Pitt Makes East Carolina Transfer's Top Six

The Pitt Panthers are a finalist for a high-scoring transfer from East Carolina.

Stephen Thompson | Apr 2, 2024

Jan 24, 2024; Wichita, Kansas, USA; East Carolina Pirates forward Brandon Johnson (6) goes after a / William Purnell-USA TODAY Sports

PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers are on the hunt for a player that can fill the void left behind when superstar forward Blake Hinson and they may have found one that's interested in joining the program.

Pitt was one of the first schools to reach out to East Carolina transfer Brandon Johnson. Now Johnson has the Panthers in his top six alongside Louisville, Miami, Virginia Tech, Mississippi State and NC State, according to On3's Joe Tipton.

Johnson, a 6'8 and 222-pound redshirt junior from Raleigh, North Carolina, has blossomed over the past two seasons after transferring in from Brunswick Community College. averaged 14 points, 8.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.7 steals per game last season while appearing in 31 games - all starts. He shot 36.5% from 3-point range, a vast improvement from the 33.3% mark he posted the season prior.

Hinson and fellow senior K.J. Marshall have graduated and Federiko Federiko and William Jeffress opted to transfer this offseason. With two more true freshmen slated to arrive this summer, the Panthers currently have three open scholarships to play around with.

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Published Apr 2, 2024

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: