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Pitt Makes Top Six for Transfer G

The Pitt Panthers are on the verge of filling out their backcourt with a transfer from Mount St. Mary's.

Stephen Thompson

Dec 5, 2023; Oxford, Mississippi, USA; Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers guard Dakota Leffew (1) reacts
Dec 5, 2023; Oxford, Mississippi, USA; Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers guard Dakota Leffew (1) reacts / Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports

PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers are closing on filling out their backcourt with a coveted mid-major transfer after he named them to his list final six schools.

Former Mount St. Mary's guard Dakota Leffew released a set of finalists this week and he included Pitt alongside Villanova, Syracuse, Xavier, South Carolina, Georgia and Xavier. On3's Joe Tipton posted on Twitter that Leffew had narrowed a list that included plenty of high-major schools. He is a graduate transfer with one year of eligibilty remaining.

Leffew, a first-team All-MAAC selection in 2024, averaged 17.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.6 steals per game. He ranked third in the conference in scoring and fifth in assists. He shot 43% from the field, 36.5% from 3-point range and 76.5% from the free throw line. Leffew stands 6'5 and weighs 185 pounds.

The Panthers got good news in the wake of Bub Carrington's announcement that he would forgo his remaining college eligibility and declare for the 2024 NBA Draft, with both Ishmael Leggett and Jaland Lowe announcing that they would be back for another season at Pitt in 2024-25. Now the Panthers are looking to add some support around them and Leffew could be the missing link in the backcourt.

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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: