Pitt Misses on Transfer G Jesse Zaruela
PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers will have to go back to the drawing board to find a guard to fill their final remaining scholarship for the 2023-24 season because one of their targets has chosen to go elsewhere.
Jesse Zarzuela, a graduate transfer from Central Michigan, committed to Oregon this week. He chose the Ducks over Pitt, Arizona, Oklahoma State and others. He had a visit to Pittsburgh in the works.
Zarzuela has been an elite scorer at every stop of his college career. After redshirting his freshman season at UTEP, Zarzuela played at two junior colleges - Navarro College in Texas and Missouri State-West Plains. Upon transferring back to the Division I level, he averaged 14.7 points, 3.3 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game for Coppin State during the 2021-22 season. Last year at Central Michigan, he scored 16.3 points per night while cutting down on his turnovers slightly and drastically improving his 3-point shooting - 29.7% to 35.6% on just 0.4 attempts fewer per game.
The 6'3, 170-pound Houston, Texas native, Zarzuela has one season of eligibility available after he graduates from CMU this spring.
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