Pitt Basketball
Pitt Signs Four-Star, All-Conference Transfer Wing
Pitt has officially signed another one of its transfer commitments.
South Alabama transfer wing Barry Dunning Jr. has officially signed with the Pitt Panthers, according to a press release sent out by Pitt over the weekend.
“Barry is a dynamic athlete who has continued to improve throughout his college career,” Pitt head coach Jeff Capel said in the release. “He can score at all three levels and also impacts the game with his rebounding ability from the wing. He was a highly touted prospect out of high school and showed why last season at South Alabama. We believe he has the ability to make another big jump in his game and we are eager to help him maximize his talent here at Pitt.”
He initially committed to the Panthers on April 12.
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.
Pitt has also landed commitments from Dishon Jackson, Nojus Indrusaitis, and Damarco Minor out of the portal so far. In addition, Papa Amadou Kante exited the portal and will return to the Panthers.
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.
Minor, a 6-foot senior guard out of Chicago, averaged 9.8 points and 5.1 assists per game for Oregon State this past season. Prior to his time at Oregon State, he spent two seasons at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. Minor has started 98 of the 99 career games he has played at the D1 level. This season, he played 31.9 minutes per game for the Beavers, shooting a career-low 28% from three-point range.
