St. John’s basketball history

St. John’s basketball came into 1980 on a run of four straight NCAA Tournament appearances. In 1979, a young team finished strong and got on a Cinderella run in March that brought them within a basket of the Final Four. The 1980 edition of St. John’s basketball was a better team, but some bracket inequities […]

St. John’s basketball was on a good run coming into the 1979 season. In an era when making the NCAA Tournament was considerably more difficult than it is today, Lou Carnesecca’s program had earned three consecutive NCAA bids. In ’79, after playing mediocre basketball for much of the year, they made it four straight NCAA […]