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Report: Steelers QB Kenny Pickett to Attend Wake-Forest Pitt Basketball Game

The Pitt Panthers' all-time leading passer will be in Oakland to watch the Pitt Panthers battle Wake Forest.
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Report: Steelers QB Kenny Pickett to Attend Wake-Forest Pitt Basketball Game
Report: Steelers QB Kenny Pickett to Attend Wake-Forest Pitt Basketball Game

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PITTSBURGH -- The star power at the Petersen Events Center won't be contained to the court when the Pitt Panthers take on Wake Forest in Oakland this week. 

The all-time leading passer in Pitt football history and first-round pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Kenny Pickett, will be at the Pete to watch the Panthers take on the Demon Deacons. 

The crowd is certain to give him a warm welcome and any emotional lift the team can get will be welcome. The Panthers need this win and need it badly to keep their NCAA Tournament hopes alive after dropping a head-scratching loss to sub-.500 Florida State last weekend. 

Pitt will also be celebrating the anniversary of Jerome Lane's legendary, backboard-shattering dunk against Providence during the game. Lane, one of most productive players in Panther basketball history, will also be in attendance. 

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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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