PITTSBURGH – Guard Ithiel Horton has been reinstated to the Pitt Basketball program as announced by school officials Wednesday afternoon.
Horton was reinstated to the program Dec. 30 after charges stemming from a Nov. 6 incident were dismissed in court. After scoring 13 points and going 3-of-5 from three-point range in his season debut at Louisville Jan. 5, Horton was again sidelined when charges were refiled on Jan. 8.
Horton, the Panthers’ leading returning scorer, has missed 19 of Pitt’s 20 games this season. He averaged 8.9 points and made 43 three-point field goals, while starting 18 of 22 games a year ago in his first season at Pitt. The Vauxhall, N.J., native is a career 39.8 percent (125-of-314) shooter from three-point range.
Pitt returns to action Saturday, Jan. 29 at Boston College (ACCN – 4 p.m.). The Panthers are coming off a 64-53 win over Syracuse as Jamarius Burton (21), Mouhamadou Gueye (19), John Hugley (11) and Onyebuchi Ezeakudo (11) each scored in double figures.
(Story and Information Courtesy of Pitt Athletics)
