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St. John’s put on a clinic in their Madison Square Garden opener, defeating Iona 104-65 to extend their record to 2-0. torchonline.com/sports/2026/…
St. John’s Dominates Iona 104-65, Improving To 2-0

St. John’s Dominates Iona 104-65, Improving To 2-0

Game day at the Garden has become a new tradition for the St. John’s fanbase. Arriving at Penn Station in a sea of red, storming to the Mecca of college basketball for the Red Storm. The Sunday...

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Reminder: Monday will serve as the hearing for Babacar Sane's eligibility. #SJUBB
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Babacar Sane sprained his ankle, per Rick Pitino. Sane is expected to be out until Monday, said Pitino. #SJUBB
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Rick Pitino: "Colgate is a team that will take 40 threes if they have to, we have to be prepared for that." #SJUBB
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“Oh yeah every year” — Iona head coach Dan Geriot on his team playing at Madison Square Garden
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“I think it is a build up” — Iona head coach Dan Geriot on his team playing at Madison Square Garden against St. John’s
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“For me, we were sped up and we’re doing things that were very uncharacteristic” — Iona head coach Dan Geriot on facing St. John’s
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“The road is hard. I think they leaned that pretty quickly here” — Iona head coach Dan Geriot on how his team played against St. John’s
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It’s amazing to see the trust he has in me” — Sadiku Ibine Ayo on receiving praise from Iona head coach Dan Geriot
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“He’s getting more comfortable” — Sadiku Ibine Ayo on facing former teammate Ian Jackson on defense
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“It was nice” — Sadiku Ibine Ayo on seeing Rick Pitino and his former teammates from St. John’s
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“We felt a little overwhelmed and it wasn’t really how he prepared” — Iona head coach Dan Geriot on what he saw against St. John’s
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“Every coach says that they have had every backcourt so I’m going to join the frame and say that I have the best backcourt” — Rick Pitino on how Quinn Ellis and Ian Jackson have played this season
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“I think we’re doing a great job. We’re taking it day by day” — Ian Jackson on how St. John’s is catching up to the time that other programs have had
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He added that he likes what he’s seen from Zsombor Maronka and Lazar Stojkovic
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“They work really really hard on practice. I’m excited about the future” — Rick Pitino on what he’s seen from his team
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“They work really really hard on practice. I’m excited about the future” — Rick Pitino on what he’s seen from his team
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“I wish he didn’t have great success with that one move. I was hoping that he would fail miserably” — Rick Pitino jokes about the flashy layup that Ian Jackson made in the second half
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“He’s just not as tough as these guys” — Rick Pitino jokes about Babacar Sane’s absence due to an ankle injury
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“I feel like the main goal was that the team needed my aggressiveness” — Tounde Yessoufou on how’s he’s impacted St. John’s
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“I think the one thing we did better last year than this year was press. We worked on our press really hard because it creates scoring opportunities” — Rick Pitino on St. John’s press defense
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“I love it… You don’t want to let your brother down by making a little mistake” — Tounde Yessoufou on playing in the St. John’s press defense
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