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Pitt Contacted North Carolina Transfer Puff Johnson

The Pitt Panthers have contacted a transfer portal guard with connections to the program.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Contacted North Carolina Transfer Puff Johnson
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PITTSBURGH -- Offseason attrition of their top four guards has led the Pitt Panthers to pursue guards and wings in the transfer portal. That brought them to a familiar face from North Carolina, who made his decision to transfer last week. 

Puff Johnson, the brother of former Pitt star Cameron Johnson, is leaving North Carolina and has plenty of interest from other schools. The former four-star top-100 recruit has been contacted by Pitt, Kentucky, Indiana, Arizona State, TCU, West Virginia, Oklahoma, LSU, Butler, Seton Hall, Tulane, Colorado State, Grand Canyon, UC Santa Barbara and Duquesne, according to a report from Jon Rothstein.

Cameron Johnson  spent three years in Oakland before transferring to North Carolina himself. After spending two years as a Tar Heel, the Minnesota Timberwolves drafted him 11th overall in the 2019 NBA Draft. Johnson's enjoyed a successful four-year career in the league with the Phoenix Suns and Brooklyn Nets.

His younger brother, Puff had Pitt in his top seven schools the summer before he committed to be a Tar Heel. Over three years in Chapel Hill, Johnson averaged 3.1 points and 2.7 rebounds in 11.4 minutes per contest over 65 appearances. He is likely looking for a bigger role elsewhere. Both Johnson brothers are from Western Pennsylvania and played their high school ball here.

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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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