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Zuby Ejiofor Wins Haggerty Award as St. John’s Star Eyes NBA Draft

The recognition frames his move into NBA combine testing next month.

Overview

  • Zuby Ejiofor won the Met Basketball Writers’ Haggerty Award on Thursday, becoming St. John’s 25th recipient and the program’s second straight winner.
  • St. John’s senior averaged 16.3 points and 7.3 rebounds on 53.6% shooting while leading the Red Storm to Big East regular-season and tournament titles and a Sweet 16 berth.
  • He also earned a spot on the All-Met first team, a six-player list that included teammate Bryce Hopkins.
  • He is training in Las Vegas at Impact Basketball with noted NBA trainer Joe Abunassar for the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago on May 10–17.
  • Mock drafts place him from the late first round to early second in a deep class, which could make him St. John’s first NBA draftee since 2015.