Jaylen Johnson to Louisville

By JACK LeGWIN

Special to ZAGSBLOG

Rick Pitino added even more length and size to his Class of 2014.

Jaylen Johnson committed to Louisville Friday, making him the third player in the ESPN top 100 to commit to the Cardinals, joining JaQuan Lyle and Shaqquan Aaron.

Johnson, ranked No. 62 by ESPN, will give the Cardinals another inside presence to accompany Akoy Agau, with the possible lurking departures of Chane Behanan and Montrezl Harrell to the NBA Draft.

The 6-foot-9, 215- pound power forward out of Ypsilanti (Mich.) High School, chose the Cardinals over Arizona State, Cincinnati, Florida State, Iowa State, Maryland, Miami, Oregon, TCU and Tennessee.

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Written by Adam Zagoria

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.