The season looks bleak now. The high preseason expectations have turned into sad acceptance of another lost year now that St. John’s has lost all six of its Quad 1 opportunities and is 2-7 against power-conference opponents. But there are 14 league games left. Plenty of basketball remains. The year can be salvaged.

Below are three ideas from The Post to flip this season entering Monday night’s visit to Seton Hall.

Aaron Wheeler has emerged as by far the most valuable of the five transfers. He’s now performing as expected, becoming a two-way weapon as a potent perimeter threat and versatile defender who can provide rim protection. Over the last five games the 6-foot-9 forward is averaging 13.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.8 blocks while shooting 47.6 percent from 3-point range. He’s logging 26 minutes, numbers that could really be higher given his upward trend and the struggles of so many of his teammates. At the very least, more Wheeler could mean less attention paid to junior star Julian Champagnie. My suggestion: replace Montez Mathis with Wheeler to give St. John’s more perimeter-shooting threats.

There are shotmakers on this roster. There are plenty of guys who can be effective from deep. St. John’s has to utilize them more. Start with Champagnie. In the last two losses to Creighton and Seton Hall, he has attempted 35 shots and made just 10. Almost all of those attempts have been contested. He has missed shots he usually makes, but even Seton Hall guard Myles Cale admitted it is easier to defend a player when you don’t have to chase him around screens. The Johnnies prefer to let their players read and react to opposing defenses, but running stuff to get clean looks is something they should do more of. The plays are in the playbook — we see it on occasion. And that should extend to reserve guards Stef Smith and Tareq Coburn. The two transfers have been quality shooters throughout their college careers, but have yet to carve out meaningful roles. Get them shots, even if it means having to hide them in a zone on defense. It will open things up for St. John’s slashers. Coburn hit his only shot in the loss to Seton Hall in the first half, but was buried after that.

Start games with heavy pressure. Impose your will. St. John’s started the Georgetown victory this way and it set the tone. We didn’t see that at all against Creighton and it wasn’t until the final minutes that the full-court press was used against Seton Hall, even though the Pirates were without starting point guard Bryce Aiken. Now part of this may be due to the Johnnies playing three games in the span of six days, and relying so heavily on Champagnie and Alexander playing heavy minutes. There’s no reason they can’t empty the tank on Monday with the next game five days later, Saturday at No. 11 Villanova. It’s time for St. John’s to make the opposition uncomfortable.