Friday, November 26, 2004
news flash
St. John's won't play in a postseason tournament this year.After losing not one but two starters to injury, the 2004-2005 Red Storm were a very unlikely bet for the NIT (much less the NCAA). A subsequent loss to St. Francis led me to write off Norm Roberts' club entirely.
St. John's other self-imposed penalty, the loss of a scholarship this season and next, may earn the school a lighter NCAA rebuke. Either way, Abe Keita's admission that he received $300 each month from a member of Mike Jarvis' basketball staff made a tough rebuilding job even tougher.
