Former Ohio State G Meechie Johnson Transferring To South Carolina

Former Ohio State guard Meechie Johnson introduced on Monday afternoon he’s transferring to South Carolina, the place he’ll have three seasons of eligibility remaining.

A former four-star prospect from Garfield Heights, Ohio, Johnson joined the Buckeyes halfway via the 2020-21 season after reclassifying. He averaged 3.2 factors and 1.1 rebounds in 43 video games since then, together with 5 begins.

Johnson missed three video games final season with a facial fracture suffered in follow, which pressured him to put on a masks when he returned, in addition to two video games with an ankle harm late within the yr.

He was again to full power by the point the NCAA Event rolled round, however scored simply six factors and pulled down three rebounds in 31 whole minutes off the bench in opposition to Loyola Chicago and Villanova.

After coming into his identify into the switch portal on April 12, Johnson visited finalists DePaul, Pittsburgh and South Carolina. His journey to Columbia on April 19 is what finally sealed the deal for the Gamecocks.

Johnson’s determination to enter the portal got here on the heels of Ohio State touchdown a dedication from Wright State switch guard Tanner Holden earlier this month. He’s one in every of 5 guards to depart this system this offseason, becoming a member of Jamari Wheeler, Cedric Russell and Jimmy Sotos, who all exhausted their eligibility, and Malaki Branham, who declared for the NBA Draft.

That stated, the Buckeyes additionally secured a pledge on Sunday evening from West Virginia switch guard Sean McNeil so as to add to a roster that returns rising junior Eugene Brown III and can quickly together with incoming freshmen Bruce Thornton, Roddy Gayle and Bowen Hardman on the guard place.

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