The last of our sitdowns definitely comes with a story - an amazing one, of perserverance and patience. Joey and Darek speak with Garrett Johnson, a transfer from George Washington whose ACL tear two seasons ago was nothing compared what happened in 2021 during his senior year in high school when a hip tumor (fortunately, benign) threatened to end his playing days. Full story on that is available HERE.

But great news, he's healthy and ready to run with the Bulls.

The Texas native had an interesting three years in Chapel Hill, being held out his second season, last year breaking into the starting lineup - and playing a career high in minutes, and scoring career highs (15, 13 points) in those two starts - but is ready to be a bigger part of his team's offense, something High says Chris Mack emphasized will be the case here.

The former Orlando prep star (Oak Ridge HS) was recruited by Chris Mack to Louisville but suffered an Achilles injury and never got to play for him. James, a versatile guard, did excel with the Cardinals in the two seasons after Mack departed, starting every game and averaging 11.3 points. James then transferred to NC State only to suffer a career-threatening knee issue (read more on that HERE), and last year at Vanderbilt never got on track averaging less than two points in about 10 minutes per contest.

Needless to say Mike is thrilled to have the chance to regain his health and production.

Hear from two of the three freshmen on the squad, starting with a point guard from the northeast in Moore, and (at the 3:30 mark) a Kentucky kid who knows plenty about Chris Mack being from Louisville, and has some words on the other freshman Jake Feldhaus having competed with him plenty on the hardwood.

Was the High School Player of the Year in Michigan and carried that to college with a very productive three seasons at Toledo - which led Akron by 12 points in the MAC finals this March before losing on a 3-pointer with 6 seconds left. He's definitely looking to get to the NCAA tournament with his new team.

Joey and Darek get Dancler's thoughts on coming to USF, where he marvelled at the facilities which made it a done deal upon arrival. Averaged more than 15 points each of the past two seasons, last year at Coastal Carolina, and at LeMoyne prior.

Longtime Bulls fans will have no problems recalling Fred Lewis, the Chamberlain standout who was a key part of the 1991-92 team that reached the NCAA tournament. Naturally Joey and Darek went straight to that storyline when they sat down with his son Joshua, who played for Fred at Blake High School, and reached the state finals there. Originally Joshua committed to USF under Amir Abdur-Rahim but his tragic passing changed those plans, and he spent his freshman season at Louisiana, but is quite happy - as is Dad - to be with the Bulls.

In the first of our nine sitdowns with members of the men's basketball squad, Joey Johnston and Darek Sharp chat with Davis Jr. - the interview begins with his 5 quick points for the Cougars in a game this past season at the Yuengling Center!

Davis Jr. famously averaged 40.8 points during his junior season in high school playing in Wisconsin.

He admits he felt the scoring would come freely in college but he adjusted - and it showed, as after carrying a 6.2-point average into February, he scored no fewer than 7 in the remaining nine contests, twice establishing college career highs of 14 and 16.

Plenty has happened since the last show, a lot of it centering around the reveal of details for premium seating at the future football stadium. After that, Darek brings you:

5:40 mark - Your Wednesday lineup for USF Men's Track & Field in the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore.

12:00 - Dave Eiland, former USF and MLB pitcher and World Series-winning coach, tabbed Bulls Pitching Coach

13:50 - Two new assistants on Chris Brown's Women's Soccer squad

16:00 - More Record-Topping GPA marks posted by USF Student-Athletes

16:40 - Transfer Pickups for Women's Lacrosse and Women's Golf

17:45 - Hoops notes including MBB Scheduling Home-and-Home with Dayton

21:45 - Former Bulls golf standouts Melanie Green and Jake Peacock playing in the U.S. Open!

Darek Sharp and Joey Johnston chatted with Track & Field Head Coach Erik Jenkins along with standout sprinter Jaleel Croal (9:35 mark), and relay squad members Devontie Archer (15:40), Alexavier Monfries (23:40) and Nate Metelus (28:55). They'll all be headed to Eugene, Oregon for the NCAA Championshps next week where Croal will compete in the 200 mters, as well as the 4x100 relay. The Bulls' 4x400 relay squad completes the list of events USF's men have qualified for as the season concludes at the ultimate meet.