{"id":2311,"date":"2026-05-19T20:32:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T20:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/reports-former-st-johns-star-rj-luis-commits-to-lsu\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T20:32:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T20:32:32","slug":"reports-former-st-johns-star-rj-luis-commits-to-lsu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/reports-former-st-johns-star-rj-luis-commits-to-lsu\/","title":{"rendered":"Reports: Former St. John&#8217;s star RJ Luis commits to LSU"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Former St. John&#8217;s star RJ Luis has committed to LSU as he hopes to head back to campus after a brief NBA stint, according to multiple reports Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/minneapolis-selected-to-host-2028-nfl-draft\/\">Minneapolis selected to host 2028 NFL Draft<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The 2025 Big East Player of the Year declared for the 2025 NBA Draft after his junior season but went undrafted.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>He signed a two-way contract with the Utah Jazz but was traded in the offseason to the Boston Celtics, who assigned him to their G-League affiliate. The Celtics waived him in November before he actually played a game, with the move coming after he suffered a groin injury that required surgery.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The NCAA previously said players who sign two-way contracts cannot return to play college basketball, so Luis currently is ineligible to play and likely will need to take legal action to request a waiver to get on the court for the Tigers.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/reports-chiefs-rashee-rice-jailed-for-probation-violation\/\">Reports: Chiefs\u2019 Rashee Rice jailed for probation violation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>If the signing with LSU is approved, Luis has one year of eligibility remaining.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Luis, 23, averaged 18.2 points and 7.2 rebounds in 35 games (32 starts) in his last season at St. John&#8217;s in 2025.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>He also earned Big East Tournament MVP honors that season. However, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, with St. John&#8217;s as the No. 2 seed in the West Region, he made just 3 of 17 shots from the floor and sat out the final 4:56 of the second half in a 75-66 setback to No. 10 Arkansas.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Luis, a Miami native, began his college career with one season at Massachusetts before transferring to St. John&#8217;s prior to the 2023-24 campaign. He averaged 14.1 points and 5.6 rebounds in 85 games over those three seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/michigans-morez-johnson-staying-in-nba-draft\/\">Michigan\u2019s Morez Johnson staying in NBA draft<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;Field Level Media<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><i>Copyright 2026 Field Level Media. All Rights Reserved.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><\/p>\n<p>This story was originally published <span>May 19, 2026 at 9:22 AM<span>.<\/span><\/span><!-- --><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former St.John&#39;s star RJ Luis has committed to LSU as he hopes to head back to campus after a brief NBA stint, according to multiple reports Tuesday.The 2025 Big East Player of the Year declared for the 2025 NBA Draft after his junior season but went undrafted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2310,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Reports: Former St. John&#039;s star RJ Luis commits to LSU - 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