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The Pitt News

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The Pitt News

Pitt Head Coach Kevin Stallings is attempting to rebuild the Panthers roster and has four spots remaining in the 2017 recruiting class. TPN File Photo

Men’s basketball adds two recruits to 2017 class

By Ryan Zimba | Sports Editor May 5, 2017

Pitt basketball landed two commits this week as coach Kevin Stallings begins to fill in his roster for next season. St. John’s transfer Malik Ellison pledged to Pitt Tuesday, according to ESPN’s...

Pitt Head Coach Kevin Stallings continues to add to his coaching staff with the addition of Matt Woodley as new special assistant coach. TPN File Photo

Pitt men’s basketball names Matt Woodley special assistant coach

The Pitt men’s basketball team continues to increase its ranks, but this time it’s with a new coach instead of a new player. Head coach Kevin Stallings announced Monday the addition of Matt Woodley...

Pitt head coach Kevin Stallings is attempting to rebuild the basketball program after eight of last year's players have left. Matt Hawley | Staff Photographer

Men’s basketball signs small forward Shamiel Stevenson

By Ryan Zimba | Sports Editor April 30, 2017

Pitt men’s basketball added another player to its 2017 recruiting class after forward Shamiel Stevenson signed his Letter of Intent Sunday morning. Stevenson played at Hillcrest Prep in Arizona this...

Pitt head coach Kevin Stallings is retooling his team after several transfers to start the offseason. Jeff Ahearn | Senior Staff Photographer

Men’s basketball hires Sam Ferry as assistant coach

By Ryan Zimba | Sports Editor April 26, 2017

Pitt head coach Kevin Stallings finalized his coaching staff for the upcoming season with the addition of Sam Ferry as an assistant coach. Ferry will replace former Pitt assistant Jeremy Ballard, who...

Pitt head coach Kevin Stallings has several roster spots to fill before the signing period ends on May 17. Meghan Sunners | Assistant Visual Editor

Men’s basketball signs 6-foot-10 center Peace Ilegomah

By Ryan Zimba | Sports Editor April 25, 2017

After a plethora of defects to start the offseason, the Pitt men’s basketball program received a recruit on Monday with the signing of 6-foot-10 center Peace Ilegomah. Ilegomah played at Montverde...

Pitt men's basketball Head Coach Kevin Stallings has already seen four players transfer after his debut season with the Panthers, and now two of his incoming recruits have decommitted as well. John Hamilton | Contributing Editor

Pitt men’s basketball loses commitment from Aaron Thompson

By Ryan Zimba | Staff Writer April 22, 2017

The Pitt men’s basketball team isn’t only suffering from an exodus of transfers — now, it’s losing recruits as well. According to a press release Friday night, the university granted incoming...

Former Pitt point guard Justice Kithcart is transferring to Old Dominion University. Anna Bongardino | Staff Photographer

Former Pitt PG Justice Kithcart Transferring to Old Dominion

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor April 10, 2017

Justice Kithcart is the first of the five departing players — not including the four graduating seniors — from last year’s Pitt men’s basketball team to find a new home. Kithcart announced Monday...

Cameron Johnson (23) is the fourth player to transfer from the Pitt men's basketball team since the end of the season. TPN File Photo (2017)

Panic at the Pete: Wise, Johnson’s transfers cause for alarm

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor April 3, 2017

It started with a harmless announcement March 13. That’s when sophomore guard Crisshawn Clark revealed his intention to transfer from the Pitt men’s basketball team after missing the entire 2016-17...

Redshirt sophomore guard Cameron Johnson is transferring from the Pitt men's basketball team. Anna Bongardino | Staff Photographer

Leading returning scorer Cameron Johnson leaving Pitt

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor April 1, 2017

After having three players transfer in the past three weeks, the Pitt men’s basketball team is now losing its leading returning scorer. Redshirt sophomore guard Cameron Johnson is pursuing his transfer...

Pitt men's basketball assistant coach Jeremy Ballard (right) is leaving to take an associate head coach position at VCU. Meghan Sunners | Visual Editor

Pitt assistant Jeremy Ballard leaving to become associate head coach at VCU

Pitt confirmed Thursday that assistant coach Jeremy Ballard is set to leave the Panthers to become an associate head coach at Virginia Commonwealth University next year. After dealing with three other...

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