The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The Pitt men’s basketball team huddles before a game against Clemson at the Petersen Events Center on Saturday, January 18.

Pitt men’s basketball navigating transfer portal difficulties

By Conor Hutchison, Senior Staff Writer • April 17, 2025

Pitt men’s basketball is like any other team in the world of large NIL deals and a transfer portal overflowing with players searching for a better opportunity. The Panthers must fight all offseason to...

Robert Morris guard Kam Woods (8) shoots between teammate Amarion Dickerson, left, and Alabama forward Grant Nelson (4) in the second half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Friday, March 21, 2025, in Cleveland.

Four realistic transfers for Pitt men’s basketball

By Ari Meyer, Staff Writer • April 4, 2025

Now that the NCAA Transfer Portal is in full swing, Pitt men’s basketball has the opportunity to recruit players out of it, looking for better results than last season. With five former Pitt players...

Junior forward Gulliermo Diaz-Graham (25) celebrates after a dunk during Pitt men’s basketball’s game against Stanford at the Petersen Events Center on Saturday, Jan. 4.

Pitt loses four players to the transfer portal

By Robert Thompson, Staff Writer • March 25, 2025

In the first two days of the NCAA basketball transfer portal spring cycle, Pitt has seen four players enter their names with plans to depart the program.  The group includes redshirt first-year forward...

Pitt footballs.

Recapping Pitt football’s transfer portal acquisitions during the offseason

By Mason Carter, Staff Writer • January 22, 2023
Just a few days after the NCAA’s first transfer portal window closed on Jan. 18, Pitt fans can already see glimpses of the potential roster for next season. Here’s a first look at Pitt’s newest transfer recruits.
The NCAA transfer portal is being utilized more and more by athletes each year. Staff writer Griffin Floyd breaks down four new additions across Pitt Athletics who can make an impact in Pittsburgh.

Column | Transfers look to make a name for themselves in their first year at Pitt

By Griffin Floyd, Staff Writer • August 24, 2021
The transfer portal provides reinforcements in the form of players who didn’t fit in with the first program they chose. The Panthers received a number of high-profile transfers this year who will look to make an instant impact.
Sophomore guard Xavier Johnson darts past a Clemson defender.

Johnson to transfer, will not finish season with men’s basketball

By Stephen Thompson, Assistant Sports Editor • February 24, 2021
Pitt men’s basketball junior guard Xavier Johnson confirmed a report from Craig Meyer of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Wednesday morning that Johnson will immediately leave the Pitt program and enter the NCAA transfer portal. 
Nike Sibande (22) recorded season-highs in points (12), rebounds (7), shot attempts (13) and minutes (36) against the Florida State Seminoles last weekend.

Contentious offseason fades in memory as Sibande settles in at Pitt

By Stephen Thompson, Assistant Sports Editor • February 24, 2021
After the COVID-19 pandemic and a contentious transfer process kept him out of action for 262 days, Nike Sibande spent his first nine games at Pitt shaking off the rust. But he showed flashes of dynamism in his breakout game on Saturday that indicate his game is growing along with the comfort of a still-new home in Pittsburgh.
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