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Pitt Transfer Target Puff Johnson Commits to Penn State

The Pitt Panthers did not land a target from the transfer portal.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Transfer Target Puff Johnson Commits to Penn State
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PITTSBURGH -- Another Pitt Panthers transfer target has committed elsewhere. Puff Johnson, a Pittsburgh native and former North Carolina wing, announced that he will return to Pennsylvania but will play for Penn State instead of his hometown team. 

Johnson chose the Nittany Lions over Pitt, Kentucky, Indiana, Arizona State, TCU, West Virginia, Oklahoma, LSU, Butler, Seton Hall, Tulane, Colorado State, Grand Canyon, UC Santa Barbara and Duquesne.  

The Panthers had already landed a commitment from former High Point wing Zack Austin, an all-conference player from the Southen Conference who will fill the role that Johnson could have. 

Puff Johnson had Pitt in his top seven schools the summer before he committed to be a Tar Heel. Over three years in Chapel Hill, Johnson averaged 3.1 points and 2.7 rebounds in 11.4 minutes per contest over 65 appearances. He is likely looking for a bigger role elsewhere. Both Johnson brothers are from Western Pennsylvania and played their high school ball here.

His older brother Cameron spent three years in Oakland before transferring to North Carolina himself. After spending two years as a Tar Heel, the Minnesota Timberwolves drafted him 11th overall in the 2019 NBA Draft. Johnson's enjoyed a successful four-year career in the league with the Phoenix Suns and Brooklyn Nets.

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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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