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Lower Merion's Johnson to commit to Syracuse

Lower Merion basketball standout B.J. Johnson will commit to play for Syracuse in a 3:15 p.m. news conference Wednesday in the Aces' gymnasium, according to several sources.

Lower Merion's BJ Johnson has committed to play basketball for Syracuse. (David M. Warren/Staff Photographer)
Lower Merion's BJ Johnson has committed to play basketball for Syracuse. (David M. Warren/Staff Photographer)Read more
    by Rick O'Brien, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
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Lower Merion basketball standout B.J. Johnson will commit to play for Syracuse in a 3:15 p.m. news conference Wednesday in the Aces' gymnasium, according to several sources.

The 6-foot-7, 175-pound senior swingman, who visited Syracuse last weekend, also considered Temple, Villanova, and Rutgers.

Last season, Johnson averaged 15.8 points in helping lead the Aces to a 29-4 record and the PIAA Class AAAA state final. He was an Inquirer second-team all-Southeastern Pennsylvania selection.

In the 1980s, his father, Bob, starred at Southern High and was a long-distance specialist for La Salle University. With the Explorers, he attempted 303 three-pointers from 1986 to 1990.