Pitt HC Jeff Capel Meets with Forward Prospect Ladji Dembele

On Wednesday, Pitt head coach Jeff Capel met with 2023 forward Ladji Dembele.

Pittsburgh HC Jeff Capel met with 6’9” Ladji Dembele’23 @ladji_kalilou of @GraybeeHoops & @NYRhoops #H2P 🌕🔵🌕🔵 pic.twitter.com/m0lFTUaGG9

— 𝒜𝓃𝒹𝓇ℯ𝓌 𝒮𝓁𝒶𝓉ℯ𝓇 (@Andrew__Slater) October 19, 2022

Dembele is a 6-foot-9 forward out of St. Benedict’s Prep in New Jersey. He also competes for the NY Renaissance.

Pitt has had its eyes on Dembele for a while now, having offered him a scholarship back in late June. He then took an official visit (his first ever OV) to Pitt on Sept. 1 for the Backyard Brawl football game. Along with the Panthers, Seton Hall and Providence have been in to see Dembele over the past month or so. 

2023 Ladji Dembele |@ladji_kalilou| of NY Rens @NYRhoops + St Benedict’s @GraybeeHoops is one of the more undervalued bigs in the country.

Floorspacing big with solid footwork/pivoting in the paint, soft touch as a finisher and a nice jumphook over the left shoulder. pic.twitter.com/WaohaUNUEh

— Endless Motor Sports (@endless_motor) July 12, 2022

Dembele is right at the top of Pitt’s recruiting board now, as forward target Papa Kante is rumored to be leaning towards Michigan. The Panthers currently have a three-man 2023 class, with Carlton Carrington, Jaland Lowe, and Marlon Barnes verbally pledged to the program.