![]() Kel’el Ware-a 5-star center tearing it up for the U18 US Basketball squad at the FIBA U18 Americas Championship-has also signed. JUCO guard Brennan Rigsby is also on his way after committing this past February. ![]() Tyrone Williams, the third-ranked JUCO prospect, has signed already. The Ducks do have other guards coming in the 2022 class, though. Richardson is also coming back after testing the NBA Draft waters. Keeshawn Barthelemy broke out for the Buffaloes last year, scoring 11.1 points a game while dishing 2.4 assists in 26 minutes. Jermaine Couisnard comes over after 11.6 points a game for the Gamecocks across his three years on the court. This offseason, Oregon has added transfers from South Carolina and Colorado to the backcourt to replace the departed Jacob Young and De’Vion Harmon. In May 2021, he released a top five that featured Oregon, Kentucky, Alabama, Washington, and the NBL, the pro league in Australia and New Zealand. Johnson initially committed to Syracuse way back in February of 2020 but decommitted nine months later. Johnson has bounced around as a prospect, playing for 10 different high schools in five different states. Johnson’s rated as the seventh-best point guard in his class and the fifth-best prospect from the state of California. The 6-foot-3 point guard ranks as the 37th overall prospect in the 2022 class, per the 247 Composite. There has been no official announcement on that front, as of publication. Oregon will need to release Johnson from his LOI. Oregon signed two veteran power-5 guards from the NCAA transfer portal and return starting PG Will Richardson, who entered the NBA draft. Gained notoriety as a young basketball prospect who joined the 2022 class at Fairfax High School. He had been committed to the Ducks since June of 2021, and. Johnson is ranked by 247Sports as the No. We now know where that might be, with Johnson announcing a new top-3 of Mississippi State, Pittsburgh, and Washington State. ![]() ![]() 35 prospect in 2022, will decommit from Oregon and explore other college options, a source told ESPN. RELATED: Ducks drop in recruiting rankings after Dior Johnson leaves. Since then, Oregon has stocked its backcourt with a pair of veteran transfers and learned that Will Richardson will return for his final year in Eugene.ĭior Johnson, ESPN's No. SU is scheduled to face Pitt twice this season, including a game at the Dome (dates TBA).Despite signing a letter of intent last November, reports have emerged that 4-star guard Dior Johnson is expected to decommit from Oregon.ĮSPN’s Jonathan Givony had the news first, saying that Johnson will look to explore other college options. This isn’t the last time you’ll be hearing about Johnson. It’s certainly a unique journey, but is it beneficial to him and/or Pittsburgh’s future? Explore the latest videos from hashtags: diorjohnson, diorjohnsonmotivation, diorjohnsonedit, diorjhonson, dionjohnson, johnson, doryjohnson. It’s unfair to question his motives behind leaving each individual school (one was due to a school ending its basketball program), but really? 10 schools in four years feels kind of extreme. That list includes basketball powerhouses IMG Academy and Prolific Prep. So… why leave not one but two very good programs for Pitt? It’s… puzzling.īut is it possible the Orange (we’ll throw in the Ducks too) dodged a bullet? Johnson attended 10 different high schools over four years. Oregon is a solid program that has made the Sweet 16 four times since 2016, including a Final Four appearance in 2017. Syracuse has become a staple in the college basketball landscape despite struggles in recent years. Johnson’s journey from school to school has been fascinating. Heck, the Panthers even went winless in ACC play back in 2018. The program has dealt with six consecutive losing seasons, two under Kevin Stallings and four under current head coach Jeff Capel. A curious decision, isn’t it? Pittsburgh has been nothing short of irrelevant ever since Jamie Dixon left for TCU in 2016. Johnson will be suiting up for Pittsburgh in the fall, picking the Panthers over Mississippi State and Washington State. Johnson is one of the top point guards in the 2022 class and the 37th overall player by 247 Sports and is the highest ranked prospect to commit to the Panthers during Capel’s tenure.
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