Just a couple of weeks after Christian Jones and Amar Alibegovic announced they would leave the school, effectively wiping away the final pieces from the Steve Lavin era, the St. John’s basketball team gained a couple of highly-prized transfers in Marvin Clark Jr. and Justin Simon.
Clark is coming over from Michigan State, where he saw his minutes dip under 10 per game last season. He averaged over 11 off the bench in the Spartans’ Final Four run in 2014-2015 though and is a valuable physical body.
Clark earned a reputation as a good shooter during his time under Spartans head coach Tom Izzo, as he knocked down nearly 52 percent in his two years combined.