Rick Pitino led St. John's to a resurgent season in his first year at the helm in Queens, earning a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament before losing in the second round to Arkansas. On Monday, news broke that Pitino was adding some scoring punch to his Red Storm roster.
ESPN's Jeff Borzello reports former UNC guard Ian Jackson is headed to St. John's via the transfer portal. Jackson, a five-star recruit coming out of high school, averaged 11.9 points per game as a freshman for the Tar Heels this past season.
