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High Point Transfer Zack Austin Signs with Pitt

The Pitt Panthers have made their first two transfer additions official.

Stephen Thompson

High Point Transfer Zack Austin Signs with Pitt
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PITTSBURGH -- Zack Austin was the first player the Pitt Panthers pursued when the transfer portal opened this offseason and he was the first to commit to the program this offseason. Now he's officially a Panther. 

Pitt introduced Austin and former Rhode Island Ram Ismael Leggett, the two transfer additions the Panthers have made so far this offseason, this week.

“Zack is a versatile and productive forward with the ability to make an impact on both ends of the floor,” Pitt head coach Jeff Capel said. “He is an outstanding athlete with strong rebounding and defensive instincts along with a solid shooting stroke out beyond the three-point line. We believe Zack with be a great fit in our system and we look forward to working with him as he continues to grow and develop.” 

Austin, an All-Big South honorable mention in 2023, averaged 14.1 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.1 blocks, and 1.1 steals in 31 games - 26 of which were starts - for the High Point Panthers last season. The year before, he was named Big South Freshman of the Year and earned a conference record eight Freshman of the Week awards. He was also the only player in college basketball to make 60 3-pointers and block 60 shots last season. 

Austin was the first transfer to give a verbal commitment to Pitt. He joins Leggett in the currently two-man-strong transfer class. They join four-star high school recruits Jaland Lowe and Carlton Carrington and three-star commit Marlon Barnes in the complete 2023 recruiting class. 

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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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