1 day Ago By Billy Heyen
Ohio State to South Carolina, back to Ohio State, back to South Carolina. Sound like an obnoxious road trip? It's actually the college basketball journey of Meechie Johnson Jr. Johnson announced Tuesday that he'll spend his final college basketball season playing for the Gamecocks, who he already played for before.
The star guard from Garfield Heights in the Cleveland area committed to Ohio State in high school. He played his first two seasons there. Johnson transferred to South Carolina for the 2022-23 season and stayed there for two years.
Then it was back to Ohio State for 2024-25. Follow The Sporting News on WhatsApp And now Meechie heads south once more for his final season of eligibility. Johnson averaged 13.
4 points per game across his two seasons with the Gamecocks, his best two seasons in college in most statistical categories. The dynamic guard is a big pickup for South Carolina as it hopes to contend in the dominant SEC. Meanwhile, Ohio State is left wondering what it did to lose the same player to the same school twice.
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