Shamorie Ponds (left) defends Marquette's Andrew Rowsey. The Golden Eagles split their two games against the Red Storm last year.
St. John’s enters its Saturday contest against Marquette with a woeful 1-11 conference record, yet one could hardly tell based on comments from other BIG EAST coaches.
Xavier head coach Chris Mack described the Red Storm as “the most athletic team in the league” and “a team that has really potent backcourt players.”
Marquette head coach Steve Wojciechowski said St. John’s is “probably the hottest team in America.”
St. John’s has earned that praise coming off wins against No.