St. John’s, Pitino land Ivy League POY Dingle

• Jeff Borzello, ESPN Personnel WriterMay 12, 2023, 09:26 AM ET

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Dingle, the Ivy League Gamer of the Year and nation’s second-leading scorer last season, committed to St. John’s on Friday morning, giving Rick Pitino his best pickup of a busy offseason for the Red Storm.Dingle is the ninth transfer Pitino has actually landed considering that taking

over at St. John’s in March, but he is the very best of the group. Ranked No. 11 in ESPN’s transfer rankings– and the second-best available player at the time of his dedication– Dingle has been among the elite scorers in college basketball over the previous 2 years.Editor’s Picks 2 Related The 6-foot-3 guard from Valley Stream, New York, on Long Island, averaged 23.4 points last season– the top scorer in the website– and

20.9 points as a sophomore in 2021-22. He enhanced as a boundary shooter also, going from 33.5% from 3-point variety 2 seasons ago to 35.6%last season.Dingle played well against superior competition, scoring 26 points against NCAA tournament group Colgate and balancing 30.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists over a

four-game stretch versus Saint Joseph’s, La Salle, Villanova and Temple.Pitino has managed an enormous lineup overhaul after changing Mike Anderson at the helm of the Red Storm. 9 scholarship players entered the portal, and another two graduated, however Pitino has actually now landed nine transfers and one ESPN 100 recruit. All-Big East big guy Joel Soriano(15.2 PPG, 11.9 RPG)is the only St. John’s returnee who saw substantial minutes last season.