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Pitt Basketball: Celtics Make Justin Champagnie Signing Official

Justin Champagnie is officially back on an NBA roster.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Basketball: Celtics Make Justin Champagnie Signing Official
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PITTSBURGH -- The Boston Celtics have made their decision to sign former Pitt Panther Justin Champagnie to their active NBA roster official. Chris Forsberg of NBC Sports Boston reported this afternoon that the signing had been finalized. 

This is Champagnie's second stint in the NBA since leaving Pitt after his sophomore season in 2020. He appeared in 39 games for the Toronto Raptors from 2021 to 2023. Champagnie has spent the vast majority of his professional career in the G League, where he's 

Champagnie, an All-ACC selection in 2021, was the first Panther to earn all-league consideration since Ashton Gibbs in 2011. He averaged 18 points, 11 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game while shooting 53.6% from 2-point range. Over two seasons with the Raptors 905 and Sioux Falls Skyforce, Champagnie averaged 19.3 points and eight boards per game while making 35% of his 3-point shots and 51% of his total field goals.  

With Boston having secured the Eastern Conference's second seed, expect Champagnie to be a fixture in their final two games of the season. The Celtics have two more regular season games to play before they begin their playoff run. Regular starters figure to get plenty of rest during games against the Raptors this week and Hawks on Sunday before the postseason begins in earnest.  

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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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