Nick Johnson's potential is through the roof

Posted Jul 27, 2010
Oakland Soldiers traveling-team coach Lou Ritchie pointed toward the ceiling in Bishop Gorman High School’s gymnasium while talking about Class of 2011 phenom guard Nick Johnson. “Nick can do anything he sets his mind to,” Ritchie said. “He can go up there and touch those sprinklers if he wanted to.” Johnson was asked by a Las Vegas reporter about his college choices. He rattled off Arizona, ASU, St. John’s, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Kentucky, Louisville, UConn, North Carolina, Kentucky and Wake Forest. (Tucson Citizen)

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