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Pitt G Greg Elliott Preparing for Overseas Career

Former Pitt Panther Greg Elliott expects to sign with foreign team soon.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt G Greg Elliott Preparing for Overseas Career
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PITTSBURGH -- In between his friendly battles with former Pitt Panthers greats at the Petersen Events Center, Greg Elliott is picking their brains. His work to prepare for The Zoo Crew's run through The Basketball Tournament coincides with preparation for a professional career he says is coming soon. 

To that end, Elliott has been picking the brains of former Pitt greats like Levance Fields, who has played extensive overseas careers in anticipation of signing with a team soon. 

"I always want to learn, pick the older guys’ brains about whatever I can when it comes to basketball," Elliott said. "Like right now, I’m ready to go overseas, something he’s done for multiple years at a high level, so I’m picking his brain about stuff like that."

Elliott added that he's currently negotiating with teams, but declined to share who they are specifically. He said to stay tuned, however, because an announcement is near. 

"I don’t know where I’m going yet, but it’s coming soon," Elliott said. 

He spent four years at Marquette but had the most successful season of his college career with the Panthers, averaging career-highs in points, rebounds, 3-point field goals made and attempted and shooting the second-highest percentage from deep of his career.

Elliott averaged 10.4 points and 4.4 rebounds per game while making 41.6% of his 3-point shots on a career-high 5.1 attempts over 29.3 minutes per contest while adding a steady, positive presence for the Panthers from an emotional standpoint. 

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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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