St. John's is struggling on the court in Chris Mullin's first season, but the Red Storm are stockpiling talent for the 2016-17 campaign.
Germany native Richard Freudenberg committed to St. John's on Thursday morning, sources told ESPN.
Freudenberg, a 6-foot-8 wing forward, chose the Red Storm over Vanderbilt, Boston College and Miami. He's played in two games for Bayern Munich in Germany's top division and had options to sign a contract and play professionally in Europe.
Freudenberg averaged 14.3 points and 8.0 rebounds for Bayern Munich's under-18 team in the 2014-15 EuroLeague and represented Germany in the U18 FIBA Europe Championship in 2015.