2016–17 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

2016–17 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 North Carolina	14	–	4	.778	33	–	7	.825
No. 16 Florida State	12	–	6	.667	26	–	9	.743
No. 14 Notre Dame	12	–	6	.667	26	–	10	.722
No. 10 Louisville	12	–	6	.667	25	–	9	.735
No. 7 Duke †	11	–	7	.611	28	–	9	.757
No. 24 Virginia	11	–	7	.611	23	–	11	.676
Virginia Tech	10	–	8	.556	22	–	11	.667
Miami (FL)	10	–	8	.556	21	–	12	.636
Syracuse	10	–	8	.556	19	–	15	.559
Wake Forest	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
Georgia Tech	8	–	10	.444	21	–	16	.568
Clemson	6	–	12	.333	17	–	16	.515
NC State	0	–	14	.000	0	–	17	.000[3]
Pittsburgh	4	–	14	.222	16	–	17	.485
Boston College	2	–	16	.111	9	–	23	.281

† 2017 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represents the University of Pittsburgh during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team plays its home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Panthers are led by first year head coach Kevin Stallings. They are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Last season

The Panthers finished the season 21–12, 9–9 in ACC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They defeated Syracuse in the second round of the ACC Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to North Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where, as a #10 seed, they lost in the first round to Wisconsin.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
James Robinson	0	G	6'3"	198	Senior	Mitchellville, MD	Graduated
Rafael Maia	5	F	6'9"	245	Senior	São Paulo, Brazil	Graduated
Sterling Smith	15	G	6'4"	185	Senior	Chico, CA	Graduated
Mike Lecak	24	G	6'2"	175	Senior	Pittsburgh, PA	Graduated
Alonzo Nelson-Ododa	33	F	6'9"	235	Senior	Atlanta, GA	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Crisshawn Clark		G	6'4"	180	Sophomore	Huber Heights, OH	Junior college transferred from Canada College.

Class of 2016 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Justice Kithcart #26 PG	Durham, NC	Virginia Episcopal School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 20, 2015
Justice Kithcart #26 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN:
Corey Manigault C	Suitland, MD	Paul VI High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Mar 16, 2015
Corey Manigault C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-07-30.

Class of 2017 signees

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Aaron Thompson PG	Glendale, MD	Paul VI High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 8, 2016
Aaron Thompson PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Terrell Brown PF	Barrington, RI	Tilton School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sep 4, 2016
Terrell Brown PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Marcus Carr #PG	Montverde, FL	Montverde Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 26, 2016
Marcus Carr #PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jared Wilson-Frame SF	Niceville, Florida	Northwest Florida State College	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Oct 28, 2016
Jared Wilson-Frame SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-07-21.

Roster

2016–17 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

Players

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Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Crisshawn Clark	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Wayne Cañada College	Huber Heights, OH
F	1	Jamel Artis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Notre Dame Prep (Fitchburg, MA)	Baltimore, MD
F	2	Michael Young	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	St. Benedict's (Newark, NJ)	Duquesne, PA
G	3	Damon Wilson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Our Savior New American	Powder Springs, GA
F	4	Ryan Luther	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Hampton	Gibsonia, PA
G	5	Justice Kithcart	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Virginia Episcopal School	Durham, NC
F	11	Corey Manigault	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Paul VI (VA)	Suitland, MD
G/F	12	Chris Jones	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Teaneck	Teaneck, NJ
F	21	Sheldon Jeter	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Beaver Falls Polk State College	Beaver Falls, PA
G	23	Cameron Johnson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS So	Our Lady of the Sacred Heart	Moon Township, PA
C	25	Rozelle Nix	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	300 lb (136 kg)	RS Jr	Withrow Pensacola State College	Cincinnati, OH
G	35	Zach Smith	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Smethport Pitt-Bradford	Smethport, PA
F	50	Ryan Seelye (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Elk County Catholic	St. Marys, PA
G	55	Jonathan Milligan	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Jr	Mount Zion Christian (Durham, NC) Kilgore	Orlando, FL

Head coach

Kevin Stallings (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

Tom Richardson (St. Xavier (IL))
Kevin Sutton (James Madison)
Jeremy Ballard (Colgate)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Sat. Nov. 5* 4:00 p.m., ACCN Extra	Pitt-Johnstown	W 95–65		Petersen Events Center (2,472) Pittsburgh, PA
Non-conference regular season
Fri. Nov. 11* 7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra	Eastern Michigan 2K Sports Classic	W 93–90 ^{2 OT}	1–0	Petersen Events Center (6,411) Pittsburgh, PA
Mon. Nov. 14* 7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra	Gardner–Webb 2K Sports Classic	W 99–80	2–0	Petersen Events Center (4,614) Pittsburgh, PA
Thu. Nov. 17* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	vs. SMU 2K Sports Classic semifinals	L 67–76	2–1	Madison Square Garden (8,126) New York City, NY
Fri. Nov. 18* 4:30 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Marquette 2K Sports Classic 3rd place game	W 78–75	3–1	Madison Square Garden (8,088) New York City, NY
Tue. Nov. 22* 7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra	Yale	W 75–70	4–1	Petersen Events Center (6,719) Pittsburgh, PA
Fri. Nov. 25* 7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra	Morehead State	W 76–63	5–1	Petersen Events Center (7,025) Pittsburgh, PA
Tue. Nov. 29* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Maryland ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 73–59	6–1	Xfinity Center (17,144) College Park, MD
Fri. Dec. 2* 7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra	vs. Duquesne The City Game	L 55–64	6–2	PPG Paints Arena (10,997) Pittsburgh, PA
Wed. Dec. 7* 7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra	Buffalo			Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Dec. 10* 2:30 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Penn State Never Forget Tribute Classic			Prudential Center Newark, NJ
Sat. Dec. 17* 7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra	Rice			Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Wed. Dec. 21* 7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra	Omaha			Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Wed. Dec. 28* 7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra	Marshall			Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
ACC regular season
Sat. Dec. 31 12:00 p.m. or 2:00 p.m., ACCN	Notre Dame			Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Wed. Jan. 4 9:00 p.m., ACCRSN	Virginia			Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Jan. 7 12:00 p.m., ACCN	at Syracuse			Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Wed. Jan. 11 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN	at Louisville			KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
Sat. Jan. 14 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN	Miami (FL)			Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Tue. Jan. 17 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	at NC State			PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Tue. Jan. 24 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	Louisville			Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Jan. 28 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN	Clemson			Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Tue. Jan. 31 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	at North Carolina			Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Sat. Feb. 4 1:00 p.m., CBS	at Duke			Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
Wed. Feb. 8 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN	at Boston College			Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
Sat. Feb. 11 1:00 p.m., ACCN	Syracuse			Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Tue. Feb. 14 7:00 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2	Virginia Tech			Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Feb. 18 4:00 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2	Florida State			Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Wed. Feb. 22 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN	at Wake Forest			Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
Sat. Feb. 25 12:00 p.m., ACCN	North Carolina			Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Tue. Feb. 28 9:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Georgia Tech			Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
Sat. Mar. 4 12:00 p.m., ACCN	at Virginia			John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
ACC Tournament
	vs.			Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Wk 20	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR																			*N/A
Coaches	RV	RV	NR

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

Footnotes

References

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" Gambling scandal
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 2024–25
Helms national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics