# Fran Fraschilla’s tells The Post how far this St. John’s team can go — and the big college basketball change he’d make

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/fran-fraschillas-tells-the-post-how-far-this-st-johns-team-can-go-and-the-big-college-basketball-change-hed-make/
- Published: 2026-11-14T14:58:37+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T15:21:58+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/14/sports/fran-fraschillas-tells-the-post-how-far-this-st-johns-team-can-go/
- Topics: Basketball, Sport, World

## Key points

- Fraschilla sees Elite Eight potential for Pitino’s St John’s.
- He says Pitino could develop Tounde Yessoufou into an NBA guard.
- Fraschilla praises Dan Hurley and recalls his early coaching days.

## Summary

ESPN analyst and former St John’s and Manhattan coach Fran Fraschilla says Rick Pitino could guide St John’s to the Elite Eight if the team’s talent and circumstances come together. He credits Pitino’s intensity and ability to draw more out of players, and says St John’s could be as good as or better than last season.

Fraschilla describes Baylor recruit Tounde Yessoufou as a powerful, athletic scorer whose skills are still developing, and says Pitino could help him become an NBA-level shooting guard. The interview also recalls Fraschilla’s efforts to establish standards at St John’s, praises UConn coach Dan Hurley’s intelligence and intensity, and recounts how Fraschilla first met John Calipari at a basketball camp.

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