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St. John’s started late in Rick Pitino’s first season — months late.
It had almost an entirely new roster to fill and was like a runner who was laps behind its competitors.
There was only so much ground the Storm could make up.
“What we learned is, a lot of the portal stuff was done in January,” associate head coach Steve Masiello said.