BJ Johnson to LaSalle

[jekelish]

Honestly, that's exactly where I expected him to land.

Hope he makes OGBJ20 proud, playing for his alma mater.

 

[jekelish]

Jesse Dougherty ‏@dougherty_jesse 32s32 seconds ago
Robert Johnson, B.J. Johnson's dad, has confirmed that his son will transfer to LaSalle.

 

[orange79]

Going home. Nice. Best of luck, BJ

 

[MSOrange]

Hopefully it will be a great fit for BJ - I think it will be. Dr John Giannani seems like a solid coach. Good luck BJ!

 

[2-3zone]

Perfect school for him

Lower level and will get more playing time

 

[jekelish]

Perfect school for him

Lower level and will get more playing time

Yep - and can't stress enough, he's following in his dad's footsteps there. As soon as the transfer possibility came up, it seemed like the likeliest destination. I hope he lights it up there.

 

[jordoo]

Big5 school (and Dad's alma) makes a ton of sense. I'm sure he had a lot of options and lots of interest.

Best of luck BJ, not that you'll need it!

 

[jr4750]

OGBJ20 Best of luck! Will miss you on the board!

 

[RF2044]

Makes perfect sense. Best of luck to BJ / OGBJ on this change!

I'll be following him from afar after next season.

 

[sutomcat]

Honestly, that's exactly where I expected him to land.

Hope he makes OGBJ20 proud, playing for his alma mater.

Best of luck to BJ at LaSalle. Hope we happen to play them sometime in the next 2 years so I can see him play live in a LaSalle uniform...

 

[HOFCeluck]

I thought he'd go to another P5 school...he has the talent I believe.

 

[bryanradams]

Will the A10 tourney be in Barclays again next year? If so, I may go and root for BJ and LaSalle.

 

[jekelish]

I thought he'd go to another P5 school...he has the talent I believe.

I agree he's got the talent. But I also completely get this - following his dad's path. Makes 100% sense to me.

 

[wadegarrett]

LaSalle got a good one. I'll be following him throughout his career.

 

[SUFan44]

Will the A10 tourney be in Barclays again next year? If so, I may go and root for BJ and LaSalle.

Yes, but he's got to redshirt so he won't play. Then in 2016-17 the ACC will take over.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

He could be a 1000 point scorer for them.

 

[jordoo]

I thought he'd go to another P5 school...he has the talent I believe.

I was under the impression that at least one BE school was very interested. I know that't not P5 but any P5 other than ACC is going to be deep south, midwest or west and BJ is a North East kid.

 

[bryanradams]

Yes, but he's got to redshirt so he won't play. Then in 2016-17 the ACC will take over.

Oooops! Totally forgot about that. I will check him for him and the team the following year.

 

[bryanradams]

Oooops! Totally forgot about that. I will check him for him and the team the following year.

I'm sure they will either do it the week before the ACC or try to keep it somewhat local. Didn't they use to do Atlantic City?

 

[dasher]

with a year to get strong, watch out

 

[jekelish]

with a year to get strong, watch out

Agreed. People always forget, BJ is a year young. He was only 17 when he got to SU. He desperately needed a redshirt year, and that's what he's getting now.

He's going to kick some serious arse in the A-10, I think.

 

[Toga]

Sweet. I have always liked Lasalle though I'm not exactly sure why.

 

[Melancer46]

Best of luck to him. Dad was a class act here. I hope he makes a name for himself at his dad's school! Will definitely be keeping an eye on him. He had a lot of potential but could really stand to focus on getting stronger if he has to sit out a year.

 

[jekelish]

Sweet. I have always liked Lasalle though I'm not exactly sure why.

Speaking of La Salle...think about how good BJ's dad's team must have been. They had BJ's dad, Lionel Simmons, and Timmy Legler. That's not too shabby.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Sweet. I have always liked Lasalle though I'm not exactly sure why.

Because that's where Bill Raferty attended.