Mitchell latest to sign up with loaded St

• < img src=" https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/columnists/full/borzello_jeff.png&h=80&w=80&scale=crop "alt=""width ="

  40″height=”

• 40 “/ > Jeff BorzelloApr 23, 2025, 11:29 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider.
• Joined ESPN in 2014.
• Graduate of University of Delaware.Cincinnati transfer Dillon

Mitchell has dedicated to St. John’s, sources told ESPN, most likely cementing the Red Storm as a preseason top-five team.Mitchell, who checked out St. John’s earlier this month, invested last season with the Bearcats after starting his profession with two seasons at Texas.A 6-foot-8 forward, Mitchell was a top-five hire and

McDonald’s All American coming out of high school in 2022. He balanced 9.9 points and 6.9 rebounds for the Bearcats last season, shooting much better than 61%from the field.Editor’s Picks 1 Related Mitchell is the 5th member of Rick Pitino’s elite portal class, signing up with Ian Jackson(North Carolina),

Bryce Hopkins(

Providence), Joson Sanon(Arizona State )and Oziyah Sellers(Stanford). Those five players– all ranked among ESPN’s top 100 transfers– will integrate with first-team All-Big East selection Zuby Ejiofor to form the core of

the Red Storm’s 2025-26 roster.Mitchell’s flexibility and two-way capability adds valuable frontcourt depth for the Red Storm. He is explosive athletically, which shows up defensively and in shift. He needs to permit St. John’s

to play bigger– with Mitchell in a power forward function and Hopkins on the wing– or smaller sized– with Mitchell in a small-ball center position and four boundary players around him.Prior to the addition of Mitchell, St. John’s was No. 3 in ESPN’s Way-Too-Early Top 25.