"Circle your calendars: the Gauchos have three games on their slate televised by ESPN2 or ESPNU. It’ll be worth the two hours just to get a glimpse of Johnson in his natural habitat. A diamond-in-the-rough transfer from Loyola Marymount, Johnson has practically willed the Gauchos to two consecutive NCAA berths with heroic performances in the Big West Tournament. As a sophomore, Johnson scored in double-figures in every single game the entire season and finished off Long Beach State with 20/5/4 in the title game. Last season, the remarkable junior averaged 28.3 PPG and made 12 of 18 threes in Anaheim to send UCSB dancing yet again. It’s worth tracking what the best mid-major scorer in the nation will achieve for a final encore."
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Another Orlando Johnson item
Rush The Court's Zach Hayes in his "Top Ten Players You Don’t Know Yet (But Soon Will)" article writes this about former Palma star Orlando Johnson:
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