LOOK: Former Oregon recruit Dior Johnson commits to Pittsburgh
Dior Johnson has committed to Pittsburgh, he announced via social media. The star point guard de-committed from Oregon less than a week before making his final decision on Pitt.
At one time, Johnson was considered the No. 1 point guard in America, but now resides as a four-star recruit and the No. 50 recruit in the 2022 class, per the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.
Once Johnson was officially de-committed, he swiftly narrowed his list down to three schools – Pittsburgh, Mississippi State and Washington State. Though, prior his original commitment to Oregon considered Alabama, Kentucky, Washington, and the NBL, a professional basketball league. He was also once committed to Syracuse as well.
Oregon guard Will Richardson withdraws from 2022 NBA Draft
The NBA is on hold for Will Richardson — the guard is returning to Oregon.
After gauging interest from teams for the 2022 NBA Draft, it’s evident Richardson didn’t like what he was hearing. Instead of taking his chances at the next level, the Oregon guard decided to return to the Ducks, according to Jeff Goodman.
“Oregon’s Will Richardson is headed back to school for another season, per source,” tweeted Goodman on Wednesday. “Huge news for Dana Altman.”
Last season, Richardson had the best statistics of his college career, averaging 14.1 points and 3.7 rebounds over 32.3 minutes per game. Over the course of his Oregon career, Richardson has averaged 10.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 29.2 minutes per game during his four seasons with the program.
Now, Will Richardson is returning to Oregon to avenge a disappointing 2021-22 season for the Ducks. If he’s able to do so, the NBA will be itching to see some more of the Ducks guard.