Penn State guard Puff Johnson is expected to enter the transfer portal, a source tells @chris_hummer and me.
Former top-70 overall recruit who began his career at North Carolina. Averaged 10.2 points per game at Penn State this past
Former four-star North Carolina recruit Puff Johnson is going to test the transfer portal for the second time in two years. Johnson started his career as a Tar Heel out of Hillcrest Prep in Phoenix, Arizona. He was the 15th-ranked small forward in the class with a 95 overall rating, according to 247Sports.
In the first three years of his collegiate career at North Carolina, he played 75 games, starting two games in his junior season. He averaged 1.1 points per game in 14 games in his redshirt freshman season. He bounced up to 3.1 points and 2.0 rebounds per game in 24 games the following season. In his last season at UNC, spent coming off the bench, he averaged 4.1 points and 2.7 rebounds per game.
After the 2022-2023 season, Johnson decided it was time for a change of scenery and entered the transfer portal. Johnson was the 26th-ranked small forward in that transfer class with a 247Sports rating of 90, making him a four-star transfer. He ended up in the Big Ten at Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania.
In his first season as a Nittany Lion, he started 12 games and appeared in 29. He averaged 7.3 points and 3.1 rebounds per game while shooting 42.2% from the floor. However, his senior year, last season, was his best. He averaged 10.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game while shooting a career-best 54.3% from the field.
Johnson will have one year of eligibility left. Could he make his way back to Chapel Hill to finish his career?
