Pitt Sophomore Forward Noah Collier Enters Transfer Portal

The Pitt Panther basketball program has lost their first transfer of the off-season.

Sophomore forward Noah Collier has made the decision to enter the transfer portal. The 6’8″ forward joined Pitt as a 3-star recruit in their Class of 2020. Before deciding on Pitt, Collier also held offers from California, Clemson, UConn, LaSalle, Maryland, Penn State, Seton Hall. St. Joe’s, Syracuse, Temple, Virginia, VCU and Xavier.

This season, Collier averaged just 1.5 points and 1.8 rebounds, while getting just 9.6 minutes per game.

Noah Collier (3) – November 9, 2021 David Hague/PSN

Collier’s struggles at Pitt stemmed from the fact that he had real struggles shooting the basketball from mid-range or from the outside. Towards the middle part of the season, Collier was able to create a role for himself as a good defensive player but that wasn’t enough for him to earn any real minutes in the Pitt front court.

Collier was a very athletic player, but the bottom line was that his offensive game was non-existent, which prevented him from carving out a role.

Collier will have three seasons of athletic eligibility remaining.

With this news, Jeff Capel now has three open scholarships to add players for the upcoming season, although that number will very likely grow in the coming days with more transfers expected.