Pitt BB Recruiting
Pitt Reaches Out to SEC Transfer Big Man, Leading Rebounder
Pitt has reached out to another transfer portal prospect.
The Panthers’ staff reached out to Corey Chest, a source told Pittsburgh Sports Now. Chest entered the portal on Monday after one year at LSU.
The former four-star prospect is a 6-foot-8, 220-pound forward out of Link Academy in Missouri. He spent one year with the Tigers after being ranked in the top-100 as a high-school senior. Chest finished high school ranked as the No. 97 prospect in his class, per 247 Sports.
Chest is an athletic big man who led the team in offensive rebounding and total rebounding as just a rookie. He also had 32 blocks on the defensive end, one of the best totals on the team. Chest posted four double doubles as a freshman, including a 12-point, 18-rebound outburst against No. 4 Alabama in late January.
In his lone year with the Tigers, he posted averages of 6.1 points and 6.6 rebounds per game while shooting 61% from the field. He started 19 games out of 26 appearances for the Tigers, earning 20 minutes of playing time per contest. Chest hit just 22 of his 49 free-throw attempts, and did not hit a three pointer, or attempt a three pointer, all season.
Pitt has reached out to a number of additional portal prospects already, some of which, you can expect to see on PSN in the coming days.
Stay tuned for more transfer portal coverage on Pittsburgh Sports Now and follow along with all of this year’s transfer portal action on The Portal Report. Track all of this year’s portal entries at the link below or by clicking here.
