Jarvis Johnson couldn't stop smiling. He lit up from the moment he stepped on the court. He laughed and dunked effortlessly in warmups at Tuesday's Twin Cities Pro Am championship game at DeLaSalle.
He was ready to put on a show.
All eyes were on Johnson when he had the ball. The 6-1 guard dropped a few jumpers, finished layups strong after fouls and looked a lot like the player who won four state titles with the Islanders in high school.
He's not medically cleared to play for the Gophers by U doctors because of a heart condition.
But his personal doctors gave him the OK to play in the summer league. Gophers basketball coach Richard Pitino didn't stop him because he's not technically considered a Division I scholarship athlete.
So Johnson showed up. And he had a blast. "I played in about eight, nine games in the Pro Am," he said. "I felt good. It was fun."
MARCUS FULLER
