St. John’s sophomore Malik Ellison and senior Darien Williams will transfer, the Queens school announced on Wednesday. Ellison and Williams were both part of Chris Mullin’s first recruiting class after taking the job at his alma mater in March 2015. Ellison committed out of Life Center Academy in New Jersey and Williams came to the Red Storm via San Francisco Community College.
“We want to thank Darien and Malik for their contributions to our basketball program over the past two years,” said Head Coach Chris Mullin in the release sent out by St. John’s. “We wish them much success in their future.