Examining height and weight changes on Pitt's roster

Typically, discussing the physical measurements, namely weights, of college-aged students is frowned upon in society, as it probably should be...unless you’re a sports writer, of course.

The 2016-17 season is, simultaneously, one of continuity and wholesale change for Pitt, as it gets adjusted to a new coach with a roster that, as far as key contributors are concerned, remained almost entirely intact. Those players, however, are not carbon copies of what they were heading into last season from a physical standpoint, especially with a new strength and conditioning program in place.

Amid all of the ”best shape of my life” talk are tangible changes these players have undergone from last season to this one. Some of them are slight, but still worth noting, while a handful of others have been a bit more radical. With the season still more than a month away, I took a look at Pitt’s roster this year, compared it to its roster from last year and noted the differences in height and weight in its returning scholarship players. Please keep in mind, though, that listed physical measurements are always entirely true. Otherwise, Allen Iverson would actually be 6’2”.

GROUP ONE: NOTHING (LITERALLY) HAS CHANGED

Jamel Artis: 6-7, 215 lbs.

Michael Young: 6-9, 235 lbs.

Jonathan Milligan: 6-2, 170 lbs.

GROUP TWO: THE SLIGHT ALTERATIONS

Damon Wilson

Last year: 6-5, 200 lbs.

This year: 6-5, 195 lbs.

Ryan Luther

Last year: 6-9, 220 lbs.

This year: 6-9, 225 lbs.

Chris Jones

Last year: 6-6, 213 lbs.

This year: 6-6, 215 lbs.

Sheldon Jeter

Last year: 6-8, 225 lbs.

This year: 6-8, 230 lbs.

GROUP THREE: THE NOTABLE JUMP

Cam Johnson

Last year: 6-7, 200 lbs.

This year: 6-8, 210 lbs.

GROUP FOUR: THE UNKNOWN

Rozelle Nix

Last year: 6-11, 300 lbs.

This year: 6-11, 300 lbs.

Nix’s story is fairly well known, as he lost 100 pounds in a two-year span and transformed himself into a Division I prospect that was able to land at a major-conference school. Visually, he looked slimmer than he was last season, but his weight, according to Pitt, is the same. If anything, it’s one of the cases where, most likely last year, his listed weight wasn’t entirely accurate.