The five-star guard will pick between his final five finalists: Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisville and North Carolina.

Over the last two months, this has been the most hotly contested recruiting battle we have seen this cycle with Alabama, Kentucky and North Carolina all duking things out for the five-star talent.

The 6-foot-4 shooting guard born and raised in Woodford County (Ky.) has been a top priority for Mark Pope, Hubert Davis and Nate Oats having officially visited all three schools.

In July, Johnson shared his thoughts on the big three contenders as he had been working to get to this moment.

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Alabama: “They were the first Power 5 school to offer and recruit me. Nate Oats has been recruiting me for a while, now. Him sticking along throughout the years and building a relationship means that he believes and trust me. Him and Preston Murphy have been reaching out to my parents. Our relationship is good.”

Kentucky: “Mark Pope gives me the good message of being the hometown kid. He is consistent with me. He tells me what he wants me do and how I can fit his offense. He really wants to coach me and he wants to start his 2025 recruiting class with me. I met the staff and got to see them practice, so it was good. He likes to take 3s in the offense and he wants me to come in and score the ball.”

North Carolina: “Hubert Davis and Sean May are pushing. They want me to be the top guard in the ACC by scoring and running their team. They say they will do whatever it takes for me to pursue my dreams — whether it be one-and-done or winning a National Championship.”

For much of this recruitment, it has primarily been a battle between North Carolina and Alabama but in recent days Kentucky has made a late surge to make this recruitment all that much more interesting.

The big question of where he will ultimately play his college basketball will be revealed in just a few short days.