There's new energy in Queens, New York for the first time since the early 1990s. St. John's Basketball has re-galvanized this basketball community before facing Alabama on Saturday . Head coach Rick Pitino is igniting the enthusiasm following the Red Storm's historic 2024-25 season.

St. John's is fifth in the nation for the first time since the 1990-91 season, when Malik Sealy led the Red Storm. Now fans around the Jamaican Queens campus are envisioning national title run. Especially after thrashing Quinnipiac to start the season and holding down the No.5 ranking.

But with the high ranking comes a bullseye plastered on the back of the Red Storm. It's not just the Crimson Tide seeking to rattle the top five rankings inside Madison Square Garden Saturday, but Big East teams want a

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