Dakari Johnson pledged to Kentucky Saturday night as Coach John Calipari and the Wildcats took another step toward assembling arguably the greatest recruiting class in the history of college basketball.
The dynamic hybrid outside linebacker/defensive end out of Thomas Jefferson in Brooklyn picked Clemson over Syracuse during the Under Armour All-American Game on ESPN at Tropicana Field in Florida on Friday night.
The 6-foot-11 big man, who has narrowed his college choices to Kentucky, Syracuse and Georgetown, spoke with SNY.tv about the possibility of playing with both Noel and Cauley-Stein or replacing them if they head to the NBA.
The last time Kevin Boyle and Dakari Johnson were involved in a basketball game in the state of New Jersey, they lost the mythical national championship to coach Bob Hurley and arch-rival St. Anthony in March 2011.
Nassib could conceivably go in the second round, particularly considering his experience under Marrone, who was Sean Payton’s offensive coordinator with the New Orleans Saints in 2006.