Former Pittsburgh PG Jaland Lowe commits to Kentucky

Former Pittsburgh point guard Jaland Lowe committed to Kentucky, On3’s Joe Tipton confirmed. Lowe was a Third-Team All-ACC selection this season.

The 6’2 guard from Missouri City (Tex.) led the team in scoring as a sophomore, averaging 16.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 5.5 assists across 32 games. That built off a strong freshman campaign and earned him All-ACC honors in 2024-25.

But the Panthers struggled to a 17-15 record and 8-12 mark in ACC play, missing the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time in head coach Jeff Capel’s seven seasons. Lowe hit the portal with two years of eligibility remaining and was expected to be one of the top commodities on the market.

As a high schooler, he signed with the Panthers in 2023 over SMU, Memphis, Oklahoma State and dozens of other offers. Lowe ranked as the No. 88 prospect and No. 19 point guard nationally in the the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

Jaland Lowe commits to Kentucky

Lowe is now in the fold with the Wildcats, who could be in store for a big 2025-26 season. Heck, former Kentucky coach Rick Pitino, who’s at St. John’s, wants to schedule the Wildcats, as well as Louisville, Michigan and Iona for future matchups.

“Rick Pitino says he’s negotiating with Louisville for a non-conference game at MSG that he would return at Louisville,” Adam Zagoria tweeted on Friday. “Also says St. John’s is talking to Kentucky for an (exhibition) at Rupp and to Michigan for an exhibition at MSG. Also said they’re talking to Iona.”

The bit involving Kentucky isn’t necessarily new. Since the hire of Mark Pope, one of his former players, at UK, Pitino has spoken highly of the program with multiple reports and comments from both sides that the Wildcats and Red Storm would want to schedule some game against one another in the future.