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Pitt's Jaland Lowe Wins Weekly Award from ACC

Another Pitt Panthers freshman has earned a weekly award from the ACC.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt's Jaland Lowe Wins Weekly Award from ACC
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PITTSBURGH -- Pitt Panthers freshman Jaland Lowe is playing the best basketball of his young career and it's earned him recognition from the conference offices. 

Lowe became the second Panther to win ACC Rookie of the Week after playing easily the two best games of his short career against Syracuse and Duke - one a loss and one a critical, stunning upset victory for Pitt. 

Lowe has averaged 13.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 3.5 assists to just 1.5 turnovers per game since stepping into the starting lineup four games ago, when Ishmael Leggett was sidelined with a shoulder injury. Leggett, who's started is fully healthy now and back into game shape after missing several practices, but has stuck to a reserve role with Lowe rolling at the moment. 

In two games against Syracuse and then-No. 7 Duke last week, Lowe averaged 18.5 points and 4.5 assists per game while committing just one total turnover and shooting 42.9% from 3-point range. Lowe played perhaps the best game of his career in the Panthers' upset of the Blue Devils down at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. 

His clutch pull-up 3-pointer, made with 7-foot All-ACC and All-American candidate Kyle Filipowski right in his face, gave the Panthers a 75-71 lead with 42 seconds left in the game and helped seal the upset victory. 

Lowe is the second Pitt player to win ACC Rookie of the Week. Fellow freshman guard Bub Carrington, who's started every game this season and is averaging 13.2 points, 4.5 assists and 5.1 rebounds per game. Carrington's won the award four times 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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