St. John’s Red Storm appears in opening of NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”

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Basketball St. John’s Red Storm appears in opening of NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” by Robert Rizzo March 7, 2025 The Red Storm’s appearance on NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” was a must-watch – Image Credit: NBC NEW YORK, NY — The No. 6 ranked St. John’s Red Storm took over Rockefeller Center Thursday night by appearing on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” NBC’s award-winning late-night talk show. With the program successfully clinching its first outright Big East regular season title since 1984-1985 last Saturday following a 71-61 victory over Seton Hall at Madison Square Garden — No. 6 St. John’s, currently 26-4 overall and 17-2 in Big East Conference play — has continued to receive national publicity and recognition. To begin Thursday evening’s newest episode of the longest-running television talk show and No. 1 late-night program on digital, available on NBC/Peacock, the St. John’s men’s basketball team made a cold open that featured each player singing and bumping their chests along to a ‘Red Storm Sea Shanty’ — a parody of the folk song, “Soon May the Wellerman Come.” Towards the conclusion of the opening skit, St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino, 72, appearing dressed in his famous all white suit, sang along to the parody track as Jimmy Fallon joined in moments later while matching in all white. “It was a lot of fun,” said Pitino. “He (Jimmy Fallon) treated everybody great. He’s a real, down-to-earth person, and he was just a great host.” He later added, “I told the team, ‘You know, I’ve been to seven Final Fours, won two national championships as a coach, and we never went on the Tonight Show. So, you’re very lucky because you’re in the greatest city in the world, and that’s why you’re on, on that show, and you’re in a great conference, the best city in the world, you play at the best arena, the World’s Most Famous Arena, as your home court.’” The home court of the St. John’s Red Storm, Madison Square Garden – Image Credit: Robert Rizzo/Latino Sports What’s Next? To close out its regular season campaign before the Big East Tournament starts up next week at Madison Square Garden, the No. 6 Red Storm (26-4, 17-2) will visit No. 20 Marquette (22-8, 13-6) this coming Saturday, March 8th, with tip scheduled for 12:00 PM ET on FOX. Follow us on Social Media for updates and exclusive content Instagram: @latinosportsoficial Facebook: Latino Sports Twitter: @latinosports Related Topics College Hoops College Men’s Basketball Jimmy Fallon NBC NCAA NCAA Basketball New York City Peacock Red Storm Rick Pitino Rockefeller Center Sea Shanty Soon May the Wellerman Come St. Johns St. Johns Red Storm St. Johns University The Tonight Show The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Youtube Click to comment Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Comment * Name * Email * Website Advertisement Facebook Latest Article Baseball / 4 weeks ago 35TH ANNUAL LATINO MVP AWARDS – 2024 OFFICIAL BALLOT ANNOUNCED BRONX, NY (February 10th, 2025) — It has been thirty five (35) years since… By Press Release Baseball / 14 mins ago Don’t Need Mouth to Laugh, Only Conscience – Puedes Reír Sin Boca, Solo Con Tu Conciencia Coral Gables, Florida, FLORIDA (VIP-WIRE) – My son Sergio, desperate as he was, contributed… By Juan Vené Basketball / 15 hours ago St. John’s Red Storm appears in opening of NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” NEW YORK, NY — The No. 6 ranked St. John’s Red Storm took over… By Robert Rizzo Basketball / 18 hours ago All Hail Hannah: Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo named 2024-2025 ACC Player of the Year Latino Sports will continue to shine light on the power, resilience, and heart of… By Robert Rizzo Baseball / 1 day ago MLB Is Surely Facing a Devastating Crisis – La Crisis de MLB se Anuncia Devastadora “Baseball is too much business to be a sport… and too much sport… By Juan Vené More in Basketball All Hail Hannah: Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo named 2024-2025 ACC Player of the Year Latino Sports will continue to shine light on the power, resilience, and heart of… The Rise Of RJ: St. John’s RJ Luis Jr. named finalist for 2025 Julius Erving Award NEW YORK, NY — The Rise of RJ Luis Jr. continued this week as… Chopping It Up with Nate Santos of the Dayton Flyers BRONX, NY — As March has officially arrived, the most entertaining and significant month… Fordham Rams’ Season: A Rollercoaster Ride with Joshua Rivera Shining Bright BRONX, NY — The 2024-25 season for the Fordham Rams men’s basketball team has… All Hail Hannah: Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo named 2024-2025 ACC Player of the Year