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Pitt F Blake Hinson Moves Past Time at Iowa State

Pitt Panthers forward Blake Hinson didn't want to talk about his time at Iowa State.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt F Blake Hinson Moves Past Time at Iowa State
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GREENSBORO -- Before bombing triples for the Pitt Panthers, Blake Hinson was an Iowa State Cyclone. Hinson began his career at Ole Miss and transfered to Iowa State in 2020. He sat out both seasons due to NCAA transfer rules and a medical issue prior to transferring one more time. 

As the Panthers prepare for their NCAA Tournament matchup with the Cyclones, Hinson wasn't interested in rehashing his time in Ames, Iowa. Hinson said he had no reaction to playing his former team in this round and didn't want to get into details about why he decided to leave. He is happy to be at Pitt, where he's enjoyed a successful season and helped lead the team to the NCAA Tournament. 

"I love it here," Hinson said. "This is my favorite location I've ever been. H2P."

Hinson added that he doesn't keep in contact with any of his former teammates. 

Iowa State head coach T.J. Otzelberger was asked about his time coaching Hinson and said he thought it was a mutually beneficial decision for Hinson to move on. 

"Blake is a terrific young man, and he signed up to play for the coach prior to us. You know, I think it's something where he felt like it wasn't the best fit for him, and I think both sides have done all right with it," Otzelberger said. "It's one of those situations where I think everybody wants to make something out of it, and at the end there's a young man who is playing really well on an NCAA tournament team, and then it's our group that's playing well also. So everybody came out okay in that situation."

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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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