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Inside St. John's rapid rise: Defense, relentlessness and the Rick Pitino effect

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Rick Pitino's St. John's basketball team has won their first outright regular-season title since 1985 .

The Red Storm have achieved their highest national ranking (No. 6 ) since the late Lou Carnesecca took them to No. 5 during the 1990-91 season .

Pitino: "It's a good group, they try hard, but they're just not very tough.".

St. John's has developed into one of college basketball's elite defenses.

The Red Storm lead the Big East in scoring defense and field goal percentage defense.

The Johnnies also rank inside the top 20 nationally in defensive turnover percentage, 2 -point percentage defense, block percentage and steal percentage.

Coach Rick Pitino : "If you want to showcase your skills, winning is the only thing that does that".

St. John's has shown flashes of improvement from 3 -point range in recent weeks .

Rick Pitino says he's concerned about free-throw shooting.

The Red Storm's recent win over UConn at the Garden felt like a full-circle moment for Pitino .

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