NEW YORK — St. John’s extended its losing streak Thursday night by falling to No. 9 Duke at Madison Square Garden, but the school’s athletic director said he still expects Norm Roberts to remain the team’s head coach for the “long term.”
Duke’s 76-69 victory over the Johnnies on ESPN means that St. John’s (12-14, 3-11 Big East) has now lost five straight, six of seven and 10 of 12.
“You look at all your coaches at the end of every year, and I don’t mean that to sound cryptic and non-supportive,” Chris Monasch said before the game. “We expect Norm to be our coach for the long term.”
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GONZALEZ IN THE HOUSE
Seton Hall coach Bobby Gonzalez and his wife Tracy were in the house at the Garden tonight to do an interview for an MSG program shown live at 6:30.
Seton Hall (14-11, 5-8 Big East), which lost at Marquette on Tuesday night, will visit St. John’s Sunday in a critical Big East rivalry game for both clubs.
