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Pitt Offers Five-Star Cousin of Jamarius Burton, Koa Peat

The Pitt Panthers have an in with a top-five player in the class of 2025.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Offers Five-Star Cousin of Jamarius Burton, Koa Peat
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers added a new prospect to their 2025 recruiting board this week and he has a special connection to the program before they even reached out. 

Koa Peat, a 6'7, 200-pound, five-star small forward from Gilbert, Arizona who plays his high school ball at Perry High School, added an offer from the Panthers. While the coaching staff will be willing to chat with him whenever he wants, Peat can also tap his cousin, former Pitt guard Jamarius Burton, for any advice or insight he needs. 

The Panthers will be counting on that connection with Burton to help them stand out among a crowded field of suitors. Peat is the unanimous No. 1 prospect in Arizona, a consensus top-three small forward and top-six player in his class and he has an offer sheet to match. 

Michigan State, Houston, North Carolina, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Florida, Mississippi State, Butler, Cal, and Washington State have all offered Peat, the Gatorade Player of the Year in Arizona from this past season. 

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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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