Pitt Women's Basketball
Pitt Offers 6’2 Guard Nakhai Worthy
The Pitt women’s basketball staff offered another prospect in high school on Tuesday.
Shortly after noon on Tuesday, Nakhai Worthy posted that she has received an offer from the Pitt women’s basketball staff.
“Pitt WBB thank you so much for extending a D1 College Scholarship Offer,” Worthy said in a tweet. “I look forward to building a strong relationship moving forward. #GoPanthers.”
Check out her post here.
Worthy plays for Holy Innocents Episcopal High School in Atlanta, Georgia. She is in the class of 2027, and is a 6-foot-2 guard.
She holds offers from Baylor, Harvard, Oklahoma, Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, SMU, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Kentucky, Clemson, Georgia, Boston College, Mississippi State, and many others.
Check out the updated Pitt women’s basketball recruiting board below or by clicking here.
Head coach Tory Verdi and his staff brought in five-star Nylah Wilson in the class of 2025 to join this upcoming year’s team. In addition, the staff brought in multiple transfer commits.
Florida State transfer Carla Viegas has committed to and signed with Pitt, according to a press release from the school.
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.”
In addition, the Panthers brought in Angel Jones from Norfolk State.
“Angel is an extremely talented scoring guard,” Verdi said in a release. “She will bring a ton of experience to our team.”
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