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Zuby Ejiofor looks primed for a dominant St. John’s breakout

Cadary Richmond and Davon Smith were big additions in the transfer portal. RJ Lewis and Simeon Wilcher were the main returning players, with the former finally getting healthy and the latter being praised for his improvement after a quiet freshman season. But St. John's best player Thursday night was Zuby Ejiofor. No wonder Rick Pitino […]

St. John’s University cancels ‘Columbus Day’

St. John’s — New York’s largest Catholic university — woke up And the Monday holiday will no longer be called “Christopher Columbus Day,” in honor of the explorer who was hailed as a devout Christian. Some Italian American civic leaders and alumni are now accusing the Catholic Church of disrespecting the famous but controversial Italian […]

Healthy RJ Luis can fulfill his tantalizing St. John’s potential

In the words of RJ Lewis Jr., the past year has been “terrible.” He arrived at St. John's University with high expectations after a solid freshman season at the University of Massachusetts. But injuries hampered him, first a broken hand during the preseason and then a nagging shin splint. He rarely practiced and was unable […]

Aaron Scott wanted to get out of his ‘comfort zone’ with St. John’s transfer

Aaron Scott loved everything about his visit. The campus was located hundreds of miles from his home in Spring, Texas. His sister, Liz, was on the girls' basketball team. Oklahoma, rather than St. John's, just felt right. He made the decision before leaving Norman on a weekend in April. “I thought about it overnight and […]

Filling St. John’s leadership void is Rick Pitino’s ‘biggest problem’

As practice nears, Rick Pitino has one big question about his revamped roster. Who will lead them? “I think that's my biggest concern,” Danis said Tuesday, the day St. John's officially announced Ed Cull as its new athletic director. [Jenkins] That was very good, but this group is not. [yet].” As St. John's season approaches, […]

Ed Kull’s St. John’s goal is clear: ‘Revenue generation’

Fundraising, fundraising and more fundraising. Oh, and if St. John's University's new athletic director, Ed Cull, has the time, he should spend a few more hours raising money. During his inaugural press conference on Tuesday, Cull made it clear that his first goal is to raise as much money as possible. That's the job now, […]

St. John’s lands Ed Kull from Fordham to be new athletic director

From the beginning, Ed Cull was the leading candidate to become the next athletic director at St. John's University. From the moment news broke in the spring that the school was parting ways with Mike Klug, Cal's name came up multiple times for two specific reasons: his success in fundraising and his history as an […]