STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Luke DeVito didn’t have to think twice when someone asked if he envisioned how he preferred to score the 1,000th point of his career.

He admitted to plotting how he wanted it done and although it never came to fruition, he got a laugh while discussing it.

“Actually, it’s funny because I was thinking about it,’’ the four-year varsity player said. ”There’s always this move I do in practice that coach (Mike Mazella) hates that I do — a spin fade away. So I was thinking, maybe late in the game, maybe a post move when I do the spin fade away.

“It definitely would have been a bitter sweet moment, in my opinion,’’ he said while still chuckling. ”He wouldn’t have been happy, but that is what I’ve always thought. I even told my brother a few weeks ago.’’

Mazella’s reaction?

“He certainly knows his coach,’’ laughed the 22nd-year mentor. ”He might have envisioned it that way and I certainly would have celebrated and smiled and said, ‘nice shot, but it could have been a nice three-point play on that one instead of the fade-away.’’

DeVito never got the opportunity to replicate a move made famous by Michael Jordan, but he did reach the coveted 1,000-point plateau last Friday’s during the Tigers’ heart-breaking 59-56 ACIS championship loss to top-seeded Dwight at Grace Church in Manhattan.

DeVito, who needed 10 points to reach the mark, scored via a layup in the third quarter and the game was temporarily stopped to acknowledge his milestone. The 17-year-old became the 20th SIA player to reach a grand, as well as the second this season. Just about a month ago, senior guard Danny Nowak also scored the 1,000th point of his career.

“It feels great. That was definitely one of my goals since I was young — to be a 1,000-point scorer,’’ said Devito. “I actually wrote it on a piece of paper on my wall to be a 1,000-point scorer.’’

Mazella, of course, was thrilled to see the 6-foot-3 DeVito reached the mark, but also praised him for his all-around contributions to the Tigers’ program.

“I’m so proud of him and how far he’s come as a player. As one of the captains of our team, he’s provided some great leadership for us this year,’’ said Mazella. ”He’s a four-year varsity player and I never really considered him as just a scorer. He’s really a jack-of-all-trades, the kind of guy that, because of his length and quickness, I usually put him on the other team’s most dangerous player. I think he likes the challenge on the defensive end more so then he does scoring, which makes him a pretty unique player.

“(When you think of the 1,000-point club), you think of three-point shooters or guys who can dominate down low. He is a three-level scorer for sure (three-pointers, mid-range and transition), but we can also rely on him as a shutdown defensive player and he’s got to be one of the top closers for us and maybe Staten Island high school basketball. He just makes plays down the stretch that are winning plays, ones that put us over the top.’’

Facing their largest deficit of the championship game, SIA mounted a third-quarter comeback and DeVito was right in the middle of its big run. The former Huguenot resident drained a three, then took a Gabe Moschella feed while cutting to the basket down the lane. DeVito went right up and hit a layup to reach the mark.

“I was at the top of the key and made a nice cut and was wide open,’’ DeVito said. ”I went right up with it and was able to hit a nice little layup.’’

“The last few years, we haven’t been a great halfcourt team and we’re still not. We’re at our best when we’re in transition,’’ said Mazella. ”Just looking at Luke’s skill set and the skill set of guys like (Moschella and Nowak), we run kind of an open, five-out kind of offense that relies on hard cuts and reading your teammates. We thought that would be best for us and I’m happy that Luke kind of embraced that style of play. He makes the smart plays, the smart cuts and I’m happy he got it that way.’’

DeVito, who is the ultimate team player, reiterated again how he would have gladly scored no points if it meant winning the game.

“That was my mindset the whole game — winning the game,’’ said the Freehold, N.J., resident. “They stopped the game for me, which I deeply honored, but I didn’t want that to happen. I wanted it to be more about the team. I just wanted everything to be team-oriented because (my teammates) have sacrificed everything for each other and I just wanted it to be about us winning it all.

“We fell short, but that was my goal all along.’’