Kejuan Johnson, a 6-6, 215-pound forward who signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Rutgers men's basketball program last November, will receive his scholarship release, a person familiar with the situation told NJ Advance Media on Tuesday.
Rated as the 50th overall forward in the class of 2015 according to ESPN.com, Johnson was a consensus three-star recruit according to ESPN, Rivals.com and 247Sports.com. The Hargrave Military Academy (Va.) product was expected to add depth to a Rutgers roster that currently sits at 12 scholarship players, one short of the NCAA limit.
An Atlanta native, Johnson averaged 18.