SDSU Transfer Keshad Johnson Commits to Arizona

SDSU Transfer Keshad Johnson Commits to Arizona

After the addition of San Diego State transfer Keshad Johnson seemed like a formality for Kentucky just a few days ago, the forward has officially made a move to Arizona, choosing the Tuscon Wildcats instead:

NEWS: San Diego State transfer Keshad Johnson has committed to Arizona, he announced.

The 6-7 forward averaged 7.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per game this past season. Garnered strong interest from Kentucky, USC, Oklahoma, others.

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Johnson portaled after four seasons with the Aztecs, but wasn't originally on Kentucky's radar. Then on May 6, he announced that UK was in his final five schools in his new recruitment, along with Texas Tech, USC, Arizona and Oklahoma.

It came as a surprise, but it quickly turned into something real, as Johnson then took a visit to Lexington in early May, with reports following that a move to Kentucky seemed like a very real possibility.

That was, until the past couple of days. Arizona has all of a sudden become the team to beat. 247Sports' Travis Branham logged a crystal ball prediction on Friday, projecting Johnson to make the move to Tucson. Two more crystal ball picks have since followed.

The 6-foot-7, 225-pounder totaled 113 games and 71 starts for SDSU. In those games, he averaged 5.8 points and 4.0 rebounds.

As a senior in the 2022-23 season, he averaged a career-high 7.7 points and 5.0 boards. The Oakland, Calif. native scored double-digit points in 13 games last season and was apart of the Aztecs team that made a surprise run to the National Championship game. He scored 14 points and had four rebounds and an assist in the loss to UConn.

Johnson was the No. 300 overall player in the 2019 class, per 24/7 Sports Composite. He had offers from Nevada, Cincinnati, Georgetown and Washington State before choosing San Diego State.

Kentucky seemed to be the overwhelming favorite, but Arizona and coach Tommy Lloyd have won the sweepstakes. 

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