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Pitt Lands Four-Star C Papa Kante

The Pitt Panthers filled one of their remaining scholarships on a four-star center.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Lands Four-Star C Papa Kante
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PITTSBURGH -- For the second consecutive season, Pitt Panthers head coach has plucked a four-star recruit out of thin air. 

Last summer, it was Dior Johnson and this year it's Papa Kante, a consensus four-star center from the South Kent school in Connecticut, who announced his commitment to Pitt this week. 

Kante's commitment comes from almost out of nowhere. He had originally committed to and enrolled at Michigan, picking the Wolverines from a top five that included Pitt, Memphis, Maryland at Rutgers as well. The 6'10 and 225-pound blue-chip big man requested a release from his NLI to Michigan earlier this month and made the quick decision to join Capel's squad this year. 

A unanimous four-star prospect by every major recruiting service, Kante is ranked as high as the No. 3 player in his state and No. 6 center in the class (Rivals). On3, 247Sports and Rivals all consider him a top-100 player in the class of 2023. 

This leaves just one open scholarship for the Panthers to fill after adding three high school recruits - Marlon Barnes, Carlton Carrington and Jaland Lowe - and two transfers in Zack Austin and Ishmael Leggett. 

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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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