Pitt Basketball Roster Player Profile: Vason Stevenson

NAME: Vason Stevenson

HOMETOWN: McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania

POSITION: Forward

YEAR: Junior

HEIGHT: 6-foot-3

WEIGHT: 190 LBs

Stevenson is a walk-on for Pitt basketball. He played his high-school ball in the WPIAL for Montour High School.

He wears number 21 for the Panthers. Stevenson played in two games for a total of three minutes as a rookie. He grabbed one rebound in his limited action on the floor.

Stevenson finished in 2nd place in the WPIAL finals just a few years back, losing to Adou Thiero, Markus Frank, and Quaker Valley in the Petersen Events Center. Stevenson exploded for 23 points and eight rebounds in the loss.

Stevenson is now one of four walk-ons on the Pitt roster. Below are the other walk ons.

BENJAMIN MAYHEW – SOPHOMORE – 6’4 FORWARD

Mayhew is another local product. The Wilkinsburg, PA native played his high-school ball for Propel Braddock HIlls.  Mayhew rocks number 13 for the Panthers.

In his senior season, Mayhew averaged 25 points and six rebounds per contest. According to Pitt’s roster notes, Mayhew became the first player in his school’s history to surpass 1,000 career points in high school.

JAJUAN NELSON – SOPHOMORE – 6’7 FORWARD

Nelson is the lone Philadelphia native on this year’s team. The 6-foot-7 forward wears number 44.

As a senior at String Theory Charter School, Nelson averaged more than 15 points and eight rebounds per game.

LIAM MIGNOGNA – FRESHMAN – 6’9 CENTER

Mignogna played his high-school ball for Hampton, another local school in the WPIAL. He surpassed the 1,000-point total in his high-school career back in March of this past spring during his senior year. Mignogna and his Hampton teammates earned 2nd place in WPIAL 4a action this year, falling to Brandin Cummings’ Lincoln Park Leopards in the championship game at the Petersen Events Center.

In that game, Mignogna finished with 20 points as his team’s leading scorer. Mignogna is listed at 6’9, 220 pounds and will wear number 24 for Pitt.

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 Amsal Delalic.