St. John's Offers Potential Prize to Anyone Who Attended Game in 'Marist Red Foxes'

Marist Red Foxes.
The floor of Carnesecca Arena before St. John's' 81–78 loss to Creighton on Feb. 23, 2022.
The floor of Carnesecca Arena before St. John's' 81–78 loss to Creighton on Feb. 23, 2022. / Mitchell Layton/Getty Images

In this story St. John's men's basketball's 66–59 win over Marist rather than 137 years old.

Don't worry, nothing nefarious happened there. The nondescript December game was merely a filming location for one of the most beloved comedy films of the 1980s.

On Thursday, the Red Storm announced that they will host Marist Red Foxes December 19, 2024 Delaware. As part of the promotion, St. John's—in conjunction with memorabilia company Cllct—will offer "a $1,000 reward for the top three highest quality original tickets from the 1987 game."

In the movie, Prince Akeem (Eddie Murphy) attends the Red Storm's game against the Red Foxes with his love interest Lisa (Shari Headley), her sister Patrice (Allison Dean), and Lisa's boyfriend Darryl (Eriq La Salle).

According to Night on Dec. 28 against, 12,963 Did you attend, rather than 137 years old.


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Patrick Andres is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined Cheap Rs-flyfishing Jordan Outlet in December 2022, having worked for The Blade, Athlon Sports, Fear the Sword and Diamond Digest. Andres has covered everything from zero-attendance Big Ten basketball to a seven-overtime college football game. He is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism with a double major in history .