2020–21 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

2020–21 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
2020–21 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	0–1 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Jeff Capel (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Tim O'Toole (3rd season); Milan Brown (3rd season); Jason Capel (3rd season);
Home arena	Petersen Events Center; (Capacity: 12,508)
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 15 Virginia	13	–	4	.765	18	–	7	.720
No. 14 Florida State	11	–	4	.733	18	–	7	.720
No. 25 Virginia Tech	9	–	4	.692	15	–	7	.682
Georgia Tech †	11	–	6	.647	17	–	9	.654
Clemson	10	–	6	.625	16	–	8	.667
North Carolina	10	–	6	.625	18	–	11	.621
Louisville	8	–	5	.615	13	–	7	.650
Syracuse	9	–	7	.563	18	–	10	.643
NC State	9	–	8	.529	14	–	11	.560
Duke	9	–	9	.500	13	–	11	.542
Notre Dame	7	–	11	.389	11	–	15	.423
Pittsburgh	6	–	10	.375	10	–	12	.455
Miami (FL)	4	–	15	.211	10	–	17	.370
Wake Forest	3	–	15	.167	6	–	16	.273
Boston College	2	–	11	.154	4	–	16	.200

† 2021 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represents the University of Pittsburgh during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers are led by third-year head coach Jeff Capel and play their home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2019–20 season 16–17 overall and 6–14 in ACC play, finishing in a tie for thirteenth in the conference. The Panthers defeated Wake Forest in the First Round of the ACC Tournament before losing to NC State in the Second Round. The tournament was cancelled before the Quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1] The NCAA Tournament and NIT were also cancelled due to the pandemic.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Eric Hamilton	0	F	6'9"	230	Graduate Student	Atlanta, GA	Graduated
Trey McGowens	2	G	6'4"	190	Sophomore	Pendleton, SC	Transferred to Nebraska
KJ Marshall	13	G	5'9"	165	Freshman	Reading, PA	Transferred to Garden City Community College
Kene Chukwuka	15	F	6'9"	225	Senior	Stockholm, Sweden	Graduated
Anthony Starzynski	22	G	6'3"	190	Senior	Pittsburgh, PA	Graduated
Samson George	23	F	6'7"	220	Junior	Minna, Nigeria	Transferred to Central Arkansas
Ryan Murphy	24	G	6'2"	185	Junior	Calabasas, CA	Transferred to Tulane

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Nike Sibande	22	G	6'4"	185	Senoir	Indianapolis, IN	Miami (OH)

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Noah Collier SF	Mullica Hill, NJ	Westtown School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 23, 2019
Noah Collier SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
John Hugley IV C	Lyndhurst, OH	Brush High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Oct 18, 2019
John Hugley IV C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Max Amadasun C	Bronx, NY	Our Savior Lutheran High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Oct 15, 2019
Max Amadasun C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Femi Odukale G	Brooklyn, NY	Springfield Commonwealth Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Apr 16, 2020
Femi Odukale G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
William Jeffress Jr. PF	Erie, PA	McDowell	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Apr 28, 2020
William Jeffress Jr. PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Pittsburgh 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2020-06-11. "Pittsburgh Panthers". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2020-06-11. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2020-06-11.

Roster

2020–21 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

Players

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Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Ithiel Horton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Delaware	Vauxhall, NJ
G	1	Xavier Johnson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Bishop O'Connell HS	Arlington, VA
F	3	Noah Collier	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Westtown School	Mullica Hill, NJ
G/F	4	Gerald Drumgoole	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	La Lumiere School	Rochester, NY
G	5	Au'Diese Toney	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Trinity Christian Academy	Huntsville, AL
G/F	11	Justin Champagnie	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Bishop Loughlin HS	Brooklyn, NY
F	12	Karim Coulibaly	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Scotland Campus	Bamako, Mali
F	13	Aidan Fisch (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Franklin Regional HS	Murrysville, PA
G	14	Curtis Aiken Jr. (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	North Allegheny Senior HS	Wexford, PA
F/C	21	Terrell Brown	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Tilton School	Providence, RI
G	22	Nike Sibande	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Crispus Attacuks HS Miami (OH)	Indianapolis, IN
F	23	John Hugley	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Brush HS	Cleveland, OH
G/F	24	William Jeffress	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	McDowell HS	Erie, PA
G	31	Onyebuchi Ezeakudo (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Homestead HS	Fort Wayne, IN
C	35	Max Amadasun	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Our Saviour Lutheran	Dublin, Ireland
G	42	Chayce Smith	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	The Kiski School	Mount Laurel, NJ

Head coach

Jeff Capel (Duke)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 24, 2020

Schedule and results

Source:^[3]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
November 25, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN	St. Francis	L 70–80	0–1	20 – Toney	8 – Hugley	10 – Johnson	Petersen Events Center (500) Pittsburgh, PA
November 28, 2020* 1:00 pm, ACCNX	Drexel						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
December 9, 2020* 9:15 p.m., ESPNU	at Northwestern ACC–Big Ten Challenge						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
December 12, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ACCN	Gardner–Webb						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
ACC Regular season
December 16, 2020	at Miami (FL)						Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
December 22, 2020	Louisville						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
December 29, 2020	at Duke						Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 2, 2021	Notre Dame						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
January 12, 2021	at Georgia Tech						McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
January 16, 2021	Syracuse						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
January 19, 2021	Duke						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
January 23, 2021	at Boston College						Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
January 26, 2021	North Carolina						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
February 3, 2021	Virginia Tech						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
February 7, 2021	at Wake Forest						LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
February 10, 2021	at Louisville						KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
February 13, 2021	at Syracuse						Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
February 17, 2021	NC State						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
February 21, 2021	Clemson						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
February 24, 2021	at Virginia						John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
February 28, 2021	at NC State						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
March 2, 2021	Wake Forest						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
March 6, 2021	at Clemson						Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
ACC Tournament
	vs.						Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP																				Not released
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

^ "Statement from ACC on Men's Basketball Tournament". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved November 24, 2020.

[ACC_Tournament-1] "Statement from ACC on Men's Basketball Tournament". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

[2] "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[3] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved November 24, 2020.

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Rivalries	Duquesne West Virginia
Culture & lore	Oakland Zoo "Hail to Pitt" "Pitt Victory Song"
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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Helms national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics