The St. John’s Red Storm are getting set for the start of the season soon, and they will be hosting Monmouth University to kick things off. With high expectations coming into the year, the team will be hopeful to live up to them.

With a ton of eligibility questions finally getting sorted out and the team getting through their exhibition matchups with their talented roster, there is a lot to like about this year's version of the Red Storm.

Rick Pitino once again has an experienced group, and this very well could be the most talented roster that he has had in his four years with the program. Considering that he was able to win the Big East Title the last two years and made the Sweet 16 as well last season, the hope is that they will be able to go even further in the NCAA Tournament.

While St. John’s is coming off an impressive win against the Texas Longhorns, there is still a lot of work to do for Pitino to make this team a National Title contender.…