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Dior Johnson Commits To Pitt Basketball

The four-star guard announced a top-three that included Pitt on Sunday night and committed to the Panthers on Monday afternoon.
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Dior Johnson Commits To Pitt Basketball
Dior Johnson Commits To Pitt Basketball

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PITTSBURGH -- One of the best uncommitted basketball players in the class of 2022 has committed to Pitt. Dior Johnson, whose high school career featured stops at 10 different schools, revealed a top-three that included Mississippi State and Washington State in addition to the Panthers on Sunday night. By Monday morning, he had decided on a final landing spot. 

Johnson announced his verbal commitment to the Panthers on Twitter. It is worth noting has abandoned a verbal commitment twice before - once with Syracuse and more recently with Oregon. He has not yet signed a letter of intent. 

Should he enroll at Pitt, he will be the fourth-highest rated recruit in program history and by far the best of Capel's tenure, according to 247Sports. He trails only Steven Adams, Dante Taylor and DeJuan Blair. 

Dior can score, but also gets credit for being a willing playmaker. He is not particularly big, but scouts still rave about his ability to rebound at that position and feel that he has the potential to become an above average defender. 

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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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