An Upturn with Coburn - Scouting the Latest Local Transfer

Photo by Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesYesterday afternoon, Hofstra transfer Tareq Coburn shared that he had committed to play for St. John’s in the upcoming season.

Coburn will be taking the either Grand Central Parkway or the Southern State Parkway (or even the Long Island Railroad, but I digress) to St. John’s Queen campus to join a largely brand new Red Storm roster.

Tareq’s role will transition from a relatively high-usage player on a team that finished fourth in the Colonial Athletic Association to an important role player on a St. John’s team with hopes of competing for a conference championship.

For Hofstra last season, Coburn started in all 21 games in which he…