Pitt Basketball Roster Player Profile: Ishmael Leggett

Pitt basketball head coach Jeff Capel, along with Jaland Lowe and Ishmael Leggett at ACC Media Day.

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On April 10, Leggett announced that he would be back in Oakland for his senior campaign with the Panthers for the 2024-25 season.

The 6-foot-3 guard averaged 12.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per game this year in his first year as a Panther. He scored in double figures in each of his first 11 games at Pitt, before going on a five-game streak of not reaching that mark. As Lowe’s role increased to the point of becoming a starter alongside Bub Carrington for Pitt, Leggett shifted to a sixth-man role, coming off the bench. He shined in the role that Jeff Capel described as the “sixth starter,” and was recognized with the ACC’s Sixth Man of the Year award following the season.

Leggett began his career at Rhode Island, playing in the Atlantic 10. After averaging 6.6 points per game as a rookie, he increased his statistics in each major category in each of the next two seasons with the Rams. In his third year in the program, he starred for the team, averaging 16.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game — all of which were career highs.

This season, Leggett capped off an impressive year with a strong 30-point, eight-rebound effort in a win over Wake Forest in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament.