Jalen Johnson

[CajunEXPRESS]

Here's the stat sheet for 2017/18:

http://www.slubillikens.com/fls/2720...B1718Stats.pdf

[AirBill]

Here's the stat sheet for 2017/18:

http://www.slubillikens.com/fls/2720...B1718Stats.pdf

According to this, Johnson was their best 3-point shooter percentagewise. Also their best FT shooter.

[Cajunsmike]

Here's the stat sheet for 2017/18:

http://www.slubillikens.com/fls/2720...B1718Stats.pdf

He has better scoring stats at over 9 ppg at his previous location than any of our recent transfers. Noticed his rebounding average dropped from almost 6 per to roughly 4 per game from his freshman to his sophomore year. He will have to do better than that here for the team to continue to have success. 39 percent from three and 78 percent from the free throw lines are encouraging numbers however. I don't recall if we tried to recruit this kid out of HS. Many want to go further away from home when they start college. Now that it is out of his system, he may want to play where family and friends can more easily support him.

[RaginDave]

He has better scoring stats at over 9 ppg at his previous location than any of our recent transfers. Noticed his rebounding average dropped from almost 6 per to roughly 4 per game from his freshman to his sophomore year. He will have to do better than that here for the team to continue to have success. 39 percent from three and 78 percent from the free throw lines are encouraging numbers however. I don't recall if we tried to recruit this kid out of HS. Many want to go further away from home when they start college. Now that it is out of his system, he may want to play where family and friends can more easily support him.

According to jay we were heavy on him out of HS.

[Balanced_view]

He has better scoring stats at over 9 ppg at his previous location than any of our recent transfers. Noticed his rebounding average dropped from almost 6 per to roughly 4 per game from his freshman to his sophomore year. He will have to do better than that here for the team to continue to have success. 39 percent from three and 78 percent from the free throw lines are encouraging numbers however. I don't recall if we tried to recruit this kid out of HS. Many want to go further away from home when they start college. Now that it is out of his system, he may want to play where family and friends can more easily support him.

the rebounding drop was the first thing i noticed. for a 6-7 forward we will need more. i assume those can be explained away maybe with the system they ran, and other players being good rebounders. anyway, its good to see him come home, baton rouge is becoming ground zero for UL players.

[BeauCajun]

According to jay we were heavy on him out of HS.

We were in his final 4 when he signed. I read that in his signing story from a couple of years ago in the Advocate.

[Ragin4U]

the rebounding drop was the first thing i noticed. for a 6-7 forward we will need more. i assume those can be explained away maybe with the system they ran, and other players being good rebounders. anyway, its good to see him come home, baton rouge is becoming ground zero for UL players.

He shot 152 3s. He's a stretch guy.

[Cajunsmike]

According to jay we were heavy on him out of HS.

I have had someone else very close to the program confirm that we recruited him hard when he was in HS. Makes sense he chose us to come home.

[Hatch]

Not surprised at this as I was told a few werks ago that we were not going to take a grad transfer this year. Part of reason is they believe the freshman are further along than anticipated. However I also believe We would have taken a guy from Fresno had he committed first. Fresno guy went to UTEP as the former Fresno coach is the new guy at UTEP. Regardless Johnson is also highly thought of. Last Louisiana guy who transferred back home did fairly well. Frank Bartley was the Louisiana player of year in 2018. Maybe Johnson will be the same. More likely to achieve that is Kobe Julien who will redshirt this year due to injury. Julien and Johnson should prevent too big of a drop off after Stroman, Gant, and Marquite leave.

It is interesting because the guy that ended up at UTEP was from the same High School in California as Elijah Mcoy. It would have been a pretty small world if he had replaced him here. I like the Johnson transfer but my only concern is he seems so similar in style to Julien. I hope they can work with him on the rebounding as I think he will be needed more to fill Gant's role after he is gone.

[Cajunsmike]

It is interesting because the guy that ended up at UTEP was from the same High School in California as Elijah Mcoy. It would have been a pretty small world if he had replaced him here. I like the Johnson transfer but my only concern is he seems so similar in style to Julien. I hope they can work with him on the rebounding as I think he will be needed more to fill Gant's role after he is gone.

He is a little taller than Julien but I agree he will need to focus on rebounding more to reach his potential here. They may use him in a “stretch” four role from what I understand