St. John’s Star, RJ Luis, entering the NBA draft, transfer portal

St. John’s star RJ Luis Jr., the player of the year of Big East of the year, said for the NBA draft and entered the transfer portal, told Roc Nation.

Luis is classified n ° 72 in the classification of the draft of the NBA of ESPN, but would be the best available player on the portal if he decided to stay at university.

The small 6 -inch attacker appreciated one of the country’s largest escape seasons, with an average of 18.2 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists, making massive progress as defender and shooter. Luis was his best in the section of the Big East season, going to 28 points and 11 rebounds in the final of the regular season in Marquette, then had 29 points and 10 rebounds in the championship match of the Big East tournament against Creighton.

In addition to the player of the year of Big East of the year, Luis also won the honors of the MVP of the Big East tournament.

After scoring 22 points and made five 3 points in the first round of the NCAA tournament against Omaha, Luis had trouble in the defeat of the second round of Red Storm against Arkansas. He pulled 3 for 17 on the field and failed to reach the double figures in score for the second time this season.

St. John’s coach Rick Pitino also put Luis for the last 4:56 of the 75-66 defeat.

“He played 30 minutes. I played other people,” said Pitino after the match. “You ask prominent questions, so don’t ask me any questions. You already know why he didn’t play.”

Luis, from Miami, started his university career with a season in Umass before transferring to St. John’s in 2023. He collected an average of 10.9 points and 4.6 rebounds in his first campaign with The Red Storm.

Jonathan Givony is a draft expert from the NBA and founder and co -owner of Draftexpress.com, a private screening and analysis service used by the NBA, the NCAA and international teams.