Eye on the Storm
A podcast dedicated to all things St. John's Basketball. From interviews with former great players and coaches, to shining a light on current Johnnies and recruits. The mission of this podcast is to bring you the most up to date and accurate St. John's Red Storm basketball news possible. With some help from my friends, those in the media and in the know, this is your one stop shop for St. John's basketball info. Hosted by David Berov.
Episodes
156 episodes
Episode 156: Hometown Hero Ian Jackson Transfers to St. John's
Rick Pitino is assembling one of the top transfer portal haul's in college basketball for a second straight off-season. Joined by Kevin Connelly of StormThePaint.com we discuss the major addition of Ian Jackson, what he brings to St. John's, ca...
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Episode 155: Bryce Hopkins Transfers to St. John's
Nine days after a sudden end to a historic season, St. John's has wasted no time in revamping its roster adding Joson Sanon from Arizona State and now Bryce Hopkins from Providence. Joined by Zach Braziller of the NY Post, we discuss the major ...
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Episode 154: Arkansas Ends St. John's Season, Joson Sanon Commits to Red Storm
It was the worst time to have your worst offensive performance of the season, but that's what happened in Providence on Saturday when the Red Storm couldn't buy a bucket. St. John's cold shooting reared it's ugly head as Arkansas' length and si...
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Episode 153: St. John's Throttles Omaha 83-53 in Round 1 of NCAA Tournament
For the first time in 25 years, St. John's has won a game in the NCAA Tournament. The Red Storm left no doubt in Providence as they dismantled the Omaha Mavericks by 30 points. It was a statement made, a testament to their defense and the fact ...
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Episode 152: Time to Dance; What to Expect For 2 Seed St. John's
The Johnnies are dancing and Thursday they will be in Providence to take on the Omaha Mavericks in the 2 vs 15 game at 9:45pm. I preview the Madness ahead, brackets, the west region the Johnnies are in, this game and what's to come! How will th...
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Episode 151: Mike Francesa
He is an icon in Sports Talk Radio, a deity in the New York Media, a voice that you instantly recognize. Who better to talk to a few days before St. John's kicks off the NCAA Tournament than Mike Francesa?! We discuss his relationship with Rick...
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Episode 150: St. John's Wins The Big East Tournament
The dream season continues. For the first time in 25 years, St. John's has won the Big East Tournament. An incredible show of resiliency and fight to beat Butler, Marquette and Creighton in three straight days. This team proved to be tough, pro...
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Episode 149: Deja-ZU, St. John's Beats Marquette 86-84 in OT + Big East Tournament Preview
He did it AGAIN. A mini floater as time expired just like in Providence on December 20th, except this time it was to end the season with a bang. Zuby Ejifor poured in 17 points, none bigger than his last two to help St. John's tie a program rec...
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Episode 148: St. John's Wins Big East Conference
It's a day that will go down in history, a day that will earn St. John's a long awaited banner to hang in Queens. For the first time in 40 years, St. John's are kings of the Big East conference all by their lonesome. In an ugly game inside the ...
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Episode 147: Coachcast With Taliek Brown
He's one of the best players in UConn basketball history with records to his name and a National Championship ring to boot. Now he's helping Rick Pitino coach the St. John's Red Storm to a historic season. Taliek Brown knows a thing or two abou...
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Episode 146: Pitino: Red Storm Rising with Tom Farrell
When St. John's fans found out cameras would be following Rick Pitino's year 2 St. John's team they were excited. When the Red Storm started having a season that made everyone's eyebrows raise, anticipation rose. But as a ranked St. John's team...
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Episode 145: #10 St. John's Sweeps UConn 89-75
Madison Square Garden was sold out. Spike Lee was courtside wearing a PHD hoodie and The Mecca was a sea of red. St. John's romped UConn 89-75 and the final score was not indicative of how bad of a beat down it was. For the first time in 25 yea...
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Episode 144: Navigating the Changes Ahead With Ed Kull
Vice President and Director of Athletics Ed Kull returns to the Eye on the Storm Podcast to talk about this amazing season. What's it like handling such a successful season in the offices, what's it like handling such a succesful season that a ...
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Episode 143: #9 St. John's Beats #24 Creighton 79-73
St. John's got another ranked win on Sunday afternoon inside Madison Square Garden. A huge matchup between ranked opponents, fighting for the top spot of the Big East lived up to the billing. 79-73 St. John's got revenge on the Blue Jays after ...
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Episode 142: Learning From The Loss with Mike Vaccaro
St. John's 10 game winning streak came to an end earlier this week with a 73-71 loss on the road to Villanova. It's the first time they have lost since 12/31 and perhaps it was a reality check for St. John's. I'm joined by the great Mike Vaccar...
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Episode 141: Coachcast With Bob Walsh, #12 St. John's Beats #19 Uconn 68-62
Coach Bob Walsh is back and is it the most perfect time or what. After St. John's knocked off UConn on the road on Friday night, thanks in part to a base line out of bounds play he drew up according to Rick Pitino. We recap the win, talk about ...
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Episode 140: Incredible Violence Bullies #11 Marquette
Madison Square Garden was filled with red on Tuesday night, and as loud as you can hope for as #12 Red Storm took on #11 Marquette Golden Eagles. A battle of the top two teams in the Big East, the Red Storm with their first major conference tes...
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Episode 139: Kadary Calls Game, Red Storm Sweep Friars
A 19 point lead evaporated thanks to blistering hot Providence shooting but when it came down to crunch time, the man named Kooks, delivered. St. John's gets the season sweep of Providence after it came down to the wire in Madison Square Garden...
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Episode 138: St. John's Undefeated in January, Hammer Hoyas 66-41
St. John's left no doubt on Tuesday night as they traveled to the nation's capitol. 47 points in the first half was enough to win the game, as the #4 ranked defense held Georgetown to just 41 points in the entire game. With the win the Red Stor...
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Episode 137: Coachcast With Ricky Johns
It's another installment of Coachcast with a third member of the St. John's Red Storm coaching staff. Today we welcome on someone who has been coaching with Rick Pitino for five seasons across two teams. We discuss his beginnings, his experienc...
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Episode 136: Comeback Kids, Storm Surge to 17-3
1-12 from three didn't matter. Being down 16 didn't matter. No Deivon Smith didn't matter. St. John's found a way to win as they have all season. Through suffocating defense and timely baskets from Kadary Richmond, RJ Luis Jr, Simeon Wilcher, a...
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Episode 135: St. John's Suffocates Seton Hall 79-51
A place where St. John's usually suffered defeat after defeat, St. John's made sure to turn the tide, as they have many times this season. The Prudential Center on Saturday night was the host of a beat down for the home town team. Through boa-c...
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Episode 134: Red Storm Rally, Erase 15 Point Hoya Lead in 63-58 Win
Stop me if you have heard this before, St. John's used a second half surge to win another game. No Deivon Smith had St. John's perplexed in the first half but as they have done all year, the halftime break seemed to fix all. Behind Aaron Scott,...
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Episode 133: Coachcast With Steve Masiello
He's the Associate Head Coach of St. John's with his finger prints on this roster, how every player is doing and so much more. Excited to welcome on another coach from St. John's Steve Masiello. We talk about his playing days, his coaching days...
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Episode 132: Saturday Night Fever, Red Storm Rock Villanova 80-68
In front of over 18,000 fans St. John's made Madison Square Garden feels like the 80s again. Red was seen to the roof, and St. John's thanks to defense and RJ Luis Jr. made sure to send their fans home happy. It was a tough game that featured a...
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