LJ Figueroa
This was the biggest takeaway from Knicks' summer league
The best thing that can be said about a player at the NBA summer league is that he doesn’t belong there.
Ex-St. John's star getting shot at March Madness glory
This is what LJ Figueroa imagined. This is how he hoped his senior season would go. A true March Madness experience. A trip to the Sweet 16. An opportunity to...
Former St. John's star made all of Oregon's layoff worries disappear
The sympathy these past few days had mostly been aimed where it belonged, with the Virginia Commonwealth Rams. The odds of all 68 teams escaping this NCAA Tournament in a...
LJ Figueroa makes St. John's exit official with next landing spot
The inevitable became a reality Saturday afternoon: LJ Figueroa is leaving St. John’s. Last year’s leading scorer announced his decision on Instagram to transfer to Oregon over Auburn and Memphis....
The reality of LJ Figueroa's separation from St. John's
From the moment news broke that LJ Figueroa had entered the transfer portal, there were two immediate reactions dripping with hot takes. 1. St. John’s is doomed. 2. It won’t...
St. John's big offseason just took a severe turn for the worse
St. John’s quiet and positive offseason hit a large brick wall on Tuesday morning. Leading scorer and All-Big East second team selection LJ Figueroa, who is testing the 2020 NBA...
St. John's star to enter NBA Draft — with a caveat
St. John’s hasn’t lost any key contributors to the transfer wire, but there is a possibility the professional ranks could take away an important component. LJ Figueroa, the Red Storm’s...
St. John's keeps its season alive
The Garden was loud and the red-clad majority of fans were on their feet. St. John’s was in the midst of a furious run, turning up its defensive pressure and...
St. John's wins regular-season finale in close one
Julian Champagnie had 21 points and 12 rebounds, Nick Rutherford scored 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting and St. John’s surprised Marquette 88-86 on Saturday at the Garden in the regular-season...
Depleted St. John's squeaks out another Big East win
Mike Anderson’s undermanned St. John’s squad might not have many strong chances left for additional conference victories. The Red Storm at least made sure last-place DePaul wasn’t the only Big...
LJ Figueroa's breakout leads St. John's in rout
CHICAGO — LJ Figueroa scored a career-high 28 points as St. John's topped DePaul 79-66 on Saturday. Mustapha Heron added 20 points for the Red Storm. Rasheem Dunn had 13...
St. John's hoping its two stars can get on track vs. Seton Hall
Back in October, LJ Figueroa and Mustapha Heron were viewed as givens for St. John’s. The question marks surrounded the inexperienced supporting cast. Nearly a third of the way through...
St. John's nipped by Providence as road woes continue
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — It might have been easier for St. John’s if the Red Storm had just played rock, paper, scissors against Providence. It certainly would have been less frustrating....
St. John's first Big East win can't mask troubling trend
Four games into its Big East schedule, St. John’s is starting to make itself more recognizable. The Red Storm’s winless start to the conference schedule ended Saturday afternoon at the...
Poor shooting dooms St. John's in Mustapha Heron's return
CINCINNATI — St. John’s leading scorer, Mustapha Heron, didn’t miss Sunday’s game against Xavier, returning after sitting out the past three contests with a sprained ankle. The Red Storm missed...
St. John's blows chance at upset in crushing loss to Butler
It all happened in a blur. The comeback. The lead. Then the heartbreaking final minute. What looked to be a blowout loss almost became a thrilling victory but ended up...
Mike Anderson believes St. John's can play at 'another level'
Mike Anderson isn’t taking any bows. Instead of celebrating a surprisingly strong non-conference performance, far surpassing low expectations, the first-year St. John’s coach is demanding more. He doesn’t want his...
Mike Anderson gives surprising St. John's everything it lacked
The expectations were similarly low. The big addition was a new coach. How much could that change a team’s fortunes? In retrospect, quite a lot. The first example is last...
St. John's holds on to stun No. 16 Arizona
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mike Anderson wanted to seal the signature win he's been looking for in his first season as St. John's coach by having Julian Champagnie intentionally miss...
St. John's destroys Albany — even without Mustapha Heron
There were roster changes at St. John’s. A new coach. New point guards. But one big difference in the makeup of the team — the play of the sophomore class...