Three Red Storm Players Earn CSC Academic All-District Honors

The Red Storm advanced to the Sweet 16 for the 10th time in program history and the fourth time since the tournament expanded in 1985.

Three Red Storm Players Earn CSC Academic All-District Honors

3/24/2026 6:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Dylan Darling, Bryce Hopkins and Zuby Ejiofor were named to CSC All-District Team

QUEENS, N.Y. - A trio of St. John's men's basketball players - Dylan Darling, Zuby Ejiofor and Bryce Hopkins - were named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team, the organization announced on Tuesday.

The three Johnnies were honored for their success on the court and in the classroom. In order to qualify for the award, student-athletes must achieve a 3.5 GPA or higher and compete in 90 percent of the team's contests. Hopkins and Ejiofor will be considered for CSC Academic All-America honors, which will be announced in April.

The Big Sky Player of the Year at Idaho State in 2025, Darling has been a spark plug for the Red Storm this season. The guard is averaging 6.9 points and a team-high 1.4 steals per game in 34 appearances. A clutch player for St. John's all season long, the Spokane, Wash., native's heroics shined brightest on Sunday in San Diego. Darling drove to the basket kissing a lay-up of the glass as time expired to lift the Johnnies past Kansas, 67-65, and into the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1999. In the classroom, Darling holds a 3.66 GPA as a communication major.

Hopkins, a graduate student, is averaging 13.5 points and 6.2 rebounds per contest in 36 starts this season. The Oak Park, Ill., native broke the St. John's NCAA Tournament record for single-game made 3-pointers on Sunday with six in the win over Kansas. The wing was named an All-BIG EAST Second Team selection, a BIG EAST All-Tournament Team honoree and an NABC All-District First Team choice. Off the court, Hopkins boasts a 3.68 GPA in business management.

Ejiofor, a CSC Second Team Academic All-America honoree 2024-25 has been a model student-athlete during his time in Queens. The forward became the first player in league history to be named BIG EAST Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Scholar-Athlete of the Year and win the Dave Gavitt Trophy as the BIG EAST Tournament Most Outstanding Player. An active member in the campus community the Garland, Texas native carries a 3.77 GPA.

The Red Storm will be back in action on Friday night when it takes on top-seeded Duke in the East Regional Semifinal at 7:10 p.m. on CBS in Washington.