The supreme Pac-12 6th Man of the Year is joining Pat Kelsey’s debut Louisville men’s ball program.
Koren Johnson, a 6-foot-2, 175-pound sophomore watchman who spent the beyond two seasons at Washington, focused on the Cardinals on Monday subsequent to visiting grounds this week, per a report from On3’s Joe Tipton.
A Seattle local, Johnson was Kelsey’s 6th promise through the NCAA move gateway this offseason.
247Sports thought of him as the 121st exchange accessible at the hour of his responsibility. He has two years of qualification remaining.
Deface 7, 2024; Pullman, Washington, USA; Washington Huskies monitor Koren Johnson (0) makes a crate against the Washington State Cougars in the last part at Friel Court at Beasley Stadium. Washington Huskies won 74-68. Obligatory Credit: James Snook-USA TODAY Sports
Joining Johnson on the 2024-25 program are J’Vonne Hadley, a senior gatekeeper from Colorado; Terrence Edwards Jr., a redshirt junior wing from James Madison; and two players who were individuals from Kelsey’s last group at Charleston, junior watchman Reyne Smith and green bean forward James Scott.
Kelsey has likewise gotten a responsibility from Aly Khalifa, a lesser focus from BYU; yet the 6-11, 270-pound Egyptian designs to redshirt during the 2024-25 season while rehabbing a knee injury.
Johnson showed up in 31 games (five beginnings) during Washington’s 2023-24 season. He found the middle value of 11.1 focuses on 41.1% shooting, went 41 for 110 (37.3%) from 3-point range and posted a 1.97 help turnover proportion to oblige 2.2 bounce back and 1.2 takes across 24.2 minutes per challenge.
“At the point when he’s played well, see what we’ve done,” ex-Huskies lead trainer Mike Hopkins said in Spring. “We’ve been an alternate group.”
