Avery Johnson has yet to coach a game for the Alabama Crimson Tide, but he is already leaving his mark on the program. On Wednesday, Johnson secured the commitment of 4-star small forward Braxton Key, per ESPN's Jeff Borzello.
"Coach Avery Johnson was an NBA coach, he knows what it takes to get to next level," Key said, per Paul Biancardi of ESPN. "I was very comfortable with assistant Bob Simon who recruited me since the ninth grade. I wanted to do something to be different."
Key is the No. 13 small forward in the 2016 recruiting class, per 247Sports' composite rankings.