St. John's University Athletics
Monday, November 13
New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden)
6:30 p.m.
St. John's University
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Michigan
St. John’s to Face Michigan in Gavitt Tipoff Games at Madison Square Garden
11/11/2023 1:53:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Red Storm makes its 2023-24 season debut at “The World’s Most Famous Arena” on Monday Night with Hall of Fame Head coach Rick Pitino
QUEENS, N.Y. – The St. John's men's basketball team will make its Madison Square Garden season-debut on Monday when it hosts Michigan (2-0) in a Gavitt Tipoff Games matchup. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. from "The World's Most Famous Arena."
Monday's contest will be broadcast nationally on FS1 with Gus Johnson and Bill Raftery on the call from Midtown. An audio broadcast of the game on the LEARFIELD Red Storm Sports Network with John Minko and Vin Parise will also be available on a variety of platforms including the Varsity Network App, TuneIn Radio, RedStormSports.com and the St. John's Red Storm mobile app. The radio broadcast can also be heard on SiriusXM channel 380 and the SiriusXM App.
St. John's (1-0) is fresh off a 90-74 season-opening victory over Stony Brook, marking the program's 10th-straight win in its opener. Hall of Fame Coach Rick Pitino also improved to 31-4 in season openers in his Division I coaching career.
Senior captain Joel Soriano picked up where he left off with his fifth-straight double-double, dating back to last season. The reigning BIG EAST Most Improved Player recorded 22 points and 11 rebounds against the Seawolves. Chris Ledlum also shined in his Red Storm debut, logging a 16-point, 13-rebound double-double. Fellow graduate transfer Daniss Jenkins nearly posted a triple-double with 17 points, eight assists and seven rebounds in 29 minutes of action.
On Monday, Pitino will face off with Michigan for just the fourth time in his coaching career. The Red Storm and Wolverines will also meet for just the sixth time in a series that dates back to 1965. The last meeting between the two programs was on Dec. 3, 2000, when St. John's earned a 97-83 victory at the BB&T Classic in Washington D.C.
The series with the Wolverines began on Jan. 2, 1965, as St. John's defeated Michigan, 75-74, in legendary Head Coach Joe Lapchick's final season at the helm. Sonny Dove starred for St. John's with a 23-point, 18-rebound performance in the ECAC Holiday Festival matchup at MSG. Seven years later in the same midseason tournament, Billy Schaeffer led five Johnnies in double figures to an 85-83 victory over Michigan on Dec. 28, 1972. Schaeffer registered 22 points, 10 rebounds and a pair of assists in the win.
St. John's holds a 4-2 mark in the Gavitt Tipoff Games, most recently earning a 70-50 victory over Nebraska at Carnesecca Arena last season. Soriano registered 17 points and 18 rebounds in 33 minutes against the Cornhuskers. The Johnnies look to improve to 4-0 at home in the first edition of the Gavitt Tip-Off Games at Madison Square Garden.
The Red Storm, which owns a 439-312 overall record (.585) at MSG, will play its earliest game at The Garden since the team's season opener on Nov. 13, 2003, against No. 23 Marquette.
Michigan (2-0) is coming off a 30-point victory over Youngstown State. Will Tschetter shot a perfect 8-of-8 from the floor, including four 3-pointers, for 20 points in 18 minutes off the bench on Friday.
Olivier Nkamhoua, who is the team's leading scorer with 21.0 points per game, registered a 17-point, 10-rebound double-double against Youngstown State.
Michigan Head Coach Juwan Howard is in his fifth season at the helm of the Wolverines and has posted a 79-48 record in Ann Arbor.
Monday's contest will be broadcast nationally on FS1 with Gus Johnson and Bill Raftery on the call from Midtown. An audio broadcast of the game on the LEARFIELD Red Storm Sports Network with John Minko and Vin Parise will also be available on a variety of platforms including the Varsity Network App, TuneIn Radio, RedStormSports.com and the St. John's Red Storm mobile app. The radio broadcast can also be heard on SiriusXM channel 380 and the SiriusXM App.
St. John's (1-0) is fresh off a 90-74 season-opening victory over Stony Brook, marking the program's 10th-straight win in its opener. Hall of Fame Coach Rick Pitino also improved to 31-4 in season openers in his Division I coaching career.
Senior captain Joel Soriano picked up where he left off with his fifth-straight double-double, dating back to last season. The reigning BIG EAST Most Improved Player recorded 22 points and 11 rebounds against the Seawolves. Chris Ledlum also shined in his Red Storm debut, logging a 16-point, 13-rebound double-double. Fellow graduate transfer Daniss Jenkins nearly posted a triple-double with 17 points, eight assists and seven rebounds in 29 minutes of action.
On Monday, Pitino will face off with Michigan for just the fourth time in his coaching career. The Red Storm and Wolverines will also meet for just the sixth time in a series that dates back to 1965. The last meeting between the two programs was on Dec. 3, 2000, when St. John's earned a 97-83 victory at the BB&T Classic in Washington D.C.
The series with the Wolverines began on Jan. 2, 1965, as St. John's defeated Michigan, 75-74, in legendary Head Coach Joe Lapchick's final season at the helm. Sonny Dove starred for St. John's with a 23-point, 18-rebound performance in the ECAC Holiday Festival matchup at MSG. Seven years later in the same midseason tournament, Billy Schaeffer led five Johnnies in double figures to an 85-83 victory over Michigan on Dec. 28, 1972. Schaeffer registered 22 points, 10 rebounds and a pair of assists in the win.
St. John's holds a 4-2 mark in the Gavitt Tipoff Games, most recently earning a 70-50 victory over Nebraska at Carnesecca Arena last season. Soriano registered 17 points and 18 rebounds in 33 minutes against the Cornhuskers. The Johnnies look to improve to 4-0 at home in the first edition of the Gavitt Tip-Off Games at Madison Square Garden.
The Red Storm, which owns a 439-312 overall record (.585) at MSG, will play its earliest game at The Garden since the team's season opener on Nov. 13, 2003, against No. 23 Marquette.
Michigan (2-0) is coming off a 30-point victory over Youngstown State. Will Tschetter shot a perfect 8-of-8 from the floor, including four 3-pointers, for 20 points in 18 minutes off the bench on Friday.
Olivier Nkamhoua, who is the team's leading scorer with 21.0 points per game, registered a 17-point, 10-rebound double-double against Youngstown State.
Michigan Head Coach Juwan Howard is in his fifth season at the helm of the Wolverines and has posted a 79-48 record in Ann Arbor.
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