{"id":291151,"date":"2021-07-05T05:20:51","date_gmt":"2021-07-05T02:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/julian-champagnie-returning-to-st-johns\/"},"modified":"2021-07-05T05:20:51","modified_gmt":"2021-07-05T02:20:51","slug":"julian-champagnie-returning-to-st-johns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/julian-champagnie-returning-to-st-johns\/","title":{"rendered":"#Julian Champagnie returning to St. John\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Julian Champagnie returning to St. John\u2019s<\/strong>”
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St. John\u2019s expectations just rose significantly.<\/p>\n

Julian Champagnie, last year\u2019s Big East leading scorer and all-conference first-team selection, announced Sunday night he is taking his name out of the NBA draft and will return to school for his junior year.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s significant news<\/a> for St. John\u2019s, which has had a busy offseason of losing and adding players. But now, it has back the centerpiece to a team that should make the NCAA Tournament next year and will likely be projected to finish in at least the top four of the Big East.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe went through the process and did what was best for him,\u201d his mother, Christina, told The Post. \u201cHe gathered his information and made the choice.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 6-foot-8 Champagnie had said all along he was going to make a decision independent of his twin brother Justin, a star forward at Pittsburgh who opted months ago to sign with an agent and go pro. Incidentally, St. John\u2019s will face Pitt at the Garden next year, but only one Champagnie will be on the floor.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne\u2019s decision didn\u2019t have anything to do with the other\u2019s decision,\u201d Christina said. \u201cJulian never signed with anyone. He kept his options open, to where whatever was going to be right for him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Champagnie averaged 19.8 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.4 steals and one block last year and led St. John\u2019s to a fourth-place finish in the Big East while shooting 38 percent from 3-point range. St. John\u2019s had added a lot of size, which will enable Champagnie to play more on the wing next year, his position at the next level.<\/p>\n

While St. John\u2019s lost several players from last year\u2019s team to transfers, most notably Greg Williams Jr. (Louisiana Lafayette), Marcellus Earlington (San Diego) and Rasheem Dunn (Robert Morris), it arguably improved its roster by landing several key transfers. That includes Aaron Wheeler (Purdue), Joel Soriano (Fordham), Montez Mathis (Rutgers) and Stef Smith (Vermont).<\/p>\n

Champagnie had three NBA workouts, with the Celtics, Nets and Bulls, and he took part in the draft combine in Chicago. He still had scheduled workouts this week with the Pacers and 76ers prior to making this decision. Had he stayed in the draft, scouts believe he would\u2019ve likely been a late second-round pick. He received a mid-to-late second round draft grade from the NBA advisory board, according to sources.<\/p>\n

Throughout the process, he told the coaching staff he would only remain in the draft if he thought he could be a first-round pick, sources said. The fact that Champagnie can now make money off his name, image and likeness helped ease his decision to return, a source said.<\/p>\n

Champagnie\u2019s decision to return leaves St. John\u2019s with one scholarship left after it landed former Hofstra wing Tareq Coburn on Saturday. There remains a need for a ball handler capable of playing point guard in support of starter Posh Alexander, but it is uncertain if St. John\u2019s will use that last scholarship with such a crowded roster.<\/p>\n

For now, that\u2019s not an immedia<\/a>te concern. St. John\u2019s has its star back. A season of big expectations is on the horizon.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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