Porter Moser turns down St John’s job offer

The St John’s head coaching search will continue.

The Red Storm offered their men’s basketball head coaching position to Porter Moser after meeting with him on Monday, but he has turned them down, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

Moser just completed his eighth season at Loyola-Chicago. He became known after the Ramblers’ surprising run to the Final Four a year ago, which marked by far his best season with the program. The Ramblers went 20-14 this past season and won the Missouri Valley Conference regular season but failed to earn a berth into the NCAA Tournament.

St John’s is looking for a new coach after parting ways with school legend Chris Mullin, who had gone 21-13 last season, which was his fourth season on the job. They were eliminated in the First Four round of the NCAA Tournament.

Report: Porter Moser offered St John’s head coaching job

Porter Moser’s interview with St John’s on Monday apparently went well.

Moser has been offered the Red Storm head coaching job, according to The Athletic’s Andrew Slater.

Multiple sources say #Loyola HC Porter Moser @PorterMoser has been offered the St.John’s job. #SJUBB

— Andrew Slater (@Andrew__Slater) April 16, 2019

Moser interviewed with the program earlier in the day.

St John’s is looking for a new head coach after parting ways with Chris Mullin. They were initially targeting Bobby Hurley, but he ended up remaining at Arizona State. Now they’ve turned to Moser, who just completed his eighth season at Loyola-Chicago and became known after the team’s shocking Final Four run a year ago.