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Pitt Target, Former WVU Pledge To Announce Commitment
On Tuesday, Pitt will find out the future status of one of its top high-school recruiting targets.
Braydon Hawthorne out of West Virginia will be announcing his commitment on 247 Sports on Tuesday at 7 p.m., according to Travis Branham.
NEWS: Braydon Hawthorne, the No. 33 overall recruit in the 2025 class, will announce his college decision on Tuesday, May 20 at 7:00 PM ET live on @247Sports.
Has visited Duke, Kentucky, Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech and West Virginia. https://t.co/gEUt8Etzuw pic.twitter.com/TKhbe7Qale
— Travis Branham (@TravisBranham_) May 18, 2025
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. He has also visited Kentucky, Duke, Virginia Tech, and WVU, in addition to Pitt.
Earlier this offseason, 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.
In other recruiting news, Pitt landed 2025 commitments recently from Henry Lau out of Australia as well as Macari Moore out of Michigan.
Moore, a three-star prospect, was an Iowa State basketball signee and de-committed from the Cyclones back on March 14 after holding a verbal pledge with the program for a year.
“Macari is a tenacious competitor who showed winning traits throughout his high school and AAU career,” Jeff Capel said in a press release. “He plays with an attacking style on both ends of the floor and has built a strong reputation around his work ethic. He is at his best as a downhill driver getting in the lane to make plays for himself or teammates and has also shown the ability knock down shots from the perimeter. He will fit in well with the backcourt we are building at Pitt, and we are excited to see how he continues to develop in our program.”
