Walter Clayton Jr., the Iona University star guard who blossomed under Rick Pitino, is “definitely considering” following his coach to St. John’s.
In an interview with The Post, the MAAC Player of the Year said he will begin an official visit to Florida on Friday and then see Pitino at St. John’s next week.
Clayton didn’t know much about Iona when the school reached out to him, other than the coach was Rick Pitino, who he knew from watching the NCAA Tournament.
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