learning curve of playing point guard is at the collegiate level, but said it’s not a drastic change. #sjubb

Zuby Ejiofor and Bryce Hopkins praised Oziyah Sellers’s three-point shooting. Zuby said he was a “little embarrassed” comparing his shooting numbers to Sellers’s during workouts, while Hopkins says he is one of the best shooters he’s played with in college. #sjubb

Zuby Ejiofor loves the potential of St. John’s outside scoring this year “Everyone we brought in can shoot the heck out of the ball” #sjubb

Zuby Ejiofor thinks Bryce Hopkins will make life easier for him in the frontcourt. “We know what he accomplished in his sophomore year before the injuries. He’s a big piece in what we’re trying to build and he’s going to be a tremendous help with me down there.” #sjubb

Plenty of quotes coming. Enjoy this pic of Joson Sanon and Kelvin Odih in the meantime. #sjubb

Bryce Hopkins and Dillon Mitchell next to the Big East Tournament title #sjubb

The St. John’s men’s basketball team has arrived here in SoHo #SJUBB

Members of the St. John’s women’s basketball team are here, as well as the Big East Tournament men’s basketball trophy #sjuwbb #sjubb

A look at some of the new gear available at the SoHo Adidas store today #sjubb

Bro thinks everything’s a freaking game

Adidas officially announced their new apparel partnership with St. John’s on Monday in a 20-second ad featuring Rick Pitino in his trademark three-stripe tracksuit, Ian Jackson, Joson Sanon, and Sa’Mya Wyatt.

David Jones-Garcia balling out in the Summer League with Julian Champagnie sitting courtside

St. John's men's basketball announced they will face Big 12 stalwarts Iowa State and Baylor in the 2025 Players Era Festival, the high-profile early-season tournament that awards each participating team at least $1 million in NIL payouts #sjubb

Deivon Smith signed a Summer League deal with the Atlanta Hawks over the weekend, becoming the fourth St. John's player to sign their first professional deal this summer #sjubb

Two more St. John's players agreed to their first pro contracts after the NBA draft Kadary Richmond signed a two-way deal with the Washington Wizards, while Aaron Scott will play in the Summer League for the Boston Celtics #sjubb

RJ Luis Jr. signed a two-way deal with the Utah Jazz, giving the former St. John's standout a chance to play his way on a young, rebuilding team after going undrafted in this week's NBA Draft #sjubb

Kadary Richmond has signed a deal with the Washington Wizards according to Chris Haynes, becoming the first Johnny to sign a contract in this cycle. Now waiting on the landing spots for Luis Jr., Scott, and Smith.

RJ Luis Jr. goes undrafted. A St. John’s men’s basketball player hasn’t been drafted since 2015.

Big year for people whose name starts with Z winning big in New York City

The House v. NCAA settlement passed last week, establishing a framework for schools to pay athletes for the first time directly. Here's what it means and how St. John's can benefit in this new era of college sports #sjubb

Rick Pitino is making the rounds on late night TV. Per release, he will be on CBS’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert tonight #SJUBB

RJ Luis Jr. posted a farewell message to St. John's and its fans on Thursday after declaring for the NBA draft, expressing gratitude for their support and reflecting on the Red Storm's successful 2024-25 season #SJUBB

A look at the new and updated banners inside Carnesecca Arena #SJUBB

Boone better not be taking Ruben Prey’s number

After testing the NBA draft waters, Joson Sanon officially decided to return to college basketball for his sophomore year on Tuesday and will play for St. John's this upcoming season #SJUBB

St. John's is reportedly finalizing an agreement to face Alabama at Madison Square Garden this season, adding another heavyweight SEC opponent to their already-challenging 2025-26 non-conference slate #SJUBB

It’s very possible the newest pope has attended the Big East Tournament at some point