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Pitt Contacts Cornell Transfer

The Pitt Panthers are looking for forwards in the transfer portal.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Contacts Cornell Transfer
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers were one of a handful of schools to reach out to former Cornell forward Chris Manon, who is in the transfer portal looking for a new home for the 2024-25 season. 

Manon, a 6'5 senior from New Jersey, has fielded interest from Arkansas, Clemson, UMass, Davidson, Delaware, Georgetown, Iona, James Madison, Loyola-Chicago, Minnesota, Richmond, Rhode Island and St. Joseph's in addition to Pitt. 

Manon averaged a career-high 12.5 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists whole shooting 56.4% from the field and 33.8% from 3-point range, with 2.2 steals as well for good measure. 

He struggled in a road trip to Syracuse, scoring 7 points on 2-11 shooting before fouling out after 19 minutes. He bounced back with a 14-point, 4-assist, 4-steal night against Baylor later in the year. That represents his only action against Power 5 teams last year. 

Blake Hinson and fellow senior K.J. Marshall are the only ones who are expected to depart the team as of right now and with two high school recruits incoming, the Panthers have one open scholarship at this time. There could be some more attrition over the course of the offseason, as is to be expected in this day and age of college basketball, but none has been announced yet for Pitt. 

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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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