St. John's University Athletics
2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
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Friday, March 27
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Thursday, March 26
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Jersey Number 4
Oziyah Sellers
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Guard
- Hometown:
- Hayward, Calif.
- High School:
- Southern California Academy
- Prev School:
- Stanford / USC
The 81st ranked transfer recruit in the country according to ESPN… arrives in Queens after stops at Stanford (2024-25) and USC (2022-24)… has appeared in 93 collegiate games with 41 starts, averaging 7.3 points per outing… a career 39.6% 3-point shooter entering 2025-26… boasts an 87.5% career free throw percentage.
2025-26: BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Dec. 15)… Leads team in made 3-pointers (48) on 35.0% shooting from long-range heading into NCAA Tournament… Boasted a 7-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio during BIG EAST play… Tallied 14 points on season-best 5-of-5 (100%) shooting from the charity stripe in BIG EAST Tournament title game against UConn (March 14)… Went for 14 points on 6-for-12 (50.0%) shooting from the floor in BIG EAST Quarterfinal vs. Providence (March 12)… Registered 11 points and reached the 1,000-career point mark at Seton Hall (March 6)… Racked up 14 points on 6-of-8 (75.0%) shooting vs. Villanova (Feb. 28)… Exploded for season-high 24 points on 9-of-16 (56.3%) shooting from the field and 4-of-9 (44.4%) from 3-point land against Marquette (Jan. 13)… Posted 16 points, six boards and tied a career-best five assists at Creighton (Jan. 10)… Racked up 16 points on 4-for-5 (80.0%) shooting from deep vs. Georgetown (Dec. 31)… Finished with 19 points with four made triples against Iona (Dec. 13)… Made career-high five 3-pointers and 20-plus points in back-to-back games against Iowa State (Nov. 24) and Baylor (Nov. 25)… Tacked on 14 points and career-best seven rebounds against Alabama (Nov. 8)
Updated as of March 18
2024-25 (Stanford)
Started all 35 games for a Stanford team that went 21-14 and advanced to the second round of the NIT… a CSC Academic All-District selection and a member of the ACC All-Academic Team… ranked second on the team with a 13.7 point-per-game scoring average… shot 40.1% from long distance and 89.7% from the free throw line, the latter of which ranks fifth all-time for a single season at Stanford… shot 41.7% from deep in ACC play, good enough for fourth in the conference… scored in double figures 28 times with six 20-point performances… began his Stanford tenure with a 24-point outing, going 10-of-15 from the floor against Denver (Nov. 4)… scored 23 points in a win at Santa Clara, connecting on three of his four 3-point attempts (Nov. 23)… went 7-of-9 from the field and finished with 20 points at Clemson (Jan. 1)… scored 19 points on 7-of-12 shooting against Virginia Tech (Jan. 8)… posted a career-high 27 points against Florida State, going 10-of-16 from the floor and 4-of-5 from downtown (Jan. 25)… scored 19 points at SMU (Feb. 1)… scored 22 points in the ACC Tournament against Louisville, going 4-of-6 from deep (March 13)… registered 20 points in the opening round of the NIT against CSUN (March 18).
2023-24 (USC)
Appeared in all 33 games with six starts… averaged 5.2 points per game on 46.7% shooting, including a 42.9% clip from beyond the arc… converted 82.6% of his free throw attempts… reached double figures seven times… scored 16 points in his second game of the season at CSU Bakersfield (Nov. 9)… tallied 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting at Auburn (Dec. 17)… scored a season-high 18 points on 7-of-14 shooting at Colorado (Jan. 13)… connected on two triples and finished with 10 points at Arizona (Jan. 17)… reached double figures in three straight games from Jan. 27-Feb. 3, going 6-for-10 from 3-point range during that stretch… scored eight points against Arizona State (March 7)… member of the Pac-12 Honor Roll.
2022-23 (USC)
Appeared in 21 games as a reserve for a USC team that finished 21-11, went 14-6 in the Pac-12 and earned an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament… reached double figures once, scoring a season-high 11 points on 4-of-4 shooting against Cal (Feb. 16).
Before College
A 2022 graduate of Southern California Academy… a four-star recruit according to ESPN… ranked 147th nationally on the 247Sports Composite… helped lead the Rams to a 24-4 record and a no. 10 national ranking… averaged 14.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists as a senior.
Personal
Oziyah Karim Sellers … son of Karim and Pia Sellers … has an older brother, OJ, and two younger sisters, Olivia and Ona … his hidden talent is that he can rap … one lesson from his dad that has stuck with him is to keep God first … his favorite current athlete is LeBron James … major is communication.
2025-26: BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Dec. 15)… Leads team in made 3-pointers (48) on 35.0% shooting from long-range heading into NCAA Tournament… Boasted a 7-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio during BIG EAST play… Tallied 14 points on season-best 5-of-5 (100%) shooting from the charity stripe in BIG EAST Tournament title game against UConn (March 14)… Went for 14 points on 6-for-12 (50.0%) shooting from the floor in BIG EAST Quarterfinal vs. Providence (March 12)… Registered 11 points and reached the 1,000-career point mark at Seton Hall (March 6)… Racked up 14 points on 6-of-8 (75.0%) shooting vs. Villanova (Feb. 28)… Exploded for season-high 24 points on 9-of-16 (56.3%) shooting from the field and 4-of-9 (44.4%) from 3-point land against Marquette (Jan. 13)… Posted 16 points, six boards and tied a career-best five assists at Creighton (Jan. 10)… Racked up 16 points on 4-for-5 (80.0%) shooting from deep vs. Georgetown (Dec. 31)… Finished with 19 points with four made triples against Iona (Dec. 13)… Made career-high five 3-pointers and 20-plus points in back-to-back games against Iowa State (Nov. 24) and Baylor (Nov. 25)… Tacked on 14 points and career-best seven rebounds against Alabama (Nov. 8)
Updated as of March 18
2024-25 (Stanford)
Started all 35 games for a Stanford team that went 21-14 and advanced to the second round of the NIT… a CSC Academic All-District selection and a member of the ACC All-Academic Team… ranked second on the team with a 13.7 point-per-game scoring average… shot 40.1% from long distance and 89.7% from the free throw line, the latter of which ranks fifth all-time for a single season at Stanford… shot 41.7% from deep in ACC play, good enough for fourth in the conference… scored in double figures 28 times with six 20-point performances… began his Stanford tenure with a 24-point outing, going 10-of-15 from the floor against Denver (Nov. 4)… scored 23 points in a win at Santa Clara, connecting on three of his four 3-point attempts (Nov. 23)… went 7-of-9 from the field and finished with 20 points at Clemson (Jan. 1)… scored 19 points on 7-of-12 shooting against Virginia Tech (Jan. 8)… posted a career-high 27 points against Florida State, going 10-of-16 from the floor and 4-of-5 from downtown (Jan. 25)… scored 19 points at SMU (Feb. 1)… scored 22 points in the ACC Tournament against Louisville, going 4-of-6 from deep (March 13)… registered 20 points in the opening round of the NIT against CSUN (March 18).
2023-24 (USC)
Appeared in all 33 games with six starts… averaged 5.2 points per game on 46.7% shooting, including a 42.9% clip from beyond the arc… converted 82.6% of his free throw attempts… reached double figures seven times… scored 16 points in his second game of the season at CSU Bakersfield (Nov. 9)… tallied 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting at Auburn (Dec. 17)… scored a season-high 18 points on 7-of-14 shooting at Colorado (Jan. 13)… connected on two triples and finished with 10 points at Arizona (Jan. 17)… reached double figures in three straight games from Jan. 27-Feb. 3, going 6-for-10 from 3-point range during that stretch… scored eight points against Arizona State (March 7)… member of the Pac-12 Honor Roll.
2022-23 (USC)
Appeared in 21 games as a reserve for a USC team that finished 21-11, went 14-6 in the Pac-12 and earned an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament… reached double figures once, scoring a season-high 11 points on 4-of-4 shooting against Cal (Feb. 16).
Before College
A 2022 graduate of Southern California Academy… a four-star recruit according to ESPN… ranked 147th nationally on the 247Sports Composite… helped lead the Rams to a 24-4 record and a no. 10 national ranking… averaged 14.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists as a senior.
Personal
Oziyah Karim Sellers … son of Karim and Pia Sellers … has an older brother, OJ, and two younger sisters, Olivia and Ona … his hidden talent is that he can rap … one lesson from his dad that has stuck with him is to keep God first … his favorite current athlete is LeBron James … major is communication.