[Cracked Sidewalks] Marquette receives commitment from JUCO Guard Darius Johnson-Odom

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Marquette receives commitment from JUCO Guard Darius Johnson-Odom

Written by: noreply@blogger.com (bma725)

No it's not an April Fools joke, Buzz Williams has done it again.  Only days after many MU fans were disappointed to lose out on Darius Smith, Marquette has received a verbal commitment from Darius Johnson-Odom, one of the most sought after JUCO guards in the country.  Johnson-Odom had interest from many top schools around the country including Pitt, Kansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia.

Johnson-Odom averaged 21.6 points and 4.6 assists this year for Hutchinson Community College in Kansas, one of the top JUCO programs in the country. Originally thought to be a Class of 2010 prospect, according to Jeff Goodman from Fox Sports, Johnson-Odom recently received word that he is eligible and will have three years to play at Marquette.

Stay tuned to Cracked Sidewalks for further updates on MU's most recent commitment.

Todd Rosiak has an informative Q/A with Johnson-Odom -- who's been interested in MU for some time, and is holding his own academically.

http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2009/04/marquette-receives-commitment-from-juco.html

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Considering BMA's excellent post about how 40% of top 100 kids are busts, I think one of the best ways to judge a recruit is by who else is interested.

DJO says in the interview with Rosiak that Pitt, Kentucky and Cincy all offered.  Good enough for me.  He's a big time get!