Podcast Recap
The College Basketball Experience (@TCEonSGPN) on the Sports Gambling Podcast Network previews the upcoming basketball season for the Pittsburgh Panthers. Pick Dundee aka (@TheColbyD) breaks down the Pittsburgh roster and highlights what they did in recruiting and the transfer portal this offseason. Is year 5 the year that Jeff Capel gets the Panthers back to the NCAA Tournament?
Offseason Changes
OUTGOING
- 6’5 G Femi Odukale (Transferred to Seton Hall 11 pts, 4 reb)
- 6’3 G Ithiel Horton (Transferred to UCF – 10 pts, 3 reb)
- 6’8 F (Transferred to William & Mary – 2 pts)
- 6’9 F Mo Gueye (Graduated – 10 pts, 6 reb)
INCOMING
- 6’0 G Nelly Cummings (Transfer from Colgate – 15 pts, 4 ast)
- 6’7 F Blake Hinson (Transfer from Iowa St – 9 pts, 4 reb)
- 6’3 G Greg Elliott (Transfer from Marquette – 7 pts, 39% 3pt)
- 6’3 G Dior Johnson (Ranked #40 from Castaic, CA)
- 6’10 Fede Federiko (JUCO from Northern Oklahoma)
- 6’11 Guillermo Diaz (Not Ranked from IMG Academy)
- 6’11 Jorge Diaz (Not Ranked from IMG Academy)
Projected Roster
Starting 5
1 – 6’0 GR. Nelly Cummings (Transfer from Colgate – 15 pts, 4 ast)
2 – 6’3 FR. Dior Johnson (Ranked #40 from Castaic, CA)
3 – 6’4 GR. Jamarius Burton (12 pts, 4 reb)
4 – 6’7 JR. Blake Hinson (Transfer from Iowa St – 9 pts, 4 reb)
5 – 6’9 JR. John Hugley (15 pts, 8 reb)
Preseason Tournament
Legends Classic (November 16th & 17th in Brooklyn, NY)
Open with Michigan. The other semifinal matchup is VCU & Arizona St.
Rest of the Non-Conference Schedule:
November 7th – UT Martin
November 11th – West Virginia
November 20th – Alabama St
November 22nd – Fairleigh Dickinson
November 25th – William & Mary
November 28th – at Northwestern (ACC / Big Ten Challenge)
December 7th – at Vanderbilt
December 10th – Sacred Heart
December 17th – North Florida
