Pitt Staff to Visit Five-Star, Top-25 Prospect

The latest news in Pitt hoops recruiting comes from 247 Sports’ national reporter Dushawn London, who reported on Thursday that the Panthers’ staff, as well as coaches from Louisville, will visit a five-star prospect. Pitt will visit five-star prospect Abdou Traore next week, according to London.

Traore is a 6-foot-6 wing out of Notre Dame in West Haven, Connecticut. He is ranked as a five-star prospect in the junior class of 2026 by 247 Sports’ Composite Rankings, and is the No. 23 player in the nation. He is the no. 1 overall player from Connecticut and the No. 10 small forward in the nation.

Pitt has not landed any commitments in the high-school class of 2026 yet. The Panthers opted to take just one high-school prospect in the class of 2025 (so far) with the addition of Omari Witherspoon out of Washington, D.C.

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.