St. John's Coach Rick Pitino Hosts Four-Star Recruit After Decommitting From Kentucky

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Rodney Knuppel | Last updated Apr 17, 2025 12:02 AM ET

Rick Pitino and the St. John's Red Storm brought basketball excitement back to New York City. The 72-year-old head coach, who was born in NYC, is taking great pride in turning the program into a college basketball powerhouse.

The Storm fell in the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament, but their season was full of great events. St. John's won the Big East regular season and also conference tournament title.

St. John's was a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament and eventually won 31 games. Pitino is working hard in the off-season to build upon that fantastic season.

Earlier this week, Coach Pitino got the word that former Stanford guard Oziyah Sellers is going to be part of the team next week. Now, the news is even greater, as another big time prospect could be on the way as well.

SLAM University via their official X account posted "Top-25 senior Acaden Lewis on his visit to St. John’s Thoughts on the look @AcadenLewis (:@StJohnsBBall)

Top-25 senior Acaden Lewis on his visit to St. John’s Thoughts on the look⁉️@AcadenLewis (: @StJohnsBBall) https://t.co/TRpQSe7Dqy pic.twitter.com/sXCChjtYPS
— SLAM University (@slam_university) April 16, 2025

According to 247 Sports, Lewis is the 5th-best point guard for the class of 2025, boasting a four-star ranking. Before he chose Kentucky, Duke, North Carolina, UConn, and Michigan were also on the list. Lewis decommitted from Kentucky on April 10.

Lewis is a left-handed point guard who is extremely talented with the basketball. He played high school basketball at Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C. Lewis is a valuable asset late in games, having knocked down 83% of his free throws during his senior season.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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