After a second straight subpar performance by Zuby Ejiofor, Rick Pitino could replace him in the St. John’s starting lineup with Vince Iwuchukwu.
After a second straight underwhelming performance by Zuby Ejiofor, Pitino could replace him in the starting lineup with Vince Iwuchukwu.at Carnesecca Arena. “That’s two games in a row where he didn’t rebound, so we may have to go with Vince.”Brady Dunlap rises to occasion to help St. John’s avoid buy-game disaster“I think Vince is going to be a great player. There’s not a doubt in my mind he’s going to be great,” Pitino said of the USC transfer.
As Iwuchukwu gets more comfortable, Pitino plans to use Ejiofor at power forward in a big lineup at times.For now, Ejiofor could see his role change starting on Wednesday against Wagner. RJ Luis apologized for his actions from the season-opening win over Fordham when he kicked the ball into the stands out of frustration.
“That was very uncharacteristic of me, that was being childish,” he said. “I let my emotions get the best of me. I didn’t mean any disrespect to anybody … I can’t do plays like that. That’s not going to happen again.”Which NFL bottom-feeders should be the most desperate for a new QB?
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