#St. John’s fills biggest need with Fordham transfer Joel Soriano
“#St. John’s fills biggest need with Fordham transfer Joel Soriano”
St. John’s may have filled its biggest need of the offseason on Thursday: A true big man.
The Johnnies’ offseason roster turnover continued with the commitment of Fordham transfer Joel Soriano, a 6-foot-11, 250-pound center who nearly averaged a double-double last year.
Soriano was courted by a number of other high-major programs, and had Zoom meetings with Oklahoma State, Western Kentucky and Pittsburgh, but ultimately chose St. John’s. The Yonkers native becomes the latest local product to join the program, a group that already includes Julian Champagnie (granted he returns to school after testing the NBA Draft waters), Posh Alexander and Dylan Addae-Wiusu, along with incoming freshmen Rafael Pinzon and Drissa Traore.
The hope is that Soriano fills a major void in the paint for the Johnnies, who have really struggled inside for several years, dating back to the Chris Mullin era. In each of Anderson’s first two seasons, he went the grad transfer route without much success. Soriano is different. He has three years left, and is more of a proven commodity as someone capable of scoring in the post and being a quality rebounder. This past year, he averaged 10.4 points and 9.2 rebounds.
St. John’s now has three open scholarships remaining. That does not include guard Greg Williams Jr., who is in the transfer portal and has heard from a ton of high-major schools, but could return, according to sources. His decision is expected soon. The Johnnies want to add at least one more guard, if not two.
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