For the Red Storm’s assistant coach Matt Abdelmassih, Carnesecca Arena is more than just a basketball court – it’s home.
A former student manager for the basketball team, the 2007 SJU graduate rejoined the school where he got his start in 2015 as an assistant coach. Describing his return as “phenomenal,” Abdelmassih said, “Getting to walk on campus and be in a place that you deeply love and enjoy to be at is a dream come true.”
He admits, however, that being back has been difficult.
St. John’s’ fairly new coaching staff, headed by alumnus and world-renowned basketball player Chris Mullin, has been tasked with rebuilding the men’s basketball program.