Derrick Walker, the Kansas City-area forward who visited St. John’s last weekend, has chosen Tennessee - much to the Red Storm’s chagrin.
Derrick Walker: "I'm picking the University of Tennessee." | Story: https://t.co/TJPnw3mxCz pic.twitter.com/a6X1z9ewap
— Evan Daniels (@EvanDaniels) February 3, 2017
With the departure of Yankuba Sima and the arrest of center Zach Brown (who was released from his Letter of Intent) St. John’s had a deeper need for the big man. Predictions had leaned St. John’s way earlier this week, but the defender and rebounder chose to join Rick Barnes’ rebuild in Knoxville, Tennessee (which is a pretty nice town).