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Eight Pitt Transfers Competing Across College Hoops This Year: How Do They Look?

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November 9, 2023

This basketball season, former Pitt players will be scattered around the country as the Panthers, over the last few years, have had several players transfer out.

Let’s take a look at how the transfers are doing at their new programs so far this season.

Nate Santos – Dayton

Santos played 33 minutes for the Flyers in their season opener. He went 2 for 2 from the field and 2 for 4 from the free-throw line en route to scoring six points. He also racked up an impressive 14 rebounds.

Dior Johnson – Clarendon College

Johnson is playing at the JUCO level for Clarendon College currently. While his statistics are not listed online, he reportedly scored 34 points in a JUCO Jamboree setting weeks ago.

John Hugley – Oklahoma

Hugley came off the bench in Oklahoma’s season-opening win, playing 18 minutes, going 3 for 4 from the field, and scoring ten points. The 6-foot-10, 275-pound big man grabbed five rebounds as well.

Ithiel Horton – Texas

Horton is now playing for his fourth school after starting at Delaware, transferring to Pitt, playing for UCF, and now heading to Texas. In Texas’ season-opening win over Incarnate Word, Horton played 26 minutes, starting for the Longhorns and scoring 17 points. He went 3 for 7 from three-point range and grabbed five rebounds.

Chris Payton – Kent State

Payton played 21 minutes, shooting 3 for 7 from the field. He scored seven points, grabbed six rebounds, and dished out three assists in a win over Malone.

Max Amadasun – Augusta (D2)

Augusta has not opened its regular season yet. However, prior to the season, Amadasun’s squad went into Division One Georgia Southern and came out with a win in an exhibition game. Amadasun posted 11 points and six rebounds in the victory.

Femi Odukale – New Mexico State

Odukale is still awaiting a waiver for immediate eligibility. Following his Pitt career, he transferred to Seton Hall, and now to New Mexico State.

Noah Collier – William & Mary

Collier did not play in William & Mary’s season opener.