So much for the idea of J'Mison Morgan being the big man who replaces Kevin Love at UCLA.
The 6-foot-11 Dallas South Oak Cliff center met with LSU coach Trent Johnson Tuesday and has decided to honor his letter of intent, according to his high school coach James Mays.
Johnson told Morgan he plans to retain former LSU interim coach Butch Pierre, who recruited Morgan to Baton Rouge. The former Stanford coach also emphasized his track record developing big men, promising Morgan that he will be a focal point of the Tigers offense next season.
"That was a tell-tale point right there," Mays said. "J'Mison wanted to go somewhere they would play inside-out so he would be involved in the offense. Coach Johnson told him it would not be a bombs-away three-point shooting offense. He wants to go inside first."
Morgan originally chose LSU over UCLA, Alabama and Kansas in November, but considered asking for a release from his letter of intent after the Tigers fired longtime coach John Brady. UCLA made a strong push for Morgan because he could fill the interior void left by Love's near-certain imminent departure.
"The staff at UCLA did a great job because they anticipated what might happen," Mays said. "J'Mison would have come in and immediately helped them, but LSU was closer to home and it felt like a better fit."

2 Comments

Jerry Smith on May 21, 2008 1:15 PM said:

WRONG!

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J'mison Morgan on May 23, 2008 10:36 AM said:

C'mon Jeff, where do you get your info from?

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