Oziyah Sellers is getting accustomed to the voice of St. John's coach Rick Pitino constantly encouraging him to shoot from 3-point range.

Sellers is listening and showing the promise Pitino has been anticipating for the No. 14 Red Storm (4-2), who head into Wednesday's matchup against No. 21 Auburn (5-2) in a consolation game at the Players Era men's tournament in Las Vegas.

The Stanford transfer has made a career-best five 3-pointers in each of the first two games of the tournament, knocking down 10 of 13 attempts and averaging 21 points during the span.

"Even in moments when I felt like I wasn't really open, he wanted me to take it," Sellers said after Tuesday's 96-81 victory over Baylor. "Having that confidence from him makes me want to go out there and play free. So when I get the o

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