The opportunity was there.

It was relayed to Zuby Ejiofor by his agent that if he chose to test the NBA draft waters, a combine invite would be extended.

There was only one problem: Leaving college meant leaving Rick Pitino. He wasn’t ready to do that.

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“Unfinished business, right?” the St. John’s star forward said on Tuesday at Big East media day inside the Garden. “There was still a level I could tap into in my game. I wanted to improve on the weaknesses I had last year. I wanted to leave college on the highest note possible.

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