As if the college basketball world doesn’t have enough Feast Week Tournaments, the St. John’s basketball program was presented with the opportunity to play in the newly created Royal Palm Invitational, which will be held in Dubai next season.
The creation of the tournament was first reported on Thursday afternoon by CBS Sports.
However, the Red Storm are not interested in the international travel, Rick Pitino said, and declined the invitation.
“It’s a long, long trip,” Pitino explained at Madison Square Garden on Thursday afternoon as the No. 23 Johnnies (4-3) prepare to host Ole Miss on Saturday night (8:00 p.