This may be the worst stretch of nine days for Pitt basketball in recent history.
Wednesday's blow to the program was the announced de-commitment of four-star combo guard Judah Mintz on his Twitter account. He is ranked by ESPN as one of the top 100 recruits of the 2022 national class, and he was the Panthers' only commitment listed for its 2022 class:
There's no guessing what caused this change of heart for Mintz, as the Tweet came less than 24 hours after Pitt's embarrassing 78-63 loss to The Citadel at the Petersen Events Center Tuesday night.