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After Rick Pitino decided to return to college basketball, St. John’s approached him. He accepted the head coach job in 2023, and in these three years, he has changed the path of St. John’s basketball. Pitino has brought a different energy into the program. However, he has yet to take St. John’s to a national […]
St. John’s will have to replace its top-three scorers, but it confirmed a key return for the 2026-2027 college basketball season, with guard Ian Jackson set to run it back. Jackson spent his sophomore season with St. John’s after beginning his college basketball career at North Carolina. He confirmed his return to the Red Storm […] The post St. John’s basketball guard Ian Jackson makes final decision on 2026-27 return appeared first on ClutchPoints.
St. John’s basketball entered 2025-26 with only four returners and needing to replace top scorer RJ Luis. Yet this Red Storm team still dominated the Big East under Rick Pitino. And eventually ended a 27-year dry spell in making the Sweet 16. Pitino built his Storm teams off the College Basketball Transfer Portal. The 73-year-old […] The post 1 transfer portal target St. John’s basketball must sign to get back to Sweet 16 appeared first on ClutchPoints.
St. John’s basketball handed Rick Pitino full confidence in leading the Red Storm for years to come. That includes Pitino earning leverage to pursue rival talent via the College Basketball Transfer Portal. Looks like Georgetown star KJ Lewis rises as one to watch among the Johnnies. College basketball insider for On3/Rivals Joe Tipton revealed Tuesday […] The post St. John’s leading the way in KJ Lewis recruitment appeared first on ClutchPoints.
