Panthers in the Pros

Pitt basketball currently has more than 25 former players playing professional hoops, either in the NBA or in other leagues.

Check out our new Panthers in the Pros tracker to keep an eye on where these players are playing, how many years they have played in professional ball, and more.

Panthers in the Pros - See which former Pitt basketball players are playing professionally, in the NBA or overseas.

First Name	Last Name	Pitt Tenure	Pro Seasons	Current Team	Country	League	Last PPG
Gary	McGhee	2007-11	13	Regatas Corrientes	Argentina	Liga A	8.6
Steven	Adams	2012-13	10	Houston Rockets	USA	NBA	8.6 in '22-'23 (injury)
Talib	Zanna	2009-14	9	Spartak Pleven	Bulgaria	NBL	16.3
Jamel	Artis	2013-17	7	Al Wahda Damascus	Syria	SBL	19
Michael	Young	2013-17	7	Frutti Extra Bursaspor	Turkey	BSL	13.1
Cam	Johnson	2014-17	6	Brooklyn Nets	USA	NBA	13.4
Sidy	N'Dir	2018-19	5	Lyon	France	NM1	9.7
Ryan	Luther	2014-18	5	Manisa BBSK	Turkey	BSL	12.1
Josh	Newkirk	2013-15	5	Neptunas	Lithuania	Betsafe LKL	4.9
Jared	Wilson-Frame	2017-19	4	Maine Celtics	USA	G League	5.3
Mo	Gueye	2021-22	3	Charlotte Hornets	Canada	NBA	2.4
Justin	Champagnie	2019-21	3	Washington Wizards	USA	NBA	5.9
Malik	Ellison	2018-19	3	Kauhajoki	Finland	Korisliiga	12.8
Shamiel	Stevenson	2017-19	3	Brampton Honey Badgers	Canada	CEBL	18.4
Trey	McGowens	2018-20	2	Long Island Nets	USA	G League	9.6
Au'Diese	Toney	2018-21	2	Grand Rapids Gold	USA	G League	12.1
Terrell	Brown	2017--21	2	Basket Brno	Czech Republic	Mattoni NBL	11.4
Corey	Manigault	2016-17	2	BBC Bayreuth	Germany	Pro A	4.5
Nelly	Cummings	2022-23	1	Academic Plovdiv	Bulgaria	NBL	16.8
Jamarius	Burton	2021-23	1	Kortrijk Spurs	Belgium	BNXT	10.8
Nike	Sibande	2020-23	1	Basquet Girona	Spain	Liga ACB	14.7
Greg	Elliott	2022-23	1	Svendborg	Denmark	Denmark Basketligaen	12
Dan	Oladapo	2021-22	1	Mickiewicz-Romus Katowice	Poland	1-Liga	18.5
Marcus	Carr	2017-18	1	Bnei Herzeliya	Israel	Winner League	12.1
Blake	Hinson	2022-24	0	Los Angeles Lakers	USA	NBA	N/A
Bub	Carrington	2023-24	0	Washington Wizards	USA	NBA	N/A

The list of former Pitt Panthers playing professional basketball is listed below.

Gary McGhee, Steven Adams*, Talib Zanna, Jamel Artis, Michael Young, Cam Johnson*, Sidy N’Dir, Ryan Luther, Josh Newkirk, Jared Wilson-Frame, Mo Gueye*, Justin Champagnie*, Malik Ellison, Shamiel Stevenson, Trey McGowens, Au’Diese Toney, Terrell Brown, Corey Manigault, Nelly Cummings, Jamarius Burton, Nike Sibande, Greg Elliott, Dan Oladapo, Marcus Carr, Blake Hinson, Bub Carrington.

Carrington and Hinson are the newest Panthers in the pros. Carrington was recently selected in the 2024 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards, while Hinson went undrafted. However, shortly after, the Pitt sharpshooter Hinson signed a two-year, two-way deal with the Los Angeles Lakers.

You can watch the newest Panthers in the pros in the NBA Summer League this year. Check out Carrington and Hinson’s Summer League Schedules here or click below.

Gueye also recently switched teams after playing for the Toronto Raptors last season. The 6-foot-9 stretch big man will play Summer League ball for the Charlotte Hornets. Check out his schedule here.

Former Panther Parker Stewart was previously on the list, but he announced this week that he was pursuing his coaching career. Check out where he landed his first coaching gig here or click the link below to read more.