After a few days of waiting on the results of a late-season swoon, the result is in: St. John’s has made the NCAA Tournament.
The Red Storm are slotted into the 11 seed play-in game, and will play in Dayton against Arizona State on Wednesday, likely in the late game (8:30?). If they win, they will face the tough Buffalo Bulls in Tulsa on Friday.
The Johnnies, 21-12 on the season and 8-10 in the Big East, did not make the choice easy. Despite reaching a high of #24 in the AP rankings, the Red Storm hit struggles, with nagging injuries taking out Mustapha Heron for three games, Shamorie Ponds for one, and limiting Justin Simon on one.