Duke matchup offers St. John’s another chance to plant its flag
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Source: New York Post
Published: 2026-03-26 10:36 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Sport
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Lou Carnesecca knew the phone wouldn’t be ringing that Selection Sunday, March 4, 1979. The NCAA had just expanded from 32 to 40 teams, but the Redmen were a middling 18-10. Iona had knocked them out of their final ECAC championship — they were bound for an odd confederacy called the “Big East” the next year.
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