If everything had gone to plan for Mike Anderson, this team would be loaded this season. Julian Champagnie, Posh Alexander, Andre Curbelo, David Jones, Joel Soriano, and O’Mar Stanley would all be holding down major roles for a team with real NCAA aspirations. Things didn’t all go to plan for Mike Anderson, though. He’s gone and so is most of the team he created. After back to back (or maybe back to back to back to back) disappoint seasons, St. John’s is once again starting over.
They have chosen to start over with Rick Pitino. Pitino is 71 years old and just seven years removed from extremely major scandal at Louisville.