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Photo by David Dennis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Johnnies acquire one of the best mid-major players in the country and a great insurance option in case the Ian Jackson point guard experiment fails Rick Pitino is leaving nothing to chance next season. While the Hall of Fame head coach is entrusting starting point guard duties to star North Carolina transfer Ian … [Read more...] about St. John’s lands Big Sky MVP Dylan Darling from Idaho State as mega transfer haul grows

By ADAM ZAGORIA Rick Pitino and St. John’s kept their portal momentum going by adding another point guard. Dylan Darling, a 6-foot-1 sophomore from Idaho State, transferred to the Red Storm, as first reported by Joe Tipton. “We need two guards,” Pitino said at the Final Four. “We got to bring in two guards, but we need a point guard.” Darling averaged 19.8 … [Read more...] about St. John’s keeps portal momentum going with point guard addition

Aaron Doster-Imagn Images The Red Storm bring in a hyper-athletic defensive stopper with March Madness experience Rick Pitino and the Red Storm have secured a haul for the ages. St. John’s has landed former consensus five-star recruit and Cincinnati transfer Dillon Mitchell on Wednesday afternoon, cementing the Johnnies as a clear preseason top-ten team. Next up to … [Read more...] about St. John’s men’s basketball builds on stacked transfer class with Cincinnati forward Dillon Mitchell

By ADAM ZAGORIA Rick Pitino and St. John’s now have the No. 1 transfer portal class with their latest addition. The Red Storm landed a commitment from 6-foot-8 Cincinnati transfer Dillon Mitchell. “We are thrilled to have Dillon Mitchell join our basketball family,” Pitino Tweeted. “Pound for pound, inch for inch one of the hardest working and most productive players … [Read more...] about St. John’s lands Cincinnati transfer Dillon Mitchell, securing No. 1 portal class

St. John’s star R.J. Luis Jr. has been selected the Lt. Frank J. Haggerty Award winner for 2024-25 as announced Thursday by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association. Presented annually since 1936 by the MBWA, the Haggerty Award denotes the area’s Division I Men’s Player of the Year. The Met realm encompasses 21 Division I programs, and 70 colleges and universities … [Read more...] about St. John’s star wins Haggerty Award