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College Basketball Legend Shouts Out Pitt Freshman

Pitt Panthers freshman Bub Carrington is becoming the worst-kept secret in college basketball.

Stephen Thompson

College Basketball Legend Shouts Out Pitt Freshman
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PITTSBURGH -- Pitt Panthers freshman Bub Carrington is quickly becoming one of the worst-kept secrets in college basketball as he kicks off his freshman season on a torrid pace. 

And Carrington's hot start hasn't just caught the eye of one of this generation's biggest names in college basketball. Legendary ESPN college basketball analyst, Dick Vitale, has Carrington as his "Diaper Dandy" of the Week, an award given weekly to an outstanding freshman from around the sport. 

Carrington, who struggled at times in his first handful of games against high-major opponents, bounced back by 16.0 points, four rebounds, seven assists to just 1.5 turnovers, and one steal per game while making 45% of his field goals over two games against the Mountainers and Golden Griffins. He is the first Pitt freshman to ever earn conference Rookie of the Week honors three times since the legendary Dejuan Blair. 

Clemson head coach Brad Brownell, whose Tigers knocked off Pitt by nine at the Petersen Events Center last Sunday, was Vitale's Coach of the Week. And former Panther John Hugley's Oklahoma Sooners was Vitale's Team of the Week. 

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Stephen Thompson
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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