Official Site of the Big East · Feb 27, 2019
St. John's Figueroa Shining in the Bright Lights
St. John's L.J. FigueroaHe’s not the first name you’d attribute to the resurgent season being enjoyed by St. John’s this year.
He wasn’t even considered the top newcomer joining the Johnnies this year. That designation went to much-heralded arrival of one Mustapha Heron.
But L.J. Figueroa has been an integral part of a Red Storm program that has been rolling through its best campaign in four years, and certainly the best season of the Chris Mullin Era in Queens.
He may lack the flair of Shamorie Ponds and Heron, but make no mistake about Figueroa. He is a blue-collar worker who checks all the boxes across the nightly stat line.