Pitt basketball gets commitment from Ohio high school junior Marlon Barnes

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Pitt basketball gets commitment from Ohio high school junior Marlon Barnes

Jerry DiPaola | Sunday, January 9, 2022 2:03 p.m.

Chaz Palla | Tribune-Review

Pitt head coach Jeff Capel looks on against Minnesota in the first half on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021 at Petersen Events Center.

Pitt coach Jeff Capel has no commitments in the recruiting class of 2022, but he started building his 2023 class Sunday when four-star small forward Marlon Barnes Jr. announced his plans to enroll.

ZOO WHATS GOOD! ???????? #committed #H2P pic.twitter.com/42QeQWO1AO

— marlonbarnesjr (@marlonbarnesjr) January 9, 2022

Barnes (6-foot-6, 180 pounds) has a close connection to Pitt. He is a junior at Brush High School in Lyndhurst, Ohio, and played one season there with Pitt sophomore center John Hugley.

Barnes, who projects as a wing player at Pitt, is rated the nation’s 79th overall prospect in the class of ‘23 by Rivals.com. He also has offers from Cleveland State and Miami.

Brush is 9-2 this season after Barnes returned to the school. He played his sophomore season at Ypsi (Mich.) Prep

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