University of Pittsburgh Athletics
6/19/2024 7:29:00 PM | Men's Basketball
PITTSBURGH – Pitt guard Carlton Carrington is among 24 green room invitees for the 2024 NBA Draft following a standout freshman season for the Panthers. Carrington is expected to be selected in the first round of the draft Wednesday, June 26 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Carrington was the only freshman in the NCAA to average at least 13.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game this past season, while helping lead the Panthers to a 22-11 record overall and a fourth-place finish in the ACC. He finished his first year at Pitt averaging 13.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game, while making 65 three-point field goals. Carrington scored in double figures 23 times, including five games with 20 or more points scored. He opened his career with a triple-double (18 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists) against NC A&T and closed the season with a 24-point effort against No. 4 North Carolina in the ACC Tournament Semifinals.
Seven of the past eight freshmen to average at least 13.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game have been selected in the top 15 of their respective NBA Drafts. Each of the past nine freshmen to post those numbers went on to become NBA First Round Draft picks with seven of the nine being selected among the first six picks in the draft.
Pitt has had 28 NBA Draft picks, including eight first round selections, in program history. Head coach Jeff Capel has mentored 27 draft picks throughout his coaching career, including 18 first round selections and 10 lottery picks. Carrington is expected to become the first pick directly out of Pitt since 2014 and the first pick during Capel's tenure with the Panthers.
Carrington in the Pitt Freshmen Record Books
- 456 points (2nd) … 13.8 ppg. (4th)
- 1,986 minutes played (1st) … 33.2 minutes per game (4th)
- 5 20+ point games (T-5th)
- 23 double-figure scoring games (T-5th)
- 159 field goals (T-3rd)
- 386 field goal attempts (1st)
- 65 three-point field goals (2nd)
- 202 three-point attempts (1st)
- 136 assists (4th) … 4.1 apg. (4th)
- 7 three-point field goals at Boston College (T-1st) … 27 points at Boston College (8th)
2024 Honors & Awards
- CollegeInsider.com Freshmen All-America
- Kyle Macy National Freshman of the Year Finalist (CollegeInsider.com)
- ACC All-Tournament Team (2nd)
- Honorable Mention All-ACC
- ACC All-Rookie Team
- 5x ACC Rookie of the Week selection (Nov. 13, Nov. 20, Dec. 11, Jan. 8, March 11)
- 2x Dick Vitale Diaper Dandy of the Week (Dec. 11, March 11)
NBA Draft Green Room Invitees
- Alex Sarr, France
- Zaccharie Risacher, France
- Donovan Clingan, Connecticut
- Reed Sheppard, Kentucky
- Matas Buzelis, G League Ignite
- Stephon Castle, Connecticut
- Dalton Knecht, Tennessee
- Tidjane Salaun, France
- Ron Holland, G League Ignite
- Cody Williams, Colorado
- Devin Carter, Providence
- Ja'Kobe Walters, Baylor
- Rob Dillingham, Kentucky
- Nikola Topic, Serbia
- Jared McCain, Duke
- Johnny Furphy, Kansas
- Kyshawn George, Miami
- Isaiah Collier, USC
- Yves Missi, Baylor
- Tristan da Silva, Colorado
- Kel'el Ware, Indiana
- Carlton Carrington, Pittsburgh
- DaRon Holmes II, Dayton
- Kyle Filipowski, Duke
- Zach Edey, Purdue (declined)
