Zuby Ejiofor was the hero St. John's needed

Inside Zuby Ejiofor's historical night at MSG: 'Every coach wants a player like him'
Zuby Ejiofor put together a historic performance on Friday night, leading St. John's to its first Big East Championship Game since 2000. John Fanta tells the story of how Ejifor ended up at St. John's.
Zuby Ejiofor was the hero St. John’s needed with Red Storm on verge of history
It was St. John’s 79, Marquette 63 and it was Zuby Ejiofor (career-high 33 points with nine rebounds) who put his team on his back and carried it to this showdown against Creighton. It was Zuby Ejiofor who seemed to play with a raging intensity and refused to let the Johnnies lose and cede the night or the Garden to Marquette.
Rick Pitino, Zuby Ejiofor, and Aaron Scott on St. John's 79-63 win over Marquette
Zuby Ejiofor tied a school record for most points in a Big East tournament game with 33 as St. John's defeated Marquette 79-63 in the semifinals. Ejiofor joined head coach Rick Pitino and teammate Aaron Scott to discuss the huge win.
Zuby Ejiofor Much More Than Just Most Improved in Record-Setting Performance for No. 6 St. John's
Maybe most improved didn't really do Zuby Ejiofor justice. The junior forward delivered an overpowering performance Friday night for No. 6 St. John's, scoring a career-best 33 points — a school record in the Big East Tournament — as the Red Storm rolled into the conference championship game for the first time in 25 years with a 79-63 victory over No.
Rick Pitino Rejects That St. John’s Success Was Built By NIL Money Despite Huge Financial Budget
Rick Pitino brought a Big East title to St. John's for the first time since 2000 in just his second year as the college ...
St. John’s nabs No. 2 seed, draws Omaha in first round of 2025 March Madness bracket
The No. 2 seed marks St. John’s highest since 2000, when it was upset by Gonzaga in the infancy of its rise to a superpower.
Zuby Ejiofor’s career-best game pushes St. John’s past Marquette and into Big East Tournament final
For the first time in a quarter-century, St. John’s is headed to the Big East Tournament final. It took an all-time ...
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$4 Million Did No Good to Rick Pitino as St.John’s NIL Strategy Suffers Major Embarrassment
Madness is almost here and all of them have put the pedal on the gas, and in the meantime, Rick Pitino and his St John's Red ...
St. John's beats Marquette, reaches first Big East Tournament final since 2000 behind Zuby Ejiofor's 33 points
Zuby Ejiofor had 33 points, the most for a St. John's player in Big East Tournament history, as the Red Storm reached the ...
Rick Pitino says two St. John’s stars are ‘under-paid’ on team’s NIL budget
Except now, paying players is completely legal under NIL rules, and Pitino even says some of the stars of his current St.
Ejiofor powers No. 6 St. John’s past No. 25 Marquette 79-63 into 1st Big East final since 2000
Zuby Ejiofor scored a career-high 33 points, a St. John’s record in the Big East Tournament, and the sixth-ranked Red Storm ...
No. 6 St. John's downs No. 25 Marquette, reaches Big East final
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 ...
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Zuby Ejiofor is the ‘Man in the Middle’
The best ability is availability,” is one of the oldest and most accurate proverbs in all of sports, and an adage that Zuby ...