Bradley Wanamaker got press time this past week (if you take a look at the press release for the Buffalo game, you will see a link to a media appearance video for Wanamaker). That of course leads to an article on him.

“The transition from shooting guard to point guard is pretty good so far,” Wanamaker said. “Fifteen assists ain’t bad. I’ll just try to keep it up.”

Despite averaging only 12.8 minutes per game, Wanamaker is second on the team in assists (15). His eight assists against Houston Baptist in the opener were the most in a freshman debut at Pitt since Sean Miller two decades ago. Wanamaker has six turnovers for a respectable 2.5-to-1 ratio.

With freshman center DeJuan Blair’s memorable debut, Wanamaker’s strong November has been a bit overshadowed. Coach Jamie Dixon is taking notice.

“He is doing a great job,” Dixon said. “He really makes good decisions. He’s a great passer and has a great feel and he gets to the basket.”

Of course, Coach Dixon does know how to tweak him a bit.

“He thinks he’s a really good defender,” Dixon said. “As with all freshmen, they think a steal counts for 12 points, and the one (basket) they gave up doesn’t count for any.”

Wanamaker is going to be very versatile as he learns — at a minimum — back-up point guard duties. Even if Jordan Gibbs or Travon Woodall eventually succeed Fields as the starting PG.

Speaking of the new recruiting class, Pitt has all four letter of intents in hand, so the press release announcing the class is out. Jordan Ashton Gibbs, Travon Woodall, Nasir Robinson and Dwight Miller.

Don’t forget about the Buffalo game tomorrow (PDF). That one will be on All-Access web broadcast.