The Red Storm are on the rise.
On a night that the majority of their Big East counterparts struggled to outlast weak competition, St. John’s lived up to the offseason hype in dominant fashion. A 92-60 rout of Fordham began head coach Rick Pitino’s second season in Queens and gave only a glimpse of what this year’s team might achieve.
“All we’ve been doing is working on defense,” the Hall of Famer said. “We got a long way to go, but we’re getting better.”
While Pitino may have downplayed the success, his quote doesn’t even begin to signify the defensive dominance the Red Storm put on tape.