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St. John’s ‘so far behind on the fundamentals’ after chaotic summer

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Braziller, Z. (2026, October 15). St. John’s ‘so far behind on the fundamentals’ after chaotic summer. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/15/sports/st-johns-so-far-behind-on-the-fundamentals-after-chaotic-summer/

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Rick Pitino expressed concerns about St. John’s basketball team’s fundamental skills after an 81-52 loss to Drexel in their exhibition game on Wednesday. The team struggled defensively, allowing 14 offensive rebounds and committing 19 turnovers. Despite these issues, Pitino highlighted the positive defensive effort and praised transfer player Reed Bailey for his contributions, including eight points, five rebounds, and three steals in just 14 minutes of play.

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Rick Pitino has warned that St. John’s basketball team is a "work in progress" after a 81-52 loss to Drexel in an exhibition game on Wednesday night, reflecting the team's late start due to roster issues. Transfers Keyshawn Hall and Reed Bailey only committed to join the program by the end of August, leaving little time for preparation before the fall semester began. Pitino acknowledged that the team is "so far behind on the fundamentals," despite showing potential in their defensive effort against Drexel. The game highlighted two major issues: poor defensive rebounding and a high turnover rate, with Drexel securing 14 offensive rebounds and St. John’s committing 19 turnovers. Pitino emphasized the need for improvement in these areas as they prepare to face Rutgers.

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2026-10-14 · assertive framing · Auburn transfer Keyshawn Hall wins order to play for St. John’s

🔮 In May, the NCAA published updated eligibility guidance that added additional scrutiny for international players and reemphasized rules regarding compensation above “actual and necessary expenses” from professional teams overseas.

2026-10-14 · assertive framing · Quinn Ellis gets NCAA eligibility — and St. John’s the playmaker it lacked in massive legal win

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2026-10-12 · assertive framing · The Post’s college football rankings, Heisman watch following Week 6

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2026-10-12 · assertive framing · Mike Brown takes moment to bring Knicks together amid off-court drama: ‘Really cool’

🔮 The night ended with Georgia outlasting Alabama in a highly anticipated matchup that lived up to the hype, a clash of two college football titans that could see one another again in the SEC championship game and the College Football Playoff as well.

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🔮 Tight end Mason Taylor (thumb) practiced fully for the second straight day, a strong indication he could return on Sunday after missing the past two games.

2026-10-09 · assertive framing · Frank Reich points finger at himself for Jets’ miserable showing against Bears

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🔮 Near the end of the hearing, she asked Sane’s attorneys, Elliot Sol Abrams and Kareem R. Vesssup, if they would like to bring in witnesses to further argue their case at a later date, and they took her up on that opportunity.

2026-10-05 · assertive framing · Babacar Sane’s St. John’s eligibility case delayed after judge’s key decision on witnesses

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Rick Pitino has warned that this is going to be a work in progress, and nothing he saw in Wednesday night’s exhibition opener changed his mind. asserted

he → warn → mind

St. John’s got a late start — the entire roster wasn’t together until the beginning of the fall semester. asserted

roster → get → semester

Transfers Keyshawn Hall and Reed Bailey didn’t commit to join the program until the end of August. asserted

Hall → commit → August

“I really love our upside. asserted

I → love → upside

We’re just so far behind on the fundamentals,” Pitino said following an 81-52 rout of Drexel inside Carnesecca Arena. asserted

Pitino → ’re → Arena

“But the upside is you rather have outstanding talent that needs to learn how to play, than little talent that’s fundamentally sound. asserted

that → have → talent

We have a lot of improvement to make, but I was impressed with how hard they played defensively, and did a lot of good things. asserted

they → have → things

We’re about three weeks to a month behind, because we had such a bad summer.” asserted

we → ’re → summer

Drexel had 14 offensive rebounds and St. John’s committed 19 turnovers. asserted

John → have → turnovers

“If I had one disappointment tonight it was rebounding,” Pitino said. asserted

Pitino → have → disappointment

“We played very good defense, surprisingly good defense, and we gave them offensive rebounds. asserted

we → play → rebounds

We got to rebound the ball much better to go against Rutgers and Texas. asserted

We → get → Rutgers

That’s going to be the biggest point of emphasis.” asserted

That → go → emphasis

Of all the newcomers, Bailey has mostly flown under the radar. asserted

Bailey → fly → radar

On Wednesday he was difficult to ignore. asserted

he → ignore → Wednesday

The Indiana transfer was the first big man off the bench and produced eight points, five rebounds and three steals in 14 minutes. asserted

transfer → produce → minutes

Pitino mostly liked that Bailey didn’t force shots and moved well without the ball. asserted

Bailey → like → ball

“Reed Bailey really understands how to play,” Pitino said. asserted

Pitino → understand → ?

“Reed’s a tough basketball player. asserted

Reed → ’ → ?

He’s invaluable.” asserted

He → ’ → ?

Pitino started Tounde Yessoufou and Babacar Sane and brought Keyshawn Hall off the bench. asserted

Pitino → start → bench

He plans to rotate those three in the starting lineup, with Quinn Ellis, Ian Jackson and Ruben Prey as the mainstays. asserted

He → plan → mainstays

St. John’s ‘so far behind on the fundamentals’ after chaotic summer

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