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If it were up to Kadary Richmond, St. John’s would clinch an outright Big East regular-season title on Wednesday.

He isn’t taking any joy in the possibility that it will happen against his old school Saturday at the Garden.

The Johnnies’ magic number to clinch the crown is two — any combination of their wins and Creighton losses.

But the Bluejays host league doormat DePaul on Wednesday while seventh-ranked St. John’s (24-4, 15-2) visits Butler, so odds are it will happen against Seton Hall at MSG at the earliest.

“I wish it was anybody else,” the Red Storm’s star guard said over Zoom on Tuesday. “I did a lot of good things over there. I got a lot of good relationships with some of their players still. Celebrating in front of them and all that stuff wouldn’t be on my to-do list, but it will be done.”

The 6-foot-6 Richmond is dealing with groin pulls in each leg, but is planning to play against Butler.

The groins have bothered him since a Feb. 1 victory over Providence, yet he hasn’t missed any time, averaging 17.8 points, 7.4 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 2.2 steals in seven games since then.

Richmond usually feels OK once he warms up.

After games, the groins tighten and it gets difficult to move around. But he isn’t planning on missing any games.

“We started this all as one, so we’re going to finish it all as one,” Richmond said. “If it’s not to the point where I feel like I have to sit out or miss anything, I’ll be out there.”

RJ Luis, also hampered by a groin injury, is expected to be available as well. He missed a win over DePaul last week, but returned in the victory over Connecticut on Sunday.

He practiced on Tuesday, and feels mostly fine.

“I played 37 minutes and felt good, like another game,” the junior said. “The little rust was probably from the shots just not falling, but I definitely feel like my defense was there. It’s just building off of that and trying to take care of these last three games and win them all.”

Richmond confirmed a report that when he entered the transfer portal last spring, he did speak to the Syracuse coaching staff.

The Brooklyn native started his career at Syracuse before transferring to Seton Hall after one season. Richmond, however, said the talks never progressed.

He wound up taking official visits to St. John’s and Oklahoma before committing to the Red Storm.

“We spoke — that’s all it was though,” Richmond said.