The Naismith Hall of Famer has led St. John’s (30-4) to the No. 2 seed in the West Region, it was announced during Sunday’s bracket reveal. The Red Storm will play No. 15 Omaha (22-12), the Summit League Tournament champion, in the first round at 9:45 p.m. Thursday at Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rhode Island.

The No. 2 seed marks St. John’s highest since 2000, when it was upset by Gonzaga in the infancy of its rise to a superpower. One year earlier, as a No. 3, St. John’s reached the Elite Eight and finished one win shy of its first Final Four trip since 1985.