As St. John’s students headed home to spend the holiday season with their families last month, the Red Storm men’s basketball team was having a less than jolly holiday season.
Chris Mullin’s squad dropped all nine of their games over the winter break as they have struggled to find footing in the rapidly improving Big East. After going into the break riding high, fresh off a win over Syracuse, the losing streak dropped the Red Storm’s record to 7-12 following a Jan. 16 loss to Butler.
The nine-game losing streak began with a pair of disastrous losses at home to mid-majors Incarnate Word and N.