The Washington Huskies have officially lost the final Pac-12 Sixth Man of the Year.
Koren Johnson, who entered the transfer portal on March 15 following the dismissal of coach Mike Hopkins, had initially left the door open for a return to the Huskies when he included Washington in his top five in late March.
But it was a school from outside his top 5 of Washington, Florida, Indiana, Oregon, and UCLA that ended up landing Johnson, who committed to Louisville on Monday.
Louisville hired coach Pat Kelsey last week from Charleston after firing Kenny Payne following a two-season tenure, sparking a new wave of recruiting out of the historically successful program.
Washington secured a commitment from Rice transfer Mekhi Mason in early April, making Johnson’s path to playing time perhaps muddier than he would have preferred. The Huskies have also been active in recruiting other guards in the portal, namely BYU’s Dallin Hall, which may have been a signal that Johnson was not going to return.