Meechie Johnson, Jr.
Cleveland, OH (Garfield Heights High School)
6-foot, 2-inches, 185-pound
Johnson Jr. is a top 50 prospect nationally by ESPN.
He from a basketball family, as his father (Demetrius Sr.) and two uncles (Sonny, Juby) all played Division I basketball. His father, Meechie Johnson, Sr., played at Kent State, where current Ohio State assistant coach Ryan Pedon was on staff.
As a freshman at Garfield Heights, Johnson dropped a whopping 50 points in just his third high school game against Benedictine High School, mostly by lighting it up by making eight three-pointers. He averaged 23.0 points a game as a sophomore before a season-ending injury that also cost him his junior campaign.
“Meechie is a great addition to our basketball family,” Holtmann said. “The recruiting process revealed not only his love for the game and how hard of a worker he is, but it also became obvious how important family is to him. He is gifted with the ball in his hands and coupled with his size, will fit great in our system. We love the fact that he is an Ohio kid from a great high school program. We are excited for him to achieve his dreams of being a Buckeye and want to officially welcome him to our Ohio State basketball family. I know he can’t wait to put on a Buckeye uniform and is hungry to get to work.”
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