Walter Clayton Jr. traded football for basketball and it’s paying off

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Walter Clayton Jr. traded football for basketball and it’s paying off
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Odds and options were stacked against Walter Clayton’s love for basketball, but he took the risk and is now in the Big Dance.

Notre Dame, Tennessee, Georgia, Nebraska and Florida were among the schools making offers.

“He could’ve picked his school,” Johnson said. “He was really that good.” There was only one problem: Clayton preferred basketball, and chose the hardwood over the gridiron. He had only played the sport in high school at the urging of a close friend, Gervon Dexter Sr., a defensive lineman who went on to play for Florida and is a projected mid-round pick in April’s NFL draft.He told Johnson about the decision, which the football coach jokes still hurts his feelings to this day.Under Terrence McGriff’s guidance, Clayton became a Division I prospect there, helping Bartow win a pair of Class 6A Florida state championships.Walter Clayton Jr.

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