Hometown hero Kevin Johnson has made steady progress in his first two seasons as a Bearcat. Can we expect another leap forward for the 6-foot-3 Cincinnati native in year three?
Everyone likes rooting for the hometown kid. Kevin Johnson has been an easy Cincinnati-bred player to root for at UC. Sure, he doesn't have the same type of star power as others on the roster, but he has been an unheralded contributor, plugging holes all over the stat sheet, while giving Mick Cronin a dependable player in the backcourt, especially on the defensive end of the floor.