New York Knicks

New York Knicks

St. John's basketball ranks ninth all-time in NCAA Division I wins with 1,973 and has appeared in 32 NCAA Tournaments, achieving nine Sweet 16s and two Final Fours.

I think my experience and my knowledge of how this works, recruiting and going on visits, because I've been there, I've done it. I was the No. 1 one guy in the country who had to deal with these type of things. My message to him was, I want you to enjoy this recruiting process. Just enjoy it. Take the visits, go on the visits you want to go on.

I was sharing earlier with Mo that it means so much to so many young Muslim kids to know that someone on the team we love is fasting the same way. In a country awash in anti-Islamic bigotry where a GOP member of Congress can post Muslims don't belong in American society without a single member of his party condemning his words, representation and visibility remain a necessity.

For the first time ever, the St. John's Red Storm are back-to-back Big East champions after defeating UConn in a wire-to-wire 72-52 win in the conference title game on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. When these teams last met, the Huskies handed the Johnnies a humbling 32-point loss, snapping the team's 13-game winning streak and leaving them eager for redemption.

Magno is trying his hardest to get back to a form where he can be reliable for NYCFC, either as a starter or off the bench. He returned from his loan in Brazil ready and willing to play for the Boys in Blue, and Pascal Jansen is happy to give the winger the opportunity. So, when he came on as a substitute, the Brazilian was focused and ready to play.

The team is great with me. They really put me in the right conditions to perform. Even during Ramadan, they help me a lot with everything: room service at 4 a.m.-everything you need in terms of nutrients.

My whole life, until now, I've never had basketball stop for political things that happened in the world. It's a first for me, but it opens your eyes that there is more to life than just basketball. People who depend on basketball for happiness and a job, you have to understand that there are bigger things in life.

It wasn't my choice. I let coaches decide which game they want me to play. I'm just sticking to the plan that we have in front of us. It's been working so far. So just stick to it.