Xaivian Lee picks Florida over St. Johns as Rick Pitinos search for next point guard continues

Join Post Sports+ for exciting member-only features, including real-time texting with Zach Braziller about the inside buzz on St.John’s.

St.John’s will still have to search for its next point guard.After landing Stanford sharpshooter Oziyah Sellers in the transfer portal earlier Wednesday, coach Rick Pitino and Red Storm missed out on point guard Xaivian Lee.The Princeton transfer announced on Instagram that he will be joining defending national champion Florida.“Swamppp,” Lee captioned an edited graphic of him walking through a swamp while wearing a Gators jersey.Lee is a 6-foot-4 point guard who averaged 16.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 5.5 assists this year in the Ivy League Duke, Florida and North Carolina were also involved with the Toronto native.St.

John’s has a hole in its roster with the departure of seniors Kadary Richmond and Deivon Smith.The Red Storm already have landed transfers Bryce Hopkins (Providence) and Joson Sanon (Arizona State) — each considered a top-25 transfer — this offseason as they look to build off a historic second season of the Pitino Era.The Johnnies won the outright Big East regular season title for the first time in 40 years and took home their first conference tournament championship since 2000.They also earned their first NCAA Tournament win since that same season.   The magical campaign ended in a second-round loss to John Calipari and Arkansas....