For the second time in his college recruitment, former Quaker Valley standout Adou Thiero has passed on an opportunity to stay home and play for Pitt.
This afternoon, Joe Tipton from On3 Sports was first to announce that Thiero has made the decision to join John Calipari at Arkansas.
Arkansas was a late entry for Thiero, as many recruiting experts were forecasting his recruitment coming down to Pitt and North Carolina. However, PSN has been told that Calipari and his staff were in Pittsburgh last week to visit with Thiero and his family. That visit, along with a with a pretty good NIL deal were the deciding factors.
Last weekend, optimism was high that following a weekend visit to Pitt that Thiero would make the decision to stay home and finish his college career at Pitt.
However, the first part of it came when Kentucky football transfer Jeremiah Anglin Jr. announced his commitment to Pitt, and it was followed by another Thiero Instagram story post with a caption that read “welcome
.” Again, read into it however you want, but it seemed a bit intriguing that Pitt was a top destination for Thiero and he was interacting with a fellow Kentucky transfer athlete who just landed with the Panthers as if he’s welcoming Anglin to his home.
What’s more, Thiero started following head coach Jeff Capel and guard Jaland Lowe on Instagram.
Thiero, a 6-foot-8 forward, entered to portal following the news of Kentucky head coach John Calipari leaving for Arkansas.
Since then, Thiero announced a top five that included a return to Kentucky, Pitt, North Carolina, Arkansas and Indiana.
In two seasons at Kentucky, Thiero played in 45 games, averaging five points per contest on 46.6 percent shooting, while grabbing 3.6 rebound per game.
The Panthers still have two available scholarships with one seemingly headed to a wing that can shoot from 3-point range. That’s not something that Thiero would have helped with.
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