Pitt Reaches Out to Big 12 Transfer, Former 4-Star Guard

The Pitt staff is currently recruiting many players in the transfer portal attempting to bring them to Oakland.

The latest player to receive interest from the Panthers’ staff is Dug McDaniel, a 5-foot-11 guard out of Washington D.C.

McDaniel played for Kansas State this past season in the Big 12, averaging 11.4 points and 4.9 assists per game. He shot 38% from the field and 26% from three-point range. McDaniel previously played for Michigan for two seasons before transferring to Kansas State. At Michigan, as a sophomore, he played in 26 games, averaging 16.3 points and 4.7 assists per game. McDaniel shot 37% from three-point range that season.

Pitt has already landed four transfer commitments already this spring, earning commitments from two former Iowa State players. Dishon Jackson, a center, committed first. Then, Nojus Indrusaitis committed to the Panthers. Before Minor, Barry Dunning Jr. committed to Pitt. Now, Minor joins the squad. Stay tuned for more on PSN.

Jackson is a 6-11, 275-pound senior center, who this past season averaged 8.5 points and 5.1 rebounds per game in 18.7 minutes of action. The year prior, he averaged 11.4 points and 6.1 rebounds. His best two performances last year were a 17-point, 4 rebound game against Kansas and a 14-point, 5-rebound effort against TCU.

Indrusaitis, who spent his high-school years in the Chicago area, was ranked as the No. 96 player and a four-star prospect in the class of 2024 before going to Iowa State. He played for Meanstreets EYBL and also competed for Saint Rita High School in Chicago before going to Brewster Academy.

Dunning is a 6-foot-6 wing who has played for Arkansas, UAB, and South Alabama. This past season for South Alabama, he averaged 15.1 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. Dunning shot 46% from the field and 31% from three-point range this past season.

Minor, a 6-foot senior guard out of Chicago, averaged 9.8 points and 5.1 assists per game for the Beavers this past season. Prior to his time at Oregon State, he spent two seasons at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville.