Jalen Johnson
6-foot-5 | GuardHometown: Durham, N.C. (Wesleyan Christian Academy)Major: Recreation and sport managementTennessee’s 2017-18 newcomers:Yvez Pons, freshman guard/forward (enrolling in August)Derrick Walker, freshman forward (enrolled at beginning of June)Zach Kent, freshman center (enrolled beginning of June)Jalen Johnson, guard (redshirted last year)Chris Darrington, guard (enrolled beginning of June; junior college transfer from Vincennes University)James Daniel III, guard (enrolled beginning of June; graduate transfer from Howard University)
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series about the newcomers on Tennessee’s men’s basketball team.
KNOXVILLE – Sitting out the 2016-17 Tennessee basketball season as a redshirt brought challenges for Jalen Johnson.
It also produced results.
The 6-foot-5 wing from Durham, N.C. notices a difference when he attacks the basket now.