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Pitt's Blake Hinson Earns Weekly Award from ESPN

Pitt Panthers forward Blake Hinson is earning some national recognition after a historic week.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt's Blake Hinson Earns Weekly Award from ESPN
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PITTSBURGH -- Pitt Panthers star Blake Hinson is on an absolute tear right now, building a first-team All-ACC resume as his team stacks enough wins to bring them back into the NCAA Tournament picture

National media is taking notice as Hinson emerges as one of the best 3-point shooters and scorers in all of college basketball. ESPN's Jeff Borzello named Hinson his "Player of the Week" after leading the Panthers to wins at No. 21 Virginia and Louisville. 

"Pitt has played itself into NCAA tournament contention over the past month, winning seven of its past eight games -- including road wins at Duke and Virginia, and a home win over Wake Forest," Borzellow wrote. "Across that span, star Blake Hinson is averaging 21.5 points and 5.3 rebounds and shooting 50.7% from 3-point range. But the senior forward also took his game up a notch this past week."

Hinson averaged 34 points and 4.5 rebounds per game while knocking down 53.8% of his 3-pointers, 64.7% from 2-point range and 80% from the free throw line over those two contests. He dropped 27 points in an upset win over the Cavaliers, which also snapped Division I's longest home winning streak, before scoring an astounding 41 points - tied for the third-most in a game in school history and the most by a Panther at the Petersen Events Center - against the Cardinals. 

Earlier last week, Hinson said Pitt "changed my life" and he's changing the Panthers' season down the stretch of the regular season.  

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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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