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Pitt Contacts Kentucky Transfer Adou Thiero

The Pitt Panthers are hoping to bring a former local high school star back home.

Stephen Thompson

Mar 9, 2024; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard Adou Thiero (3) looks to move the
Mar 9, 2024; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard Adou Thiero (3) looks to move the / Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports

PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers have hit the portal hard to find replacements from some important losses suffered this offseason and they have found a new target that hails from right in their backyard.

According to a report from Chris Carter of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Pitt has reached out to former Quaker Valley High School and Kentucky standout, Adou Thiero. They'll look to bring the 6'8 forward back home to finish out his college career.

Thiero was rated as high as a four-star prospect by 247Sports coming out of high school. On3 and Rivals had him pegged as a three-star prospect. 247 ranked him as the No. 3 player in Pennsylvania, the No. 18 combo guard and No. 132 player overall in his class.

As a freshman at Kentucky, Theiro averaged 9.5 minutes, 2.3 points and 1.9 rebounds per game over 20 appearances. He took a step forward in his sophomore season, appearing in 25 games, starting 19 and averaging 7.2 points, 5 rebounds 1.1 assists and 1.1 blocks per game while incresing his field goal percentage by 15 points and free throw percentage by 11 points.

Thiero is in the transfer portal but is also testing the NBA Draft waters while retaining his college eligibility. He won't have to withdraw his name from NBA Draft consideration until April 27th, so a final decision from Theiro, who will likely field plenty of high-major offers during his transfer recruitment, won't come until much later this spring.

The Panthers lost leading scorer Blake Hinson to graduation and starting center Federiko Federiko and forward Will Jeffress to the transfer portal. They have three open scholarships remaining.

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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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