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Pitt Signee Dior Johnson Arrives In Oakland

The highest-rated recruit of the Jeff Capel era has made it to Pittsburgh.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Signee Dior Johnson Arrives In Oakland
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PITTSBURGH -- Blue-chip guard Dior Johnson has taken a long, winding road through high school basketball. He's played at 10 different high schools, committed to college twice and ultimately ended up as a Pitt Panther, the highest-rated recruit of the Jeff Capel era in Oakland. 

Johnson's recruitment is now officially over after he stepped on campus at Pitt for the very first time this week. He posted a picture from the Petersen Events Center on Tuesday night, revealing that he  Johnson is now committed, signed and in attendance for offseason workouts, ending all speculation that he might make yet another last-second change of heart. 

via Dior Johnson's Instagram story
via Dior Johnson's Instagram story

Blake Hinson and Greg Elliot, two other key members of Pitt's transfer haul, also stepped on campus for the first time as Panthers this week. 

Johnson provided a shot in the arm for a Pitt program that sorely needed it. He was the crown jewel of an unexpectedly strong recruiting class. Born out of the mass player exodus that saw eight Panthers depart, Capel brought in a transfer-heavy class supported by the addition of Johnson and a pair of under-the-radar high school recruits from Spain, Jorge and Guillermo Diaz-Graham. 

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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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