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Pitt Signee Jaland Lowe Wins Guy V. Lewis Award

More postseason accolades continue to roll in for the Pitt Panthers' highest-rated signee.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Signee Jaland Lowe Wins Guy V. Lewis Award
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PITTSBURGH -- Jaland Lowe's final season of high school basketball is coming to a strong close. The Pitt Panthers' highest-rated signee in their top-25 ranked 2023 recruiting class was announced as the winner of the Guy V. Lewis Award, one of the highest honors a basketball player in his hometown of Houston, Texas. 

Lowe averaged 27.0 points per game this season while leading Fort Bend Marshall High School to a 35-4 record, a finals appearance in 5A Region 3, and a No. 3 ranking in the state of Texas. He finished his three-year career with the Buffalos with over 2,000 points.

The Guy V. Lewis Award is given annually to the top high school player in the Greater Houston area. Past winners include NBA and college stars like Rasheed Sulaimon, Aaron Harrison, Justin Winslow, De'Aaron Fox and Quinten Grimes. 

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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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