By ADAM ZAGORIA NEW YORK — John Hugley and his Pittsburgh teammates finished near the bottom of the ACC standings last year at 11-21 overall, 6-14 in the league. But Hugley is taking a page out of Joel Embiid’s book and believes it’s all part of “The Process.” “Not frustrating at all, we just gotta trust the process,” he said this week at Columbia University as he … [Read more...] about Pitt big man John Hugley taking a page out of Joel Embiid’s book by trusting ‘The Process’
Four-star power forward Carey Booth to visit Ohio State in September
By SAM LANCE CHICAGO — Class of 2023 four-star power forward Carey Booth will visit Ohio State starting Sept. 8, he tells ZAGSBLOG.com. The 6-foot-9, 190 pound big man from Brewster Academy (NH) and the Kansas City Run GMC AAU program has already taken official visits to Penn State and Marquette in June. Booth is also currently working on setting up visits to Iowa and … [Read more...] about Four-star power forward Carey Booth to visit Ohio State in September
Three schools in the lead to land four-star small forward Reid Ducharme
By SAM LANCE KANSAS CITY –– Class of 2023 four-star small forward Reid Ducharme is mostly in contact with three schools at this stage of his recruitment, he tells ZAGSBLOG. The 6-foot-4, 165-pound small forward from Brewster Academy (MA) and the Boston Amateur Basketball Club AAU program, said Xavier, Syracuse and Penn State are recruiting him the hardest. “I … [Read more...] about Three schools in the lead to land four-star small forward Reid Ducharme
Pitt lands 4-star combo guard Carlton Carrington
By ADAM ZAGORIA Two days after landing five-star Class of 2022 guard Dior Johnson, Pittsburgh coach Jeff Capel and his staff continued the recruiting momentum by landing four-star Class of 2023 guard Carlton Carrington. Ranked the No. 19 combo guard in the Class of 2023 per 247Sports.com, the Baltimore (MD) St. Frances player committed to Pitt Wednesday over George Mason, … [Read more...] about Pitt lands 4-star combo guard Carlton Carrington
Dior Johnson lands at Pitt after decommitting from Oregon
By ADAM ZAGORIA Class of 2022 four-star point guard Dior Johnson has committed to Pittsburgh after de-committing from Oregon. He also considered Mississippi State and Washington State. “I committed to Pitt because Jeff Capel and I were able to build a great rapport with one another and I felt like we have built a good connection that goes deeper than basketball,” the … [Read more...] about Dior Johnson lands at Pitt after decommitting from Oregon