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00:00St. John's, they got picked ahead of UConn to win the Big East.

00:04What do you think that says about the program's perception

00:07heading into year three under Rick Pitino?

00:09They're preseason number five in the AP poll,

00:11which is the highest ever in program history.

00:13It's hard to find a national ranking or poll

00:16where they're not a top ten team.

00:17They brought in the top transfer class in the country.

00:19They bring in one of the best two-way forwards, you know,

00:22out there in Zubi Ejiofor.

00:23They have Rick Pitino.

00:25I think their frontcourt is as good as there is in the country.

00:28Now, you know, everyone's going to wonder about the point guard situation.

00:31That's going to be the big question.

00:32You know, last year the question was shooting.

00:34This year it's going to be point guard.

00:36This frontcourt is by far the best that I've seen at St. John's.

00:40When I've covered the team, it's probably as good as they've ever had.

00:43I mean, they have four really, really good forwards.

00:45And, you know, most years if St. John's has two, it's a lot.