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
174 episodes
Episode 174: #22 St. John's Improves to 7-3 + Kentucky Preview with Matt Jones
St. John's opened conference play on Tuesday night in Queens with a 13 point win over DePaul. It was the Dylan Darling show as his 17 points powered St. John's to their first win in conference play. Backing that up was stellar defense for a thi...
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Episode 173: Defense Pushes St. John's over Ole Miss 63-58
It's the true definition of a win is a win as St. John's offense was anemic and thankfully Ole Miss was worse. Powered by Defense and 8 blocks by Zuby Ejiofor St. John's finally beat an SEC team for the first time since 2012. Poor shooting, rou...
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Episode 172: St. John's Craps Out in Las Vegas
The Red Storm came to Las Vegas with hopes of washing out the taste of the Alabama loss from their collective mouths. Match-ups with #15 Iowa State ended in a brutal one point loss. They bounced back against a solid Baylor team with a good win....
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Episode 171: #14 Johnnies Get Back to Back Blow Out Wins + Preview of Players Era Festival
St. John's improved to 3-1 following a 33 points win over William and Mary and a 48 point win over Bucknell. Now they take that momentum to Las Vegas and the Players Era Festival where they will face #16 Iowa State, Baylor and a third team to b...
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Episode 170: Alabama Backcourt Too Much For St. John's in 103-96 Loss
The Garden was rocking, the Johnnies had the lead in the second half, but the trio of Labaron Philon, Aden Holloway and Latrell Wrightsell Jr were too much for St. John's to withstand. The Red Storm offense scored 96 points, even with a low vol...
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Episode 169: #5 St. John's Storms Out of the Gate with 108-74 Win
In their first game of the season, St. John's certainly looked the part of a top 5 team in the country. St. John's had five players score in double figures, 12 total Johnnies notched points, and it was a dominant effort start to finish with a 1...
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Episode 168: The New Normal - Rallying Johnnie Nation
As we embark on a new season, the possibilities are endless. Ranked as a top 5 team by the Associated Press to start the season expectations are plentiful. The top transfer portal class in the sport resides in Queens and with a Hall of Fame coa...
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Episode 167: Red Storm Drop Exhibition Finale to Michigan in OT
It took an extra period in front of over 13,000 fans at MSG on Saturday October 25th but St. John's fell to Michigan 96-94 in their final tune up of the preseason. It felt like March, as the number 5 preseason team in the country faced off agai...
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Episode 166: St. John's Scribes Roundtable
The season is fast approaching and you can smell the basketball in the air. On October 8th the media was invited to Madison Square Garden to watch St. John's practice and scrimmage in the place they will call home in three weeks time. Joined by...
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Episode 165: The Burning Questions Ahead of 2025-2026 Season
The hype is real, the expectations are real but that comes with a lot of people asking a lot of questions. What is it going to take for St. John's to have a breakout season. What needs to go right, who needs to improve, and what kind of luck do...
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Episode 164: The Best Schedule In Program History
There will be three major SEC opponents before Christmas. Add in three games in Las Vegas, two against major Big XII opponents with millions of dollars on the line, three games at the World's Most Famous Arena and all that before you get into t...
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Episode 163: We're Talking About Practice + Summer Mailbag!
We're three months from the start of the regular season and the Red Storm are well underway getting acclimated to each other. Practice has been on going for over a month and the media was invited on Tuesday August 5. Joined by Zach Braziller of...
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Episode 162: Zuby Ejiofor
The St. John's Captain joins the Eye on the Storm Podcast to tell his story. From what his family means to him and their support to his decision to leave Kansas. The workout with Rick Pitino on his visit that made Coach say he can't leave to le...
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Episode 161: Luke Hancock
A champion with the Louisville Cardinals, Luke Hancock delivered big shot after big shot in 2013, none more than in the National Championship game. Four triples in a row from virtually the same spot, Hancock was a deadly weapon for Rick Pitino....
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Episode 160: Fresh Five - Phil Greene x Amir Garrett
Excited to welcome on two warriors for St. John's who went on to have very interesting professional careers. Their journey in Queens had many layers but in year 1 they were part of one of the best recruiting classes in St. John's history. Two o...
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Episode 159: Kelvin Odih
Rick Pitino and St. Johns added a dynamic freshmen to an ultra talented group this season. Coach Pitino wasn't shy about saying they probably weren't going to recruit high school kids but Kelvin Odih clearly has the skillset that this staff is ...
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Episode 158: Building on 31-5 with Assistant Coach Bob Walsh
After a few months away, a new roster has taken shape. St. John's will look to build on the most successful season in 25 years. How does a HOF coach build off of winning the Big East Conference, winning the Big East Tournament, winning in the N...
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Episode 157: Three's A Crowd: Dillon Mitchell, Imran Suljanovic, Dylan Darling
It was a busy week in Queens as St. John's followed up the splash of Ian Jackson with adding Imran Suljanovic, Dillon Mitchell and Dylan Darling. Shooting, defense, and a point guard, all positions and places of need for the Red Storm - and the...
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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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