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Louisville picks up commitment from a former G League player

Get ready to see more and more of this: a former NBA G League player is headed to play college basketball.

According to multiple reports, 21-year-old guard London Johnson has committed to play college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals as a member of the 2026 recruiting class. Johnson has spent the last three seasons as a member of the G League, first playing for the Ignite team in 2022-23 and 2023-24 (where he was coached by current Kentucky assistant Jason Hart) before spending the 2024-25 season suiting up for the Cleveland Charge and Maine Celtics.