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St. John's guard Dylan Darling, the standout whose buzzer-beater helped the Red Storm reach the Sweet 16, has entered the transfer portal for his final year, arriving soon after St. John’s landed verbal commitment from Quinn Ellis.
St. John's landed Idaho State transfer Dylan Darling after his former coach Kyle Smith urged the pickup, and Darling delivered a buzzer-beater layup against Kansas to propel St. John's into its first Sweet 16 since 1999.
Dylan Darling, scoreless until the final 3.9 seconds, took an inbounds pass and drove for a dramatic last-second layup to lift St. John’s over Kansas 67–65 and push the Red Storm into the Sweet 16 to face Duke in Washington, D.C.—a moment described as emotional and monumental for Darling and the program.
Dylan Darling, who was scoreless for 39:56, insisted on a play for himself in the huddle and then delivered a right-handed layup on a straight-line drive with 3.9 seconds left to beat Kansas 67-65, sending St. John's to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1999. Pitino called the moment one of the funniest he’s ever experienced and credited Darling's confidence, as the Red Storm prepare to face Duke in the next round.
Dylan Darling delivered a right-handed buzzer-beater (off hand) to lift St. John’s past Kansas 67-65, sending the Red Storm to the East Regional semifinals in Washington, D.C., where they’ll face Duke.
In an exclusive interview, Chris Mullin says St. John’s is loaded with talent and could make a deep run in March Madness, lauding a strong front line (Ejiofor, Hopkins, Mitchell, Darling) and urging the team to embrace a flexible 'gray area' approach to balance offense and defense.