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Pitt Appears in New National Rankings from Andy Katz

The Pitt Panthers are beginning to earn some national attention.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Appears in New National Rankings from Andy Katz
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers are off to a hot start, earning a pair of blowout victories in their first two games of the 2023-24 season. 

They haven't exactly faced a murder's row to open this season but against North Carolina A&T and Binghamton, the Panthers more than took care of business, owning an average margin of victory 38.5 points. And with that dominance has come national attention from college basketball insider Andy Katz, who ranked Pitt in his weekly Power 36 rankings. 

"Carlton Carrington had a triple-double in his Pitt debut and the Panthers haven't missed a step after a two-win NCAA tournament run last March," Katz said of the undefeated Panthers. 

No. 36 Pitt is one of just six ACC squads ranked in the Power 36, trailing only No. 8 Miami, No. 10 Duke, No. 26 Virginia and No. 28 North Carolina. This is the Panthers' first appearance in these rankings. 

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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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