St. John’s is getting a breather this weekend and has reached February and the second half of the Big East schedule as a team on the rise. The Red Storm have won seven straight games, including four on the road. The squad that less than a month ago was considered by many to be one of college basketball’s biggest disappointments — a team that fell from No. 5 in the nation to getting zero AP poll votes — is back in the national rankings at No. 25 and alone in second place in the conference, just behind No. 2-ranked Connecticut. “Obviously, we got off to a rocky start,” Zuby Ejiofor said. “We stayed level-headed and attacked every day like we’re supposed to and we’re finally starting to reap...
