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Pitt Target Joe Girard Leaves Panthers Out of Top Two

The Pitt Panthers will need to look elsewhere if they want a sharpshooter.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Target Joe Girard Leaves Panthers Out of Top Two
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers are out of the running for former Syracuse sharpshooter Joe Girard, a graduate transfer who departed the program he'd spent four years with.

Girard told On3 recruiting insider Joe Tipton that he is now down to two schools - LSU and Clemson. He'll be a Tger one way or another. After entering the transfer portal, he had heard from Pitt, alongside Indiana, Tennessee, Auburn, Butler, LSU, Florida, Ohio State, Loyola Chicago, Stanford, Clemson, Nebraska and BYU.

Girard averaged a career-high 16.4 points and 3.0 assists per game while shooting 38% from 3-point distance last season. He is not longer leaving the door open to declare for the NBA Draft open while also searching for a new school to play at. 

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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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