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Oziyah Sellers scored 19 points and No. 22 St. John's pulled away down the stretch following a shaky start in a 91-64 victory over visiting Iona on Saturday afternoon at New York.

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College Basketball News / Field Level Media / December 6

No. 23 St. John's takes lead early, holds off Ole Miss

Zuby Ejiofor scored 15 points and added nine rebounds Saturday night for host St. John's, which outlasted Ole Miss 63-58 in a defensive battle. Each team set a season high with 20 turnovers while shooting a combined 35.2% (37 of 105), including just 15.8% (6 of 38) from 3-point land.

College Basketball News / Field Level Media / November 26

Tahaad Pettiford, No. 21 Auburn come back to down No. 14 St. John's

Tahaad Pettiford scored a career-best 27 points and added three steals to lead No. 21 Auburn to an 85-74 victory over No. 14 St. John's in consolation play in the Players Era tournament Wednesday night in Las Vegas.

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College Basketball News / Sporting News / November 10

Week 1 Big East men's basketball honors

St. John senior forward Zuby Ejiofor named Big East Player of the Week

College Basketball News / Yardbarker / November 8

Philon, Holloway shine as Alabama beats St. John's

Labaron Philon, Aden Holloway highlight offensive outburst as Alabama beats St. John's

The first week of the 2025-26 season was highlighted Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden as the No. 15 Alabama Crimson Tide won a thriller over the No. 5 St. John's Red Storm, 103-96.

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College Basketball News / Alabama Crimson Tide on SI / November 6

Preview: No. 15 Alabama Basketball Against No. 5 St. John's

No. 15 Alabama men's basketball will play its second game of the regular season on the road against No. 5 St. John's on Saturday. The highly anticipated ranked matchup is technically a neutral site contest, as the venue is Madison Square Garden in New York City rather than the Red Storm's home venue of Carnesecca Arena in Queens, N.Y.

College Basketball News / Field Level Media / November 3

No. 5 St. John's opens with rout of overmatched Quinnipiac

Zuby Ejiofor scored 17 points and fifth-ranked St. John's began its third season under coach Rick Pitino with a wire-to-wire 108-74 victory over Quinnipiac on Monday night in New York in the season opener for both teams.

College Basketball News / Field Level Media / October 30

Zuby Ejiofor, No. 5 St. John's take aim at Quinnipiac in opener

In recent years, the New York Knicks captivated their fans by making deep postseason runs. St. John's did the same last season with its best showing in four decades before struggling to consistently score in a second-round loss to Arkansas in the NCAA Tournament.

St. John's Red Storm News / Rumble in the Garden / July 17

Zuby Ejiofor loves what Bryce Hopkins and the St. John’s basketball transfer class bring to the table

The Red Storm’s co-captain believes this year’s prized arrivals can help the Johnnies pick up where they left off Returning for his senior year, Zuby Ejiofor knows everything there is to competing and thriving on a team led by Rick Pitino.

College Basketball News / Athlon Sports / April 24

St. John's Star Zuby Ejiofor Sends Clear Message to Incoming Transfer

Rick Pitino and the St. John's Red Storm are building a powerhouse for the 2025–26 season. After a strong 2024–25 campaign and this spring’s headline-making moves, St.

College Basketball News / Athlon Sports / March 28

St. John’s Gets Massive Roster News After NCAA Tournament Loss

The No. 2 seed St. John's Red Storm had high hopes of making a Final Four. Unfortunately, St. John's fell to No. 10 Arkansas, 75-66, in the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Still, it was a strong year in Rick Pitino's second season with the program, and the future is incredibly bright for St.

College Basketball News / NCAA Basketball on ClutchPoints / March 15

Rick Pitino has heartfelt Zuby Ejiofor message after St John’s basketball beats Marquette

Head coach Rick Pitino has St. John’s basketball peaking at the right time, and it all starts with the leader. Zuby Ejiofor is one of the main reasons behind the success of the Red Storm.

College Basketball News / Rumble in the Garden / March 14

Zuby Ejiofor’s monster night pushes St. John’s men’s basketball to first Big East title game since 2000

Ejiofor scored a career-best 33 points as the Johnnies reversed a big first half deficit and crushed the Golden Eagles The vociferous Madison Square Garden fell to a hush.

College Basketball News / Field Level Media / March 14

No. 6 St. John's downs No. 25 Marquette, reaches Big East final

NEW YORK -- Zuby Ejiofor scored 23 of his career-high 33 points in the second half as top-seeded St. John's pulled away for a 79-63 victory over fifth-seeded Marquette on Friday night in the Big East tournament semifinals.

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College Basketball News / Rumble in the Garden / March 10

St. John’s big man Zuby Ejiofor wins Big East Most Improved Player Award

Ejiofor’s scoring average jumped from 4.3 points to 14.1 points per game in his first season as a full-time starter Last season, Zuby Ejiofor came off the bench as the first reserve big to Joel Soriano, who was named the Big East’s Most Improved Player in 2022-23 in his first full season as a starting center for St.

College Basketball News / Rumble in the Garden / March 8

Déjà vu: St. John’s men’s basketball’s Zuby Ejiofor sinks floater at the buzzer to stun No. 20 Marquette

Night night, Golden Eagles. It was a buzzer-beating shot so nice, Zuby Ejiofor had to make it twice. In St. John’s’ first Big East road game of the season on December 20, Ejiofor shocked Providence at the horn by sinking a second-chance floater in the paint, silencing a once-raucous road crowd.

College Basketball News / NCAA Basketball on ClutchPoints / March 8

St. John’s basketball fans go bonkers as Red Storm stun Marquette at buzzer

There’s never any quit from head coach Rick Pitino’s squad, as St. John’s basketball fought through a classic Big East showdown against Marquette on Saturday.

College Basketball News / Field Level Media / March 8

Zuby Ejiofor's buzzer beater lifts No. 6 St. John's over No. 20 Marquette in OT

Zuby Ejiofor beat the buzzer with a floater to give No. 6 St. John's an 86-84 overtime victory on the road at No. 20 Marquette on Saturday afternoon. RJ Luis Jr.

College Basketball News / NBC Sports / February 24

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College Basketball News / Field Level Media / February 23

No. 10 St. John's completes sweep of struggling UConn

Kadary Richmond and Zuby Ejiofor scored 18 points apiece as No. 10 St. John's took control late in the first half and pulled away for an 89-75 victory over UConn on Sunday afternoon in New York.

College Basketball News / Yardbarker / February 16