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Georgia Tech G Deivon Smith Out vs Pitt

Georgia Tech will be shorthanded when they visit the Pitt Panthers.

Stephen Thompson

Georgia Tech G Deivon Smith Out vs Pitt
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PITTSBURGH -- Georgia Tech is already set to face a hostile environment when they travel to face the Pitt Panthers at the Petersen Events Center and will have to do it shorthanded. 

Devion Smith, a 6'1 junior guard from Loganville, Georgia, will not play against the Panthers, according to head coach Josh Pastner. Smith, who is dealing with an ankle injury, is a valuable rotation piece for the Yellow Jackets. 

Smith, a former top-100 recruit in the class of 2020, is averaging eight points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game over 24.8 minutes per contest. He's started 13 of Georgia Tech's 27 games and appeared in 24 of them. 

The Panthers, meanwhile, have no injuries to speak of besides some bumps and bruises that head coach Jeff Capel said are only natural for players this deep into the season. 

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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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