New St. John's trio training together in chemistry head start with expectations high
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On Monday, new-look St. John's will come together for the first time. It is the start of summer workouts for a group with immensely high expectations.
But three new Johnnies — Bryce Hopkins, Joson Sanon and Kelvin Odih — have gotten a head start in getting to know one another.
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The trio have been working out together with strength and conditioning coach Nick Correia, doing their best to arrive in Queens fit.
'I saw a picture of our guys physically and it was kind of incredible looking at the physical presence of these guys,' coach Rick Pitino said, referring to the aforementioned trio.
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