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Former Syracuse Star, One-Time Pitt Commit Judah Mintz Signs NBA Contract
One of the ACC’s best guards over the past few seasons is headed to the NBA.
Former Syracuse standout Judah Mintz, who was at one point committed to Pitt, signed with the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday.
we have signed @Jmintz10.
full release: https://t.co/XfgUQkZt0I pic.twitter.com/vDsW7eSszP
— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) September 1, 2024
Mintz initially committed to Pitt during high school back in June 2021. Then, months later, Mintz de-committed from the Panthers‘ program on Nov. 10, 2021.
At one point, Judah Mintz was committed to Pitt. Here he is with Jeff Capel on a visit.
The following spring, in late March 2022, Mintz committed to Syracuse. At the time of his commitment, Mintz was ranked as the No. 53 player in the nation according to the 247 Sports Composite rankings.
He spent two years with the Orange. The 6-foot-3 guard earned All-Freshman team honors in his rookie year, playing 33.5 minutes per game and averaging 16.3 points and 4.6 assists per game while shooting 44% from the field and 30% from three-point range. As a sophomore, his point production improved to 18.8 points per game. Mintz’s steal averages surpassed two per game, sitting at 2.1 per contest. This past season in that sophomore campaign, Mintz led Syracuse to a 20-12 (11-9 ACC) record, an improvement from his freshman season.
Pitt ended up signing Dior Johnson as the lone guard in its 2022 high-school recruiting class. The Panthers went out and earned commitments from transfers Nelly Cummings and Greg Elliott that offseason, which led in part to an NCAA Tournament run in the next season. Johnson never appeared in a game for the Panthers, and is now on the UCF basketball team after spending this past season at Clarendon College (JUCO).
