Pitt Sharpshooter Amsal Delalic Out Six Weeks with Injury

On Thursday, Pitt announced that Amsal Delalic will be sidelined for six weeks due to a hand injury suffered in Wednesday’s practice.

“Amsal’s injury is a tough setback, but one we certainly expect him to make a full recovery from,” said head coach Jeff Capel in a press release.. “We are excited about what we have seen from Amsal throughout the offseason and eager to have him back at full strength.”

Pitt’s 21-year-old freshman is coming off a season in which he averaged 13.9 points and 4.6 rebounds in the top Bosnian professional league. He shot an even 40% from three-point range last year, going 82 for 205 from beyond the arch.

Then, this spring, he visited Pitt, and shortly after, committed to the Panthers’ program.

Earlier this summer, in an interview on The Pittsburgh Basketball Show, Delalic broke down his thoughts on European Vs. American basketball.

“In Europe, it’s more like every possession matters, even though it’s the same here in America,” he said. “It’s very strict there. Coaches are very strict with what they want. You have to put everything aside and you literally have to be for the team. There are some great individual players in Europe, but mostly it’s team-first.”

Pitt is heading into year seven of the Jeff Capel-era, coming off a second-straight 20-win season. The Panthers finished last year 22-11, but said goodbye to stars Bub Carrington (Washington Wizards) and Blake Hinson (Golden State Warriors) as they went off to the professional level. In addition, the Panthers said goodbye to Federiko Federiko (Texas Tech) and William Jeffress (Louisiana Tech), as both players transferred out this past spring. Pitt returns key players Jaland Lowe, Ishmael Leggett, and Zack Austin, among others. The staff also brought in a talented group of newcomers, headlined by transfers Cam Corhen (Florida State) and Damian Dunn (Houston) as well as freshmen Brandin “Beebah” Cummings, Amdy Ndiaye, and Delalic.