“It was nice to come back and get a win, despite all the boos and stuff like that,” Richmond said.

Even on an off night, St. John's demonstrated what it's capable of to the rest of the Big East Conference. Next, Rick Pitino and the Red Storm make the short

The boos rained down on Kadary Richmond from the moment he took the Prudential Center court Saturday night. Since last spring, when Richmond transferred from Seton Hall to St. John’s for his postgraduate season – the first Pirate basketball player ever to switch to another Big East program – this game was circled on Hall fans’ calendar.