St. John's signs top recruits Jaiden Glover and Lefteris Liotopoulos
St. John's coach Rick Pitino smiles after securing the win over Stony Brook at Carnesecca Arena on Tuesdaym, Nov. 7, 2023. Credit: Errol Anderson
St. John’s got signed commitments from a pair of highly-regarded recruits on Tuesday, the first day for signing National Letters of Intent. Jaiden Glover, a 6-5 Brooklyn product playing at The Patrick School (N.J.), and Lefteris Liotopoulos, a 6-5 player from Greece, will both be joining the Red Storm.
Glover played at Rosele Catholic with current St. John’s freshman Simeon Wilcher before transferring to The Patrick School where he averaged 14.5 points in nine games last season. Liotopoulos averaged 14.9 points for the Greece Under-18 team in seven games in the 2023 FIBA European Championships.
Of Glover, Pitino said, “We are big believers in size and shooting ability with backcourt players – Jaiden is an outstanding perimeter shooter and a terrific athlete with excellent size.”
Of Liotopoulos, Pitino said, “Lefteris is the best young player in Greece who really understands everything that goes into our offenses in terms of movement, cutting and shooting.”
Roger Rubin returned to Newsday in 2018 to write about high schools, colleges and baseball following 20 years at the Daily News. A Baseball Hall of Fame voter since 2011, he has covered 13 MLB postseasons and 14 NCAA Final Fours.
