Ohio State '20 OH SG (SR) - Demetrius "Meechie" Johnson, Jr. (South Carolina Transfer)

• Meechie Johnson - CJ Walker is gone and Jimmy Sotos is recuperating from shoulder surgery. Even if Sotos is healthy, there should be more minutes available for Johnson next season than there were this past year (5.8 minutes per game).

 

It feels good to be back in the gym with my pops @HWBBall15 💜🤞🏽 We getting ready 😈 #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/8yt4O7XYQU

— Meechie Johnson (@MeechieJohnson0) April 2, 2021

 

Zed Key and Meechie Johnson will try out for the USA Basketball U19 National Team slated to compete in the 2021 FIBA World Cup. https://t.co/jQknCdZyky

— Eleven Warriors (@11W) April 26, 2021

 

Ain’t too Much to say... The work gone show 👺✌🏽 #GrindUntil #BBG #ODM #Gkode #TTP pic.twitter.com/ZCJXp2KG8v

— Meechie Johnson (@MeechieJohnson0) May 4, 2021

 

Projecting Ohio State basketball’s 2021-22 roster: The Meechie Johnson era begins in the backcourt https://t.co/LEO7CnRvCQ

— Stephen Means (@Stephen_Means) May 12, 2021

 

Let’s go @MeechieJohnson0 🙏🏽🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/vXeytPpdZ4

— Demetrius Johnson (@HWBBall15) June 22, 2021

 

Neither Meechie Johnson nor Zed Key makes the U19 cut. They were two of the nine players left off the roster. https://t.co/GFZ93teG7a

— Colin Hass-Hill (@chasshill) June 22, 2021

 

The Rookie and The Vet ⭕️🤝 #0 pic.twitter.com/bLn9SUKrWJ

— Meechie Johnson (@MeechieJohnson0) June 28, 2021

 

Ohio State's Meechie Johnson, Zed Key reflect on Team USA camp experience https://t.co/b3lQThtpFL

— BuckeyeXtra.com (@BuckeyeXtra) June 29, 2021

 

Always great chilling with my bro @KingJames Thanks for always showing love and encouraging @MeechieJohnson0 over the years! Always love! Family! pic.twitter.com/99jGTaDUlA

— Demetrius Johnson (@HWBBall15) July 4, 2021

 

It’s all Fun and Games until I want to play too 🤡 #Agent0👺 pic.twitter.com/fEtaLtXAkc

— Meechie Johnson (@MeechieJohnson0) July 9, 2021

 

It’s been a long time coming, and they gone feel every part of me 👺👿 #ImHim #Agent0 @OhioStateHoops @OhioStateOnBTN @AdamJardy pic.twitter.com/awXxcioJlG

— Meechie Johnson (@MeechieJohnson0) July 11, 2021

 

Buckeyes guard Meechie Johnson limited with minor injury
Meechie Johnson gained valuable experience as part of the Ohio State rotation last season.

Now with the Buckeyes on the practice floor preparing for this season, Johnson is expected to have a larger role. But he recently suffered a setback.

The Ohio State basketball Twitter account tweeted out photos of a practice session, and it showed Johnson in a walking boot. After plenty of replies asking why he was wearing it, the Buckeyes responded.

“Meechie is all good y’all it’s just a precautionary thing after a tweak,” the basketball team tweeted from its account.

Johnson could be a key guard for Ohio State this winter. After averaging just 1.2 points per game in 17 games as a freshman, Johnson has a chance to break out and be a contributor for the Buckeyes. But that’ll have to wait. He’s limited with a minor injury right now.

 

Season right around the corner @MeechieJohnson0 Stay focus! Let’s get it!! pic.twitter.com/zDAZIPSFzN

— Demetrius Johnson (@HWBBall15) August 21, 2021

 

#Buckeyes second-year player Meechie Johnson Jr., asked about the Oral Roberts loss: "I feel it every day. Every day in workouts I think about it. I never want to go through that again."

— Adam Jardy (@AdamJardy) September 28, 2021

 

Ready For War… Go Bucks ⭕️ pic.twitter.com/fREwtZykWS

— Meechie Johnson (@MeechieJohnson0) October 3, 2021

 

Holtmann says Meechie Johnson is going to be playing some point for the Buckeyes this year, and will "grow into a bigger role." "We're gonna need a lot more from him than we needed from him last year."

 

After putting on weight and adjusting to the speed of the game this offseason, Meechie Johnson Jr. says his improvement will be “shocking to a lot of people” in 2021-22. https://t.co/Uw1OTY0FHF

— Eleven Warriors (@11W) October 8, 2021