Pitt Guard Ishmael Leggett to Miss Cal Game

Ishmael Leggett will miss Pitt’s game against Cal on Wednesday due to a lower-body injury, the team announced more than an hour before the game.

Ishmael Leggett walked out on the court with the team. Does not appear to have a brace or any other notable gear on.

Pitt announced that he’ll miss today’s game against Cal with a “lower-body injury.” pic.twitter.com/Iz8b8GoPJO

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Leggett is a 6-foot-3 senior guard, who is leading the team in scoring at 17.5 points per game. The DMV native has been superb this season in his second campaign with the Pitt program. He is averaging 6.1 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game, as well. Leggett is shooting a career-high 51% from the field and is shooting 33% from three-point range as well.

He averaged 12.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per game last year in his first year as a Panther. He scored in double figures in each of his first 11 games at Pitt, before going on a five-game streak of not reaching that mark. As Jaland Lowe’s role increased to the point of becoming a starter alongside Bub Carrington for Pitt, Leggett shifted to a sixth-man role, coming off the bench.

He shined in the role that Jeff Capel described as the “sixth starter,” and was recognized with the ACC’s Sixth Man of the Year award following the season.

Leggett began his career at Rhode Island, playing in the Atlantic 10. After averaging 6.6 points per game as a rookie, he increased his statistics in each major category in each of the next two seasons with the Rams. In his third year in the program, he starred for the team, averaging 16.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game — all of which were career highs.

Stay tuned for more updates live from the Petersen Events Center from Wednesday’s game.