The message has been loud and clear from Rick Pitino to his St. John’s backcourt – if they want to win, they must rebound.
It’s something the Hall of Famer has been trying to hammer home since the No. 5 Red Storm dropped its final exhibition game of the preseason to No. 7 Michigan last week.
“The guards have to get tougher and grab the ball,” Pitino said after the overtime loss. “That was the most glaring weakness…and I’ve always had really good guards that rebound.”
Against the Wolverines, the combination of Joson Sanon, Oziyah Sellers, Ian Jackson, and Dylan Darling had just one rebound.