Taking the Big East By [Red] Storm - CH2k9

[R1zzo23]

Re: Taking the Big East By [Red] Storm - CH2k9

Alright, for the few of you guys that are actually following, I have a question. Let's say that I win back-to-back national titles this year at St. John's, should I stay one more season and play with my coveted big man Kerry Rohde, or do I move on to another squad? And if I were to move on, would it be for the best available school or do I take another rebuilding project?

The thing is, I feel I have great sliders, but the talent on my team is just so good right now that I win almost every game. I'm leaning towards a rebuilding project, but I could also add in a wrinkle where Rohde demands a release of his scholarship at SJU to follow Coach Roberts to his new school.

Let me know what you guys think!

[greenbull50]

Re: Taking the Big East By [Red] Storm - CH2k9

I think that you should try and go after a different job. You have had a great run at St. Johns, and a big part of that was Sherman Richards. He is going to be gone, so I think you should follow him out. I like that idea of having Rhode follow you. BTW, good look in for the rest of the Tourney.

[R1zzo23]

Re: Taking the Big East By [Red] Storm - CH2k9

#4 West Virginia (24-9) vs. #1 St. John's (32-4)
2013 NCAA Tournament: Sweet 16
Reliant Stadium
Houston, TX
March 23, 2013

Two teams that know, and hate, each other so much, squared off in the South Regional Sweet 16. In their only meeting this season, the Mountaineers knocked off the Red Storm, but this is the game that really matters.

Early on, WVU was scorching hot from deep and would not allow the Red Storm to score down low. The Mountaineer press was disruptive and would not allow Sherman Richards to ignite the fast break. Trailing by double digits early, Norm Roberts made sure to get Chaun Matera the ball as he started to dominate the West Virginia bench players. After nine first half Matera points, the Red Storm had a 31-29 lead at the half.

The second half was high octane basketball with both teams moving the ball well and finishing some tough shots. As Richards, Eduardo Roller and other St. John's players tried to attack the rim, they were getting smothered by the WVU 2-3 zone. With nobody knocking down outside shots, it looked as if the reigning champs were about to go down. Then, Jerrod Richardson made his presence felt.

With three minutes remaining, St. John's trailed by four and needed a spark and fast. They dumped it down to Roller on the block, who was instantly double-teamed. A quick underhand shovel pass to Richardson beyond the arc led to a huge 3-point bucket. After a defensive stop, Richardson got the ball on the wing, shot the gap between the two defenders on his side of the zone, rose up and threw down a tomahawk dunk over Artur Novakovic, the future first rounder. Add to the embarassment that a foul was called, and Richardson was now on a personal 6-0 run to give SJU a two point lead. With a missed three leading to a long rebound, Richardson took it coast to coast for a layup, capping off his own 8-0 run, giving the Red Storm a lead they would never relinquish.

If not for Richardson's heroics late, Norm Roberts and his entire squad would be heading back home to Queens without completing their goal of back to back titles. But after this 76-72 win, they will meet Texas in the Elite Eight in what will feel like a true road game as it will be played in Houston.

Player	POS	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	PF	MIN
S. Richards	PG	6	0	1	4	0	4	2-8	0-2	2-4	4	24
J. Richardson	SG	14	0	1	0	0	0	6-13	1-4	1-1	2	25
C. Matera	SF	13	7	0	0	0	0	5-9	1-2	2-2	1	23
E. Clark	PF	9	5	3	0	0	0	4-5	0-1	1-1	0	19
E. Roller	C	18	10	2	0	2	2	8-9	0-0	2-2	2	24
D. Cooper		6	5	1	0	2	0	2-4	1-1	1-2	3	12
E. Domercant		2	1	0	0	0	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	5
L. Minard		0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	10
J. Slaughter		6	1	1	0	0	1	3-5	0-1	0-0	0	8
E. Faulkner		2	0	1	1	0	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	9
B. Korver
A. Collins
TOTAL		76	30	10	5	4	9	32-55	3-11	9-12	16
Player	POS	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	PF	MIN
D. McLaren	PG	19	3	3	0	0	0	6-13	4-8	3-5	1	27
V. Laurelin	SG	4	1	2	0	0	0	1-4	0-2	2-2	2	13
K. Dieng	SF	12	3	2	0	0	1	4-15	2-8	2-2	1	29
G. Byfield	PF	6	4	3	3	1	0	3-9	0-0	0-0	4	27
A. Novakovic	C	17	6	2	0	0	0	5-10	1-1	6-6	4	25
S. McGuire		11	1	0	0	0	0	5-6	0-0	1-1	1	12
L. Boyce		3	2	4	4	1	1	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	18
S. Gomes		0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1
R. Vaitiekus		0	0	2	0	1	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	7
N. Stevenson
G. Brinkley
V. Jensen
TOTAL		72	20	18	7	3	5	25-59	8-20	14-16	14

[R1zzo23]

Re: Taking the Big East By [Red] Storm - CH2k9

2013 NCAA Tournament: Sweet 16 Results

East Regional:

1 Marquette - 101
5 Boston College - 98
Verizon Center - 3/23/2013

3 Arizona - 67
2 Alabama - 60
Verizon Center - 3/23/2013

West Regional:

1 Syracuse - 81
5 Maryland - 72
Staples Center - 3/22/2013

3 Villanova - 71
2 North Carolina - 114
Staples Center - 3/22/2013

South Regional:

76 - St. John's 1
72 - West Virginia 4
Reliant Stadium - 3/23/2013

77 - Louisville 3
80 - Texas 10
Reliant Stadium - 3/23/2013

Midwest Regional:

57 - Michigan State 8
75 - Indiana 4
Ford Field - 3/22/2013

75 - Oregon 6
60 - UCLA 7
Ford Field - 3/22/2013

[R1zzo23]

Re: Taking the Big East By [Red] Storm - CH2k9

2013 NCAA Tournament: Elite Eight Games

East Regional:

1 Marquette
3 Arizona
Verizon Center - 3/25/2013

West Regional:

1 Syracuse
2 North Carolina
Staples Center - 3/24/2013

South Regional:

St. John's 1
Texas 10
Reliant Stadium - 3/25/2013

Midwest Regional:

Indiana 4
Oregon 6
Ford Field - 3/24/2013

[hockeyplaya2724]

Re: Taking the Big East By [Red] Storm - CH2k9

I say do a rebuilding project. It would be fun to see who you can get offers from and where you end up.

Michigan State lost

Happy to see you where able to make it past West Virginia though.

[R1zzo23]

Re: Taking the Big East By [Red] Storm - CH2k9

#10 Texas (22-10) vs. #1 St. John's (33-4)
2013 NCAA Tournament: Elite Eight
Reliant Stadium
Houston, TX
March 25, 2013

Looking at the seeding of these two teams, you would think that St. John's should squander this Cinderella story with no problem. But a deeper look at what the Longhorns really have to offer shows that maybe they were indeed the favorites heading in to this one. With better ratings (98 offense, 100 defense, 99 overall) than St. John's, and four players locked in to the 1st round of the NBA Draft, Texas was no joke. Point guard Adama Fraser and shooting guard Jackie Bro are said to be competing for the top pick in the draft and both showed that the hype is well deserved.

This game was tight throughout. The Longhorns were stroking it from deep as well as getting some easy layups off the pick and roll while the Red Storm got most of their points on the fast break as they couldn't penetrate Texas' defense. The long ball wasn't falling for St. John's and that proved to be the difference as the defending national champions would fall to the ten-seeded Longhorns to a score of 87-75. SJU had double the turnovers as Texas while scoring 21 less points from beyond the arc, both leading to the disappointing loss.

Senior co-captains Sherman Richards and Erik Domercant watched their careers end on the floor of Reliant Stadium to a powerhouse Texas team. They were obviously upset that they couldn't repeat as champions, but they know that they put this team back on the map and Queens, NY will be a place that young, elite talent will be drawn to for years to come.

Player	POS	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	PF	MIN
S. Richards	PG	16	1	4	0	0	3	8-9	0-0	0-0	1	21
J. Richardson	SG	19	1	0	1	0	3	7-13	3-8	2-2	3	18
C. Matera	SF	6	6	2	0	0	0	3-9	0-4	0-0	1	21
E. Clark	PF	10	11	0	2	1	2	4-8	0-0	2-2	1	26
E. Roller	C	10	6	2	0	0	0	5-11	0-0	0-1	2	16
D. Cooper		4	3	0	0	0	2	2-6	0-0	0-0	0	11
E. Domercant		2	3	1	1	0	0	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	8
L. Minard		2	0	2	1	0	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	18
J. Slaughter		6	2	0	0	0	0	2-3	0-0	2-4	0	8
E. Faulkner		0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	4
B. Korver		0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	7
A. Collins		0	1	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1
TOTAL		75	36	12	5	1	12	33-66	3-13	6-9	10
Player	POS	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	PF	MIN
A. Fraser	PG	17	1	7	1	0	3	7-8	3-4	0-0	0	29
J. Bro	SG	23	7	2	0	0	0	9-19	2-8	3-4	1	27
R. McCormick	SF	24	2	3	4	0	0	10-18	2-7	2-2	1	28
D. Perez	PF	8	7	5	2	2	0	4-8	0-0	0-0	1	27
K. Clancy	C	5	9	1	3	4	1	2-4	1-2	0-4	0	26
D. Copeland		8	0	2	0	0	1	3-8	2-4	0-2	2	11
H. Boyce
M. Christian		2	2	0	1	0	1	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	11
L. Gardner
R. Konryn
D. Bender
C. Burleson
TOTAL		87	28	20	11	6	6	36-68	10-26	5-12	7

[R1zzo23]

Re: Taking the Big East By [Red] Storm - CH2k9

2013 NCAA Tournament: Elite Eight Games

East Regional:

1 Marquette - 82
3 Arizona - 70
Verizon Center - 3/25/2013

West Regional:

1 Syracuse - 92
2 North Carolina - 75
Staples Center - 3/24/2013

South Regional:

75 - St. John's 1
87 - Texas 10
Reliant Stadium - 3/25/2013

Midwest Regional:

74 - Indiana 4
55 - Oregon 6
Ford Field - 3/24/2013

2013 NCAA Tournament Final Four

1 Marquette - 68
1 Syracuse - 67
H.H.H Metrodome - 4/2/2013

10 Texas - 79
4 Indiana - 85
H.H.H Metrodome - 4/2/2013

2013 National Title Game

Marquette Golden Eagles - 56
Indiana Hoosiers - 73

[R1zzo23]

Re: Taking the Big East By [Red] Storm - CH2k9

2013 NIT Tournament Results

Washington St								Kennesaw St.
	Washington St						Kennesaw St.
Davidson								Southern
		Miami (FL)				Kentucky
Miami (FL)								Southern Miss
	Miami (FL)						Kentucky
Wyoming			Miami (FL)		Kentucky			Kentucky
F. Dickinson								Liberty
	Saint Joseph's						E. Michigan
Saint Joseph's								E. Michigan
		Saint Joseph's				Ole Miss
CSU Bakersfield				Stanford				Albany
	BYU			NIT Title Game			Ole Miss
BYU				Kentucky				Ole Miss
Stanford								Utah St.
	Stanford			Stanford			Utah St.
TXAM-CC				NIT Champs				Howard
		Stanford				Utah St.
La Salle								Loyola (IL)
	Mississippi St.						UTEP
Mississippi St.								UTEP
			Stanford		Missouri St.
Utah								American
	Utah						American
TCU								UALR
		Boise St.				Missouri St.
E. Kentucky								Montana
	Boise St.						Missouri St.
Boise St.								Missouri St.

[R1zzo23]

Re: Taking the Big East By [Red] Storm - CH2k9

2012-2013 Season Wrap-Up

NCAA Champions	Indiana Hoosiers 30-8 [13-5]
		PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG
Player of the Year	Orlando Aguko - Colorado St	24.6	7.1	0.0	1.3	2.1
Mid-Major PoY	Rex Hall - New Mexico St	24.7	5.8	1.0	0.8	2.2
Coach of the Year	Tom Crean - Marquette
Defensive PoY	J'Mison Morgan - UTA	23.1	11.6	0.4	1.1	2.9
Big Man of the Year	Orlando Aguko - Colorado St	24.6	7.1	0.0	1.3	2.1
Freshman of the Year	Christian Schultz - Ole Miss	13.9	2.3	3.3	1.9	0.1
First Team All-American	Kelly Kelley - San Diego St	20.1	4.1	4.0	1.8	0.0
	Demetrice Darden - Houston	22.1	5.2	1.9	1.3	0.6
	Jair Stapley - Indiana	18.1	5.2	1.4	1.1	0.7
	Orlando Aguko - Colorado St	24.6	7.1	0.0	1.3	2.1
	Stephon Cottrill - LSU	20.4	4.7	0.4	0.9	1.1
Second Team All-American	Guillermo Palmer - Virginia	17.3	4.4	4.3	1.2	0.1
	Immanuel Szatko - Memphis	21.6	4.2	3.4	2.0	1.6
	Jeffrey Couisnard - Clemson	17.6	4.6	1.2	0.6	1.3
	Jaason Hardy - Syracuse	19.8	7.3	0.5	1.0	2.1
	Jim Duncan - Akron	21.3	6.3	0.6	0.8	1.9
Freshman All-American	Christian Schultz - Ole Miss	13.9	2.3	3.3	1.9	0.1
	Issa Kelley - Florida	11.2	1.09	3.4	1.3	0.0
	Edwin Bogans - Michigan St	9.1	5.3	1.3	0.8	0.0
	Adam Ryan - Duke	6.4	5.0	0.3	0.3	1.6
	Shema Minyem - Old Dominion	9.9	5.9	0.3	0.6	1.9
Conference Champions
Atlantic Coast Conference	Boston College Eagles
Atlantic 10 Conference	La Salle Explorers
Big East Conference	St. John's Red Storm
Big Ten Conference	Iowa Hawkeyes
Big 12 Conference	Texas A&M Aggies
Pacific-10 Conferece	UCLA Bruins
Southeastern Conference	LSU Tigers
Big East Coach of the Year	Tom Crean - Marquette
Big East Player of the Year	Jaason Hardy, PF - Syracuse	19.8	7.3	0.5	1.0	2.1
Big East Freshman of the Year	Chaun Matera, SF - St. John's	10.2	3.4	0.7	0.4	0.3
Big East First-Team	Kirk Riddle - Louisville	14.5	3.4	4.3	1.1	0.0
	Dennis McLaren - W. Virginia	15.8	3.6	2.9	1.8	0.3
	Taylor King - Villanova	15.1	6.3	1.3	0.6	0.0
	Jaason Hardy - Syracuse	19.8	7.3	0.5	1.0	2.1
	Darius Sanderson - Georgetown	14.1	5.3	1.4	1.0	1.0
Big East Second-Team	Sherman Richards - St. John's	13.5	2.1	5.2	1.0	0.1
	Johnnie Sessoms - Marquette	14.2	4.8	2.3	1.4	0.9
	Daniel Hatten - South Florida	14.6	5.1	1.4	1.3	0.9
	Kiah Belser - Marquette	17.6	5.8	0.6	1.1	0.9
	Gerardo Moran - Connecticut	14.8	4.7	0.3	1.1	1.0
Freshman All-Conference	Braxton Murry - Villanova	8.0	2.5	3.0	1.0	0.0
	Kelyn Dieng - W. Virginia	6.3	3.3	1.7	0.7	0.3
	Chaun Matera - St. John's	10.2	3.4	0.7	0.4	0.3
	Preston Coulter - Seton Hall	7.0	5.2	0.4	0.8	1.5
	L.F. Almond - Rutgers	6.7	3.4	0.6	0.3	1.1

[hockeyplaya2724]

Re: Taking the Big East By [Red] Storm - CH2k9

Ouch tough loss against Texas, that's a real bummer.

Interesting to see Stanford win the NIT.

[R1zzo23]

Re: Taking the Big East By [Red] Storm - CH2k9

Graduating Scholarship Seniors

PG/SG Sherman Richards
Pittsburgh, PA
6'3" | 206 LBS

• HS Senior Rankings: 90 OVR, 28 POS (SG), ****
• HS Awards - None
• 2009-2010 Freshman All-Conference
• 2009-2010 Conference Freshman of the Year
• 2009-2010 Freshman All-American
• 2009-2010 Freshman of the Year
• 2012-2013 Second Team All-Conference

Career Stats

YEAR	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG
2012-2013	13.5	2.1	5.2	1	0.1
2011-2012	15.2	1.4	2.1	0.6	0
2010-2011	12.1	1.6	1.8	0.6	0
2009-2010	15.8	1.6	2.4	0.7	0.2

Career Highs

PTS - 36, REB - 6, AST - 14, STL - 4, BLK - 2, 3PT - 5, TO - 5

The first player to ever commit to play for coach Norm Roberts under the tutelage of Rizzo, Sherman Richards lived up to the hype and more. When he committed, he brought a buzz to the fan base in Queens and, much more important, a national title. He came in as a pure scorer, pouring in 15.8 points a game his freshman season en route to winning National Freshman of the Year as well as being named to any and all national and conference freshman teams.

His role as a scorer was set in stone up until his senior season where he was asked to become more of a play maker at the point guard position. He would respond wonderfully, averaging 5.2 assists per game as well as continuing to pour in 13.5 points a night. If there was ever a player to consider as a program builder, Sherman Richards was that player. He will be missed, but never forgotten.

C Erik Domercant
Tacoma, WA
7'0" | 279 LBS

• HS Senior Rankings: 446 OVR, 44 POS (C), ***
• HS Awards - none
• 2009-2010 - Freshman All-Conference
• 2009-2010 - Freshman All-American
• 2010-2011 - First-Team All-Conference

Career Stats

YEAR	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG
2012-2013	5.1	3.7	0.3	0.2	0.6
2011-2012	6.5	4.9	0.8	0.6	0.9
2010-2011	7.9	6.8	1.1	0.5	1.4
2009-2010	10	7	1.7	0.6	0.9

Career Highs

PTS - 18, REB - 16, AST - 6, STL - 3, BLK - 6, 3PT - 2, TO - 4

Erik Domercant was overshadowed in his St. John's recruiting class by Sherman Richards, but he brought a steady defensive presence to the lineup. As a freshman, he averaged ten points and seven rebounds, being named a First Team All-American as well as Freshman All-Conference member. In his sophomore season, he was named a member of the First Team All-Conference. With the addition of Eduardo Roller, Domercant quietly took a seat on the bench, but still was considered a leader of the team. His presence inside the locker room will be missed as much as his production on the floor.

[R1zzo23]

Re: Taking the Big East By [Red] Storm - CH2k9

Ouch tough loss against Texas, that's a real bummer.

Interesting to see Stanford win the NIT.

Very tough loss to swallow. They had a great team and should never have been seeded as a 10. They were that low because their record was something like 22-10, but they were as good as a 1 seed!

[greenbull50]

Re: Taking the Big East By [Red] Storm - CH2k9

Yeah, tough loss to Texas. Its a little strange that they were rated so high but lost 10 games.

[R1zzo23]

Re: Taking the Big East By [Red] Storm - CH2k9

Keep an eye out for Coach Roberts to be on the move....

The question is, should he bring his prized recruit Kerry Rohde with him?