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2021–22 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

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2021–22 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record11–21 (6–14 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPetersen Events Center
(Capacity: 12,508)
Seasons
2021–22 ACC men's basketball standings
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 were 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.

The Panthers finished the season 11–21 overall and 6–14 in ACC play to finish in a three way tie for eleventh place. As the twelfth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to thirteenth seed Boston College in the First Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT.

Previous season

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Panthers finished the 2020–21 season 10–12, 6–10 in ACC play to finish in 12th place. They lost to Miami in the first round of the ACC tournament.

Offseason

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Departures

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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

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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

Recruiting classes

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2021 recruiting class

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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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars
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 September 24, 2021.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 24, 2021.

2022 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dior Johnson
#6 PG
Lakewood, CA Southern California Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jun 13, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88
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:

Roster

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2021–22 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
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 (S) 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 Injured 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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Gannon W 89–64 
 20  Odukale   10  Gueye   3  Tied  Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
Regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
The Citadel L 63–78  0–1
 27  Hugley   10  Hugley   4  Odukale  Petersen Events Center (7,585)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 12, 2021*
8:30 p.m., ESPNU
at West Virginia
Backyard Brawl
L 59–74  0–2
 17  Hugley   7  Jeffress   4  Odukale  WVU Coliseum (14,100)
Morgantown, WV
November 16, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
UNC Wilmington W 59–51  1–2
 15  Odukale   11  Hugley   3  Tied  Petersen Events Center (7,261)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 19, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ACCN
Towson W 63–59  2–2
 14  Santos   8  Santos   4  3 tied  Petersen Events Center (7,612)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 24, 2021*
9:00 p.m., ACCN
Vanderbilt L 52–68  2–3
 14  Odukale   6  Tied   2  3 tied  Petersen Events Center (7,460)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 27, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
UMBC L 77–87  2–4
 24  Hugley   8  Jeffress   6  Burton  Petersen Events Center (7,400)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 30, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
Minnesota
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 53–54  2–5
 25  Hugley   14  Hugley   5  Odukale  Petersen Events Center (7,736)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 3, 2021
8:00 p.m., ACCN
at Virginia L 56–57  2–6
(0–1)
 12  Hugley   6  Tied   4  Burton  John Paul Jones Arena (14,257)
Charlottesville, VA
December 9, 2021*
8:00 p.m., ACCN
Colgate
Gotham Classic
W 71–68  3–6
 22  Hugley   7  Hugley   3  Odukale  Petersen Events Center (7,328)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 12, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ACCN
Monmouth
Gotham Classic
L 52–56  3–7
 15  Burton   13  Hugley   2  Tied  Petersen Events Center (7,579)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 18, 2021*
12:00 p.m., FS1
vs. St. John's
Gotham Classic
W 59–57  4–7
 20  Burton   8  Hugley   3  Odukale  Madison Square Garden (5,177)
New York, NY
December 21, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Jacksonville W 64–55  5–7
 28  Odukale   12  Gueye   4  Gueye  Petersen Events Center (7,392)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 28, 2021
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
Notre Dame L 67–68  5–8
(0–2)
 18  Hugley   6  Hugley   3  3 tied  Petersen Events Center (8,656)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 5, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Louisville L 72–75  5–9
(0–3)
 21  Burton   7  Hugley   3  Odukale  KFC Yum! Center (11,973)
Louisville, KY
January 8, 2022
4:00 p.m., ACCN
Boston College W 69–67  6–9
(1–3)
 32  Hugley   13  Hugley   4  Odukale  Petersen Events Center (7,876)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 11, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Syracuse L 61–77  6–10
(1–4)
 14  3 tied   10  Gueye   4  Gueye  Carrier Dome (15,214)
Syracuse, NY
January 15, 2022
4:00 p.m., ACCN
Louisville W 65–53  7–10
(2–4)
 20  Burton   8  Burton   4  Burton  Petersen Events Center (8,431)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 19, 2021
9:00 p.m., ACCN
Virginia L 61–66  7–11
(2–5)
 23  Hugley   7  Hugley   3  Tied  Petersen Events Center (7,595)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 22, 2022
4:00 p.m., ACCN
at Clemson L 48–75  7–12
(2–6)
 15  Hugley   8  Hugley   3  Odukale  Littlejohn Coliseum (7,408)
Clemson, SC
January 25, 2022
8:00 p.m., ACCN
Syracuse W 64–53  8–12
(3–6)
 21  Burton   18  Hugley   5  Burton  Petersen Events Center (8,066)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 30, 2022
4:00 p.m., ACCN
at Boston College L 56–69  8–13
(3–7)
 16  Odukale   9  Gueye   2  Tied  Conte Forum (4,507)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Wake Forest L 75–91  8–14
(3–8)
 23  Odukale   12  Hugley   5  Burton  LJVM Coliseum (5,328)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 5, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCN
Virginia Tech L 71–76  8–15
(3–9)
 25  Odukale   6  Burton   4  Burton  Petersen Events Center (8,533)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 7, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCN
at Virginia Tech
Rescheduled from January 1
L 47–74  8–16
(3–10)
 16  Odukale   5  Collier   4  Odukale  Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
February 9, 2022
9:00 p.m., ACCN
at Florida State W 56–51  9–16
(4–10)
 25  Horton   8  Hugley   6  Odukale  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,891)
Tallahassee, FL
February 12, 2022
3:00 p.m., ACCN
NC State W 71–69  10–16
(5–10)
 21  Hugley   10  Hugley   6  Hugley  Petersen Events Center (8,027)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 16, 2022
8:00 p.m., ACCN
at North Carolina W 76–67  11–16
(6–10)
 19  Horton   7  Burton   9  Odukale  Dean Smith Center (17,270)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 19, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCN
Georgia Tech L 62–68  11–17
(6–11)
 27  Gueye   12  Gueye   7  Burton  Petersen Events Center (9,085)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 22, 2022
8:00 p.m., ACCN
Miami (FL) L 64–85  11–18
(6–12)
 20  Hugley   7  Hugley   3  Odukale  Petersen Events Center (7,360)
Pittsburgh, PA
March 1, 2022
8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 4 Duke L 56–86  11–19
(6–13)
 19  Hugley   9  Gueye   4  Odukale  Petersen Events Center (12,095)
Pittsburgh, PA
March 5, 2022
2:30 p.m., ESPNews
at Notre Dame L 54–78  11–20
(6–14)
 13  Tied   8  Gueye   4  Burton  Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,555)
South Bend, IN
ACC Tournament
March 8, 2022
2:00 p.m., ACCN
(12) vs. (13) Boston College
First round
L 46–66  11–21
 15  Hugley   8  Hugley   3  Gueye  Barclays Center (6,222)
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APNot released
Coaches

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

References

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