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Pitt to Host Former West Virginia Commit on Visit
Pitt will have another visitor on campus this week.
The Panthers’ staff will host former West Virginia commit and current high-school prospect Braydon Hawthorne for a visit on Tuesday, a source confirmed to Pittsburgh Sports Now.
Hawthorne had previously committed to the last West Virginia head coach — Darian DeVries. He decommitted when DeVries left for Indiana. Now, he is fielding a crowded recruitment.
Hawthorne recently took a trip to Kentucky, and will take an official visit to Duke this upcoming weekend, as well, according to reports.
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The 6-foot-8, 175-pound wing is one of the top-75 players in the nation, according to 247 Sports. He is from Huntington, West Virginia, and is the No. 1 overall player from West Virginia. If you remember, Pitt reportedly hired former West Virginia’s former Director of Recruiting Jay Kuntz, who was on staff at WVU when they landed Hawthorne initially. However, that hire has not been announced officially by the University yet.
Pitt does not have any commitments locked up in the class of 2026. The Panthers brought in just one high-school player in the class of 2025, adding Omari Witherspoon out of Washington, D.C. to the roster for this upcoming season.
In other HS recruiting news, Pitt was reportedly in for the No. 1 player in PA on Monday, Luca Foster.
Foster is a 6-foot-5 wing prospect in the class of 2026 out of Archbishop John Carroll in Wayne, Pennsylvania. Foster took a visit to Pitt this past season.
Foster is ranked as the No. 1 player in Pennsylvania and the No. 33 player in the nation in the class of 2026 according to 247 Sports’ Rankings.
