Pitt Basketball
National Analyst Predicts Jaland Lowe Will Become a Star
The Jaland Lowe fan club is growing.
One of those fans is national analyst Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports, who has listed Lowe on several of his offseason articles regarding the ACC. On Tuesday, Rothstein dropped his “15 players who will become stars during the 2024-25 season” list, and once again, included Lowe.
“With Bub Carrington now in the NBA, it’s officially time for Lowe to put his imprint on the Panthers’ program,” Rothstein said. “He’ll have higher usage as a sophomore than he did as a freshman. Remember: Lowe had nine assists to just one turnover during two games last March in the ACC Tournament and tallied 17 points, four rebounds, and four assists in the semifinals against North Carolina. Whatever “it” is, Lowe possesses.”
Pitt basketball guard Jaland Lowe competes in Combine Testing drills at a Pitt practice in mid-September 2024.
Lowe, a Houston, Texas native, thrived as a freshman. Now, he has the keys to the offense heading into year two.
As a freshman, he tallied 109 assists, which ranked second on the team behind Bub Carrington’s 137. Lowe led the Panthers with an impressive assist-to-turnover ratio, as he had 50 turnovers on the year.
Lowe averaged 9.6 points and 3.3 assists per game as a rookie. However, he kicked his production up a notch once he was inserted into the starting lineup. Lowe started 19 games on the year, and in those games, he averaged the following stats: 13.1 points per game, 4.1 assists per game, 1.6 turnovers per game, 4.5 field goals per game, and 1.3 three pointers per game. He shot 40.7% from the field across those 19 games, and 40.3% from three-point range across those 19 games.
His 3.3 assists per game ranked 15th in the ACC. His assist–to-turnover ratio was top-five, ranking fourth in the league. Virginia’s Reece Beekman was the lone ACC player last season to average more than five assists per game (6.2).
