By ADAM ZAGORIA St. John’s big man Zuby Ejiofor has made a decision on his future. The 6-foot-9 junior from Garland, Texas will return to St. John’s next season in pursuit of more championships instead of trying to test the NBA Draft waters. St. John’s coach Rick Pitino said all along that Ejiofor would return next season. “His goal is to win the Big East, the Big … [Read more...] about St. John’s star Zuby Ejiofor makes decision on future
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Looking back on the 2024-25 St. John’s men’s basketball season
Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images The Johnnies’ journey shifted from preseason hope, familiar doubt, unfamiliar promise, and cathartic celebration It was the spring of 2024. Kadary Richmond, Deivon Smith, Vince Iwuchukwu, and Aaron Scott had signed on with the Johnnies. Zuby Ejiofor, RJ Luis, Simeon Wilcher, Brady Dunlap, and Sadiku Ibine Ayo were returning for the upcoming … [Read more...] about Looking back on the 2024-25 St. John’s men’s basketball season
Xavier hires New Mexico’s Richard Pitino as next head coach, will face Rick twice a year in Big East
Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images The father-son rivalry is back again Since Xavier joined the Big East a dozen years ago, there hasn’t been serious buzz surrounding any Red Storm-Musketeers game. The closest the series ever came to anything of note was when Bashir Ahmed started a random handshake line tussle after a forgettable Big East Tournament blowout in 2018. That will … [Read more...] about Xavier hires New Mexico’s Richard Pitino as next head coach, will face Rick twice a year in Big East
Arizona State transfer Joson Sanon commits to St. John’s as first addition of portal cycle
Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images The former top-30 high school recruit brings an outside scoring touch the Johnnies badly need Rick Pitino and his staff went right to work on building next season’s roster after St. John’s season came to an abrupt close with a second-round upset loss to 10-seed Arkansas in the NCAA Tournament. After the transfer portal officially … [Read more...] about Arizona State transfer Joson Sanon commits to St. John’s as first addition of portal cycle
St. John’s scores key wing out of transfer portal
By ADAM ZAGORIA The transfer portal has only been open a couple of days, but St. John’s has already scored a major coup. Rick Pitino’s club landed Arizona State transfer Joson Sanon, as first reported by ESPN. “Coach Pitino believes in me and my potential and what he can do for me,” Sanon told ESPN. “He preaches working hard, and I want to show him I’m the hardest … [Read more...] about St. John’s scores key wing out of transfer portal