Noel Johnson to take more recruiting trips

It appears it will be another week before blue chip shooting guard Noel Johnson makes his new college choice.

The 6-foot-7 Johnson, who originally signed a letter of intent to attend USC but later was granted his release in the wake of the O.J. Majo recruiting firestorm, visited UNLV over the weekend with his mother after taking an unofficial recruiting trip to North Carolina-Charlotte. His father, Lynbert “Cheese” Johnson, told Scout.com on Monday that his son will also take an official recruiting trip to Xavier starting on Wednesday. Xavier associate head coach Pat Kelsey previously recruited Johnson heavily when he was an assistant at Wake Forest.

“Cheese” Johnson, a longtime friend of Runnin’ Rebel assistant Lew Hill, told Scout.com that LSU and UConn also likely will receive recruiting visits and that Indiana is still in the running.

Johnson, who prepped at Fayette County High School in Fayetteville, Ga., was rated the nation’s No. 56 overall prospect in the Class of 2009 by Scout and is considered one of the nation’s top perimeter shooters.

“Cheese” Johnson said his son could make a decision in as early as seven days.

“We want to have everything done within a week, so where he picks he can get enrolled in summer school,” he told Scout.com.

Because the spring national letter of intent signing period ended in mid-May, Johnson will not sign another letter of intent this time around. His final decision will be made official when he actually enrolls in his new school of choice. Until then, schools recruiting Noel Johnson can not comment on his recruitment per NCAA rules.

“Cheese” Johnson said both the UNC Charlotte and UNLV visits “were very good.”