After Keyontae Johnson’s productive freshman year that saw him burst onto the national scene with insane dunks and a propensity for grabbing contested rebounds despite being undersized in the frontcourt it should be no surprise that he’s taken another leap coming into the 2019-20 season. In a college basketball world of old-and-done stars and 5th year graduate transfer free agency the second-year player is often forgotten but with the way Johnson has been playing on both sides of the court he won’t be ignored.
In clinching the MVP at the Charleston Classic he established himself as a leader and someone opposing defenses need to be aware of and considering the deserved hype of Kerry Blackshear Jr.