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Pitt Reached Out to Florida State Transfer Naheem McLeod

This is the second Florida State transfer the Pitt Panthers have contacted.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Reached Out to Florida State Transfer Naheem McLeod
Pitt Reached Out to Florida State Transfer Naheem McLeod /
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers are looking to add some depth to their frontcourt following the loss of John Hugley to the transfer portal and a recent addition to the portal is now a target for the Panthers. 

Florida State transfer Naheem McLeod entered the portal just three days ago and has already garnered plenty of interest from teams around the country, including Pitt. According to a report from 247Sports, Syracuse, St. John’s, Villanova, Gonzaga, Arizona, Clemson, South Carolina, Wake Forest, Texas, West Virginia, Georgetown, Memphis, Butler, Minnesota, Rutgers, Ole Miss and Temple are just some of the many programs to reach out.

The 7'3, 220-pound McLeod averaged 3.8 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game last season and was a three-star recruit per 247Sports coming out of Chipola Community College in Florida. 

The Panthers have two scholarships remaining after adding Zack Austin and Ishmael Leggett through the thransfer portal earlier this spring. 

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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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