As Deivon Smith continued to rest his bruised right shoulder, Richmond picked up the slack, setting the tone in No. 15 St. John’s 66-41 blitzing of Georgetown at Capital One Arena.
Rick Pitino’s window may be closing, as he said during an interview with Fox Sports over the weekend, but it doesn’t sound like it will be shut when this season is complete.
The Scarlet Knights were ranked in the Associated Press preseason poll for the second time since 1979. They entered the season with two players projected to be selected in the first five picks of this year’s NBA Draft, and those players — Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper — have mostly lived up to the hype.
The Post spoke to three notable Johnnie about the current state of the program, which is off to its best start through 20 games at 17-3 since the 1989-90 season.
The ever-changing landscape of college athletics is continuing to evolve, and St. John’s is doing its best to remain current. That, however, could cost season-ticket holders their preferred seats at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden.