St. John’s star frontcourt gets ‘picture-perfect ending’ with historic NBA draft
The St. John's Red Storm star frontcourt, consisting of Zuby Ejiofor, Dillon Mitchell, and Bryce Hopkins, achieved a historic NBA draft. The three friends were emotional after a hard-fought loss to Duke in the Sweet 16, but they got to live out their dreams separately over two nights of the NBA draft. This marked a picture-perfect ending to their time at St. John's, making more Red Storm history in the process.
- ▪Zuby Ejiofor, Dillon Mitchell, and Bryce Hopkins were the key players in the St. John's Red Storm star frontcourt.
- ▪The three friends were emotional after a hard-fought loss to Duke in the Sweet 16.
- ▪The St. John's frontcourt made history by being drafted into the NBA over two nights.
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St. John's Red Storm Zach Braziller St. John’s star frontcourt gets ‘picture-perfect ending’ with historic NBA draft By Zach Braziller Published June 25, 2026, 1:27 a.m. ET Forward Zuby Ejiofor #24 of the St. John's Red Storm celebrates. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post One by one, they fought back tears: Zuby Ejiofor, Dillon Mitchell and Bryce Hopkins. This was on March 27, after a hard-fought, Sweet 16 loss to Duke inside Capital One Arena. The three friends weren’t ready to say goodbye to what had been a memorable season. They were hurting and it showed. They didn’t get their fairy-tale moment then. As it turns out, they just had to wait a few more months. Access the St. John’s beat like never before Get Zach Braziller’s text messages with all the latest St.
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