Several recruits were in attendance for Pitt’s conference opener against North Carolina on Saturday, and at least one of them decided he had seen enough shortly after the 85-60 drubbing. That recruit was Florida transfer Chase Johnson, a 6’9” forward who attended high school in Huntington, West Virginia, and seemed to be a good fit at Pitt. However, on Sunday, he committed to Dayton.
The news came hours before 6’10” center Kofi Cockburn, another Pitt target, announced his commitment to Illinois. Cockburn previously told Adam Zagoria of Zagsblog that Illinois assistant coach Orlando Antigua was “a really cool guy,” adding he would feel comfortable playing under him because of their relationship, which he said goes back years.