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Pitt Adds New Walk-On to Complete Roster

The Pitt Panthers now have a full roster.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Adds New Walk-On to Complete Roster
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers are have filled out their 2023 roster this week by adding a walk-on guard just ahead of the expected start of preseason practices. 

Jajuan Nelson is now a Panther, according to a report from George Michalowski of Pittsburgh Sports Now. The 6'7 forward comes to Pitt by way of the String Theory Charter School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Head coach Jeff Capel's squad now has a full roster of 15 players - 11 scholarship players and four walk-ons - after the departure of former five-star recruit Dior Johnson. 

As a senior at String Theory, Nelson averaged 15.2 points and 8.8 rebounds per contest. 

The Panthers will open the 2023-24 season in an unofficial capacity with an exhibition against Pitt-Johnstown at the Petersen Events Center on the first day of November. Five days later, they'll play their first regular season game against North Carolina A&T. Tip-off times and television designation have yet to be determined. 

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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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