New York Knicks Great John Starks Reveals His Surprise Pick For 2026 March Madness

New York Knicks great John Starks is picking the Rick Pitino-led St. John's Red Storm to face off against the Rick Pitino-led Arkansas Razorbacks in the men's national championship game. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Cantor Fitzgerald) Getty Images for Cantor Fitzgerald Unlike most people who are picking college basketball powerhouses such as the Duke Blue Devils or the Arizona Wildcats to win the national championship, former New York Knicks star John Starks is going with a sleeper – he’s going with the Rick Pitino-led St.

John’s Red Storm to win it all. Starks, who is best known for his career with the Knicks during the 90s in which he led the team to the 1994 NBA Finals alongside Patrick Ewing, is going with an unlikely matchup in the national championship game. He’s going with St.

John’s against the Arkansas Razorbacks, which are led by another legendary head coach in John Calipari. “Just watching them live, I was at Madison Square Garden during their semifinal game and and I’m like, ‘Wow,’” said Starks in a one-on-one interview of St. Johns.

“This team has really grown from the start of the season to where they’re at now, and just watching the way they play, the toughness that they play with, it reminds me of our Knicks team. Their guard play is so much better than it was last year – if you can say that – because they had some tremendous guards last year. ” Starks continued to elaborate on why St.