New York Post: Shaka Smart and VCU were the first school to call when the news broke that Melvin Johnson was released from his National Letter of Intent with Miami.

VCU kept on calling, staying in touch with Johnson and his mother, Kizzy Gladden, developing the kind of bond Johnson said he hoped to establish with a coaching staff after he left Miami. When it was time to set visits, Smart and Co. received the first one -- and as it turned out, the last.

Johnson picked the Rams early Friday evening after returning home from his official visit, closing a whirlwind couple of weeks.

“It’s just a relief,” The Bronx native and former Rice star said, “to be able to start college and begin my journey.”

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