Jeff Capel and the Pitt coaching staff had a productive couple of days, as their efforts saw Pitt emerge as a finalist for four recruits in a span of 72 hours. Elijah Taylor got the ball rolling by including Pitt in his top six on Saturday, and Myles Stute, Posh Alexander and John Hugley all followed suit with similar announcements over the next two days.
Taylor is a 6’8”, 215-pound power forward out of Imhotep Institute Charter High School in Philadelphia who holds three-star ratings from ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports. The latter site also considers him the No.