Former Pitt forward Samson George enters transfer portal
Samson George, who was honored as a departing member of the Pitt basketball team at the final home game Feb. 26, wants to continue his collegiate career.
George, a native of Minna, Nigeria, who expects to graduate from Pitt this year, has entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal.
In three seasons, George played in 27 games at forward, scoring 23 points with 26 rebounds. He attended First Love Christian Academy in Washington.
“Samson is an outstanding teammate and has been a terrific representative of the University of Pittsburgh,” coach Jeff Capel said. “I appreciate his efforts every day in practice and commitment to the program over the past two seasons. We support his decision to seek playing opportunities elsewhere and wish him the best of luck in the process.”
With George’s departure, only Terrell Brown remains from former coach Kevin Stallings’ nine-man 2017 recruiting class.
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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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