Oklahoma State commit Karron Johnson and former Wadleigh (NY) star Curtis Loving have been dismissed from Mount Zion (N.C.) Academy and will enroll at Laurinburg (N.C.) Prep, according to a source.
Johnson, a 6-foot-7, 210-pound power forward, recently chose Oklahoma State over UAB, Memphis and Seton Hall. Loving is a 6-5 small forward. We hope to have an update later on.
Speaking of Oklahoma State, Ibrahima Thomas, a 6-11 sophomore forward, was dismissed from the team Monday.
Thomas was averaging 8.3 points and 3.9 rebounds in 20.6 minutes per game in seven starts for the Cowboys (5-3) this season. The native of Dakar, Senegal, averaged six points and 4.1 rebounds per game last year.
Thomas started the first seven games of the season but didn’t play in Thursday’s 83-65 loss at Washington.
“After several conversations with Ibrahima over the past week, we have decided that it is in the best interest of both he and this basketball program if we parted ways,” head coach Travis Ford said in a statement. “We are looking for players who are fully committed to doing whatever it takes to make this program successful. The guys currently on this team are dedicated to doing just that.”
Teeng Akol, a 6-11 freshman center, recently became eligible, but Ford did not play him in the Washington game.
“We’ve got a lot of work to do with him,” Ford said, according to The Oklahoman.
