The two-time Pac-12 All-Defensive team member will join the crosstown rival one day after Louisville guard Skyy Clark announced he would be a Bruin
USC’s Kobe Johnson watches a shot by Oklahoma’s Javian McCollum during the final seconds of the championship game of the Rady Children’s Invitational on Nov. 24, 2023, in San Diego. LOS ANGELES — After a lost season light on consistent 3-and-D wings, UCLA’s Mick Cronin may have just found the piece he’s been missing.On Thursday morning, USC transfer Kobe Johnson announced his commitment to UCLA, a fairly quick two weeks after he’d entered the portal.
Skyy Clark, seen after making a 3-pointer for Louisville during the first half against Indiana on Nov. 20, 2023, in New York, has announced he will transfer to UCLA. In the worst year in Cronin’s tenure, UCLA’s flaws in roster construction were readily apparent, and the coach rarely minced words when discussing them. This was a gritty, young group, but one massively light on shooting and perimeter playmaking before the.
“I see myself being the defensive guy, in the NBA,” Johnson told the Southern California News Group in October. “I see myself guarding the best players every night, each and every night, coming out there and being able to help the team win. That’s where my head is at. I’m not going to try to come in and do stuff that I’m not used to, or trying to do anything out of my comfort zone.”
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