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Kevin Durant Shouts Out Legendary Pitt PG

Kevin Durant paid his respects to legendary Pitt Panthers point guard Levance Fields.

Stephen Thompson

Kevin Durant Shouts Out Legendary Pitt PG
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PITTSBURGH -- Former Pitt Panthers point guard Levance Fields was back in Pittsburgh as the program honored him and the rest of the 2008-09 Elite Eight team during the first half of a 70-60 win over Notre Dame. 

Fields highlighted one of the greatest moments in his career and Pitt basketball history - his game-winning 3-pointer against Duke at Madison Square Garden - on his shirt and NBA legend Kevin Durant made sure to stop by on social media to pay his respects to "the point god." 

Durant's one year at Texas coincided with Fields' sophomore year, before Fields really became a star. Durant averaged 25.8 points, 11.1 rebounds, 1.9 blocks and 1.9 steals during the 2006-07 season, during which he was named a consensus All-American, the Wooden and Naismith Award winner and a first-team All-Big XII selection. 

Fields broke out the following year, averaging 11.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game and earning the first of two First Team All Big East selections. 

And while Durant had the more decorated college career personally, Fields did make it further than he did in the NCAA Tournament. 

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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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