Morez Johnson committed to Illinois earlier in his career than any player since Jereme Richmond.
We all remember how that situation went.
On National Signing Day, two years after his verbal pledge, the Chicago big man inked his National Letter of Intent to study and score at the University of Illinois.
Do you remember when Johnson’s former St. Rita teammate James Brown was considered the “biggest get” in the state? That seems like such a long time ago.
Morez emerged from his time at Chicago St. Rita and the EYBL AAU circuit as one of the most dominant rebounders in the country.