NAME: Jorge Diaz Graham
HOMETOWN: Canary Islands, Spain
POSITION: Wing
YEAR: Junior
HEIGHT: 6-foot-11
WEIGHT: 215 LBs
OFFSEASON NEWS:
Diaz Graham battled injuries that kept him out often last season. He was fully cleared this August, and has been practicing with the team.
Pitt’s Jorge Diaz Graham Fully Cleared After Injury
He had two injuries that bothered him last year: a foot injury, and a sports hernia.
Diaz Graham appeared in 16 games off the bench last year, averaging just over ten minutes per game. He made 16 of his 44 attempts from the field, including nine of his 31 three-point tries (29%). Diaz Graham averaged 3.5 points per game, and grabbed 40 rebounds on the season. He had 12 assists and 11 turnovers on the year.
As a freshman in 2022-23, Diaz Graham averaged 3.1 points per game, appearing in 31 games and starting once. He hit 12 of his 34 three-point attempts as a rookie (35%). He played ten minutes in Pitt’s NCAA Tournament game against Iowa State, scoring two points and grabbing five rebounds. Against Xavier, he had seven points.
Pittsburgh Panthers forward Jorge Diaz Graham (31) January 2, 2024 David Hague/PSN
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.