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Pitt Misses on High-Scoring Transfer F
One of the Pitt Panthers' biggest transfer targets has picked a different school.
PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers will have to keep plugging away at their transfer portal recruiting because one of their priority targets has picked a different program to use the remainder of his eligibility.
Former UNC Greensboro forward Mikeal Brown-Jones was one of the first transfer players Pitt reached out to this offseason and they even made his final three list alongside Kansas State and Ole Miss. But Brown-Jones has spurned the Panthers and picked the Rebels, according to On3's Joe Tipton.
It's easy to see why so many Power 5 schools have jumped at the opportunity to recruit Brown-Jones, who flourished for the Spartans in the first year of his career as a full-time starter.
In 28 games, all starts, Brown-Jones averaged 18.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and 0.9 blocks per game while shooting 56% from 2-point range, 43.1% from deep and 78.7% from the free throw line. He earned First-Team All-Southern Conference honors.
The Panthers currently have four scholarships available heading into the spring and summer. They have needs at guard, center and power forward and Brown-Jones could have helped them address at least one of those holes.
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