Happy “Your Brother Billy…Whatever Happened There?!” Day if you’re observing it….
20 years ago today, June 4, 2006, ‘Little’ Carmine Lupertazzi Jr. was holding court in an adult education classroom, demonstrating the fine art of igniting and extinguishing chaos simultaneously.
Bill Simmons has cooked my brain because I’m sitting here at half thinking like “well if you’re the spurs you can’t lose the champagnie game, but also if you’re the Knicks you can’t lose the Alvarado game”
First and foremost, I want to thank God for always giving me the strength, courage, and faith to persevere through every challenge and moment of adversity. I also want to thank my family for standing by my side through thick and thin, especially throughout this process and this important decision.
I usually don’t speak publicly about things like this, but I feel it’s important to address a few things. Ever since I was a kid, my dream has always been to play in the NBA, and that dream has never changed. At the same time, I’ve always believed in myself and have always been self-aware enough to understand what I need to do to put myself in the best position to succeed.
I’ve seen and heard the rumors and speculation surrounding my decision. The truth is, none of that affects me. My entire life, I’ve been criticized, doubted, and questioned, and I’ve learned to stay focused on what matters.
I want to make one thing very clear: my decision to attend St. John’s has nothing to do with money. My decision was based on basketball, development, and winning.
I love what Coach Rick Pitino has built at St. John’s. His experience, leadership, and résumé speak for themselves, but what stood out most to me was the belief he has in his players, his relentless work ethic, and his ability to help good players become great players while also helping them grow as men.
At every level I’ve played, my goal has always been to compete for championships. I made this decision based on where I believe I can best develop as a player, grow as a leader, and put myself in the strongest position to achieve my ultimate goals.
This was a basketball decision. This was a development decision. This was a winning decision.
That’s the truth.
#redstorm
BREAKING: Baylor transfer forward Tounde Yessoufou has withdrawn from the NBA draft and committed to St. John's, @JoeTipton reports.
https://t.co/rXbq8tK4zS
Baylor's Tounde Yessoufou -- a potential first-round pick -- has withdrawn from the 2026 NBA draft and committed to St. John's Red Storm men's basketball program to play for Rick Pitino, his agency THE TEAM tells ESPN.
@BradPowers7@JoeyKnish22 At least we get a double header on Sunday with a 4pm and 2 7:30s outve ole miss Louisville ND wisco who would you put at noon ?
A new Week 1 Sunday game—Washington State at Washington—set for 4 PM ET on NBC on September 6. Would appear to conflict with NBC’s Braves-Phillies at 3 PM on the same date.
College athletics is so crazy now.
Cal baseball, a team located on the Pacific coast but somehow in the ACC, flew to Charlotte, North Carolina for a single-elimination conference tournament game against Stanford… a school 90 minutes from their campus.
They traveled 2,715 miles across the country to play a regional rival, lost one game, then had to hop on a 5.5-hour flight back to California 😂