Hampton's Liam Mignogna plans to join Pitt basketball as a walk-on

Jerry DiPaola TribLive Thu, Mar 21, 2024 • 02:17 PM

Lincoln Park’s Brandin Cummings blocks the shot of Hampton’s Liam Mignogna during a PIAA Class 4A semifinal game Monday at North Allegheny High School. Chaz Palla | TribLive

After spending the recent high school season competing against Lincoln Park’s Brandin Cummings, Hampton’s Liam Mignogna will join him in 2024-25.

Mignogna, a 6-foot-9 center, will enter the Pitt program as a preferred walk-on after he concludes his senior year this spring. Pitt’s recruiting class includes signed recruits Cummings, a 6-3 guard, and 6-10 forward Amdy N’Diaye.

Cummings led Lincoln Park to victories against Hampton (25-5) in the WPIAL championship game and PIAA semifinals.

Mignogna, the cousin of former Pitt player Ryan Luther, averaged more than 20 points per game in the postseason and reached a total of 1,012 his final high school game. He scored 29 in the WPIAL title game against Lincoln Park at Petersen Events Center and 23 in the PIAA semifinals.

He averaged 13.9 points and 7.8 rebounds per game while shooting 68% from the field for the season.

Jerry DiPaola is a TribLive reporter covering Pitt athletics since 2011. A Pittsburgh native, he joined the Trib in 1993, first as a copy editor and page designer in the sports department and later as the Pittsburgh Steelers reporter from 1994-2004. He can be reached at jdipaola@triblive.com.