The engine and transmission are in place, although St. John’s lost an extra gear when Moe Harkless made himself eligible for the NBA Draft.
St. John’s coach Steve Lavin, adding some bells and whistles that could help the team make noise in March, announced his 2012 recruiting class Tuesday, highlighted by the additions of point guard Jamal Branch, a Top 100 recruit who transferred from Texas A&M, and 6-foot-8 power forward JaKarr Sampson, who committed to the Red Storm last year but was ineligible.
Sampson, at 6-foot-8 and 209 pounds, played at St. Vincent-St. Mary (LeBron James’ high school) and helped Brewster Academy post a 33-1 record.
Also in the fold are Orlando Sanchez, a 6-foot-9 shot-blocker from Monroe (N.Y.) Junior College, who will allow Lavin to use God’sgift Achiuwa at his more natural power forward spot; Marco Bourgault, a 6-foot-6 swingman from France by way of Monroe who hit 42 percent of his 3s (the Red Storm were one of the nation’s worst shooting teams from behind the arc); 6-foot-4 guard Felix Balamou of Guinea, by way of Our Savior New American on Long Island; and Max Hooper, a 6-foot-6 transfer from Harvard, who must sit out a season due to NCAA rules.
The Red Storm have two scholarships left.
lenn.robbins@nypost.com
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