LA TECH nabs a verbal

Coach Kerry Rupp has returned to the southern California area and landed a prep small forward as Jonathan Ford of the Bleed Tech Blue site offers up the news here.

Here's Jim Rayburn of the Deseret News mentioning Johnson in conjunction with BYU in a July 6, 2009 blog entry:

"...Johnson, another two-star recruit on Scout.com, plays big at 6-foot-6 and reportedly impressed BYU's staff when he was in town last week for the Elite Camp. He scored 18 ppg and grabbed 11 rpg for Campbell Hall last season. BYU plans to follow his progress through the summer at AAU camps in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Johnson has shown interest in attending BYU because of the university's movie animation program..."

Here's Joe Cascio, the lead assistant at Santa Monica Junior College, in July 2009 with his take on Johnson:

"...low-to-mid major, another undersized post player. Has the athleticism to be converted to the 3 at the next level. Lefty who needs to improve his arsenal in the paint (tends to only go over his right shoulder)..."