NEW YORK - The point guard carousel at St. John’s has taken another turn.

Head coach Rick Pitino announced Thursday that North Carolina transfer Ian Jackson will start at point guard on Saturday against Iona at Madison Square Garden.

“Ian Jackson has improved immensely since he’s been here,” the Naismith Hall of Fame coach. “He’s starting for the Iona game because of the improvement he has made, but it takes time.”

The point guard situation has St. John’s has taken several turns in the past few months. Pitino initially said Jackson, a former McDonald’s All-American guard from Cardinal Hayes in The Bronx, would be his point guard after he transferred. But Pitino soon pivoted, saying his team would embrace “position-less” basketball and that a number of players could initiate the o

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