Pitt Contacted North Carolina Transfer Puff Johnson
PITTSBURGH -- Offseason attrition of their top four guards has led the Pitt Panthers to pursue guards and wings in the transfer portal. That brought them to a familiar face from North Carolina, who made his decision to transfer last week.
Puff Johnson, the brother of former Pitt star Cameron Johnson, is leaving North Carolina and has plenty of interest from other schools. The former four-star top-100 recruit has been contacted by Pitt, Kentucky, Indiana, Arizona State, TCU, West Virginia, Oklahoma, LSU, Butler, Seton Hall, Tulane, Colorado State, Grand Canyon, UC Santa Barbara and Duquesne, according to a report from Jon Rothstein.
Cameron Johnson spent three years in Oakland before transferring to North Carolina himself. After spending two years as a Tar Heel, the Minnesota Timberwolves drafted him 11th overall in the 2019 NBA Draft. Johnson's enjoyed a successful four-year career in the league with the Phoenix Suns and Brooklyn Nets.
His younger brother, Puff had Pitt in his top seven schools the summer before he committed to be a Tar Heel. Over three years in Chapel Hill, Johnson averaged 3.1 points and 2.7 rebounds in 11.4 minutes per contest over 65 appearances. He is likely looking for a bigger role elsewhere. Both Johnson brothers are from Western Pennsylvania and played their high school ball here.
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