Schedule Update

Earlier today, St. John's announced its 2009-2010 schedule with several references to a potential game against the Cornell Big Red in the Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival.

"Once again we're excited to be playing a highly-competitive schedule. Besides the rigors that come with playing in a terrific league like the Big East, we are excited to be taking on non-conference opponents like Duke, Siena, Temple and others. We look forward to playing in the Philly Hoop Group Classic, and also in the Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival with Cornell, Davidson and Hofstra," said St. John's head coach Norm Roberts in the press release. The release also noted:

St. John's looks to recapture the MSG Holiday Festival crown in the second-straight pre-Christmas version of the classic event at Madison Square Garden, on Sunday and Monday, Dec. 20-21. The Red Storm meets Hofstra on Dec. 20, following a matchup between 2009 NCAA participant Cornell of the Ivy League and 2009 NIT participant Davidson of the Southern Conference. The Red Storm, which has claimed two of the last five titles, looks to hoist the trophy on Dec. 21.
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In all, St. John's could play 16 regular-season games against teams that participated in postseason tournaments in 2008-09 (NCAA - Duke, UConn, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Marquette, West Virginia, Villanova, Temple, Siena and Cornell; NIT - Notre Dame, Georgetown, Providence and Davidson).