Dwayne Polee

[...] Speaking of notable absences, St. John's will be missing key cog D.J. Kennedy for the tournament after he suffered a season ending knee injury. Kennedy had a decent season as a role player for the Red Storm, playing decent athletic defense, making passes, hitting some jumpshots, rebounding and running the court, contributing in various ways without ever needing (or wanting) to be a go-to player on offense. In his place, Dwayne Polee - the only non-senior in the rotation - will see increased minutes. Polee is reminscent of a younger Kennedy in his style of play, and has had good moments already this season, although he started to struggle once conference play began. Brownlee may also be bumped down to the wing spot more, opening up minutes on the interior for the athletic Justin Burrell (who rebounds well, but never seemed to realise the extent of his physical tools) and Sean Evans (who has bulk instead of speed, and who had a great showing in the Big East tournament after barely playing to begin the season, benched early due to bad decision making and lapse defense).