Pitt Lands Rhode Island Transfer Ishamel Leggett
PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers have made their second big addition through the transfer portal of this offseason, adding a player that will help fill the void left by the departure of four senior guards who spearheaded the program's return to the NCAA Tournament.
Rhode Island transfer Ishmael Leggett is that player. He announced on his personal Twitter account that he would be joining Pitt this season. He has two years of eligibility remaining.
Leggett was one of the premier scorers in the Atlantic 10 this season, averaging 16.4 points per game on 43.6% shooting from 2-point range and 32% shooting from 3-point distance. He added 5.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game as well while making a career-high 84.5% of his free throws.
Leggett played some of his best games against high-major competition last season. He scored a career-high 34 points, had four assists, grabbed five rebounds and was 7-10 from 3-point range against Tulane, and averaged double-figure scoring and four rebounds per game against Power 6 teams.
Leggett is a former three-star recruit and the No. 4 player in the talent-rich city of Washington D.C. coming out of the class of 2020. Georgetown, Maryland, Syracuse and Virginia showed varying degrees of interest during the recruiting process but did not offer. DePaul, George Washington, Stony Brook and Towson were among the teams to extend offers then.
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