The Red Storm Are On The Rise

Posh Alexander has been a freshman leader for St. John's.

“I came to St. John’s to win.”

Those were the words of Red Storm star sophomore and BIG EAST leading scorer Julian Champagnie following his team’s 70-59 win over No. 3 Villanova.

Those words are music to St. John’s fans’ ears, because they reflect something sustainable being built in Queens.

Wednesday night’s 11-point upset victory over the winner of two of the last four national championships was the culmination of the Mike Anderson Era to date. It’s rare to see a team play fearlessly against Villanova. Multiple BIG EAST coaches have said to me, “To beat them by one, you have to beat them by 10,” because that’s the challenge of…