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QUEENS, N.Y. (May 12, 2023) – St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino received another commitment on Friday with the signing of reigning Ivy League Player of the Year Jordan Dingle. The Valley Stream, N.Y., native previously starred at Penn where he scored over 1,500 points in his three seasons with the program.
“Really excited to have Jordan Dingle joining the Red Storm,” said Pitino. “His goals are plain and simple. As a loyal New Yorker, help bring back St. John’s to basketball royalty, and then become a [NBA] First Round draft choice. I’m all in on making that happen.”
Over his three seasons with the Quakers, Dingle started 72 of 79 appearances, averaging 19.4 points shooting 44.6 percent from the field while draining 200 3-pointers. He registered double figures 70 times, including 49 performances with 20 or more points and eight 30-point efforts. Dingle finished his career at Penn scoring double figures in 37 consecutive games. A 6-foot-3 guard, Dingle also averaged 3.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists and shot 79.2 percent at the free-throw line for the Quakers.
The 15th Quaker to capture Ivy League Player of the Year honors in 2023, Dingle also earned back-to-back unanimous selections to All-Ivy League First Team (2021-22, 2022-23). At the conclusion of the 2019-20 season, Dingle earned Ivy League Rookie of the Year honors and received a Freshman All-America status by CollegeInsider.com.
The 2022-23 ECAC and Big 5 Player of the Year, Dingle finished second in the nation in scoring last season, averaging a career-high 23.4 points per game. His 656 total points and 23.4 scoring average in 2022-23 both ranked second all-time for a single season in Penn men’s basketball history.
Dingle started 26 of 28 appearances last season and had 22 20-point performances, including a career-high 37 points shooting 12-of-22 from the field with six 3-pointers against La Salle on Dec. 3. Dingle led the team with 77 threes, 32 steals and sank 143 free-throws, shooting 85.6 percent from the line. He also was second on the team in assists, dishing out 63 last year. Dingle ranked in the top-10 among Ivy League players in scoring (23.2, 1st), three-point field goals per game (2.8, 2nd), minutes per game (33.5, 3rd), free-throw percentage (85.4, 4th), three-point field goal percentage (35.6, 10th) and steals per game (1.1, 10th).
During the 2021-22 season, Dingle started all 26 appearances, finishing with a 20.8 scoring average and became just the fifth player in Penn men’s basketball history to post more than 20 points per game in a season. He scored double figured 23 times, including 16 games with 20 points or more and six 30-point performances. Dingle also led Penn with 66 threes, ranked second on the team with 62 assists and was third with 21 steals. He finished top-15 among Ivy League players in scoring (20.8, 1st), three pointers per game (2.5, 2nd), free-throw percentage (80.0, 5th), minutes per game (31.9, 8th), assists per game (2.4, 11th), field goal percentage (44.6, 13th) and three-point field goal percentage (33.7, 14th).
Dingle burst onto the scene as a freshman, starting 20 of 25 appearances in 2019-20. He finished third on the team with 13.5 points per game to go with 3.4 rebounds per contest. Dingle led the Quakers with 57 threes, ranked third with 57 assists and was fourth with 20 steals. He scored double figures 18 times with five performances of 20 points or more as a rookie. A five-time Ivy League Rookie of the Week, Dingle finished top-15 in the conference in three pointers per game (2.3, 2nd), scoring (13.5, 10th), assists per game (2.2, 14th) and three-point field goal percentage (33.9, 14th).
Dingle was a two-year letterwinner at Lawrence Woodmere Academy on Long Island before playing his final two seasons at Blair Academy in New Jersey. During his time at Blair Academy, Dingle helped lead the team to back-to-back Mid Atlantic Prep League (MAPL) titles in 2018 and 2019. A two-time All-MAPL and All-New Jersey selection, Dingle helped Blair to a 45-8 overall record during his two years with the program. While at Lawrence Woodmere, Dingle was the Long Island Freshman Player of the Year in 2015 while securing All-Long Island and All-New York First Team selections in 2017.
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