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Pitt Transfer John Hugley Cancels Visit to West Virginia

The former Pitt Panther will not be joining the team's southern rivals this weekend.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Transfer John Hugley Cancels Visit to West Virginia
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PITTSBURGH -- Former Pitt Panthers forward John Hugley seemed to be seriously considering joining his old team's biggest rival this offseason after transferring out of the program this offseason, but things have taken a turn in his recruitment. 

Hugley had been planning to visit Pitt's southern rival, West Virginia, this weekend, but both he and the program mutually agreed to cancel his trip to Morgantown, according to a report from Ethan Bock of The Portal Report and West Virginia Sports Now. This decision comes after the Mountaineers adding former Syracuse center Jesse Edwards through the portal. 

Hugley still has plenty of high major suitors lined up. He took an official visit to Ole Miss this week and also visited Oklahoma and Georgia Tech earlier this spring. Hugley has reportedly garnered interest from Memphis, Nebraska, Vanderbilt, UCF, Penn State, Arkansas, Michigan, Oregon, Miami, Rutgers, Xavier, LSU, Cincinnati, Iowa State, Maryland, Wisconsin, Butler, Dayton, Ohio, Arizona State, Georgia and Duquesne, among others. 

Hugley took a step back in his junior year after suffering a knee injury during the preseason. He averaged just eight points and 3.8 rebounds per game over just eight games this season, one year after averaging 14.8 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists on 47.1% shooting from the field. He was named an All-ACC Honorable Mention for his efforts at the end of the 2021-22 season. 

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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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