OT: Champagnie returns to St. John’s

[Hey Adrien!]

I’ll be honest, I’m surprised. Awesome for the conference!

 

[mussels]

NIL > post COVID Europe ?

 

[auror]

He's gonna be a beast this year. Very likely he wins conference POTY.

 

[Tiamat7]

Between Champagnie returning and another quality get in the transfer portal this week (Hofstra SG Coburn, 6'5", 39% from 3), St John's looks to be a top 6 team in the Big East.

Nova
UConn
Xavier
Seton Hall
St John's / Butler

 

[MCNPA]

SJU also has a lot more shooting/scoring and size than in the past. Should be a fun year.

 

[glastonbury50]

St John's is good. They stuck it to us in the first game. No big losses with jc coming back.

 

[RichZ]

No big losses with jc coming back.

This is the Boneyard. Lower case or not, the use of those initials in reference to anyone other than Jim Calhoun is a hangable offense.

 

[UConnStats]

Respect him a lot. I’ll be rooting for him this year

The draft tends to diss guys like this, but they outstay the 20-60th picks with regularity.

 

[husky429]

Gamechanger. I Think they make the tournament next year with him back and their uptempo style.

 

[Palatine]

He must have gotten poor feedback from the league. This year's draft is loaded. But next year's draft will be loaded as well.

 

[Waquoit]

Probably came back to make a few bucks before he has to work for a living. Good news for the Big East.

 

[NJHusky]

Probably came back to make a few bucks before he has to work for a living. Good news for the Big East.

He can prob get a great payday. The founder of Vitamin Water/Glaceau isa SJU alumnus and a big supporter of the team. Think he gets a deal with Pirate Brands, Repole’s new company?

 

[nelsonmuntz]

NIL > post COVID Europe ?

That is a great point. If you are not a first round lock, why not just stay in school and get paid?

 

[NEforceUConn]

Big East is always a stronger conference when the Johnie's are relevant, although it has been awhile.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

SJU also has a lot more shooting/scoring and size than in the past. Should be a fun year.

Absolutely.

Earlier this week, St. John's also added Hofstra's 6'5 205 grad transfer Tareq Coburn (15.1p, 39.6 3p%). Vermont's Stef Smith (13.6p, 36 3p%) will help their scoring/shooting too.

St. John's now had 11 scholarships players. Here's their depth:

Guards: Posh Alexander, Stef Smith (Vermont transfer)
Wings: Julian Champagnie, Addae-Wusu, Montez Mathis (Rutgers transfer), Tareq Coburn (Hofstra transfer), Rafael Pinzon
Bigs/Forwards: Joel Soriano (Fordham transfer), Aaron Wheeler (Purdue transfer), O'Mar Stanley, Drissa Traore

 

[superjohn]

Big East is going to be better than folks think.

 

[HooperScooper]

Big East is going to be better than folks think.

Better than freescooter thinks?

 

[Psolo12]

Him coming back is great for the conference. However, our bigs are going to eat St. John's alive this year.