Las Vegas Sun

February 12, 2012

Currently: 53° | Complete forecast | Log in

Former Cheyenne guard Elijah Johnson becoming a fixture for No. 1 Kansas

(via KUSports.com) · December 11, 2009 · 2:02 PM

Former Cheyenne guard Elijah Johnson, now a freshman at Kansas, will get his second career start on Saturday for the nation's No. 1 college hoops squad. The undefeated Jayhawks take on La Salle in Kansas City.

The game tips at 11 a.m. in Las Vegas, and can be seen on ESPN (Cox channel 30).

Johnson's first start came in KU's 99-64 victory over Radford on Wednesday. He had 11 points, three rebounds and an assist while getting the nod over demoted sophomore Tyshawn Taylor.

"We'll start Elijah," Kansas coach Bill Self said. "Elijah played well the other day. Obviously, Ty's going to play, but we'll start Elijah. I don't think you start a kid and have him play as well as he did and all of a sudden bench him, because, to be honest, he deserves it (to start)."

Post a comment

Commenting requires registration.

Comments are moderated by Las Vegas Sun editors. Our goal is not to limit the discussion, but rather to elevate it. Comments should be relevant and contain no abusive language. Comments that are off-topic, vulgar, profane or include personal attacks will be removed. Full comments policy.

If you would like to submit your comment as a letter to the editor, you may submit it here.

Most Popular

  • Viewed
  • Discussed
  • E-mailed
  • Facebook