Instant recaps of all Johnny games the same day they are played. Plus some longer episodes with a little bit more of an in depth look. Please disagree with my takes. We Are..
St. John's and Rick Pitino has 13 players signed for next season. It's a talented bunch that has much to be excited about. But how excited should that be..?
Dylan Darling the Big Sky POY is the most recent St. John's commit. The lefty averaged 20 pts, 3 Rebs, and 6 assists as a sophomore.
2 more?!? St. John's gets its second McDonald's all American in the same week with forward Dillon Mitchell. Thy also grab foreign sharp shooting forward Imran Suljanovic from Austria.
Rick Pitino gets his BIGGEST get yet..Ian Jackson is coming home to St. John's!!
Oziyah Sellers a 6'5 sharpshooting senior has decided to come east and join Rick Pitino for his final season!
St. John's adds 1 time 1st team All Big East forward Bryce Hopkins! He will help offset the loss of BE POY RJ Luis who plans on going pro while also entering the transfer portal. Brady Dunlap had some very nice words about the staff and program but decided transferring was in his best interest. We wish them both well and thank them for helping turn this program around!
Rick Pitino wasted no time to help cheer up St. John's fans after their disappointing second round exit in the NCAA tournament, by signing former top 30 SG Joson Sanon out of Arizona state. A 6'5 shooting guard with a serious scoring reputation. We also discuss our loss to Arkansas.
St. John's wins its first NCAA game in 25 years with a second half beat down of Omaha 83-53. RJ Luis had 22 points and 8 rebounds. Kadary Richmond had 10 points 8 rebounds and 6 assists. As a team St. John's shot 14-37 from 3.St. John's will face Arkansas on Saturday 2:40 on CBS
St. John's faces Omaha in Providence on Thursday night looking for their first NCAA win since 2000.
St. John's wins its first BIG EAST Tournament Championship in 25 years! RJ Luis wins the 2025 BET most Outstanding Player award after scoring 27 of his 29 points in the seconds half!
Zuby had a career high 33 points and Kadary had a rock solid double double. Now St. John's is going to the BET final for the first time in 25 years!
St. John's cruises past Butler in the quarterfinals of the big East tournament.
St. John's caps off its magic regular season with a 86-84 OT thriller as the knock off Marquette on the road. Kadary Richmond had the first triple double in program history since Ron Artest in 1999! RJ Luis had 28 and 11! And Zuby had his 2nd game winner of the season!
All 5 starters scored 12+ points as #10 St. John's runs over uconn and sweeps the season series.
What an amazing week. What a team. We all deserve this. RJ Luis this game. Kadary last game. Who's next?!
#20 St. John's (red)storms back from 16 down to sweep the Xavier musketeers. Kadary Richmond had his best game of the season and was huge down the stretch.
St John's is 7-1 and alone atop the BE standings! ST JOHNS IS 7-1 AND ALONE ATOP THE BE STANDINGS!!
St. John's wills its way to a victory at an electric MSG in front of 18,000 fans!
Zuby Ejiofor caps off a double double with a buzzer beating put back and St. John's is alone atop the BE standings at 2-0!
Zuby with his second straight 20+ point 10 rebound double double. He's a monster!
Lou was an absolute icon, adored by all he touched. St. John's fans are forever indebted to his work, generosity, and class. Without Lou, there is no us! We Are!
St. John's never got going today, but still they had opportunities late in the game to come away with the victory and they failed to take advantage. A disappointing trip comes to an end, but this team still has plenty of talent and a whole season ahead of them. Let's stick with these guys!
There's tough losses. There's realllllly tough losses. And then there's what just happened in the Bahamas Vs Baylor. Just when think you've seen it all… Move over Nova up 16 in the BET. Step aside Michael Stephens and Seton Hall. Time to add another memory to the Rolodex of doom.
St. John's beats Richard Pitinos New Mexico squad 85-71. RJ Luis once again was absolutely tremendous, finishing with 21 points 11 boards and 7 assists.
#22 St. John's beats Wagner in a defensive battle by a score of 66-45. Rj Luis lead the way with 13 points and Deivon Smith had 9 pts, 8 rebs $ 3 assists. Next up: New Mexico!
St. John's shrugs off a slow first half and blows past Quinnipiac late 96-73. Rj Luis lead the way with 24 points and 13 rebounds.
St. John's crushes Fordham 92-60 in the season opener. Kadary Richmond lead the way with 16 points 10 boards and 5 assists and sophomore Simeon Wilcher showed off his confidence with a career best 17 points.
Zuby Ejiofor had 27 points and 13 rebounds and that's not a typo!! St. John's wins 91-85 in an exciting October matchup, good things are here for Johnnies fans!
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Our 2024-25 roster looks complete!
Rick Pitino has his backcourt for the 24-25 season!
Aaron Scott and Vince Iwuchukwu are the first two additions but bigger names have been linked to SJU as of late. BTW my apologies to Tyler JONES who I mistakenly referred to as Tyler Smith on my outro. I've gotta be better than that!
The season didn't end where we wanted it to. The committee showed little to no love for us and the BE. Would hate to face a pissed off Rick Pitino next year!!
St. John's pounds seton hall to avenge their two early season losses and to set themselves up nicely to make the DANCE!
St. John's gets a much needed 20 point victory over Villanova at The Garden. SJU 70 NOVA 50
St. John's holds on for a narrow victory Vs PC at MSG. The johnnies are 4-1 and tied for first in BE play.
St. John's moves to 3-1 in the big East thanks to the continued dominance of Joel Soriano (20 & 8) and the solid support of DJ Jenkins. Providence comes to the garden for a big time opportunity for St John's to beat a team they could be competing with come tournament birth time.
Cole is joined by his fellow lifelong languishing St. John's fan..and brother Shaun. So appreciative of the work Cole has done and the progress The Red Storm Rapid Reaction Podcast has made! Thanks to all of you for listening and joining in! Sorry for it being less “rapid”!
St. John's holds on for 5 point win to close out their out of conference schedule.
What a performance by our big guy Joel!
St. John's throws out a pitiful display of defense in the second half to allow BC to come back from 10 and 6 point deficits respectively.
Sacred Heart ran into a St. John's team that was firing on all cylinders. Joel Soriano had 18 points 13 rebounds and 6 assists 4 straight wins for the johnnies who will look to make it five in a row Sunday night Vs Boston College.
RJ Luis made his St. John's debut and he looked fantastic doing it! St. John's rolls 92-45, next up WVU on Friday 12/1.
St. John's finishes the Charleston Classic strong with a nice win over Utah 91-82
St. John's hold on for narrow victory over North Texas in first round of Charleston classic by score of 53-52. Please subscribe to the youtube channel!https://youtube.com/@rapidreactionpodcast?si=2KX-tYjFE9VUmbzD
Michigan spoils Rick Pitinos Garden debut. There is A LOT to work on with the group but I would advise you not to give up early on a squad with this many new pieces and this many NCAAB veterans.
Rick Pitino gets his first win at St. John's 90-74 over Stony Brook. Joel Soriano with 22 & 11, Chris Ledlum with 16 & 14, and Daniss Jenkins with 17,8 & 7. Let's go thrash the wolverines on Monday.
Momma we made it!!
I made it down to CA for the first ever time to make sure I could say I was there from Day 1 for this new look St. John's team under coach Pitino. Damn am I happy I did so! The team played 5 v 5 in some different variations for 1:40 minutes. Here are my thoughts…Please subscribe to the youtube channel!! https://youtube.com/@rapidreactionpodcast?si=KEyu_ZdGAa4EvKdV
Rick Pitino Does it again!! Khaman Maker commits to St John's.Please subscribe to the youtube channel https://youtube.com/@rapidreactionpodcast?si=mRXEgilZDIieE5n5
Four star recruit Jaiden Glover is the second 4 star from New Jersey to commit to St. John's and Rick Pitino. Look for Jaiden to climb the rankings in the next release. Please subscribe to the youtube channel https://youtube.com/@rapidreactionpodcast?si=C0HvsE9R96AfngiC