Former Pitt Target Enters Transfer Portal After All-Big 12 Season

One of the prospects that the Pitt staff targeted years back is now available once again.

Former Cincinnati wing Dan Skillings Jr. entered the transfer portal on Monday. While it is to be determined whether or not Pitt shows interest in Skillings, his entry is notable due to Pitt’s interest in him during high school.

Skillings is a 6-foot-6, 210-pound senior wing/forward.

Back in 2021, Skillings was one of Pitt’s priority targets towards the end of that summer, since Pitt offered him on Aug. 17. After he picked up the offer, Skillings included the Panthers in his top ten, then his top five, and eventually took an official visit to Pitt. However, in the end, he found his home at Cincinnati.

Pitt, Miami, NC State, Cincinnati, and Virginia Tech made his top-schools list in high school.

Skillings spent three years at Cincinnati from 2022-25. He started 28 games in his career, and played in 100. Skillings’ sophomore season was his best statistical year, as he averaged 12.9 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. This past year, he started 13 games and played 22.8 minutes per contest. Skillings scored 9.2 points per game and grabbed 3.8 boards per game.

Skillings has shot below 30% from three-point range all three years of his collegiate career. He actually shot a career-high 29.9% from three this past season, making 26 of his 87 threes.

Pitt has landed two transfer commitments already this spring, earning commitments from two former Iowa State players. Dishon Jackson, a center, committed first. Then, on Monday, Nojus Indrusaitis committed to the Panthers. Stay tuned for more on PSN.