Pitt F Scores Career-High Against Jacksonville

Pitt Panthers forward Guillermo Diaz Graham lit up the Dolphins to set a career-high in points.
Pitt F Scores Career-High Against Jacksonville
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers rolled over Jacksonville, 107-56, to win their fourth straight game to begin the year, their longest season-opening winning streak since 2018, when they started 6-0 in Jeff Capel's first season as head coach. 

In the process of decimating Jacksonville, Pitt forward Guillermo Diaz Graham set a new career high in points, racking up 23 points on 8-10 shooting from the field to go along with 10 rebounds, four assists, one block and two steals. That marks the first double-double of his college career as well. 

Diaz Graham surpassed his previous high watermark with a free throw at the 3:34 mark of the second half. 

He's been one of the players to take a major step forward over the offseason for Panthers, adding more than 20 pounds to his tall, wiry frame to help him defensively and on the glass. He's been solid off the bench for Capel's club so far this year, averaging 6.3 points on 60% shooting from the field and 44% from 3-point range along with 4.3 rebounds per game. 

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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: