Jamie Dixon landed his biggest recruit to date last night, when power forward Khem Birch… Men’s basketball coach Jamie Dixon landed his biggest recruit to date last night, when power forward Khem Birch verbally committed to the Panthers.

The No. 4 recruit in the class of 2012 according to Rivals.com, the 6-foot-8-inch, 180-pound power forward from Notre Dame Prep in Fitchburg, Mass., chose Pitt over offers from schools like Arizona, Connecticut, Ohio State, Texas and West Virginia.

“I chose Pittsburgh because I really feel comfortable with [assistant] coach [Pat] Skerry and coach Dixon,” Birch told ESPN. “I think coach Dixon is a very good coach and I’m very close with coach Skerry.”

The five-star recruit is the Panthers’ second commitment from the class of 2012. He joins 6-foot-11-inch New Zealand center Steve Adams, who committed on July 6. Adams is ranked as the No. 46 recruit in the class.