Pittsburgh junior point guard Xavier Johnson is transferring. Head coach Jeff Capel said in a statement “it was in everyone’s best interests that we part ways.” Johnson will enter the transfer portal immediately. The move ends an eventful three-year run with the Panthers for Johnson, who averaged 14.2 points in 81 career games, 78 starts. Johnson, from Woodbridge, Virginia, arrived shortly after Capel was hired in the spring of 2018 and made the All-Atlantic Coast Conference freshman team in 2018-19. Johnson has been one of the program’s few constants during Capel’s tenure as he attempts to rebuild the Panthers following a difficult run under Kevin Stallings.

Source: thestar February 24, 2021 18:46 UTC