QUEENS, N.Y. (April 26, 2023) – The Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association (MBWA) announced Wednesday that three St. John’s players earned All-Met honors for the 2022-23 campaign. Joel Soriano was selected to the All-Met First Team, Posh Alexander collected All-Met Third Team honors, while AJ Storr was named the All-Met Rookie of the Year.
Soriano, the 2022-23 BIG EAST Most Improved Player, had a career season averaging 15.2 points and 11.9 rebounds per game, the latter ranked fourth in Division I. Soriano also registered 25 double-doubles, the second-highest total in the country and the most by a Johnnie in a single season since St. John’s legend Walter Barry logged 28 in 1985-86.
An All-BIG EAST Second Team selection, Soriano pulled down 393 rebounds this past season, which were the seventh most in program history. The Red Storm big man also became the ninth St. John's player all-time to grab 500 or more rebounds in his first two seasons with the program after collecting 558 boards in 63 appearances with the Johnnies.
The Yonkers native was a force in BIG EAST action, posting 11.5 rebounds per game to become the first St. John's player to top the league's rebounding chart through a conference season. He also led the team and ranked eighth in the BIG EAST with 15.3 points per game and a 55.5 field goal shooting percentage in conference play.
Soriano was named the MBWA Player of the Week twice this past season. He earned his first player of the week award on Dec. 20 after guiding the Red Storm to a 93-79 victory over Florida State posting a career-high 23 points to go with 12 rebounds. Then on Jan. 17, Soriano earned his second MBWA Player of the Week honor by averaging 19.5 points and 11.5 boards in wins over Butler and eventual National Champion UConn.
Storr became the 15th Red Storm player since 1982 to win All-Met Rookie of the Year and the third Johnnie in the last four years. Red Storm standouts Julian Champagnie (2019) and Alexander (2021) were the most recent recipients of the honor.
Soriano, the 2022-23 BIG EAST Most Improved Player, had a career season averaging 15.2 points and 11.9 rebounds per game, the latter ranked fourth in Division I. Soriano also registered 25 double-doubles, the second-highest total in the country and the most by a Johnnie in a single season since St. John’s legend Walter Barry logged 28 in 1985-86.
An All-BIG EAST Second Team selection, Soriano pulled down 393 rebounds this past season, which were the seventh most in program history. The Red Storm big man also became the ninth St. John's player all-time to grab 500 or more rebounds in his first two seasons with the program after collecting 558 boards in 63 appearances with the Johnnies.
The Yonkers native was a force in BIG EAST action, posting 11.5 rebounds per game to become the first St. John's player to top the league's rebounding chart through a conference season. He also led the team and ranked eighth in the BIG EAST with 15.3 points per game and a 55.5 field goal shooting percentage in conference play.
Soriano was named the MBWA Player of the Week twice this past season. He earned his first player of the week award on Dec. 20 after guiding the Red Storm to a 93-79 victory over Florida State posting a career-high 23 points to go with 12 rebounds. Then on Jan. 17, Soriano earned his second MBWA Player of the Week honor by averaging 19.5 points and 11.5 boards in wins over Butler and eventual National Champion UConn.
Storr became the 15th Red Storm player since 1982 to win All-Met Rookie of the Year and the third Johnnie in the last four years. Red Storm standouts Julian Champagnie (2019) and Alexander (2021) were the most recent recipients of the honor.
