ST. JOHN'S RED STORM NEWS

Joson Sanon - Declares for draft Sanon has declared for the 2025 NBA Draft but remains committed to St. John's and is expected to play in college in the 2025-26 season, according to Adam Zagoria of NJ.com.

Impact During the 2024-25 Big 12 Conference's regular season, Sanon logged 10.3 points per game. So if Pitino and his coaching staff help their newest student's defense improve, he becomes more than a good guard. He's expected to go through the entire draft process, but in the end, he's likely to return to play for head coach Rick Pitino.

APRIL 26 • ROTOWIRE

Dylan Darling - Commits to Johnnies Darling announced Thursday he's transferring to St. John's, Barkley Traux of On3.com reports.

Impact Darling broke out this past season with Idaho, shattering his career-high averages across the board. He'll aim to make an immediate impact with Rick Pitino's squad after a strong 2023-24 season.

APRIL 24 • ROTOWIRE

Deivon Smith - Declares for NBA Draft Smith has declared for the 2025 NBA Draft, Adam Zagoria of NJ.com reports.

Impact Smith is coming off a very solid 5th-year senior season with St. John's, averaging 9.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.4 steals. The 6-foot guard is somewhat undersized, but he has plenty of experience and scoring ability to offer at the next level, where he'll try to stick.

APRIL 24 • ROTOWIRE

Rick Pitino, St. John's Get Massive Ranking As Transfer Portal Ends One college basketball analyst has the St. John's Red Storm ranked as the nation's third-best team heading into next season.

APRIL 24 • SI.COM

Dillon Mitchell becomes latest player to join Rick Pitino's squad at St. John's

Cincinnati forward Dillon Mitchell is the latest player to join Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino at St. John’s

APRIL 23 • Associated Press

Dillon Mitchell - Lands with St. John's Mitchell has committed to joining St. John's for the 2025-26 campaign, Nick Kosko of On3.com reports.

Impact Mitchell departed Cincinnati after one season and finds himself with a fresh start with another program. The junior forward will look to make an impact on the rotation after averaging 9.9 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.4 steals on 28.1 minutes across 35 appearances.

APRIL 23 • ROTOWIRE

Rick Pitino's St. John's — not UConn — the team to beat in the Big East, says CBS analyst | Sporting News The Red Storm will look very different next season, but one national writer says that an impressive offseason is a sign that they will be ba...

APRIL 22 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

North Carolina guard Ian Jackson transfers to St. John's to play in hometown for Rick Pitino

North Carolina guard Ian Jackson is transferring to St. John’s and returning to his hometown to play for Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino

APRIL 21 • Associated Press

Ian Jackson commits to St. John's basketball: Stats, 247 rating, more for UNC transfer Former UNC guard Ian Jackson committed to Rick Pitino and St. John's basketball. Here's what you need to know about the Red Storm's new guar...

APRIL 21 • USATODAY.COM

Former five-star North Carolina guard Ian Jackson transfers to St. John’s

North Carolina transfer and All-ACC guard Ian Jackson is headed to St. John’s for his sophomore season. Here's the latest.

APRIL 21 • FOX SPORTS

Ian Jackson - Headed to Queens Jackson will transfer to St. John's, per Tobias Bass of The Athletic.

Impact Jackson becomes a Johnnie after a freshman season at UNC that saw him average 11.9 points and 2.7 rebounds across 36 games with 12 starts. The Bronx, New York native returns to his hometown with plenty of talents, notably a mature three-point stroke (Jackson shot 40 percent from downtown as a true freshman). He figures to start for head coach Rick Pitino's squad immediately.

APRIL 21 • ROTOWIRE

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.

APRIL 16 • 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.

APRIL 15 • FOX SPORTS

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 advice

APRIL 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 • FOX SPORTS

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 • FOX SPORTS

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 tie

APRIL 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 Mexico

APRIL 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 start

APRIL 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 portal

MARCH 29 • Associated Press