A 2025-26 St. Johns return is still a possibility for star RJ Luis

When a junior isn’t planning to return to school, sometimes that player is part of Senior Day activities.  Join Post Sports+ for exciting member-only features, including real-time texting with Zach Braziller about the inside buzz on St.John’s.

But RJ Luis Jr.doesn’t fit into that category. The talented junior and Big East Player of the Year candidate will not join seniors Kadary Richmond, Deivon Smith and Aaron Scott in being honored before Saturday’s home finale against Seton Hall. “There is a possibility that RJ is going to come back, so he’ll test the waters, and if he’s a first-rounder or [gets] a guaranteed contract, he should go,” coach Rick Pitino said on Friday.

“If he’s not, he should think about staying.Obviously, I hope he stays, but I also hope he goes, because we think he’s a pro, we think he’ll do great at the NBA level.” Luis said he never considered taking part in Senior Day.

His focus is on clinching a Big East regular season crown against Seton Hall. “Let’s win this game on Saturday,” he said. Luis previously said he was keeping an open mind about his future. The 6-foot-7 wing, meanwhile, could be on the cusp of a major award.He is a contender for Big East Player of the Year, along with Richmond and Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner.

The last St.John’s player to win the award was Walter Berry in 1986.

In conference play, Luis is fourth in the league in scoring (18.1) and rebounding (7.8), 11th in free throw percentage (73.6) and 12th in field goal percentage (42.5).Big East coaches vote on the award, which is announced on the first day of the conference tournament. Scott is dealing with a hamstring injury and didn’t practice on Friday.

He suffered the injury late in Wednesday’s win over Butler.Scott did return to the game and finished with eight points, six rebounds and two steals in 38 minutes.He will test the hamstring on Saturday in warmups. St.

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