Zuby Ejiofor and Bryce Hopkins Named College Sports Communicators Academic All-Americans

QUEENS, N.Y.- St. John's men's basketball student-athletes Zuby Ejiofor and Bryce Hopkins have been named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) All-America Teams, the organization announced on Tuesday afternoon. Ejiofor, a two-time CSC Academic All-American, was named to the first team while Hopkins landed on the third team.

St. John's was the only program in NCAA Division I to place multiple players on the CSC Academic All-America Teams. The award is given to the highest achieving performers on the court and in the classroom. To be eligible, players must maintain a 3.50 GPA or higher, appear in 90 percent of the team's contests and be named an all-conference selection during the 2025-26 season.

Ejiofor earns recognition for the second straight year after being named a CSC Second Team All-America Team honoree in 2024-25. The senior holds a 3.70 GPA in the sports management program and will graduate in May with his bachelor's degree. The Garland, Texas, native was additionally named the BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete of the Year in March.

On the court, the big man led the Red Storm to its second consecutive BIG EAST Regular Season and Tournament Championship and its first Sweet 16 appearance since 1999. Ejiofor averaged 16.3 points, 7.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.1 blocks per game, finishing the campaign as the only player in high-major basketball to lead his team in all four statistical categories. The forward ended his collegiate career stamping his place in the St. John's history books ranking fifth all-time in blocks (165) and 10^th in career field goal percentage (.547). Additionally, he recorded the third most free throw attempts (259) and fifth most makes from the line (186) in a single-season in the 119-year history of St. John's men's basketball.

Ejiofor racked up a plethora of awards during his standout senior campaign. The frontcourt powerhouse was named the Naismith Starting Five Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year and a AP and USBWA Honorable Mention All-American Additionally, he became the first player in conference history to win BIG EAST Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Scholar-Athlete of the Year and won the Dave Gavitt Trophy as the BIG EAST Tournament Most Outstanding Player.

Hopkins achieved a 3.56 GPA this academic year pursuing a master's in business management and a 3.68 cumulative GPA. The graduate student provided a huge boost for the Red Storm in his last year of collegiate eligibility, guiding the Johnnies to their fourth 30-win season in program history. The Oak Park, Ill., native ranked second on the team logging 13.6 points per game on 46.2% shooting and added 6.2 boards per contest. The wing went 12-for-16 (75.0%) from 3-point range over the final four contests of the season and set a new NCAA Tournament program record draining six triples in the Second Round victory over Kansas on March 22.

Hopkins was tabbed an All-BIG EAST Second Team selection, three years after being selected to the first team in 2022-23 while at Providence. Additionally, he was named to the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team, the NABC All-District First Team and the All-ECAC Second Team.

Additionally, both Hopkins and Ejiofor were active in community service both on-campus and in the New York City area.

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