Pitt Women's Basketball
Pitt Lands First Team All-Conference Guard from Transfer Portal
Pitt women’s basketball landed a first team all-conference guard from the transfer portal on Monday.
The Panthers earned a commitment from Coppin State transfer guard Angel Jones. Jones is a 5-foot-4 guard out of Woodbridge, Virginia who spent two seasons at Coppin State and one at Siena (as a freshman). This past season, she averaged 15.2 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game in 34 games (all starts). She started 24 out of 27 games as a sophomore the year prior in 2023-24.
Jones earned First Team All-MEAC honors this past season for her stellar performance. She also earned BOXTOROW HBCU First Team All-American honors and CSC Academic All-District honors. Two times this year, she earned MEAC Player of the Week honors.
The Panthers also earned a commitment recently from Florida State transfer Carla Viegas.
Pitt Women’s Basketball Signs Sharpshooting Florida State Transfer
Viegas is a 5-foot-9 sophomore guard who spent the past two seasons in Tallahassee. This past season, she had a career year, starting a career-high 17 games and averaging six points per game. Viegas made 63 three pointers at a 43% clip.
“Carla is one of the best 3-point shooters in the ACC,” Pitt women’s basketball head coach Tory Verdi stated in the release. “She’s a proven winner that has competed in the ACC and internationally. We’re excited to add another strong veteran voice, who is also familiar with our league.”
Pitt also included some notes about her prep career in the press release.
“Prior to Florida State, Viegas enjoyed a successful prep career – representing Spain on the global stage,” the release stated. “She averaged 9.3 points, while shooting 44.7 percent from 3-point range in helping Spain to a third-place finish at the 2023 FIBA U18 European Championship. Viegas also previously played for CAB Estepona of the Spanish League, where she shot 52-of-91 from 3-point range in 2019-20, 28-of-64 in 2020-21 and 58-of-115 in 2021-22.”
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