Jan. 18, 2008

QUEENS, N.Y. - The Red Storm will be featured on this week's episodes of Inside the BIG EAST and the Red Storm Report, which will be aired on the MSG Network this Friday and Saturday.

St. John's men's basketball freshman standout Justin Burrell will be featured on the latest edition of Inside the BIG EAST, which will air at 5:30 p.m. Friday and again at 11:30 a.m. Saturday morning. Burrell has been a key component to the Red Storm this season, averaging 15.0 points per game as well as 7.2 rebounds.

The Red Storm Report, the half-hour magazine-style show dedicated exclusively to St. John's Athletics, will air on Friday at 6 p.m., and will be replayed at 11 a.m. on MSG. Host Mike Crispino joins St. John's head men's basketball coach Norm Roberts to bring fans the latest insights and feature stories surrounding the team.

This week's episode will take a look at the 2007 BIG EAST Champion Red Storm volleyball team's remarkable 33-4 season, which saw the squad compete in the Regional Rounds of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in the program's 14-year history. Head coach Joanne Persico-Smith and senior setter Wioleta Leszczynska will share their thoughts on the team's memorable year.

Red Storm women's basketball junior guard Monique McLean will be featured in this week's player spotlight segment. McLean leads St. John's with 14.9 points per game and ranks second on the team with 5.7 boards per game. This week's 100 Year Anniversary segment will give fans a familiarity of the birth of St. Johns and its men's basketball program.

Red Storm fans are also reminded that the newly created Official Basketball Centennial Website on RedStormSports.com is up and running. There, St. John's fans from every era can check out video highlights, all-time records and awards, and great names and dates from throughout the program history, as well as vote for St. John's All-Century Team. New names have been added to the All-Century Team ballot, so check out the site and vote today.