In first introduction in Tucson since transferring to the UA from San Diego State, forward shares why he chose Arizona, what the Aztecs' 'fairy tale' NCAA run was like from the inside and more.
Bruce Pascoe New Arizona forward Keshad Johnson has a view of the NCAA Tournament that the returning Wildcats can probably relate to.“One game, you can be out of there,” Johnson said Wednesday, when UA formally introduced the San Diego State transfer forward at McKale Center.
It worked, over and over, for the Aztecs last season. They started out by beating Charleston only by six points in the first round, pushed away Alabama by seven in the Sweet 16 and then squeaked out two wild ones, edging Creighton 57-56 in the Elite Eight and Florida Atlantic 72-71 in the national semifinals.
Maybe the pieces are there for a longer postseason run now. After arriving Tucson earlier this summer to begin working out with his new teammates, Johnson complimented Oumar Ballo’s dominance inside, Pelle Larsson’s lack of weaknesses, the playmaking of Kylan Boswell and spoke of another surprise. After Johnson committed to the Wildcats in May, UA coach Tommy Lloyd expressed confidence that Johnson could help tie it all together.
“He just has a real special ability to make teams better and he's an amazing, high character person,” Lloyd said. “It's a business, and I understood that,” Johnson said. “It got to a point where I had to say, `OK, San Diego State might not be an option just because I know that they're ready to move on as well.' That's what that came down to.”
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