California five-star combo guard A.J. Johnson has decommitted from Texas and signed a deal with the Illawarra Hawks of the National Basketball League (NBL) in Australia, ESPN reported Thursday.
Johnson, out of Southern California Academy in Castaic, Calif., is a projected lottery pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. He told ESPN he has decided to go the route of LaMelo Ball - among others, joining the NBL's Next Stars program.
Ball also played with Illawarra and went on to being selected No. 3 overall in the 2020 NBA Draft.
Johnson committed to Texas in November, choosing the Longhorns over Kansas, LSU and North Carolina State among others.