HOUSTON — The way forward for Pitt basketball is in good arms.

On Friday evening, Pitt signee and Marshall Excessive College (TX) star Jaland Lowe continued his tremendous senior marketing campaign with a 33-point outburst in a dominant win over Randle Excessive College. His future head coach Jeff Capel was proper there to look at him shine.

Jeff Capel watches Jaland Lowe play in Houston, Texas. Picture By way of George Michalowski

The sport was a blowout towards a struggling Randle workforce, however Lowe did what he needed to do. The graceful guard dished out six assists to his teammates, grabbed three rebounds, and had three steals within the win as nicely. Not solely did he stuff the stat sheet, however he additionally wowed the gang together with his no-look passing capability and two deep threes that have been at the least three ft past the arch.

“I simply go to the sport now to look at and see what he does that I haven’t seen earlier than,” Lowe’s head coach Ronnie Courtney instructed Pittsburgh Sports activities Now. “He’s at all times going to indicate me one thing I haven’t seen. The factor about him is that he performs the sport the best manner. He performs laborious. The entire issues that you simply assume he wouldn’t be doing, he does these issues. He’s my main rebounder on this workforce. What he does, once I see what he does, it doesn’t amaze me simply because I do know what I’m going to get each evening.”

Lowe’s capturing capability stands out: a easy left-handed stroke. He isn’t afraid to launch from anyplace on the court docket. He’s quick in transition and lightweight on his ft. He adjusted to defenders all evening and is fast sufficient to skip round larger defenders to get to the ring.

#Pitt signee Jaland Lowe with the simple bucket in transition⬇️ pic.twitter.com/5lZM4aHTQZ

— George Michalowski (@MichalowskiCBB) February 4, 2023

Maybe most notably, Lowe’s demeanor on the ground was as calm as could be. His decision-making, communication, and facilitating abilities all appear to return straightforward to him, which drastically benefitted his teammates all evening.

“He’s a consummate teammate,” Courtney stated. “He’s at all times encouraging the fellows. Practices are like, I don’t assume I’ve to run my observe. He [Lowe] can run my entire observe for me. The fellows gravitate to him, take heed to him, do no matter he says to do, as a result of for those who discover, on the ground he calls the whole lot.I don’t need to say something as a result of they respect what he calls, and I respect what he calls. He’s that sort of participant. He’s a pacesetter, he’s not a follower, and he makes certain the fellows are the place they’re presupposed to be throughout the recreation.”

Lowe’s talent stage, basketball IQ, and mentality have him in good place to be an ideal participant within the ACC down the highway.

“I believe his basketball IQ goes to hold him a great distance,” Courtney continued. “He’s very coachable, and the truth that he can rating in any respect three ranges shall be an asset for him. I do know he’s going as much as the ACC, however I nonetheless assume he’ll be capable of do some issues within the ACC that you simply see him doing now.”