St. John's Red Storm's March Madness Journey

0:00On March 18th, St. John's Red Storm landed a tough five-seed in this year's NCAA tournament East Region, right after crushing Yukon for their second. Straight Big East title. They face number one overall seed, Duke first, and a bracket pack with future NBA stars and Hall of Fame coaches, and they even have to travel, cross-country to start. Key players are peaking at the perfect time. Big East player of the year, Zubi Egeo 4, is averaging 20.6 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3.4 blocks over. Five March games on 65.6% shooting. Front court mates Bryce Hopkins and Dylan Mitchell are also surging, bringing aggression, versatility, and rebounding to this high-temple squad. The Red Storm turned heads with a massive turnaround, winning 19 of 20 games after early struggles, including sweeps over eight seed. Villanova and strong showings against two-seed Yukon. Since early January, they're the 10th best team nationally per advance metrics, ahead

1:03of higher seeds like Yukon, Michigan State, and Kansas in, their region. Their opening matchup against Northern Iowa looks favorable, with the Panthers' week on offensive rebounds and free throws against St. John's elite, defense. Kansas has stumbled lately, and a potential duke clash could be opened up by Blue Devils injuries to key starters. Rick Patino's experience shines here. He's reached seven final fours from 12 regional finals, including with lower seeds before. This Red Storm crew has the tools to push deep and rewrite their March man this story.