The Red Storm know improvements are needed to do better than predictions

Chris Mullin and four of his players - Marcus LoVett, Shamorie Ponds, Bashir Ahmed, and Amar Alibegovic - were all smiles today as they represented the Red Storm at the 2017 Big East Conference Men’s Basketball Media Day at Madison Square Garden.

Underneath the smiles was a determination to do better than the expectations set on the team by the league’s coaches poll.

Before the opening remarks were made by the Big East Conference commissioner, Val Ackerman, the Big East Preseason Coaches Poll results were announced. The Red Storm edged out Marquette and Butler for 6th place in the coaches poll, after last year’s significant improvement - going 7-11 in conference play after finishing the…