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Tennessee lands three-star wing Jalen Johnson

Rick Barnes

Rick Barnes

AP

Sunday evening Tennessee landed its second verbal commitment in the Class of 2016, as 6-foot-6 shooting guard/small forward Jalen Johnson announced that he’ll play his college basketball for Rick Barnes. Johnson, who also was considering Providence, joins guard Jordan Bone in Tennessee’s 2016 recruiting class to date.

“I am excited to announce that I have committed to play basketball at the University of Tennessee,” Johnson said via Twitter.

Johnson attends Wesleyan Christian Academy in High Point, North Carolina, and he played for the Team Wall grassroots program on the adidas Gauntlet circuit this summer. Among his teammates at Wesleyan Christian last season were five-star big man Harry Giles (who’s now at Oak Hill Academy) and four-star shooting guard (and Rutgers commit) Kwe Parker.

Johnson played well during the adidas Gauntlet Finale in Atlanta in mid-July, averaging 14.2 points and 5.9 rebounds per game.

Johnson plays a position where Tennessee needs bodies for the future. All four of Tennessee’s scholarship seniors play either the shooting guard or small forward position, which opens up the competition for minutes in 2016-17. Along with current freshman Jabari McGhee (redshirt freshman) and Admiral Schofield, Johnson will look to earn playing time as a freshman.