St. John’s has filled a major need on the wing. Glenn Taylor Jr., a talented 6-foot-6 standout at Oregon State, is transferring to St. John’s to play for Rick Pitino, he announced on Monday.

St. John’s has filled a major need on the wing. Glenn Taylor Jr., a talented 6-foot-6 standout at Oregon State, is transferring to St. John’s to play for Rick Pitino, he announced on Monday.

John Herschel Glenn Jr. made history in 1962 when he completed a three-orbit flight in a cramped space capsule dubbed Friendship 7. He later served for nearly a quarter century as a US senator.

John Glenn Jr. has 504 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1962 Vignette as an Astronaut. The year with the most videos was 1995 with 88 videos.

Glenn Taylor Jr., who emerged as a starter for Rick Pitino-led St. John's down the stretch this season, has entered the transfer portal, the 6-6 forward announced on Instagram.

PHOTOS: The life and career of John Glenn Astronaut John Glenn, Jr. is loaded into the Friendship 7 capsule in preparation for flight on the Mercury Titan rocket February 20, 1962.

There isn’t a moment Glenn Taylor Jr. can point to. Nothing specifically happened that has led to his recent 180-degree turn from an afterthought to an integral two-way piece for St. John’s.

John M. "Bus" Glenn, Jr., 97, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, September 27, 2021. He was the beloved husband of Patricia A. Simes Glenn with ...

A rollercoaster St. John’s season has been similarly up and down for Glenn Taylor Jr. The 6-6 forward has been in and out of the Red Storm’s starting lineup, playing meaningful minutes in some ...

Glenn won a $25,000 grand prize, which became a startup college fund for his two children. On Feb. 20, 1962, Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth in a 4 hour and 55 minute flight.