2025 college basketball transfer portal tracker: St. John's G Simeon Wilcher enters
The college basketball transfer portal is open! Here are the most notable players in the portal and where they're going to play next season.2 DAYS AGO
11ST. JOHN'S RED STORM
Oziyah Sellers - Commits to St. John's Sellers has committed to St. John's while algo testing the draft market, Travis Branham of 247Sports.com reports.
Impact Sellers will join St. John's after playing one season with Stanford following a two-year stint at USC. The junior guard is testing draft waters but kept his options open by checking in on the transfer market. He averaged 13.7 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists on 33.1 minutes across 35 appearances during the 2024-25 campaign.
4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE
Ranking the best players available in the college basketball transfer portal
FOX Sports' John Fanta ranks the best players available in the college basketball transfer portal.4 DAYS AGO
Zuby Ejiofor listens to St. John's coach Rick Pitino and delivers solid 1st pitch at Mets game
The basketball season is over, but St. John’s forward Zuby Ejiofor is still heeding coach Rick Pitino’s adviceAPRIL 9 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
AP Top 25: Florida No. 1 in final men's basketball poll after championship run
Florida was unanimously voted No. 1 in the final men's college basketball AP poll of the year while only two teams entered the top 25 follow...APRIL 8
Auburn's Pearl and St. John's' Pitino share AP coach of the year honors, 1st tie in history of award
Bruce Pearl of Auburn and Rick Pitino of St. John's are The Associated Press coaches of the year in men's college basketball.APRIL 4
Auburn's Bruce Pearl and Rick Pitino of St. John's named AP college basketball coaches of the year, award's first tie
Auburn's Bruce Pearl and Rick Pitino of St. John's named AP college basketball coaches of the year, award's first tieAPRIL 4 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Richard Pitino relishes challenges ahead at Xavier
Richard Pitino said he needed the right situation to come along for him to leave New MexicoAPRIL 1 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Vince Iwuchukwu - Not leaving program Iwuchukwu announced on his personal Instagram account that he's not leaving St. John's and won't enter the transfer portal, Kevin Connolly of D1 Media Pro reports.
Impact Iwuchukwu was reported to leave St. John's and enter the transfer portal, but he dismissed that notion. The 7-foot-1 center has one year of eligibility remaining, but it seems he'll use it with the Red Storm and not somewhere else.
APRIL 1 • ROTOWIRE
St. John's basketball coach Rick Pitino gets 'significant' recruit from transfer portal to bolster major weakness | Sporting News St. John's head basketball coach Rick Pitino is starting to turn the tide this offseason in the transfer portal.
APRIL 1 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
Michigan State's Holloman, Booker, Michigan's Donaldson enter transfer portal, St. John's adds Sanon
Michigan State’s Tre Holloman plans to end his college career at another school and Xavier Booker is shooting for a fresh startAPRIL 1 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bryce Hopkins - Switching to Johnnies Hopkins (knee) has committed to St. John's for the 2025-26 season, transferring from Providence, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reports.
Impact Hopkins will move from one Big East team to another as he joins the Johnnies for his fifth collegiate season after playing the last three years with Providence. The 6-foot-7 forward averaged 17 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists across just three games this campaign, as he was out for the rest of the year with a knee injury. He also stated, "My knee is 100 percent now," according to Zach Braziller of the New York Post. This should now prime the 2022-23 All-Big East First Team star to make an immediate impact with a talented Red Storm roster that has two starters graduating ahead of next season.
MARCH 31 • ROTOWIRE
RJ Luis Jr. entering transfer portal deemed good thing for St. John's head basketball coach Rick Pitino | Sporting News St. John's head basketball coach Rick Pitino was deemed a winner from RJ Luis Jr.'s transfer from the boroughs.
MARCH 31 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
Rick Pitino, St. John's Red Storm to 'plan for future without' RJ Luis Jr. after entering transfer portal | Sporting News St. John's head basketball coach Rick Pitino lost RJ Luis Jr. for good, at least according to one New York newspaper.
MARCH 31 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
Former New Mexico guard Donovan Dent headed to UCLA. St. John's star RJ Luis Jr. declares for draft
UCLA has landed former New Mexico guard Donovan Dent, one of the most sought-after players in the transfer portalMARCH 29 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
RJ Luis leaving St. John's to test NBA Draft waters, enter transfer portal in major blow Luis struggled mightily in the NCAA Tournament second-round loss to Arkansas, shooting 3-of-17 field. Pitino benched him for the final 4:56...
MARCH 29 • NYPOST.COM
RJ Luis to Enter Transfer Portal After Not Closing Out St. John's Season-Ending Loss The Red Storm star will declare for the NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility.
MARCH 29 • SI.COM
Six high school takeaways as Fall River's Joson Sanon enters portal and lands with Rick Pitino and St. John's - The Boston Globe A new basketball coach at Tabor Academy, a girls' basketball coach stepping down at Chelmsford, and a new scholarship in Brookline, plus lot...
MARCH 27 • BOSTONGLOBE.COM
Joson Sanon - Commits to St. John's Sanon has committed to St. John's, according to Jonathan Givony of ESPN.com.
Impact According to Sanon's agent Derek Malloy, he encouraged the freshman to take an opportunity for a Hall of Fame coach. In college basketball, Pitino is among the most proven. "Coach Pitino believes in me and my potential and what he can do for me," Sanon told ESPN. "The way Coach P teaches defense is something I want to invest my time into." Offensively, Sanon is a lot more proven, which makes his commitment to St. John's big news. While enrolled at Arizona State, a Power Four college, Sanon logged 11.9 points per game. Against the Big 12 Conference's teams, he averaged 10.5 points.
MARCH 26 • ROTOWIRE
Xavier hires Richard Pitino as basketball coach
There will be more than one Pitino in the Big East next seasonMARCH 26 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Same old Cal: Arkansas' Calipari not backing off relying on freshmen in NIL, transfer portal era
John Calipari embraced the one-and-done era in college basketball, bringing in talented freshmen and getting them to Final Fours before shipping them off to the NBAMARCH 25 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
'First Take' host rips Rick Pitino over RJ Luis Jr. benching in St. John's loss to Arkansas | Sporting News Shannon Sharpe he's even lower on Rick Pitino following his decisions in St. John's March Madness exit.
MARCH 24 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
Rick Pitino travels to Cleveland to watch his son Richard coach New Mexico in March Madness
Rick Pitino is hoping his son can accomplish something he couldn’t this year — get his team to the second weekend of the NCAA TournamentMARCH 24 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Top storylines from Day 3 of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament
Arkansas stunned St. John's, a former Buckeye played the role of hero for Michigan, and BYU ended the Big Ten's perfect run. Here are the to...MARCH 23
