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Report: Former Pitt Basketball Player to Workout With Raptors

A former Pitt forward is headed to workout for the Toronto Raptors.
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Report: Former Pitt Basketball Player to Workout With Raptors
Report: Former Pitt Basketball Player to Workout With Raptors

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PITTSBURGH -- Mouhamadou Gueye was one of the few bright spots for the Pitt Panthers during a particularly difficult men's basketball season. He stifled opponents with his length, hit jump shots for a team in desperate need of shooting and emerged as Pitt's second-best player behind All-ACC honoree, John Hugley.

Gueye's performance clearly turned the heads of scouts and executives, because he is now getting a shot at a career playing basketball professionally. According to a report from George Mitchellowski of Pittsburgh Sports Now, Gueye will work out with the Toronto Raptors next Thursday and is working on scheduling workouts with other professional teams. 

Gueye began his career at Stony Brook and was named America East Defensive Player of the Year in 2020, before using his last year of eligibility to play for Pitt. Following a slow start, he eventually became one of the steadiest players on last season's Panthers team. He averaged 10 points, six rebounds and two blocks per game while shooting 44% from the field and 36% from three. 

The Raptors already have a former Panther, Justin Champagnie, in their organization. Champagnie went undrafted following a first-team All-ACC sophomore season. During his first year as a professional, Champagnie swung between the NBA and G-League. He put up impressive numbers - 21 points and eight rebounds per game in 14 appearances - with the Raptors' G-League affiliate, the Raptors 905. 

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Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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