Keon Johnson

ABOUT KEON JOHNSON

Shooting guard who was a consensus five-star recruit coming out of high school in 2020. He was twice named Tennessee's Mr. Basketball in 2018 and 2019 before committing to play college basketball for the University of Tennessee .

He suffered open fractures in his fingers and narrowly avoided amputation following a fireworks accident just before high school. He went on to play high school basketball for The Webb School.

He finished his high school career as the top-ranked recruit in Tennessee. In 2020 he became the first top-ranked Tennessee prospect since 2013 to commit to play for the Tennessee Volunteers.

His mother, Conswella, also played Division I college basketball.

He and Cade Cunningham were both top flight high school recruits from the class of 2020.