Former University of Kansas shooting guard Elijah Johnson practiced with the 2017-18 Jayhawks for several weeks last winter after returning to Lawrence from Israel and a stint with Hapoel Gilboa Galil, an Israeli Premier League team based in Gan Ner.
The 27-year-old Johnson — he’d eventually head back to Israel for the playoffs — developed an on-court chemistry with transfers Dedric Lawson, K.J. Lawson and Charlie Moore, who could practice but not play in games in accordance with NCAA transfer rules.
“I love those guys. The brothers … I love ‘em,” Johnson said of the Lawsons. They began their college careers at their hometown school, the University of Memphis.