Pitt Basketball Roster Player Profile: Benjamin Mayhew

NAME:  Benjamin Mayhew

HOMETOWN: Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania

POSITION: Forward

YEAR: Sophomore

HEIGHT: 6-foot-4

WEIGHT: 180 LBs

Pitt walk on Benjamin Mayhew (Yellow) with other members of the Pitt team and former AD Heather Lyke, per Pitt Basketball on Twitter.

Mayhew is a second-year walk-on.

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.

He is one of four walk ons on the roster.

VASON STEVENSON – JUNIOR – 6’3 Forward

Stevenson is a local product, coming from Montour High School via McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania. 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.

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.