Jarvis Johnson still believes he will play basketball again, even as he prepares to sit out his freshman season at Minnesota after failing to clear his medical exam because of a heart condition that caused him to collapse on the court as an eighth-grader.
Johnson, who started on four state championship teams at DeLaSalle High School, is grateful to the Gophers for allowing him to attend school on scholarship and still be part of the team.
In a Q&A with the Pioneer Press, Johnson talked publicly for the first time since the U's decision. A television special on his story debuts during SportsCenter at 9 a.