2020–21 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 9–5 (5–4 ACC) |
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Home arena | Petersen Events Center (Capacity: 12,508) |
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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 |
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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 |
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Nike Sibande | 22 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Senoir | Indianapolis, IN | Miami (OH) |
2020 recruiting class
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Noah Collier SF |
Mullica Hill, NJ | Westtown School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 23, 2019 | |
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John Hugley IV C |
Lyndhurst, OH | Brush High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Oct 18, 2019 | |
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Max Amadasun C |
Bronx, NY | Our Savior Lutheran High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Oct 15, 2019 | |
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Femi Odukale G |
Brooklyn, NY | Springfield Commonwealth Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Apr 16, 2020 | |
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William Jeffress Jr. PF |
Erie, PA | McDowell | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Apr 28, 2020 | |
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Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 27 Rivals: 22 | ||||||
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Schedule and results
Source:[3]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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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 p.m., ACCNX |
Drexel | W 83–74 | 1–1 |
27 – Johnson | 8 – Champagnie | 8 – Johnson | Petersen Events Center (500) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
December 5, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Northern Illinois | W 89–59 | 2–1 |
22 – Champagnie | 10 – Champagnie | 7 – Johnson | Petersen Events Center (500) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
December 9, 2020* 9:15 p.m., ESPN |
at Northwestern ACC–Big Ten Challenge |
W 71–70 | 3–1 |
21 – Johnson | 20 – Champagnie | 4 – Johnson | Welsh–Ryan Arena (0) Evanston, IL | ||||
December 12, 2020* 4:00 p.m., ACCRSN |
Gardner–Webb | W 67–50 | 4–1 |
24 – Champagnie | 21 – Champagnie | 5 – Champagnie | Petersen Events Center (0) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
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December 16, 2020 6:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Miami (FL) | W 70–55 | 5–1 (1–0) |
18 – Horton | 9 – Champagnie | 3 – 3 tied | Watsco Center (0) Coral Gables, FL | ||||
December 22, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN |
Louisville | L 54–64 | 5–2 (1–1) |
16 – Odukale | 7 – Hugley | 2 – Sibande | Petersen Events Center (0) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
December 29, 2020 8:00 p.m., ACCN |
at No. 20 Duke | Postponed[4] | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||||
January 2, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCN |
Notre Dame | Postponed[5] | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||||
January 6, 2021 4:30 p.m., ACCN |
at Syracuse | W 63–60 | 6–2 (2–1) |
14 – Horton | 14 – Toney | 7 – Johnson | Carrier Dome (0) Syracuse, NY | ||||
January 9, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN |
No. 25 Florida State | Postponed[6] | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||||
January 13, 2021 5:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Georgia Tech | Postponed[7] | McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA | ||||||||
January 16, 2021 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN |
Syracuse | W 96–76 | 7–2 (3–1) |
24 – Champagnie | 16 – Champagnie | 7 – Johnson | Petersen Events Center (500) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
January 19, 2021 9:00 p.m., ESPN |
Duke | W 79-73 | 8-2 (4-1) |
31 – Champagnie | 14 – Champagnie | 11 – Johnson | Petersen Events Center (500) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
January 23, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Wake Forest | L 75–76 | 8–3 (4–2) |
17 – Champagnie | 8 – Champagnie | 8 – Johnson | LJVM Coliseum (79) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||
January 26, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
North Carolina | L 65–75 | 8–4 (4–3) |
23 – Champagnie | 10 – Champagnie | 7 – Johnson | Petersen Events Center (500) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
January 30, 2021 8:00 p.m., ACCN |
Notre Dame | L 58–84 | 8–5 (4–4) |
19 – Champagnie | 11 – Champagnie | 3 – 4 tied | Petersen Events Center (500) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
February 3, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN |
No. 16 Virginia Tech | W 83–72 | 9–5 (5–4) |
32 – Johnson | 13 – Champagnie | 7 – Johnson | Petersen Events Center (500) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
February 6, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN |
No. 20 Florida State | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[8] | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||||
February 6, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN |
at No. 14 Virginia | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
February 10, 2021 9:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Louisville | KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY | |||||||||
February 14, 2021 4:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Georgia Tech | McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA | |||||||||
February 17, 2021 4:30 p.m., ACCN |
NC State | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||||
February 21, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCN |
Clemson | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||||
February 28, 2021 4:00 p.m., ACCN |
at NC State | PNC Arena Raleigh, NC | |||||||||
March 2, 2021 8:00 p.m., ACCN |
Wake Forest | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||||
March 6, 2021 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN |
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
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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".
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
- ^ "Pittsburgh at Duke Men's Basketball Game Postponed". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 28, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Pitt-Notre Dame Game Postponed Due to COVID Precautions". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. December 31, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- ^ "Pitt-FSU Game Postponed; Pitt at Georgia Tech moved to Jan. 13". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ "Pitt at Georgia Tech Men's Basketball Game Postponed". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 10, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ "Basketball Games vs. BC, Pitt and Va. Tech Postponed". Seminoles.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.