In recent years, the New York Knicks captivated their fans by making deep postseason runs.

St. John's did the same last season with its best showing in four decades before struggling to consistently score in a second-round loss to Arkansas in the NCAA Tournament.

A season of massive expectations and coach Rick Pitino's third season will commence on Monday when the fifth-ranked Red Storm debut a retooled roster vs. Quinnipiac in New York City.

The Red Storm went 31-5 last season after going 20-13 and missing the NCAA Tournament in 2023-24. St. John's won its first Big East title since 2000 and its first outright regular-season conference title since 1984-85, when it reached the Final Four.

After being the only No. 2 seed to lose before the Sweet 16 last season, Pitino went to work follo

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