St. John's University has successfully recruited Utah transfer Deivon Smith for its basketball team. Smith, a 6-foot point guard, has committed to St. John's after a standout season at Utah, where he averaged 13.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 7.1 assists per game, and shot 40.8% from the 3-point range. His commitment, confirmed through various sources and his own Instagram, came after visiting St. John's on Thursday and Friday and committing over the weekend. This acquisition is seen as a significant gain for St. John's head coach Rick Pitino, who is looking to strengthen the team's backcourt. Despite connections to other programs like Arkansas, Smith chose St. John's, which has been actively looking to rebuild its backcourt.
St. John’s No. 1 priority this offseason was rebuilding its backcourt and it landed a key piece in the endeavor on Monday morning with the addition of Utah transfer Deivon Smith #sjubb https://t.co/86H685X3D4
St. John’s lands Utah transfer Deivon Smith in huge get https://t.co/bcvQxCOLAJ https://t.co/DsrnHKB6hQ
St. John’s lands Utah transfer Deivon Smith in huge get https://t.co/qv6R0FAydB https://t.co/Ut5U5j9t3w
Addition of Deivon Smith does not preclude St. John's from landing Kadary Richmond. It wants to pair the two together. #sjubb
Deivon Smith, one of the best guards available in the portal has officially committed to St. John's. MUCH needed addition to the Johnnie's backcourt, as Rick Pitino is quietly putting together a very solid squad for 2025. Say it with me now: Big. Rick. Energy, baby https://t.co/CNTKsE4RtH
🚨NEWS🚨 Utah transfer guard Deivon Smith has committed to St. John’s, per his Instagram. Smith averaged 13.3 points and 7.1 assists per game this season. https://t.co/KLAo0AUfPN
St. John’s adds Utah transfer Deivon Smith. https://t.co/jc7ZgD6bfh @StJohnsBBall
St John’s has landed Utah transfer Deivon Smith, per source. #sjubb
Portal update: Deivon Smith has committed to St. John's, source told CBS Sports. Visited Thursday and Friday, committed over the weekend. Big get for Rick Pitino, who now has his lead guard for 2024-25. Smith pu tup 13.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 7.1 assists last season at Utah.
Utah transfer Deivon Smith has committed to St. John’s, source told ESPN. The 6-foot point guard is coming off the best season of his career, averaging 13.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 7.1 assists and shooting 40.8% from 3-point range. Much-needed addition for the Red Storm.
Utah transfer Deivon Smith committed to St. John’s, per reports. Had been connected to Arkansas recently, but was never really a realistic option given Arkansas’ targets. Really nice pickup for the Johnnies. Now maybe that fanbase can stop panicking a bit haha.
Arkansas, Louisville, Washington, West Va among those also involved for Utah transfer @sneakgod , per @MattNorlander West Virginia just got a guard on Wednesday Smith is at @StJohnsBBall today https://t.co/7Req4Pe5CH
Utah transfer G Deivon Smith visits @StJohnsBBall Thursday, source confirms Averaged 13.3 ppg, 7.1 apg and 6.3 rpg
St John’s hosting Deivon Smith tomorrow, I can confirm. Utah PG who is extremely talented. #sjubb