St. John's basketball handled Quinnipiac with ease on Monday . Head coach Rick Pitino isn't satisfied, though, and has an even fiercer challenge soon in Alabama. Prompting Pitino to release a message to the fan base Wednesday.

The national champion winning head coach will return to Madison Square Garden with his team. Pitino took to the social media website X, formerly Twitter, to address the “Johnnies.”

“Let’s go Johnnies nation. Top 15 Alabama Crimson Tide coming to town with the No. 1 offensive tempo team in the nation. Noon game. Let’s rock the garden!” Pitino posted.

This early regular season showdown brings hefty intrigue outside of being a top 25 showdown.

St. John's, Alabama aspiring national title contenders

Pitino gets a rare coaching matchup with Alabama's Nate Oats.

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