St. John’s officially signs Arizona State transfer Joson Sanon

By ADAM ZAGORIA

Arizona State transfer Joson Sanon has officially signed with St. John’s after verbally committing March 26.

“Joson is a young man with great potential,” said St. John’s Head Coach Rick Pitino. “He was a five-star basketball player coming out of high school. Joson is a great shooter, really good athlete and has absolutely outstanding potential.”

Sanon is repped by Derek Malloy of LIFT Sports Management.

“Coach Pitino believes in me and my potential and what he can do for me,” Sanon told ESPN when he committed. “He preaches working hard, and I want to show him I’m the hardest working player that’s ever played for him. The way Coach P teaches defense is something I want to invest my time into.”

The Fall River, Mass., native appeared in 27 games, making nine starts during his rookie campaign for the Sun Devils. Sanon came on strong over the final weeks of the season logging 18.8 points per game over his last five contests.

On March 1 during a loss at Utah, Sanon exploded for a season-high 28 points marking, the highest scoring total by an Arizona State player since Remy Martin had 31 on Feb. 25, 2021 and it was the second-most ever by a Sun Devils freshman in a road game since Jahii Carson’s 32-point performance at Washington on Feb. 2, 2013.

The 19-year-old tallied 14 double-digit scoring efforts and led the Sun Devils offensively in five contests last season. Sanon eclipsed the 20-point mark three times and shot 42.2 percent from field goal range.

A capable shooter from distance, Sanon knocked down 45 triples during his freshman season ranking third on the team with a 36.9 percent shooting mark from beyond-the-arc. He hit multiple triples in 12 games this season and shot 58.5 percent (20-34) from 3-point land during a six-game span in the early part of the season.

Sanon was rated the No. 24 overall player in the 2024 class and the No. 5 shooting guard according to 247 sports. According to ESPN, Sanon checked in at No. 23 in country and tabbed the No. 6 shooting guard. 

Joson Sanon brings much-needed shot-making prowess to St. John's, days after an NCAA Tournament exit at the hands of No. 10 seed Arkansas in a 2/22 3-point shooting performance. The 19-year old wing is a dynamic off the dribble shooter. https://t.co/i4EMWSrXdQ pic.twitter.com/7GqcNeMWs3

— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) March 26, 2025

The 6-foot-5 Vermont Academy guard initially committed to Arizona in March 2024 over Kentucky, Boston College, Overtime Elite, Kansas, and UConn, but in the wake of Caleb Love opting to return to Arizona for a fifth season of college, Sanon took his talents to play for the Sun Devils.

Now he comes to a St. John’s team that is expected to lose Deivon Smith, Kadary Richmond and Aaron Scott.

Pitino and his staff are also involved for Providence transfer Bryce Hopkins, who visited Georgetown and St. John’s last week, and Georgia transfer Silas Demary Jr., who visits St. John’s and UConn this week.

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