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Who:No. 13 St. John's Red Storm vs. Monmouth Hawks
When:Monday, November 2, 2026, 6:30 p.m.
Where:Carnesecca Arena, Queens, New York
TV: ESPN+ (Ed Cohen, Tarik Turner)
Radio: ESPN 1050 New York (John Minko, Brandon Tierney)
Series History:St. John's is undefeated in four previous meetings. The Red Storm staved off a late Hawks rally to win 88-83 in their last meeting on December 9, 2021.
KenPom Predicted Score: St. John's to win, 87-65 (98% chance to win)
Kyle Cuffe, Jr. (unknown) did not participate in any preseason scrimmage.
After visiting St. John's during last week's scrimmage against Texas, five-star recruit Malachi Jordan has included the Red Storm in his top three programs .
The Johnnies are not done on the high school recruiting front. Four-star prospect Godson Okokoh is set to visit St. John's this weekend.
Ian Jackson discussed his decision to return to St. John's for his junior year with the New York Post.
Quinn Ellis , Keyshawn Hall , and Tounde Yessoufou made the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame's preseason award watch list for their respective positions.
Yessoufou also made the Naismith National Player of the Year award preseason watch list .
St. John's is giving away back-to-back Big East champion pennants to the first 3,000 fans at Monday's game.
Preseason bracketology temperature check: The Atheltic has St. John's as a 3-seed, ESPN has them as a 4-seed, while CBS Sports and On3 have the Johnnies as a 5-seed.
