Recruiting news and notes from Tues. June 5th:
- According to reports from Pittsburgh Sports Now and Harry Psaros, 2019 C Oscar Tshiebwe from Kennedy Catholic made an unofficial visit to Pitt on Monday:
Early reports indicate that 2019 Kennedy Catholic (PA) PF/C Oscar Tshiebwe had a great visit today to #Pitt. #H2P #ZooEra— Harry G. Psaros (@PittGuru) June 5, 2018
- Tshiebwe is a highly-touted big man in the 2019 class, ranked 116th nationally by 247 sports, and 54th by Rivals. Tshiebwe would give Pitt both high-end talent and an improvement in front court depth.
- Pitt has also found itself in the top nine schools for another top recruit from the 2019 class, Greg Gantt Jr.:
Blessed & Highly Favored 🙏🏾💯 #GBMS pic.twitter.com/LunlU7wVbT— Greg Gantt Jr. (@juuune__) June 4, 2018
- Gantt Jr. is a 6'7" forward from North Carolina, currently ranked 57th in the country by 247sports. Clemson is the only other ACC school to make his top nine list, which includes other Power 5 programs like Providence, Alabama, and Florida.
- Pitt has offered five-star 2019 PF/C Armando Bacot, as of May 26th, according to 247s sports. Bacot had previously revealed his top 10 schools in Oct. 2017, which included programs four ACC teams (Duke, North Carolina, Virginia, Virginia Tech), and other top programs like national champion Villanova.
Top 10 ‼️‼️‼️‼️ @Parker_Kirkmyer pic.twitter.com/mdqCgnVXM6— Armando Bacot Jr. (@iget_buckets35) October 18, 2017
- And just like that, Pitt's 2018 recruiting class ranks 35th overall in the nation, and sixth in the ACC. We may look back at the addition of G Trey McGowens as a critical moment during the Jeff Capel era when top recruits started to view Pitt as a viable option once again.
- Notably, Pitt's 2018 recruiting effort now ranks higher than a number of major programs, including ACC rival Syracuse (#37); the new home of former Pitt PG Marcus Carr, Minnesota (#42;), Sweet 16 participant Purdue (#45); and 2018 ACC Champion Virginia (#69).
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