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Pitt Basketball's 2023 Class Jumps to Upper Tier Of National Rankings

After adding Carlton Carrington, the Panthers have a top-10 recruiting class.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Basketball's 2023 Class Jumps to Upper Tier Of National Rankings
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PITTSBURGH -- Pitt Panthers head coach Jeff Capel has been on a recruiting tear this spring and summer. After the beginning of this offseason, the cupboard was mostly bare for Pitt basketball, but they have since added some key pieces that will make up the foundation of the present and future. 

On Wednesday, the Panthers added Cartlon Carrington, a four-star, top-100 player from Maryland to their 2023 recruiting class and as a result, shot up national team rankings. Pitt is currently 10th in the early edition of 247Sports' team rankings, up from 29th after the addition of Carrington. 

It is early in the cycle and Pitt's class is still small - just two players - but the Panthers are still ahead of some big names like Kentucky, Gonzaga and Baylor. Only two ACC schools - Duke and North Carolina, who own the top two spots - are ranked ahead of Pitt. 

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Stephen Thompson
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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