Transfer Target Brandon Johnson Includes Pitt in Top Six

On Tuesday, Pitt inched closer to landing one of its highest priorities in the portal.

Brandon Johnson, an East Carolina transfer, announced his top six schools — including the Panthers in his list. Johnson included the Panthers along with Miami, Louisville, Virginia Tech, Mississippi State, and NC State, per Joe Tipton of On3 Sports.

Johnson visited Miami on Monday, and has a visit scheduled to Pitt for April 12.

He averaged 14 points and 8.6 rebounds per game this season for ECU, shooting a career-bests 37% from three-point range on 5.7 attempts per game. He scored a season-best 30 points against UTSA this year. Johnson was on fire from three-point range in that game, hitting 7 of his 11 three-point attempts.

The Panthers are also in the mix for another Brandon in the portal — Brandon Huntley-Hatfield out of Louisville. Huntley-Hatfield included Pitt in his top four — along with UConn, NC State, and Louisville (new staff). He will be on campus in Pittsburgh on April 19.

Track all of Pitt’s transfer portal recruiting activity this offseason over at The Portal Report’s new fan transfer portal tracker. The staff has already reached out to at least four players, including Johnson, and will surely be targeting more transfers as the portal continues to fill up. There are currently more than 700 available division one transfers.

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