St. John's University Athletics
Imran Suljanovic Signs with St. John’s Basketball
4/22/2025 2:42:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Austrian wing averaged 22.4 points per game at FIBA EuroBasket last summer; Red Storm adds fifth newcomer to 2025-26 roster
QUEENS, N.Y.– The St. John's men's basketball program continued to bolster its 2025-26 roster on Tuesday with the addition of Imran Suljanovic.
Suljanovic, a 6-foot-8 wing from Austria, averaged 22.4 points per game in the FIBA U-18 EuroBasket B Division in 2024. He currently plays for the Pallacanestro Reggiana club team located in Northern Italy that competes in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).
"I was watching Imran on film and had to see him in person," said 2024-25 National Coach of the Year Rick Pitino. "I traveled outside Bologna, where he impressed me more with his overall game than what I watched on film. He shoots, passes, handles and is extremely agile. [Imran has] great potential. We are very excited to have him join the Johnnies."
Was watching Imran on film and had to see him in person. Traveled outside Bologna where he impressed me more with his overall game than what I watched on film. Shoots, passes, handles, and is extremely agile. Great potential!!! Very excited to have him join the Johnnies.
Last summer, the 18-year-old shined on the European stage for his native country of Austria in the 2024 EuroBasket B Division. Suljanovic averaged 22.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists during the international competition between European nations. He shot 45.7 percent from the field, 39.0 percent from 3-point range and 74.4 percent from the charity stripe.
Suljanovic helped lead Austria to a silver medal and a 6-1 record at the FIBA EuroBasket Tournament in Skopje, North Macedonia. He exploded for the highest single-game scoring effort in the event, pouring in 34 points shooting 6-for-13 from beyond-the-arc in a victory over Georgia on July 27, 2024.
In his debut with the Austria Senior National Team this past February, Suljanovic recorded 11 points, three rebounds and a three assists in a 2027 FIBA World Cup European Pre-Qualifying contest against Albania.
Suljanovic is the fifth recruit to commit to the Red Storm this off-season joining a talented group of newcomers that includes Division I transfers Bryce Hopkins (Providence), Ian Jackson (North Carolina), Joson Sanon (Arizona State) and Oziyah Sellers (Stanford).
Suljanovic, a 6-foot-8 wing from Austria, averaged 22.4 points per game in the FIBA U-18 EuroBasket B Division in 2024. He currently plays for the Pallacanestro Reggiana club team located in Northern Italy that competes in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).
"I was watching Imran on film and had to see him in person," said 2024-25 National Coach of the Year Rick Pitino. "I traveled outside Bologna, where he impressed me more with his overall game than what I watched on film. He shoots, passes, handles and is extremely agile. [Imran has] great potential. We are very excited to have him join the Johnnies."
Was watching Imran on film and had to see him in person. Traveled outside Bologna where he impressed me more with his overall game than what I watched on film. Shoots, passes, handles, and is extremely agile. Great potential!!! Very excited to have him join the Johnnies.
Last summer, the 18-year-old shined on the European stage for his native country of Austria in the 2024 EuroBasket B Division. Suljanovic averaged 22.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists during the international competition between European nations. He shot 45.7 percent from the field, 39.0 percent from 3-point range and 74.4 percent from the charity stripe.
Suljanovic helped lead Austria to a silver medal and a 6-1 record at the FIBA EuroBasket Tournament in Skopje, North Macedonia. He exploded for the highest single-game scoring effort in the event, pouring in 34 points shooting 6-for-13 from beyond-the-arc in a victory over Georgia on July 27, 2024.
In his debut with the Austria Senior National Team this past February, Suljanovic recorded 11 points, three rebounds and a three assists in a 2027 FIBA World Cup European Pre-Qualifying contest against Albania.
Suljanovic is the fifth recruit to commit to the Red Storm this off-season joining a talented group of newcomers that includes Division I transfers Bryce Hopkins (Providence), Ian Jackson (North Carolina), Joson Sanon (Arizona State) and Oziyah Sellers (Stanford).
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