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Pitt Basketball Commit Carlton Carrington, Team Melo Fall in Peach Jam Opener

The future Pitt Panther struggled with his shot in his first game at the Peach Jam tournament.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Basketball Commit Carlton Carrington, Team Melo Fall in Peach Jam Opener
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PITTSBURGH -- Four-star 2023 combo guard Carlton Carrington entered the 2022 Peach Jam tournament on a high note. He had just been named the Breakout Player of another Nike Elite Youth Basketball League session in Kansas City and was poised to lead Team Melo into the biggest AAU event of the year. But in their opening game against Brad Beal Elite on Sunday, the Pitt Panthers pledge, Carrington struggled as his team lost 63-53. 

Carrington, who committed to Pitt in June, turned in a pedestrian shooting night. He tallied just seven points despite taking a team-high 13 attempts from the floor, including a 1-4 mark from 3-point distance. He also committed five turnovers to just three assists. He added seven rebounds, a block and two steals. 

Team Melo and Carrington are back in action less than 24 hours removed from the loss. They will take on Mac Irvin Fire, who topped Uplay Canada 52-46 in their first game of the week, at 11:30 a.m. The EYBL live streams each game and fans can watch them on the organization's website or on Twitch. Carrington and Team Melo will be on court one.   

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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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