exclusive details St. John's Red Storm Inside Zuby Ejiofor’s journey to becoming transformational St. John’s star: ‘Everything I wanted’ By Zach Braziller Published March 3, 2026, 6:00 a.m. ET St. John's player Zuby Ejiofor reacts after hitting a 3-pointer shot. Robert Sabo for NY Post “Ya’ll are still around?” Andy Philachack asked Ricky Johns. “I haven’t heard about St. John’s in years.”
Yes, the Red Storm assistant coach informed Zuby Ejiofor’s father, they hadn’t gone anywhere. In fact, St. John’s had a new coach.
His name is Rick Pitino and he is interested in your son.
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That sure caught Philachack’s attention. He spent his early years in Philadelphia after migrating from Laos, and was always a big fan of Pitino. He didn’t realize the legendary coach was back in college basketball again.
