With Eastern Kentucky grad transfer Tay Weaver picking St. Louis and Donovan "Puff" Johnson opting not to reclassify to 2019, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ may be done reworking its 2019-20 roster (Brandon Williams' health permitting, of course).
Johnson's father told the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ and Observer of Raleigh, N.C., that after he was denied the chance to play his senior year at Moon Area High School in Pennsylvania. He will likely play instead for a prep school and it would not be surprising if he chose considering that his older brother was traded to the Suns after being drafted last month.
North Carolina and ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ were Johnson a scholarship while he considered moving to the class of 2019 if academically possible. He also has interest from Pitt, Notre Dame, Ohio State. According to the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ and Observer, Johnson's father said Puff took an official visit to Notre Dame and unofficial visits to Georgetown, UNC and Pitt.
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Weaver, meanwhile, after ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ was among the other schools offering him a scholarship.
Here's UA's 2019-20 roster at this point:
Name/Position/Year/Height/Weight
Jemarl Baker/G/So./6-4/192*
Jordan Brown/F/So./6-11/210*
Devonaire Doutrive/G/So./6-5/175
Josh Green/G/Fr./6-6/190
Stone Gettings/F/Sr./6-9/234
Max Hazzard/G/Sr./6-0/170
Chase Jeter/C/Sr./6-10/230
Ira Lee/F/Jr./6-7/235
Christian Koloko/C/Fr./7-0/195
Zeke Nnaji/F/Fr./6-11/220
Nico Mannion/G/Fr./6-3/180
Dylan Smith/G/Sr./6-5/175
Brandon Williams/G/So./6-2/190
*Will sit out 2019-20 as a redshirt transfer
Former UCLA and St. John's coach of the West division of the NCAA's College Basketball Academy, to be held during the final weekend of July at Grand Canyon.
The NCAA will be holding four regional camps that weekend, in one of the events that sprouted from the Rice commission into college basketball.
The commission's study also led to the establishment of the regional high school team camps last month, plus a potentially star-studded also to be held later this month.
Now, the only traditional "shoe" tournament weekend remaining that coaches can watch in July is coming up this weekend with the in North Augusta, S.C., plus the in Birmingham, Ala., and  in the Atlanta area.