NEW YORK – St. John's forward Zuby Ejiofor has been named 2025-26 BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year by a unanimous vote of the league’s head coaches. Connecticut guard Braylon Mullins has been selected BIG EAST Preseason Freshman of the Year. The coaches, who were not permitted to choose their own players, also chose an All-BIG EAST First Team, All-BIG EAST Second Team and All-BIG EAST Third Team.
Ejiofor, a 6-9, 245 lb. senior, was an All-BIG EAST First Team selection and the league's Most Improved Player last year. He averaged 14.7 points and 8.