Ex-Sun Devil Carson headed to Australia

The curious career of ex-ASU point guard Jahii Carson gets stranger and stranger. After failing to get drafted in June, Carson last week signed to play for the Wollongong Hawks in Australia’s National Basketball League, which is far from the beaten path of overseas pro hoops. It’s the same team that featured ex-UA backup Dylan Rigdon 15 years ago. Carson and Nick Johnson entered college in the same year. Carson, a superior prospect, did not improve much. Johnson became the Pac-12 Player of the Year. A lot of it has to do with the day-to-day competition in practice, and the strength of a team’s non-conference schedule. Carson didn’t have access to those benefits at ASU.

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