He made his last appearance of the season Dec. 8, scoring two points in six minutes against Saint Mary’s.Dayton then announced before the Drake game on Dec. 14 Johnson had been sidelined with an illness.
He is continuing to make great strides and is looking forward to joining the team when he is medically cleared.”After the game Dec. 30, Grant said Johnson remained at home with his family in Ripley, W.Va., and players and coaches have kept in contact with him, mostly through text messages.“He’s got all of our support here within our team, within the athletic department, within the university to get what he needs,” Grant said.Without Johnson, Dayton has nine scholarship players available for the rest of the season unless it chooses to play Moulaye Sissoko. Dayton Basketball received unexpected but good news with the return of forward Chase Johnson for the upcoming season. “I need to consider my future health beyond the game of basketball. I appreciate the support of my family, the UD coaching staff and well wishes of UD fans.”Dayton coach Anthony Grant was asked about Johnson on Thursday and declined to comment. David Jablonski/StaffRedshirt sophomore averaged 5.1 points in eight games Dayton Flyers forward Chase Johnson announced on Instagram on Friday he’s “medically withdrawing” from the University of Dayton to continue to receive treatment for post-concussive stress syndrome and “lingering effects from mononucleosis,” which he said he had in August.Johnson wrote he made the decision after close consultation with his doctors.“This has been a tough decision for me,” Johnson said.
All of the 12, except USC transfer Elijah Weaver, will be eligible to play in the 2020-21.
Chase Johnson will return to the Dayton Flyers men’s basketball program for the 2020-21 season, coach Anthony Grant announced Friday. UD released a statement at that time. That’s assuming Jalen Crutcher, who entered his name in the NBA Draft, returns to the team. He started the first game of the season but was then replaced in the starting lineup by Trey Landers.Johnson had his best game Dec. 3 against Houston Baptist, scoring 18 points on 9-of-10 shooting in 14 minutes. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Johnson appeared in Dayton’s first eight games but had missed the last seven.Dayton announced Dec. 30 he was recovering from post-concussive stress syndrome. DAYTON — Chase Johnson, a 6-foot-9 transfer from the University of Florida, committed to the Dayton Flyers on Sunday, announcing his verbal commitment on Twitter. “He is excited to return and looks forward to rejoining his teammates.”In an Instagram post announcing his decision to leave the Flyers, Johnson also said he was suffering from the “lingering effects” of mononucleosis,” which he said he had in August.Johnson wrote he made the decision after close consultation with his doctors.“This has been a tough decision for me,” Johnson said. It read, “Chase Johnson is doing well as he recovers from post-concussive stress syndrome. I look forward to continuing my progress as I pursue getting healthy and returning to the game of basketball. Chase Johnson (40) Forward - 2019-20 ... News Basketball Basketball: Facebook Basketball: Twitter Basketball: Instagram Basketball: Tickets Basketball: Schedule Basketball: ... • As a mid-year transfer, will have at least 2.5 seasons of eligibility in a Dayton uniform Johnson was one of the players pictured.“We are happy that Chase is returning to campus for the 2020-21 academic year,” Grant said in a press release.