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Topic: 2023 6'4" SG Maki Johnson (Huntington Prep, WV) - Ohio offer
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Ted Thompson
10/9/2022 7:55 PM

 

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Eagle66
10/9/2022 9:15 PM
Shows on verbal commits as a 4 star with offers from Ohio State, Dayton, Kansas, Xavier, Auburn, Maryland, and Akron among others…

https://verbalcommits.com/players/maki-johnson
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shabamon
10/10/2022 10:04 AM
We're offering a senior four star with that level of offer-list in October? Do we have some kind of insider angle?
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Ted Thompson
10/10/2022 10:18 AM
shabamon wrote:expand_more
We're offering a senior four star with that level of offer-list in October? Do we have some kind of insider angle?
Most of those offers are at least a year old. Something happened. Only Ohio and New Mexico St. have offered in 2022.
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Andrew Ruck
10/10/2022 11:51 AM
Personal life sidenote - Maki's older sister Mychal played at Notre Dame and has 2 kids with GS Warrior Andrew Wiggins (Huntington Prep alum). Maki's other older sister Mychelle played at Marshall and has 2 kids with Charlotte Hornet Miles Bridges (Huntington Prep alum). Mychelle recently came out with domestic abuse charges against Bridges.

He appears to be a sharp shooter. Not sure what could've happened to cause him to lose those big time offers. He finished the junior season healthy and strong.
Last Edited: 10/10/2022 11:54:06 AM by Andrew Ruck
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BillyTheCat
10/10/2022 12:18 PM
Ted Thompson wrote:expand_more
We're offering a senior four star with that level of offer-list in October? Do we have some kind of insider angle?
Most of those offers are at least a year old. Something happened. Only Ohio and New Mexico St. have offered in 2022.
Very interesting, that in 2020 and 2021, this young man was heavily written about. In 2022, there is basically no news on him or the process.
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Andrew Ruck
10/24/2022 8:19 AM
Has anyone gotten to the bottom of this? Something had to have happened for us to even be speaking to him given the high major offers he had last year. This is why BA needs an investigative journalist on staff!
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GoCats105
10/25/2022 12:42 PM
Says here he was sitting behind Dayton's bench on a visit in their win over Davidson at home last March.

https://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/vcus-loss-gives-da... /

Per Huntington Prep's twitter, he scored 3 points in an exhibition win over Shawnee State about a week ago.

One thing I noticed is he hasn't really grown at all since the first news of him being recruited a couple years ago. Possible the bigger schools thought he was gonna hit a bigger growth spurt? Maybe? He's kind of a tweener if someone is looking for a taller PG, but I don't see the handles on him to make him a PG. You would think 6'4" would be a perfect SG height (for Ohio it definitely is). I don't know this is weird.

June 2021, the Sports Illustrated Louisville Fan site called him "the top prospect in the state of West Virginia."

https://www.si.com/college/louisville/basketball/maki-joh...
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bobcatsquared
12/26/2022 6:52 PM
Huntington Prep will be playing in this winter's Flyin' to the Hoop in mid Jan.
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BobcatWarrior
1/15/2023 7:28 PM
Flyin to the Hoop vs. Ignatius:

Elite Shooter...Can Dial from Deep...out to 25 ft. Not great handle. True SG. Had 17 through 3...5 3's.
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Andrew Ruck
1/16/2023 8:08 AM
BobcatWarrior wrote:expand_more
Flyin to the Hoop vs. Ignatius:

Elite Shooter...Can Dial from Deep...out to 25 ft. Not great handle. True SG. Had 17 through 3...5 3's.
See if you can find out from anyone why he went from high majors to mid-majors for no apparent reason.
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shabamon
3/31/2023 2:46 PM
Verbal to ETSU.

Odds he transfers within two years?
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OhioCatFan
4/1/2023 12:09 AM
shabamon wrote:expand_more
Verbal to ETSU.

Odds he transfers within two years?
To Tennessee Nazarene?
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OhioCatFan
4/1/2023 12:09 AM
Delete duplicate posts.
Last Edited: 4/1/2023 12:10:31 AM by OhioCatFan
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GraffZ06
4/1/2023 5:25 PM
OhioCatFan wrote:expand_more
Verbal to ETSU.

Odds he transfers within two years?
To Tennessee Nazarene?
Call me when he verbals to Trevecca Nazarene. That's when Boals and Co. start getting excited apparently.
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