The renaissance of the St. John’s basketball program under Rick Pitino has been nothing short of remarkable but after back-to-back Big East championships and the school’s first Sweet 16 appearance since 1999, the Hall of Famer is going about his roster construction differently. He’s going international. St. John’s had been one of the top teams recruiting the transfer portal in the last three seasons, landing players like Zuby Ejiofor, RJ Luis, Kadary Richmond, Bryce Hopkins, Ian Jackson, Dillon Mitchell, and more but this version of the Johnnies will look different. The Red Storm has already landed four international players after Babacar Sane , a Senegal native, committed to the Red Storm on Tuesday. He joins British point guard Quinn Ellis, Serbian center Lazar Stojkovic, and Montenegrin wing Djordije Jovanovic.…