2022 guard Dior Johnson decommits from Syracuse basketball

November 10, 2020 Wes Cheng Basketball, Recruiting
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Five-star class of 2022 point guard Dior Johnson announced his decommitment from Syracuse via Twitter on Tuesday evening.

Johnson, ranked the No. 3 player in his class by 247 Sports, committed to the Orange back in January in his sophomore season. It was SU’s highest commitment since Carmelo Anthony in 2002. But things have changed significantly for Johnson since that time.

Johnson enrolled in Oak Hill Academy, but suffered a stress fracture in his foot and left the program. He resurfaced at Corona Centennial (Calif.) High School, his fifth school in the last two years.

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Johnson started his high school career at Saugerties (NY) before leaving for IMG Academy (Fla.) and then transferring back to Saugerties. In his sophomore season, he started at Mayfair (Calif.) High School and then landed at Oak Hill.

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Wes has worked for Rivals.com covering the New York Knicks, as well as for Scout.com covering Syracuse athletics. Wes has also been a contributing writer for the South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), for SportsNet New York (SNY) as a news desk writer covering all of New York professional sports, and reported on the NBA and MLB for the New York Sportscene. A native of Long Island, New York, Wes graduated from Syracuse University in 2005 with a degree in journalism. Contact him at wes[at]sujuiceonline.com.
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