St. John’s losing two more players to transfer portal with additions likely on horizon

Sadiku Ibine Ayo will have company in the transfer portal from two teammates.

Lefteris Liotopoulos and Imran Suljanovic also are planning to enter the portal, as first reported by The Post.

A sophomore 6-foot-4 sharpshooter from Greece, Liotopoulos averaged 2.9 points per game.

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He had some bright moments this season, highlighted by a 17-point outburst in a win at Creighton.

Suljanovic, a 6-foot-8 forward from Austria, suffered a dislocated patella tendon in October and didn’t appear in a game as a Johnnie.

Neither player was projected to be a major contributor next season. St. John’s is expected to add at least five players in the transfer portal.

They have been linked to, among others, Kentucky forward Mo Dioubate, Arizona State center Massamba Diop, Kansas center Flory Bidunga, Georgetown guard KJ Lewis, Santa Clara forward Allen Graves, Kansas State wing Abdi Bashir Jr., Virginia Tech guard Neoklis Avdalas and Robert Morris guard DeSean Goode.

St. John’s Lefteris Liotopoulos slams the ball. Robert Sabo for NY Post

St. John’s Red Storm Imran Suljanovic (22) drives around Joson Sanon (3) during a team scrimmage. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST

On Tuesday, The Post spoke with coach Rick Pitino, who was confident the Johnnies would be able to reload this spring.

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“We have a great brand, we have a brand that everybody’s interested in talking with us,” Pitino said. “Anybody that we’ve wanted to talk to, they’ve opened up right away. The feedback has been incredible. We have back-to-back [Big East] Players of the Year. We’re coming off selling out the Garden [several times], back-to-back championships. Everything is in great shape right now.”

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