After scoring 27 of his game-best 29 points in the second half, RJ Luis was named Big East Tournament Most Outstanding Player after winning regular-season Big East Player of the Year. He was joined on the All-Tournament team by Seton Hall transfer Kadary Richmond and big man Zuby Ejiofor.

The St. John's Red Storm are now in the second year of the Rick Pitino era. While many expected it to take a few years for the legendary head coach to turn the Johnnies into a national powerhouse, Pitino has already made St.