Exclusive | Aaron Scott wanted to get out of his comfort zone with St. Johns transfer pivot

Aaron Scott loved everything about the visit.The campus was a few hundred miles from his home in Spring, Texas.His sister, Liz, was on the women’s basketball team.Oklahoma — not St.

John’s — just felt right.He committed before leaving Norman that weekend in April.“I slept on it and I woke up with a weird feeling in my gut,” the 6-foot-7 forward recalled in an interview with The Post on Saturday.

“I felt like I needed to be at St.John’s.

Even though it’s far away from home, far away from Texas, I just felt like I needed to be here, needed to get out of my comfort zone.So far, it’s one of the best decisions I’ve made.”He added: “I just felt like going to New York City, going to play for a Hall of Fame coach, is an opportunity you can’t pass up.”St.

John’s is thrilled he changed his mind.Through summer and the early part of fall workouts, he has wowed the staff with his two-way ability.

They see untapped potential in him on the offensive end, and a defensive stalwart on the other.Coach Rick Pitino has said that Scott had the best summer of anyone on the roster, and envisions him being a critical piece to the Johnnies as a four-man who can defend multiple positions and stretch the defense with his 3-point shot.But Scott won’t let that praise go to his head.

Official practices haven’t even started — that begins on Tuesday.“That’s just one phase, we still have a season to go,” he said.“I’m going to stay consistent, keep being me, keep getting better, keep learning all these new [plays].”Scott has had to make some adjustments, which was part of why he opted for St.

John’s instead of Oklahoma.To take the next step in his career he felt it was important to test himself with a new situation.

He’s living in New York City — his first trip here came last year when North Texas played Fordham — and has visited Times Square and attended a Mets game.The city is the polar opposite to his hometown.

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