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After leaving Pitt, Au'Diese Toney plans to transfer to Arkansas

Jerry DiPaola
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Chaz Palla | Tribune-Review
Pitt’s Au’Diese Toney celebrates as he dunks against Duke to put the game away in the second half Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021 at Petersen Events Center.

Au’Diese Toney, who was one of Pitt’s most prolific rebounders over the past three seasons, will transfer to Arkansas. Toney announced the commitment on his Twitter account, with the words, “Last Stop.”

After appearing in 79 games and starting 69 for Pitt, Toney decided to leave the team Feb. 25 under mutual agreement with coach Jeff Capel. He joined former Pitt teammate Xavier Johnson, who the day before said he was transferring.

Since then, Pitt’s Gerald Drumgoole Jr., Abdoul Karim Coulibaly and Terrell Brown have entered the NCAA transfer portal. Brown, a senior, was the only player of the three not expected to return.

Toney was Pitt’s second leading scorer (14.4 points per game) and rebounder (5.9) this season. He also led the team in rebounding (5.6) in 2018-19 and was second in 2019-20 (4.8).

Toney, a 6-foot-6 guard who also can play forward, will join Arkansas after the Razorbacks (25-7, 13-4 SEC) reached the NCAA Tournament’s Elite 8 where they lost to Baylor on Monday. Arkansas was ranked No. 8 in the Associated Press poll before losing to LSU in the SEC Tournament semifinals.

Jerry DiPaola is a TribLive reporter covering Pitt athletics since 2011. A Pittsburgh native, he joined the Trib in 1993, first as a copy editor and page designer in the sports department and later as the Pittsburgh Steelers reporter from 1994-2004. He can be reached at jdipaola@triblive.com.

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