Karron Johnson?

[artvandelay]

Is he going to be at OSU next year or is he going to be in JUCO another year?

 

[HoHum]

He'll be at JUCO another year.

 

[artvandelay]

good :clap

 

[Dignon003]

I'm hoping that he and Nash are coming in together

 

[CarlWeathers]

Personally I don't want him at OSU. Granted the kid has been through a lot, basically watching his dad die. But he has supposedly punched a high school coach. Got kicked out of that school, and was kicked off his juco team before the coach rethought that decision and made it a 3 game suspension. He has trouble written all over him, plus we are loaded up at his position. I am in the minority, but we have so many truly good kids I don't want travis to take a chance here.

 

[Seymore Cox]

I doubt he ever makes it to OSU.

 

[billyball]

Personally I don't want him at OSU. Granted the kid has been through a lot, basically watching his dad die. But he has supposedly punched a high school coach. Got kicked out of that school, and was kicked off his juco team before the coach rethought that decision and made it a 3 game suspension. He has trouble written all over him, plus we are loaded up at his position. I am in the minority, but we have so many truly good kids I don't want travis to take a chance here.

I suspect if that happened to any of us, we would punch someone in the face. When you're young and immature this kind of thing is difficult to deal with. One can only hope that this young man is finding a positive way to deal with this kind of trauma. Hopefully, he gets a second chance somewhere.

 

[InTheKnow]

Personally I don't want him at OSU. Granted the kid has been through a lot, basically watching his dad die. But he has supposedly punched a high school coach. Got kicked out of that school, and was kicked off his juco team before the coach rethought that decision and made it a 3 game suspension. He has trouble written all over him, plus we are loaded up at his position. I am in the minority, but we have so many truly good kids I don't want travis to take a chance here.

It would be a huge risk. I'm all for 2nd chances, but this guy has a huge list of incidents. Since we're finally on the upswing, I'm not sure I would take a chance like that at this point. Regardless, I hope he gets a shot with someone, but I suppose we'll just need to trust that Ford makes the right decisions.

 

[BigTime]

I'm hoping that he and Nash are coming in together

It will be interesting to see if Ford can close the deal on Nash. OSU is the leader imo and he is one of those recruits that OSU needs to be able to get if they want to compete for Big 12 championships.

 

[propoke]

With Karron I think you have to look at the character of the players currently on your team. I feel like if you have good leadership then having one guy like this on your roster isn't a bad thing. On the other hand if you have a young team or no real leadership, then you have to stay away from guys like this.

 

[earlpearl]

With Karron I think you have to look at the character of the players currently on your team. I feel like if you have good leadership then having one guy like this on your roster isn't a bad thing. On the other hand if you have a young team or no real leadership, then you have to stay away from guys like this.

I agree 100%.

 

[Mr.B!!!]

Is his named pronounced like crayon or karen? Just wondering.

 

[trevahoma]

Pretty sure it's just kuh-ron.

 

[rockchalkku]

karron is no longer at moberly and has went back to virginia. rumors say he is looking to play professionally.

 

[perryj74]

He didn't qualify coming out of high school. Does the rule not state you have to graduate from a JUCO first before moving on if you didn't qualify coming out of high school? I doubt he graduated in one year.

 

[Seymore Cox]

He didn't qualify coming out of high school. Does the rule not state you have to graduate from a JUCO first before moving on if you didn't qualify coming out of high school? I doubt he graduated in one year.

Perry, you need to post more. I love your stuff.

 

[rockchalkku]

No, he did not graduate. He quit school. He has had contact with an agent. Will be turning professional.

 

[Seymore Cox]

I wonder what Indy's scouting report on Johnson was? I remember him saying that he would qualify.

 

[etmerritt33]

I have found out this is not correct. He's in a college in Florida making up his academic work, is out of his commitment to OSU, and is being recruited by some high profile programs in the east. He's back on a positive track and I've very optimistic this will have a happy and positive ending. I'm in his corner 100% win or lose. Sorry things didn't work out with OSU as I think that would have been a great opportunity but things will end well for both OSU and Karron. This is a good set of decisions for Karron. He was not ready for the NBA from a maturity sense and he will benefit greatly from more college and coaching from one of these top programs. This will significantly improve his probability of success in the NBA. He has the ability to do it. He just needs to stay on a positive track.

 

[boksooner]

More on Karron

In the flurry of late signings and de-commits, very little has been said about Karron Johnson, who originally committed to Oklahoma State, but has re-opened his recruiting in hopes of ending up nearer to his hometown of Richmond, VA.

Johnson has looked at the University of Virginia, but according to Adam Zagoria, he's leaning more toward the West Virginia Mountaineers.

"Battling maturity and other issues, Johnson has attended three prep schools: Mount Zion, Patterson and Laurinburg, and two junior colleges: Moberly (Mo.) Area Community College and Gulf Coast." reported Zagoria.

Bob Huggins has never shied away from the challenge of instilling discipline in a young man, so Morgantown could be a great fit for Johnson. The rising junior is known for his on-court intensity and rebounding ability, which fits the WVU system perfectly.

Johnson is still being courted by Iowa State, Cincinnati, N.C. State and Kentucky, so this story is far from over.