{"id":650010,"date":"2026-05-18T08:44:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T08:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/650010\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T08:44:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T08:44:13","slug":"4-star-theo-edema-7-foot-center-commits-to-st-johns-and-reclassifies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/650010\/","title":{"rendered":"4-star Theo Edema, 7-foot center, commits to St. John&#8217;s and reclassifies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/rivals\/theo-edema-249700\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Theo Edema<\/a>, a four-star center in the 2027 class, has committed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/college\/st-johns-red-storm\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">St. John\u2019s<\/a> and will reclassify to 2026, he told Rivals.<\/p>\n<p>The 7-footer out of Cushing Academy (MA) chose the Red Storm over a final group of Stanford, Maryland, and BYU. He also received offers from programs like Auburn, Creighton, Syracuse and others.<\/p>\n<p>Edema is ranked as the No. 33 overall player in the 2027 class, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/rivals\/rankings\/player\/basketball\/2027\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rivals\u2019 Top-150 Player Rankings<\/a>. He\u2019s the No. 5 ranked center and the No. 1 player in Massachusetts. <\/p>\n<p>His ranking will now be re-evaluated with his move into the 2026 class. <\/p>\n<p>Edema on his commitment to St. John\u2019s<\/p>\n<p>Theo Edema discussed his decision to choose St. John\u2019s with Rivals. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was the coaching, culture and opportunity. Coach P has proven to develop players into the next level and also he has won on the highest level. I also felt that the whole coaching staff believe in me and will make me better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What stood out to him about the opportunity to play for Rick Pitino? <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can learn so much from a Hall of Fame coach like Coach Pitino, especially about leadership, discipline, preparation, and what it takes to win consistently. He\u2019s coached at every level and has helped a lot of players reach their full potential. Being around someone with that experience pushes you to improve every day and learn how to approach the game like a professional.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Edema believes he will fit right in with the Johnnies play style. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think my game will fit because I play hard on both ends of the floor, competing, and making winning plays. I also think my versatility and willingness to defend, run the floor, and make plays for my teammates can help me succeed in the style of play.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Theo Edema, a four-star center in the 2027 class, has committed to St. John\u2019s and will reclassify to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":650011,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[399,398,396,397,99,280486],"class_list":["post-650010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ncaa-football","tag-football","tag-ncaa","tag-ncaa-football","tag-ncaafootball","tag-sports","tag-theo-edema-27-cushing-academy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/650010","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=650010"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/650010\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/650011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=650010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=650010"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=650010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}