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Pitt G Hits Career Milestone Against Florida

Pitt Panthers guard Ishmael Leggett reached a major career milestone in a loss to the Gators.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt G Hits Career Milestone Against Florida
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PITTSBURGH -- Starting guard Ishmael Leggett was one of the few bright spots for the Pitt Panthers in their 86-71 loss to Florida in the opening round of the NIT Season Tip-Off at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. 

He scored 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds while making three of eight 3-point field goal attempts and one of those triples, which he made early in the second half to knot the game at 39, marked a special milestone for him personally. With that bucket, Leggett surpassed the 1,000-point threshold for his career. 

Leggett flew under the radar as one of Pitt's many offseason additions meant to help account for the losses of four crucial members of the stellar backcourt that led the program to its first NCAA Tournament berth in seven years, but he's been outstanding through five games in 2023. 

The transfer from Rhode Island has averaged 15 points on 42% shooting from the field and a 39% clip from 3-point range, four assists and eight rebounds per game through five contests this season. 

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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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