St. John's University Athletics
2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
Ejiofor, Zuby
Open Practice Press Conference 8.5.2025
Tuesday, August 05
St. John's Basketball Adidas Launch Media Availability7.16.25
Wednesday, July 16
Coach Pitino Press Conference Yankee Stadium 6.4.2025
Wednesday, June 04
Rick Pitino: 2024-25 Coach of the Year in Review
Friday, May 09
Jersey Number 24
Zuby Ejiofor
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Forward
- Hometown:
- Garland, Texas
- High School:
- Garland
- Prev School:
- Kansas
Bio
2024-25:
Team Captain... College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Second Team.. BIG EAST Most Improved Player… All-BIG EAST First Team selection… All-MET First Team… BIG EAST All-Tournament Team… Named to BIG EAST Honor Roll four times (Dec. 9, Dec. 16, Dec. 23, Jan. 6)… Played in all 36 contests making 35 starts… Averaged 14.7 points on 57.7 percent shooting from the field, 8.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.4 blocks per game… Led NCAA Division I in offensive rebounding with 4.4 per game… Ranked second in the BIG EAST in rebounds per game (8.1) and total rebounds (291)… Led the league in double-doubles with 10… Ranked top-10 in the BIG EAST in blocks (4th at 51), blocks per game (6th at 1.4), field goals (10th at 179), field goal percentage, free throw attempts (1st at 226), made free throws (2nd at 160)… Currently ranks sixth in St. John’s history in career field goal percentage at a mark of 55.7 percent… Held an 18-game streak with seven rebounds or more from Nov. 17, 2024-Jan. 28, 2025… Led team with 23 points and 12 rebounds in NCAA Tournament Second Round vs. Arkansas (March 22)… Set new school BIG EAST Tournament record with career-high 33 points on 11-of-15 shooting from the floor and 11-of-12 shooting from free throw line in semifinal win over Marquette (March 14)… Posted 17-point 12-rebound double-double at Marquette (March 8)… Added 17 points and 10 rebounds in BIG EAST Regular Season title clinching victory over Seton Hall (March 1)… Went for 18 points, nine rebounds, including eight on the offensive end and a career-high five assists against then-No. 24/21 Creighton (Feb. 16)… Posted 13-point, 13-rebound double-double in the win over then-No. 11/11 Marquette (Feb. 4)… Added 13 points on 5-of-6 (83.3%) shooting and nine rebounds at Georgetown (Jan. 28)… Totaled 16 points on 7-for-11 (63.6%) shooting and eight boards in overtime win at Xavier (Jan. 22)… Recorded 18 points and 12 rebounds at Xavier (Jan. 7)…. Notched 19 points, including the game-winner as time expired and nine rebounds at Providence (Dec. 20)… Went off for 22 points and 10 caroms vs. Bryant (Dec. 11)… Exploded for career-high’s of 28 points with 11 makes from the floor and 13 rebounds vs. Kansas State (Dec. 7)… Finished with 22 points and shot a career-best 12-of-13 (92.3%) from the free throw line against Georgia in the Bahamas (Nov. 24)… Registered 22 points, 10 boards and tied a career-best five blocks… Logged first career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds against New Mexico (Nov. 17)
2023-24:
Appeared in all 33 games, starting in one contest ... averaged 4.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and ranked third on the team with 1.1 blocks per game ... sank 48.9 percent from the floor ... made Red Storm debut against Stony Brook (11/7) ... played 15 minutes and chipped in seven points off the bench against Michigan (11/13) ... matched career high with seven rebounds in 17 minutes of work against Holy Cross (11/25) ... scored five points and pulled down six rebounds against Sacred Heart (12/6) ... logged two blocks in road win over Villanova (1/6) ... registered a career-high 13 points and five blocks against Seton Hall (1/16) ... played a personal-best 23 minutes to go with seven rebounds and five points at Marquette (2/10) ... recorded a career-best four assists to go with seven boards in win over No. 15/15 Creighton (2/25)
2022-23 (Kansas):
Played in 25 games, making a pair of appearances in the NCAA Tournament ... averaged 1.2 points and 1.7 rebounds playing 5.1 minutes per contest ... shot 65.0 percent from the field and was tied for fifth on the team with 15 blocks ... put forth a season-high eight points on 4-of-5 shooting from the floor in a 22-point victory over Indiana (Dec. 17).
Before College
Played at Garland High School ... TABC 6A All-State selection as a senior, posting 21.7 points, 13.0 rebounds, 3.9 blocks and 1.9 steals per game during the 2021-22 campaign ... helped guide Garland to a 26-2 record and a district regular season title after posted a perfect 14-0 league mark in final season ... averaged 21.0 points and 13.0 rebounds as a junior in 2020-21 ... ranked No. 44 by Rivals.com, No. 52 by 247sports.com and No. 75 by ESPN100 in the Class of 2022 coming out of high school ... Played AAU basketball for Houston Hoops in, playing 12 games while posting 13.0 points and shooting 59.0 percent from the field to go with 8.8 rebounds per contest ... produced four double-doubles with Houston Hoops, including a 16-point, 16-board, six-block effort against Team Final on the Nike EYBL Circuit.
Team Captain... College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Second Team.. BIG EAST Most Improved Player… All-BIG EAST First Team selection… All-MET First Team… BIG EAST All-Tournament Team… Named to BIG EAST Honor Roll four times (Dec. 9, Dec. 16, Dec. 23, Jan. 6)… Played in all 36 contests making 35 starts… Averaged 14.7 points on 57.7 percent shooting from the field, 8.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.4 blocks per game… Led NCAA Division I in offensive rebounding with 4.4 per game… Ranked second in the BIG EAST in rebounds per game (8.1) and total rebounds (291)… Led the league in double-doubles with 10… Ranked top-10 in the BIG EAST in blocks (4th at 51), blocks per game (6th at 1.4), field goals (10th at 179), field goal percentage, free throw attempts (1st at 226), made free throws (2nd at 160)… Currently ranks sixth in St. John’s history in career field goal percentage at a mark of 55.7 percent… Held an 18-game streak with seven rebounds or more from Nov. 17, 2024-Jan. 28, 2025… Led team with 23 points and 12 rebounds in NCAA Tournament Second Round vs. Arkansas (March 22)… Set new school BIG EAST Tournament record with career-high 33 points on 11-of-15 shooting from the floor and 11-of-12 shooting from free throw line in semifinal win over Marquette (March 14)… Posted 17-point 12-rebound double-double at Marquette (March 8)… Added 17 points and 10 rebounds in BIG EAST Regular Season title clinching victory over Seton Hall (March 1)… Went for 18 points, nine rebounds, including eight on the offensive end and a career-high five assists against then-No. 24/21 Creighton (Feb. 16)… Posted 13-point, 13-rebound double-double in the win over then-No. 11/11 Marquette (Feb. 4)… Added 13 points on 5-of-6 (83.3%) shooting and nine rebounds at Georgetown (Jan. 28)… Totaled 16 points on 7-for-11 (63.6%) shooting and eight boards in overtime win at Xavier (Jan. 22)… Recorded 18 points and 12 rebounds at Xavier (Jan. 7)…. Notched 19 points, including the game-winner as time expired and nine rebounds at Providence (Dec. 20)… Went off for 22 points and 10 caroms vs. Bryant (Dec. 11)… Exploded for career-high’s of 28 points with 11 makes from the floor and 13 rebounds vs. Kansas State (Dec. 7)… Finished with 22 points and shot a career-best 12-of-13 (92.3%) from the free throw line against Georgia in the Bahamas (Nov. 24)… Registered 22 points, 10 boards and tied a career-best five blocks… Logged first career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds against New Mexico (Nov. 17)
2023-24:
Appeared in all 33 games, starting in one contest ... averaged 4.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and ranked third on the team with 1.1 blocks per game ... sank 48.9 percent from the floor ... made Red Storm debut against Stony Brook (11/7) ... played 15 minutes and chipped in seven points off the bench against Michigan (11/13) ... matched career high with seven rebounds in 17 minutes of work against Holy Cross (11/25) ... scored five points and pulled down six rebounds against Sacred Heart (12/6) ... logged two blocks in road win over Villanova (1/6) ... registered a career-high 13 points and five blocks against Seton Hall (1/16) ... played a personal-best 23 minutes to go with seven rebounds and five points at Marquette (2/10) ... recorded a career-best four assists to go with seven boards in win over No. 15/15 Creighton (2/25)
2022-23 (Kansas):
Played in 25 games, making a pair of appearances in the NCAA Tournament ... averaged 1.2 points and 1.7 rebounds playing 5.1 minutes per contest ... shot 65.0 percent from the field and was tied for fifth on the team with 15 blocks ... put forth a season-high eight points on 4-of-5 shooting from the floor in a 22-point victory over Indiana (Dec. 17).
Before College
Played at Garland High School ... TABC 6A All-State selection as a senior, posting 21.7 points, 13.0 rebounds, 3.9 blocks and 1.9 steals per game during the 2021-22 campaign ... helped guide Garland to a 26-2 record and a district regular season title after posted a perfect 14-0 league mark in final season ... averaged 21.0 points and 13.0 rebounds as a junior in 2020-21 ... ranked No. 44 by Rivals.com, No. 52 by 247sports.com and No. 75 by ESPN100 in the Class of 2022 coming out of high school ... Played AAU basketball for Houston Hoops in, playing 12 games while posting 13.0 points and shooting 59.0 percent from the field to go with 8.8 rebounds per contest ... produced four double-doubles with Houston Hoops, including a 16-point, 16-board, six-block effort against Team Final on the Nike EYBL Circuit.