Johnnies’ Win Boosts NCAA Resume

St. John’s 59-57 win Sunday at Cincinnati definitely boosted their NCAA tournament resume.

The Johnnies improved to 15-9, 7-5 in the Big East.

If they win two of their remaining six league games — which includes home games with DePaul and South Florida — they will have 17 wins and be 9-9 in the league. Obviously, if they get three wins, they would have 18 and 10 league wins.

“This is something we’ve all wanted when we were recruited to come here,” senior point guard Malik Boothe told Lenn Robbins of the Post.

“We wanted to rebuild St. John’s, get back to the tournament, win for us and lay the foundation for the following classes after us.”

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Written by Adam Zagoria

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.