We’re not in Arkansas anymore.
Mike Anderson coached his first game as the St. John’s head coach in front of a raucous Saturday matinee crowd at Madison Square Garden. His opponent, the West Virginia Mountaineers, entered unbeaten and undefeated.
It was a full-circle moment for Anderson, who had one of the biggest moments of his college career against West Virginia at the Garden. As the starting point guard for the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes, he helped his team beat West Virginia for the 1981 NIT championship.
38 years later, he has now defeated them in his first game back as a head coach.