We now know the opponents St. John’s will face in the first season of Mike Anderson’s tenure. Duke may be off the schedule, Syracuse may not be back, but the state of Arizona is well-represented, along with two or three games against regular NCAA Tournament opponents.
By the measure of familiar names, the schedule looks improved, swapping Georgia Tech for Arizona and the possibility of VCU for the possibility of Virginia.
The predicted quality of the schedule may not be far better than last year’s ended up being. The Red Storm faced a top-5 team, a VCU squad that was very good all season, a Bowling Green team that finished near the top of their league.