St. John’s Tounde Yessoufou Named to Julius Erving Award Top 20

QUEENS, N.Y. – St. John’s sophomore guard Tounde Yessoufou has been named to the preseason top 20 watch list for the Julius Erving Award, it was announced on Wednesday by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The Julius Erving Award, named after the New York native and 1987 Hall of Fame enshrinee, is entering its 13 th season honoring the top small forward in men’s Division I Basketball. Yessoufou transferred to St. John’s following a standout freshmen season at Baylor, where he earned Honorable Mention All-Big 12 honors after averaging 17.8 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.0 steals per contest.…