Commits to SJU

Rick Pitino has been to the top of college basketball twice, and now he’s adding a player who has experienced it himself.

As the Hall of Fame coach remakes his roster, he added an intriguing new piece on Sunday night in Connecticut guard Nahiem Alleyne.

Alleyne becomes the fourth transfer to commit to Pitino in the past four days, joining Iona University guard duo Daniss Jenkins and Cruz Davis, along with VMI wing Sean Conway. Alleyne is the most high-profile of the four, a quality defender and shooter who spent the first three years of his college career at Virginia Tech before helping the Huskies win the national championship this month.

“It was definitely a tough decision to make, definitely I’ve been thinking about it for a couple of days,” Alleyne told The Post. “Talking to Rick Pitino and the coaching staff, they laid it out for me. I liked what I was hearing. To play for a Hall of Fame coach, why not do it? I really felt this was best for my career.”

He picked St. John’s over, among others, Georgia, Texas A&M, and California. The 6-foot-4 Alleyne averaged only 5.2 points this past year in a diminished role. But he’s a career 37 percent 3-point shooter across four seasons at the high-major level who’s played in three NCAA Tournaments and may wind up starting either at shooting guard or small forward for the Johnnies.

The recent commitments leaves St. John’s with six open scholarships. It is hosting priority target Chris Ledlum, a Harvard transfer and All-Ivy League first-team selection, through Monday and is also involved with high-scoring Niagara transfer guard Noah Thomasson and fourstar high school prospect Brady Dunlap, among others.