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| Jaylin Sellers launched this three-pointer near the tournament logo to put Providence up, 68-58, with 9:33 remaining. Photo by Jason Schott. |
The matchup everyone was anticipating would happen in the early part of the Big East Tournamentt will tip off at noon on Thursday at Madison Square Garden, as top-seeded St. John's will face ninth-seeded Providence.
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| Zuby Ejiofor goes full extension for this layup against Seton Hall on January 20th. Photo by Jason Schott. |
St. John’s star Zuby Ejiofor was a unanimous selection for Big East Player of the Year, the conference announced on Wednesday at the start of its tournament.
Ejiofor also was honored as the Big East Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Earlier in the week, he was named Big East Defensive Player of the Year.
In the 45-year history of the Big East, Zuby is the second player to win all three major awards since Emeka Okafor, of the UConn Huskies, in 2004.
Ejiofor is the first unanimous selection for Big East Player of the Year since Doug McDermott, of Creighton, in 2013-14, that school’s first year in the Big East.
On what it took to win the award, Ejiofor said at the ceremony, “I mean, it took everything. It took battling through adversity, and it was never easy. It was never the easiest road to success. I just want to thank God because I feel like he put me in so many situations where I had to challenge myself and it was never easy. I was able to do anything possible that I put my mind to.”
Zuby is the fourth St. John’s player to be honored as Big East Player of the Year, along with RJ Luis Jr. last year, Walter Berry in 1986, and Chris Mullin three times, 1983, ‘84, and ‘85.
This is St. John’s second straight winner, and as you can guess from Mullin and Berry, they won a combined four straight.
Additionally, Zuby was named the Associated Press Big East Player of the Year on Tuesday.
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| Zuby Ejiofor closing in on a three-point shooter last Tuesday night against Georgetown. Photo by Jason Schott. |
St. John's star Zuby Ejiofor was named the Big East Defensive Player of the Year, soon after he was also the lone unanimous selection for the All-Big East First Team and All-Big East Defensive Team.
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| Zuby Ejiofor powering his way to the hoop on Tuesday night against Georgetown. Photo by Jason Schott. |
The St. John's Red Storm made a big jump in the national polls this week, as they came in at No. 13 in both the AP Top 25 and USA Today Coaches' Poll.
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| NYCFC celebrating after they made it 2-0 in the 42nd minute. Photo by Jason Schott. |
New York City Football Club rolled to a 5-0 win over Orlando City on Saturday afternoon in front of a crowd of 25,055 at Yankee Stadium.
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St. John's went into Newark on Friday night and beat Seton Hall, 72-65, to clinch their second straight Big East Regular Season Championship.
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| Aaron Judge admiring one of his many home runs. Photo by Jason Schott. |
On Friday, the Yankees released one of the most anticipated things for the upcoming season, the 2026 Promotional Schedule.
