Simmons Visits Hometown School

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The Pitt basketball program is trying hard to attract elite talent and yesterday they hosted an elite prospect for the Class of 2017. Intersting twist to that is that player is also from Western Pennsylvania.

Jarrod Simmons (6-7, 210) plays for Cushing Acdemy in Massachusetts but before that grew up in Pittsburgh. In fact, his parents and two sisters are still in the area, living in Pittsburgh.

“Going away to school was an awesome situation that I couldn’t turn down. My family had a prep background and felt it was something I could benefit from”, said Simmons.

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