Khem Birch, who has yet to decide where he will transfer after leaving Pittsburgh, said he's in no rush to turn pro.

"I'm not in a rush to get to the NBA," Birch said. "I know I have a lot of work to do."

Birch indicated that he’d like to play in an up-tempo system where he can develop his power forward skills.

"I want to play more four," Birch said. "That's one of the main reasons I went to Pittsburgh in the first place. I know I don't have the four-man skills yet, but I want to develop them."

Pittsburgh is an average plus-13.9 on the glass.

Pitt coach Jamie Dixon’s usual goal had been for his team to outrebound opponents by 10 per game. This season, Dixon has upped the ante, setting different goals before every game. Sometimes, the goal is 15, sometimes, it is 20.

"We're trying to challenge the guys with the numbers," Dixon said of the new goals. "It's something we talked about last year. We ended up second. We're first again this year. It's something we've done year after year. It's our strength, and we need to continue to play to it and continue to build off it and not be satisfied."

Khem Birch is being led in the wrong direction by advisors who do not have his best interests in mind, according to Ryan Hurd, the head coach at Notre Dame Prep, where Birch played last season before signing with Pittsburgh.

"Khem is a great kid," Hurd said. "This situation is painting him as something he is not. The problem is he is being led down a road by so-called advisors. It's going to end poorly for Khem, and that is sad for me because I care about the kid. This is not going to end well for him."

Hurd indicated that Birch had a hard time adjusting to the physical nature of major-college basketball.

"Khem is still probably going to play in the NBA someday," Hurd said. "Some of this is about an adjustment to a high level of college basketball. Here he was 20 pounds lighter than anyone he was going against, and he got some bumps and bruises. If he thinks it's bad now wait until he gets to the NBA, and he is playing against men every day."

Khem Birch has decided to leave Pitt to transfer to another school.

Birch, a 6-foot-9 forward from Canada, was the highest rated recruit in Pitt history.

"I'm leaving," Birch told CBSSports.com on Friday night. "I'm headed to Toronto now. I enjoyed my time at Pittsburgh, I love Coach (Jamie) Dixon, had no problems with the staff and the players. It just wasn't the right fit for me."  

Birch's minutes decreased over the last couple of games. Birch averaged just 13.5 minutes over the last four games after playing 28.5 the previous two.