Bub Carrington Plans to Stay At Pitt Next Season
It appears Bub Carrington will be declining the opportunity to enter the NBA Draft. Shortly after the Panthers’ 72-65 loss to North Carolina, in the ACC Conference Semifinals, on Friday night, Carrington was asked if was going to return to Pitt next season, for his sophomore season, with the freshman guard responding with, “For sure.”
Carrington made a strong, first impression, in his collegiate debut at the Petersen Events Center, as he recorded a triple-double against North Carolina A&T on November 6th, scoring 18 points, while collecting 12 rebounds and 10 assists. He became the first Pitt freshman to register a triple-double in his debut.
In 33 games this season, Carrington averaged 13.8 points, along with 5.2 rebounds, and 4.1 assists. He was named ACC Rookie of the Week five times.
Although Pitt lost to North Carolina in the conference semis, Carrington played one of his best games of the season, as he put 24 points versus the top-seeded Tar Heels.
The other day, Bleacher Report came out with their latest 2024 NBA mock draft, and had Carrington going in the late first round to the Washington Wizards at 26th overall.
Now that Carrington will be returning as a sophomore next season, he and fellow freshman, Jaland Lowe, will have a chance to become one of the more formidable, backcourt duos, not just in the ACC, but perhaps in the nation, for 2024-25.