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Wake's Johnson going pro
The first of three Wake Forest underclassmen has made the decision to jump to the NBA. Sophomore James Johnson is headed for the draft, according to the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle.
Johnson, a 6-9 forward from Cheyenne, Wyo., averaged 15.0 points and 8.5 rebounds this past season for the Demon Deacons, who are awaiting word from sophomore guard Jeff Teague and freshman forward Al-Farouq Aminu.
Johnson's decision is not a huge surprise, although Wake coach Dino Gaudio said after the Deacs' first-round NCAA Tournament loss to Cleveland State that he thought all three players would return for the 2009-10 season. At 22, Johnson is two years ahead of most players in his recruiting class.
Johnson told the Wyoming paper he would sign with an agent, closing the door on a possible return.
"If I sign with an agent and get into a training camp, it will help me out a lot," Johnson said. "I just want to work hard and go as far as I can."
HT: The Big Lead
J.P. Giglio
J.P. Giglio covers the ACC for the News & Observer, where he has worked since 1997.
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Aminu will not be declaring
Mon, 04/06/2009 - 11:58 — DeaconPeachThat is what he told Dan Collins from the W-S Journal at the Saturday football scrimmage. Rumor has it that he also turned in his housing application for next year to room with Tony Woods & Ty Walker.
James is the best of the three...
Mon, 04/06/2009 - 08:50 — jamadeacsThis is a bummer, but not a big shocker though. Out of the three, he is ready to make an immediate impactin the NBA...he is a man among boys right now on the WFU team. This will be a big loss to the Deacons upcoming fortunes...just hate we didn't make any noise in the tourney...we definitely had the talent to. I wish this was a factor to keep him around another year, but I guess $$ calls!