TARRYTOWN, N.Y. — RJ Luis says he’s put the painful ending to his St. John’s career behind him and is focused on the future.

He hopes that future includes hearing his named called during the NBA Draft June 25-26 at Barclays Center.

The 6-foot-7 Luis has declared for the draft and entered the transfer portal. He is focused on the former right now despite not currently being projected to get drafted on most major mocks.

“I’m fully into the draft right now,” Luis said Thursday night before he was given the prestigious Haggerty Award as the Met Player of the Year by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers’ Association (MBWA).

“The transfer portal is really just kind of like a backup plan, just weighing my options in case if I don’t like anything that’s going on as far as the draft. But I’m definitely fully focused on the draft right now.”

Luis, who averaged 18.2 points and 7.2 rebounds en route to Big East Player of the Year and Big East Tournament Most Outstanding Player honors, said he’s not been in contact with any other schools about transferring.

“No, I put ‘Do Not Contact,’” he said. “My agency [Roc Nation] is taking care of that.”

Rick Pitino was named Coach of the Year by the MBWA, but was not in attendance Thursday night.

At the Final Four in San Antonio, he said he believes Luis will shoot up draft boards after he does workouts.

“RJ is not thinking at all about going to college,” Pitino said. “Our goal from day one this year was for him to go to NBA. He’ll go to workouts, and he’ll move just like Donovan [Mitchell] did, and just like the other guys, he’ll move up the ladder. He’ll go from the second round, I think, into the late first round.”

Luis is currently working out in Miami and flew back to accept the Haggerty.

“I’m back home working out with [Miami-based skills trainer] Ronnie Taylor and my strength and conditioning coaches, so we’ve been getting some good work in just trying to work on my body because at the next level guys are a lot stronger, a lot bigger,” Luis said. “So just really trying to be physically prepared, and also working out basketball twice a day, just trying to get my jump shot right from the three-point line, which is a big aspect of the NBA game today.”

Luis said he hopes to do some individual team workouts before the NBA Draft Combine next month in Chicago.

“It’s in the talks, trying to set up some [team] workouts before the Combine,” he said.

He said he’d love to get a first-round guarantee.

“I mean, of course, I feel like everybody’s dream is to go in the first round,” Luis said.

As for how his career ended at St. John’s, Luis said he’s put that in the past. Pitino did not play him over the final five minutes of the Arkansas game on a night when Luis shot 3-of-17 and struggled defensively.

In a recent interview with ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, Luis said he was “hurt” and that ” I think (Pitino) could…have did a better job… picking my head up.”

“I’m kind of past that,” Luis said Thursday. “Now, obviously, I’m focused on the draft process. You can only control what you can control. I feel like everything is in the past.”

He said the ending to the season did not trigger his decision to enter the Draft.

“I was fully determined on entering my name in a draft this year,” he said. “Obviously, after an incredible season that I had, that was always the main goal. And I felt like the entire coaching staff was also on board with that decision. And it was mutual.”

St. John’s big man Zuby Ejiofor is wishing his former teammate the best in the Draft.

“Whoever gets him,” Ejifor said, “is going to be a really lucky team.”

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Adam Zagoria is a freelance reporter and Basketball Insider for NJ Advance Media. You may follow him on Twitter @AdamZagoria and check out his Website at ZAGSBLOG.com.