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Pitt Contacts Syracuse Transfer Joe Girard

The Pitt Panthers are hoping to flip one of their rivals' best players.
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Pitt Contacts Syracuse Transfer Joe Girard
Pitt Contacts Syracuse Transfer Joe Girard

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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers' pursuit of new guards and wings to staff their roster after this offseason comes in the wake of huge losses to their backcourt. Nike Sibande, Jamarius Burton, Greg Elliot and Nelly Cummings are on their way out and Pitt has turned to the transfer portal to try and plug those holes they leave behind. 

The Panthers' have found a couple of strong candidates already and one of them comes from an ACC rival. Joe Girard, Syracuse's leading scorer from this past season, is one of those candidates. After entering the transfer portal, he's heard from Pitt, alongside Indiana, Tennessee, Auburn, Butler, LSU, Florida, Ohio State, Loyola Chicago, Stanford, Clemson, Nebraska and BYU.

Girard averaged a career-high 16.4 points and 3.0 assists per game while shooting 38% from 3-point distance last season. He's leaving the door to declare for the NBA Draft open while also searching for a new school to play at potentially. 

His scoring, shooting ability and experience all combine to make him an excellent fit for a Panthers team that is losing all of those things in bunches this offseason. 

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

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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