St. John’s lands Cincinnati transfer Dillon Mitchell, securing No. 1 portal class

By ADAM ZAGORIA

Rick Pitino and St. John’s now have the No. 1 transfer portal class with their latest addition.

The Red Storm landed a commitment from 6-foot-8 Cincinnati transfer Dillon Mitchell.

“We are thrilled to have Dillon Mitchell join our basketball family,” Pitino Tweeted. “Pound for pound, inch for inch one of the hardest working and most productive players in the nation. He brings great experience and talent to our team. Extremely pumped”

Rick Pitino and @StJohnsBBall now have the No. 1 portal class pic.twitter.com/DLXBv4Cdoa

— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) April 23, 2025

The Tampa, Fla. native averaged 9.9 points and 6.9 rebounds last season at Cincinnati after two seasons at Texas. He shot 61% from the field.

Mitchell joins Ian Jackson (UNC), Osiyah Sellers (Stanford), Bryce Hopkins (Providence) and Joson Sanon (Arizona State) in St. John’s transfer portal class, ranked No. 2 by 247Sports.com.

“I am just absolutely over the moon with our offensive potential,” Pitino told the New York Post after the Jackson signing. “I think so far in Year 3, it’s the best lineup we’ve had.

“Now we got to make sure we’re as good defensively [as we were this year], we have to make sure we’re as good offensively as we were the first year. If we combine the two years, then we’ve got something special.”

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