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Keon Johnson stays home, commits to Vols

6, Aug 2019

Keon Johnson stays home, commits to Vols

Keon Johnson has been loyal to those who are loyal to him. That's been the case with high school ball. That's been the case with travel ball. And now that he's picked his future college, it's pretty evident that train of thought has carried with him. 

Johnson will stay home and play for the hometown Vols, ending his recruitment officially on Tuesday night at Bird St. Church of Christ in Shelbyville, TN. He picked Tennessee over Ohio State. Virginia was also deep in the mix until the last month. 

Tennessee was involved with the home state prospect for quite some time. They were involved with him prior to any other high-major school. We asked our Tennesee expert Andre Whitehead about Johnson's value at the next level and what these means in the Vol State. 

"Great get for Tennessee securing the number one player in the state. Keon has grown from a long athlete who was offensively motivated by the dribble to a complete player who will excel on defense and has added the weapon of the outside shot to his repertoire," Whitehead said.

"He is on the verge of becoming unguardable. His handles, quick-twitch and explosion were his staples now with the addition of the stroke you cant lay off and if you close, simply watch him glide past for buckets. As he matures his future is as bright as anyone this staff has brought into Knoxville during their tenure." 

Johnson has been a top performer at HoopSeen for three seasons as a member of the talented EAB team. He first caught our attention at the 2017 Best of the South on the 15U circuit. Since then, he's been a multi-year selection to all-tournament teams and top performer selections. 


Justin Young
Editor-in-Chief

Justin Young has been the editor-in-chief of HoopSeen.com since 2013. He manages the day-to-day operations on the site and in conjunction with our national and regional events. He was the national basketball editor for Rivals.com and a contributing editor at Yahoo! Sports. Young has been earned numerous awards for his work in sports journalism, including the Georgia Press Association Columnist of the Year. His Justin Young Basketball recruiting service has been in existence since 2002 and worked with over 300 schools from all levels. He is the director of HoopSeen Elite Preview camps and our national Preview camp series. 

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