WASHINGTON— Zuby Ejiofor is one step nearer to varsity basketball’s high defensive honor. The St. John’s ahead/middle is one of four finalists for Naismith Defensive Player of the Yearthe nationwide award’s organizers introduced Friday. The others are Kansas middle Flory Bidunga, Florida middle Rueben Chinyelu and Houston ahead Joseph Tugler. Entering Friday evening’s Sweet 16…
Florida males’s basketball head coach Todd Golden and junior heart Rueben Chinyelu earned recognition Friday as Naismith semifinalists, the Atlanta Tipoff Club introduced. Golden is up for Coach of the Yea, whereas Chinyelu is one in all 10 gamers in competition for Defensive Player of the Year. In his fourth yr in Gainesville, Golden has…
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida males’s basketball junior heart Rueben Chinyelu has been named to the Naismith Men’s College Defensive Player of the Year Late-Season Team, the Atlanta Tipoff Club introduced on Friday.Chinyelu ranks second nationally in rebounding (11.5) and fifth in offensive rebounding (4.2). From Enugwu-Agidi, Nigeria, Chinyelu has began at heart in all 68…
bruce thornton was named to the 2026 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Men’s College Player of the Year Late-Season Team, a 30-player group that now contains the Ohio State guard as he sits third on this system’s all-time scoring list. The recognition arrives as Thornton carries a 19.9 points-per-game scoring common that has pushed Ohio State’s…
