Tounde Yessoufou withdrew from the 2026 NBA draft and will transfer to St. John's to play for head coach Rick Pitino. He was described as a potential first-round pick and projected as the No. 28 overall selection in a recent mock draft. His college production included 17.8 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 2.0 steals per game, with 46.5% field goals and 74.6% free throws. His three-point shooting was 29.3% in his only Baylor season, though there were flashes of perimeter development. St. John's plans to continue recruiting Iowa State transfer Milan Momcilovic, which could further improve the team after a Sweet 16 run.
"ESPN's Shams Charania noted Baylor guard Tounde Yessoufou withdrew from the 2026 NBA draft and will transfer to St. John's to play for head coach Rick Pitino. Charania called him a "potential first-round pick.""
""Even with his shooting on and off throughout the season, Tounde Yessoufou remained consistently productive tapping into his physical tools and athleticism for driving, transition finishing, offensive rebounding and defensive playmaking," Wasserman wrote. "But there have been enough flashes of shotmaking-like during his 37-point eruption against BYU-for NBA teams to feel optimistic about his perimeter development.""
"He connected on just 29.3 percent of his three-pointers in his only season at Baylor, although he was still fairly efficient as a scorer thanks to his 46.5 percent mark from the field and 74.6 percent mark from the free-throw line. Yessoufou averaged 17.8 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game for the Bears and should be able to impact the game in a number of ways for a St. John's team looking to take a jump after reaching the Sweet 16 last season."
"Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reported "the Red Storm are not done recruiting" and plan on continuing to pursue Iowa State transfer Milan Momcilovic even after the Yessoufou commitment. Landing Momcilovic as well would help in those efforts. The forward was an All-Big 12 Second Team selection for the Cyclones last season while averaging 16.9 points per game."
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