Coleman, Johnson to Announce This Week

DaJuan Coleman and Brice Johnson will both come off the board this week.

The 6-foot-9 Coleman will announce his college choice on Tuesday at a press conference at Jamesville-Dewitt High, according to the Syracuse Post-Standard.

Coleman is considering Syracuse, Kentucky and Ohio State, but a source close to the Coleman camp said he expects the big man to stay local and attend Syracuse.

He skipped an official visit to Ohio State this past weekend and went to the West Virginia-Syracuse football game instead, which likely means Ohio State is out.

He had already taken an official to Kentucky for Big Blue Madness and an unofficial to Ohio State in August.

Coleman averaged 24.5 points and 14 rebounds last season in leading Jamesville-DeWitt to the New York State Class A championship.

Johnson, a 6-9 power forward from Cordova (S.C.) Edisto, will announce Wednesday.

He is considering North Carolina, N.C. State, Florida and Clemson.

Written by Adam Zagoria

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