Johnson joins Buddy Boeheim and Elijah Hughes  on Roster for Syracuse’s Matchup with Seton Hall July 21-24

Boeheim’s Army, the Syracuse alumni team competing in The Basketball Tournament (TBT) this summer, today announced the roster addition of Wesley Johnson.

Johnson joins Elijah Hughes and Buddy Boeheim as the three players currently announced on the Boeheim’s Army roster. More players will be announced in the coming weeks.

Johnson played at Iowa State for two seasons before transferring to Syracuse for the 2009-10 season. After being named Big East Player of the Year and Consensus first-team All-American in 2010, Johnson declared for the NBA Draft. Selected with the fourth overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, Johnson went on to have a decade-long professional career. He currently coaches for the Los Angeles Clippers as a player development assistant.

Boeheim’s Army will take on Hall In, the Seton Hall alumni team, in a first round best-of-three series.

As part of the best-of-three series, both teams will have a chance to host at least one home game. The first game of the series will take place at Seton Hall’s Walsh Gymnasium Tuesday, July 21, at 7 pm ET, and will be televised live on FS1. Game two will be played at Upstate Medical Arena at The Oncenter War Memorial in Syracuse Thursday, July 23, at 7 pm ET and will be televised live on FS2. 

Game three (if necessary) will be played in Syracuse on Friday, July 24, at 7 pm ET and will be televised live on FS2.