Meechie Johnson is back. The Ohio State-turned-South Carolina-turned-Ohio State-turned-South Carolina guard has been a thorn in Kentucky’s side throughout his college career. He may be indecisive about living in the Buckeye or Palmetto states, but all of the decisions in his run-ins with Kentucky have gone Johnson’s way.
First, the 6-2 guard from Cleveland starred in South Carolina’s upset of Kentucky in Rupp Arena in 2023. In his first year as a Gamecock, Johnson hit a career-high six three-pointers on Cawood’s Court, part of a 26-point performance in Carolina’s 71-68 win in Lexington. The win was just the third for the Gamecocks in 31 games at Kentucky and the first at Rupp since January 2009.