19-20 Schedule

[quote="Paultzman" post=350751]Per Rothstein
Source: St. John's will host Columbia as part of its 19-20 non-conference schedule. #SJUBB[/quote]

I believe that is going to be the other regional round game of the Mohegan Sun Tournament (Vermont being the other).

Columbia was only 10-18 last year, but they are slated to return three of their top four scorers.
 
SJU press release


QUEENS, N.Y. – Certainly no strangers to lacing up their sneakers in the most famed of NBA arenas, the Johnnies will have the opportunity to play inside the brand new Chase Center in San Francisco when the Red Storm takes on Arizona in the Al Attles Classic on Dec. 21.

The event, which will be held at the brand new home of the Golden State Warriors, will honor longtime Warriors player, coach and general manager Al Attles, a New Jersey native. The affair will be hosted by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, which presented Attles with its John W. Bunn Liftetime Achievement Award in 2014 and will enshrine him in the class of 2019 this September.

"We are excited for the opportunity to participate in the Basketball Hall of Fame's Al Attles Classic at the brand new Chase Center in San Francisco," said St. John's Head Coach Mike Anderson. "It'll be a first-class event held at a state-of-the-art venue that will challenge our team prior to the conference season. It's also an honor to help recognize the legacy of a man who has contributed so much to our game in Al Attles."

St. John's has played in at least one event hosted by the Basketball Hall of Fame in all but one season since 2015-16. Last December, the Red Storm erased a 16-point second half deficit to topple Georgia Tech, 76-73, in the Hoophall Miami Invitational. Shamorie Ponds scored 21 of his season-high 37 points in the second half of that come-from-behind triumph.

"We're very excited to be launching a new collegiate event in the Bay Area, home to many Hall of Famers, including the remarkable Al Attles," said John L. Doleva, President and CEO of the Basketball Hall of Fame. "Chase Center is a world-class venue in a tremendous basketball community, and we expect many fans will make the trip to enjoy its amenities and support their universities this holiday season. To have a quadruple-header featuring three Bay Area teams will be a real treat."

St. John's will play Arizona for just the second time in the history of the two programs. Their lone meeting came in the semifinal game of the 2011 2K Sports Classic held at Madison Square Garden. Despite a near double-double from freshman Moe Harkless, the Johnnies fell to the No. 15/16 Wildcats, 81-72, in that contest.

Game time, ticket information and television broadcast details will be released at a later date.
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It certainly matters who you play. When you play teams like Arizona, Virginia (most likely), etc. your brand is associated with that tier if it happens regularly. This is why I was so disappointed with last year's pathetic schedule. It seemed like we played 95% no names and I didn't want to be associated with them. Of course the way scheduling works in major conferences you need some cupcakes to fill it out, but we need to keep scheduling like this and Cragg knows it thankfully. Arizona and Virginia are going to be near impossible to beat in a rebuilding year for us but you never know. I like scheduling big brands that are good but not world beaters like Texas or Florida. Just seeing the SJ logo next to those logos will raise profile and awareness among casual fans. I just hope we don't get embarrassed in those games I mentioned.
 
Central Connecticut State will play at St. John's on Saturday, November 9th as part of their 2019-20 non-conference schedule, per source

Brown visits CA on 12/10
 
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Out of conference schedule should be revealed any day now, since many teams have shared already.
 
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Source: St. John's will host Albany as part of its 19-20 non-conference schedule.
Rothstein
 
A dangerous out of conference opponent for SJU this season;

“Vermont transfer Duncan Demuth from Oklahoma St has received a waiver from the NCAA and is immediately eligible for 19-20. He will have 3 years left with John Becker. Catamounts gonna be loaded this season.”

Goodman
 
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[quote="Paultzman" post=354130]Source: St. John's will host Albany as part of its 19-20 non-conference schedule.
Rothstein[/quote]

They're usually pretty good (they've won the America East on multiple occasions), but they only went 12-20 this past year.
 
Below is what I have priced together for what is known about StJ's upcoming mens non conference schedule. Hopefully the schedule will be released soon to fill in the holes.

Sat., Nov. 16 Vermont at St. John’s

Tue., Nov. 19 Columbia at St. John’s

Naismith Tournament
Sat., Nov. 23 Arizona State University
Sun., Nov. 24 Mass or UVirginia

Sat., Dec. 7 or Sun., Dec. 8 West Virginia at St. John’s

Tues., Dec 10 Brown University (Yo Bruno ! )

Sat., Dec 21 UArizona vs St. John’s Chase Classic/ SanFrancisco, Ca.

unknown date UAlbany at St. John's
 
Schedule was being finalized this week prior to staff departing for live recruiting.
 
[quote="otis" post=354163]Below is what I have priced together for what is known about StJ's upcoming mens non conference schedule. Hopefully the schedule will be released soon to fill in the holes.

Sat., Nov. 16 Vermont at St. John’s

Tue., Nov. 19 Columbia at St. John’s

Naismith Tournament
Sat., Nov. 23 Arizona State University
Sun., Nov. 24 Mass or UVirginia

Sat., Dec. 7 or Sun., Dec. 8 West Virginia at St. John’s

Tues., Dec 10 Brown University (Yo Bruno ! )

Sat., Dec 21 UArizona vs St. John’s Chase Classic/ SanFrancisco, Ca.

unknown date UAlbany at St. John's[/quote]

I think I saw Central Conn St on 11/9.
 
Air Force Reserve Tip-Off

Dates: Nov. 23 & 24, 2019
Site: Mohegan Sun Arena / Uncasville, CT

First-round matchups:

Virginia vs. Massachusetts
Arizona State vs. St. John's

Team to beat: Virginia. Despite losing Ty Jerome, Kyle Guy and De'Andre Hunter to the NBA draft, the Cavaliers are still going to be nationally relevant and will enter as the favorite.

Sleeper team: Arizona State will be favored over St. John's in a First Four rematch, but the Red Storm have one of the better scoring duos in the Big East in Mustapha Heron and LJ Figueroa.

Player to watch: UMass had a massive recruiting coup when it landed ESPN 100 center Tre Mitchell in the spring. Mitchell will have an early chance to make an impression.

Something for the college hoops junkies: An upset would have to happen in the first round for it to happen, but a tempo battle between new St. John's leader Mike Anderson and Virginia's Tony Bennett would be fascinating. -- Jeff Borzello
All other Tourney profiles;

[URL]https://www.espn.com/mens-coll...3-early-season-college-basketball-tournaments[/URL]
 
St Johns will open the Mike Anderson era against Mercer Nov 6, per source. Johnnies also expected to have 7 games at MSG. Six Big East games plus West Virginia. #sjubb
Zach B
 
[quote="Paultzman" post=354462]St Johns will open the Mike Anderson era against Mercer Nov 6, per source. Johnnies also expected to have 7 games at MSG. Six Big East games plus West Virginia. #sjubb
Zach B[/quote]

I guess that’s 2 more than this last year
 
That's a good number especially considering this year will probably be a down year. I'd still like to see all Big East games at MSG eventually, but next year isn't a good time to do that.

In 2020 we'll get another MSG game with UConn's addition.
 
[quote="Adam" post=354473]That's a good number especially considering this year will probably be a down year. I'd still like to see all Big East games at MSG eventually, but next year isn't a good time to do that.

In 2020 we'll get another MSG game with UConn's addition.[/quote]

I'd rather just play them at CA ;)

I remember when we played just 2 conference games at CA.
 
Does this mean they finally gave the “Holiday Festival” a mercy killing?
 
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