St. John's Basketball Clinches Title, Earns All-Conference Honors

St. Johns Mens Basketball Team Clinches Second Straight BIG EAST Title; Three Players Earn All-Conference Honors St. Johns mens basketball team celebrated their second straight outright BIG EAST regular season title, with three players earning all-conference honors. Zuby Ejiofor was named to the first team, Bryce Hopkins to the second team, and Dillon Mitchell to the third team. Ejiofor and Mitchell also joined the new all-defensive team. Ejiofor led the team in points, rebounds, assists, and blocks, averaging 16 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 blocks per game. He notched a triple-double against Villanova and received three player of the week honors. Hopkins bounced back strong after injuries, starting 31 games and averaging 13 points and 6 rebounds. He helped drive the teams attack at the line and posted double-doubles. Mitchell, in his first all-conference nod, brought energy off the bench and into the starting lineup, averaging 9 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists with a top assist-to-turnover ratio. The Johnnies defense ranked 15th nationally, thanks to their frontcourt duo holding opponents in check. They open the BIG EAST tournament as the top seed on March 12th at noon at Madison Square Garden against the winner between Butler and Providence. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/5382be431e997ac1