The Naismith Hall of Famer has led St. John’s (30-4) to the No. 2 seed in the West Region, it was announced during Sunday’s bracket reveal. The Red Storm will play No. 15 Omaha (22-12), the Summit League Tournament champion, in the first round at 9:45 p.m. Thursday at Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rhode Island.

The No. 15 Omaha Mavericks (22-12) are looking to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament when they square off against the No. 2 St. John’s Red Storm (30-4) on Thursday. Watch

The St. John's Red Storm have won their first conference championship in 25 years. Rick Pitino's team is not only expected to go on a deep run in this year's NCAA Tournament, but could have one of the better seeds.

St. John's was not satisfied with winning solely the Big East regular-season crown, so the Johnnies went out and put the finishing touches on their first Big East Tournament title since 2000. Thanks to 27 points from RJ Luis and another 20 from Zuby Ejiofor,