2021–22 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

2021–22 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
2021–22 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Jeff Capel (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Tim O'Toole (4th season); Milan Brown (4th season); Jason Capel (4th season);
Home arena	Petersen Events Center; (Capacity: 12,508)
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 Duke	16	–	4	.800	32	–	7	.821
North Carolina	15	–	5	.750	29	–	10	.744
Notre Dame	15	–	5	.750	24	–	11	.686
Miami (FL)	14	–	6	.700	26	–	11	.703
Wake Forest	13	–	7	.650	25	–	10	.714
Virginia	12	–	8	.600	21	–	14	.600
Virginia Tech †	11	–	9	.550	23	–	13	.639
Florida State	10	–	10	.500	17	–	14	.548
Syracuse	9	–	11	.450	16	–	17	.485
Clemson	8	–	12	.400	17	–	16	.515
Louisville	6	–	14	.300	13	–	19	.406
Boston College	6	–	14	.300	13	–	20	.394
Pittsburgh	6	–	14	.300	11	–	21	.344
Georgia Tech	5	–	15	.250	12	–	20	.375
NC State	4	–	16	.200	11	–	21	.344

† 2022 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers are led by fourth-year head coach Jeff Capel and played their home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2020–21 season 10–12, 6–10 in ACC play, to finish in twelfth place. They lost to Miami in the First Round of the ACC Tournament. They were not invited to either the NCAA Tournament or NIT.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Xavier Johnson	1	G	6'3"	200	Junior	Woodbridge, VA	Transferred to Indiana
Gerald Drumgoole	4	G/F	6'5"	200	Sophomore	Rochester, NY	Transferred to Albany
Au'Diese Toney	5	G	6'6"	210	Junior	Huntsville, AL	Transferred to Arkansas
Justin Champagnie	11	F	6'6"	200	Sophomore	Brooklyn, NY	Declare for 2021 NBA draft
Abdoul Karim Coulibaly	12	F	6'8"	215	Sophomore	Bamako, Mali	Transferred to St. Bonaventure
Terrell Brown	21	F/C	6'10"	235	Senior	Providence, RI	Graduate transferred to San Diego

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Chris Payton	1	F	6'7"	220	Junior	Bloomington, IL	Indian Hills CC
Daniel Oladapo	4	F	6'7"	220	Senior	Bladensburg, MD	Oakland
Jamarius Burton	11	G	6'4"	200	Senior	Charlotte, NC	Texas Tech
Mouhamadou Gueye	21	F	6'10"	200	Graduate Student	Staten Island, NY	Stony Brook

2021 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Nate Santos SF	Windsor, CT	The Loomis Chaffee School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Apr 6, 2021
Nate Santos SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 27 Rivals: 22
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 Panthers". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-09-24. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2021-09-24.

2022 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Judah Mintz #13 SF	Washington, DC	Oak Hill Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 18, 2021
Judah Mintz #13 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 27 Rivals: 22
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 Panthers". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-09-24. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2021-09-24.

Roster

2021–22 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Chris Payton	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Bloomington HS Indian Hills CC	Bloomington, IL
G	2	Femi Odukale	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Bishop Loughlin HS	Brooklyn, NY
F	3	Noah Collier	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Westtown School	Mullica Hill, NJ
F	4	Daniel Oladapo	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Bladensburg HS Oakland	Bladensburg, MD
F	5	Nate Santos	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Loomis Chaffee School	Geneva, IL
G	11	Jamarius Burton	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Independence HS Texas Tech	Charlotte, NC
G	12	Ithiel Horton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Roselle Catholic Delaware	Vauxhall, NJ
F	13	Aidan Fisch (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Franklin Regional HS	Murrysville, PA
G	14	Curtis Aiken Jr. (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	North Allegheny Senior HS	Pittsburgh, PA
F	15	Mouhamadou Gueye	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Curtis HS Stony Brook	Staten Island, NY
G	22	Nike Sibande	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	Crispus Attacuks HS Miami (OH)	Indianapolis, IN
F	23	John Hugley	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Brush HS	Cleveland, OH
G/F	24	William Jeffress	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	McDowell HS	Erie, PA
G	31	Onyebuchi Ezeakudo (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Homestead HS	Fort Wayne, IN
C	35	Max Amadasun	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Our Saviour Lutheran	Dublin, Ireland
G	42	Chayce Smith (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	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

Schedule and results

Source:^[1]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Gannon	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	The Citadel	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
November 12, 2021* 8:30 p.m., ESPNU	at West Virginia Backyard Brawl	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
November 16, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	UNC Wilmington	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
November 19, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ACCN	Towson	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
November 24, 2021* 9:00 p.m., ACCN	Vanderbilt	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
November 27, 2021* TBA, ACCNX	UMBC	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
November 30, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	Minnesota ACC–Big Ten Challenge	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
December 3, 2021 8:00 p.m., ACCN	at Virginia	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
December 9, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ACCN	Colgate Gotham Classic	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
December 12, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCN	Monmouth Gotham Classic	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
December 18, 2021* 12:00 p.m., FS1	vs. St. John's Gotham Classic	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
December 21, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	Jacksonville	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
December 28, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	Notre Dame	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
January 1, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Virginia Tech	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
January 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	at Louisville	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
January 8, 2022 4:00 p.m., ACCN	Boston College	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
January 11, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
January 15, 2022 4:00 p.m., ACCN	Louisville	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
January 19, 2021 9:00 p.m., ACCN	Virginia	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
January 22, 2022 4:00 p.m., ACCN	at Clemson	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
January 25, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCN	Syracuse	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
January 29, 2022 4:00 p.m., ACCN	at Boston College	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
February 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	at Wake Forest	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
February 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCN	Virginia Tech	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
February 9, 2022 9:00 p.m., ACCN	at Florida State	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
February 12, 2022 3:00 p.m., ACCN	NC State	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
February 16, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCN	at North Carolina	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
February 19, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCN	Georgia Tech	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
February 22, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCN	Miami (FL)	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
March 1, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCN	Duke	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
March 5, 2022 ESPN2/ESPNU/ACCN	at Notre Dame	Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN
ACC Tournament
March 8–12, 2022	vs.	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked
	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

^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved September 24, 2020.

[1] "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved September 24, 2020.

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v t e Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
Venues	Motor Square Garden (1905–1912) Duquesne Gardens (1905–1912) Trees Gym (1912–1925) Pitt Pavilion (1925–1951) Fitzgerald Field House (1951–2002) Civic Arena (alternate; 1984–2002) Petersen Events Center (2002–present)
Rivalries	Duquesne West Virginia
Culture & lore	Oakland Zoo "Hail to Pitt" "Pitt Victory Song"
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Helms national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics