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Report: Surprise Name Walking on Pitt Senior Day

The Pitt Panthers will lose a reserve forward to graduation.

Stephen Thompson

Report: Surprise Name Walking on Pitt Senior Day
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PITTSBURGH -- A surprising name will be moving on from his time with the Pitt Panthers at the conclusion of this season. 

According to a report from George Michalowski of Pittsburgh Sports Now, Pitt seniors Blake Hinson and K.J. Marshall will be joined by redshirt junior William Jeffress during Senior Day festivities before the Panthers take on N.C. State in the regular season finale at the Petersen Events Center. 

Pitt head coach Jeff Capel said earlier this season that Jeffress, who reclassified to join the Panthers during the summer of 2020, had already graduated from Pitt but was waiting to walk. He has eligibility remaining and whether he chooses to transfer and pursue a graduate degree or leave school remains to be seen. 

Jeffress, at one point the highest-rated recruit Jeff Capel has landed at Pitt, has been primarily used as a defensive and rebounding specialist. He's averaged 1.6 points and two rebounds per game while shooting 36% from the field and 25% from 3-point range. 

Jeffress' time with the Panthers is far from over. He still has one more regular season game, an ACC Tournament run and another postseason tournament - either the NIT or NCAA Tournament - left. 

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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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