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St. John’s was about to start a film session on Tuesday, when Rick Pitino got everyone’s attention in the room.

He had an announcement to make.

The Hall of Fame coach informed his players that Dillon Mitchell was joining Zuby Ejiofor and Sadiku Ibine Ayo as a team captain.

Mitchell had no idea it was coming.

“Not at all,” Mitchell, a transfer forward from Cincinnati, recalled on Wednesday with a laugh. “It felt good, just knowing I’m doing the right thing as far as putting this team first, trying to help get us better and using my experience and my leadership to get the team on the sa

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