2019–20 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
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Fort Myers Tip-off champions | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 16–17 (6–14 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. 4 Florida State | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | 26 | – | 5 | .839 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Virginia | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Louisville | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 24 | – | 7 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Duke | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 25 | – | 6 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech* | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*Ineligible for postseason due to NCAA violations. Note: The 2020 ACC tournament was cancelled before the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP poll |
The 2019–20 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers were led by second-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 16–17, and 6–14 in ACC play. They defeated to 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]
Previous season
The Panthers finished the 2018–19 season 14–19 overall and 3–15 in ACC play, finishing fourteenth in the conference. The Panthers defeated Boston College in the first round of the ACC Tournament but lost to Syracuse in the second round.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Shamiel Stevenson | 0 | G/F | 6'6" | 230 | Sophomore | Toronto, ON | Mid season transferred to Nevada |
Jared Wilson-Frame | 4 | G/F | 6'5" | 220 | Senior | Hartford, CT | Graduated |
Sidy N'Dir | 11 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Graduate Student | Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire, France | Graduated |
Joe Mascaro | 12 | G | 5'10" | 170 | Senior | Pittsburgh, PA | Graduated |
Khameron Davis | 13 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Sophomore | Highlands Ranch, CO | Transferred to Weber State |
Peace Ilegomah | 42 | C | 6'9" | 235 | Sophomore | Benin City, Nigeria | Mid season transferred to Evansville |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Eric Hamilton | 0 | F | 6'9" | 250 | GS Senior | Atlanta, GA | Transferred from UNC Greensboro. Will be eligible to play immediately since Hamilton graduated from UNC Greensboro. |
Ithiel Horton | 3 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Sophomore | Vauxhall, NJ | Transferred from Delaware. Under NCAA transfer rules, Hornton will have to sit out the 2019–20 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
Ryan Murphy | 24 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Junior | Calabasas, CA | Junior college transferred from New Mexico Junior College Murphy graduated and will transfer elsewhere for the 2020–21 season; his final season of eligibility. |
2019 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Karim Coulibaly C |
Scotland, PA | Scotland Performance Institute | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Feb 15, 2019 | |
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Gerald Drumgoole SF |
Rochester, NY | La Lumiere School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Feb 11, 2019 | |
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Justin Champagnie SF |
Brooklyn, NY | Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Feb 11, 2019 | |
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Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 40 | ||||||
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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: Rivals: 20 | ||||||
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Schedule and results
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 30, 2019* 7:00 pm |
Slippery Rock | W 98–47 | – |
17 – Johnson | 8 – Coulibaly | 8 – McGowens | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU |
Florida State | W 63–61 | 1–0 (1–0) |
13 – Johnson | 7 – McGowens | 5 – McGowens | Petersen Events Center (9,016) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
November 9, 2019* 12:00 pm, ACCNX |
Nicholls | L 70–75 | 1–1 |
28 – Murphy | 9 – Toney | 3 – Tied | Petersen Events Center (7,956) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
November 12, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Robert Morris | W 71–57 | 2–1 |
25 – McGowens | 9 – Brown | 7 – Johnson | UPMC Events Center (4,034) Moon Township, PA | ||||
November 15, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
West Virginia Backyard Brawl |
L 53–68 | 2–2 |
13 – McGowens | 5 – Champagnie | 5 – Johnson | Petersen Events Center (11,725) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
November 18, 2019* 7:00 pm, ACCN |
Monmouth Fort Myers Tip-Off campus site game |
W 63–50 | 3–2 |
16 – McGowens | 10 – Champagnie | 9 – Johnson | Petersen Events Center (6,753) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
November 21, 2019* 7:00 pm, ACCNX |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff Fort Myers Tip-Off campus site game |
W 66–41 | 4–2 |
18 – Champagnie | 8 – Hamilton | 6 – Johnson | Petersen Events Center (7,068) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
November 25, 2019* 6:00 pm, FS1 |
vs. Kansas State Fort Myers Tip-Off semifinals |
W 63–59 | 5–2 |
13 – Tied | 12 – Hamilton | 1 – Tied | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (3,013) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
November 27, 2019* 8:30 pm, FS1 |
vs. Northwestern Fort Myers Tip-Off championship |
W 72–59 | 6–2 |
21 – Champagnie | 12 – Hamilton | 8 – Johnson | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (2,046) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
December 3, 2019* 9:00 pm, ESPNU |
Rutgers ACC–Big Ten Challenge |
W 71–60 | 7–2 |
20 – Johnson | 8 – Hamilton | 8 – Johnson | Petersen Events Center (7,894) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
December 6, 2019 9:00 pm, ACCN |
at No. 1 Louisville | L 46–64 | 7–3 (1–1) |
15 – Johnson | 7 – Toney | 3 – McGowens | KFC Yum! Center (17,249) Louisville, KY | ||||
December 16, 2019* 7:00 pm, ACCN |
Northern Illinois | W 59–50 | 8–3 |
18 – McGowens | 7 – Tied | 3 – 3 tied | Petersen Events Center (7,015) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
December 20, 2019* 7:00 pm, ACCN |
Binghamton | W 79–53 | 9–3 |
14 – Champagnie | 10 – Champagnie | 6 – Johnson | Petersen Events Center (7,226) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
December 30, 2019* 12:00 pm, ACCRSN |
Canisius | W 87–79 | 10–3 |
21 – Champagnie | 6 – Champagnie | 8 – Johnson | Petersen Events Center (8,035) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
January 4, 2020 12:00 pm, ACCNX |
Wake Forest | L 65–69 | 10–4 (1–2) |
18 – Murphy | 8 – Tied | 6 – Johnson | Petersen Events Center (10,155) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
January 8, 2020 7:00 pm, ACCN |
at North Carolina | W 73–65 | 11–4 (2–2) |
24 – McGowens | 8 – Champagnie | 8 – McGowens | Dean Smith Center (20,798) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||
January 12, 2020 6:00 pm, ACCN |
at Miami (FL) | L 58–66 | 11–5 (2–3) |
18 – McGowens | 11 – Champagnie | 7 – McGowens | Watsco Center (6,387) Coral Gables, FL | ||||
January 14, 2020 7:00 pm, ACCN |
No. 11 Louisville | L 68–73 OT | 11–6 (2–4) |
24 – McGowens | 11 – Champaigne | 5 – Johnson | Petersen Events Center (9,221) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
January 18, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPN |
North Carolina | W 66–52 | 12–6 (3–4) |
20 – Johnson | 7 – Toney | 6 – Johnson | Petersen Events Center (12,376) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
January 22, 2020 9:00 pm, ACCRSN |
Boston College | W 74–72 | 13–6 (4–4) |
17 – Champaigne | 10 – Champaigne | 10 – Johnson | Petersen Events Center (7,230) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
January 25, 2020 12:00 pm, ACCN |
at Syracuse | L 61–69 | 13–7 (4–5) |
14 – Champaigne | 9 – Champaigne | 7 – Johnson | Carrier Dome (23,711) Syracuse, NY | ||||
January 28, 2020 9:00 pm, ESPN |
at No. 9 Duke | L 67–79 | 13–8 (4–6) |
27 – Toney | 7 – Champagnie | 6 – McGowens | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | ||||
February 2, 2020 12:00 pm, ACCN |
Miami (FL) | W 62–57 | 14–8 (5–6) |
17 – McGowens | 10 – Toney | 6 – Johnson | Petersen Events Center (9,759) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
February 5, 2020 6:30 pm, ACCN |
at Notre Dame | L 72–80 | 14–9 (5–7) |
20 – Champagnie | 11 – Champagnie | 5 – McGowens | Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,534) South Bend, IN | ||||
February 8, 2020 2:00 pm, ACCRSN |
Georgia Tech | W 73–64 | 15–9 (6–7) |
30 – Champagnie | 9 – Champagnie | 9 – McGowens | Petersen Events Center (10,754) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
February 12, 2020 9:00 pm, ACCRSN |
Clemson | L 52–72 | 15–10 (6–8) |
11 – Champagnie | 6 – Champagnie | 5 – Johnson | Petersen Events Center (7,530) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
February 15, 2020 6:00 pm, ACCN |
at Virginia Tech | L 57–67 | 15–11 (6–9) |
12 – Tied | 9 – Champagnie | 7 – McGowens | Cassell Coliseum (9,275) Blacksburg, VA | ||||
February 18, 2020 8:00 pm, ACCN |
at No. 8 Florida State | L 67–82 | 15–12 (6–10) |
15 – Toney | 7 – Toney | 7 – Johnson | Donald L. Tucker Center (9,014) Tallahassee, FL | ||||
February 22, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPN2 |
Virginia | L 56–59 | 15–13 (6–11) |
16 – Johnson | 9 – Brown | 4 – Johnson | Petersen Events Center (10,133) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
February 26, 2020 7:00 pm, ACCN |
Syracuse | L 49–72 | 15–14 (6–12) |
13 – Champagnie | 17 – Champagnie | 5 – Johnson | Petersen Events Center (9,001) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
February 29, 2020 12:00 pm, ACCN |
at NC State | L 73–77 | 15–15 (6–13) |
24 – Toney | 9 – Hamilton | 5 – McGowens | PNC Arena (15,818) Raleigh, NC | ||||
March 4, 2020 9:00 pm, ACCRSN |
at Georgia Tech | L 57–73 | 15–16 (6–14) |
12 – Hamilton | 9 – Hamilton | 3 – McGowens | McCamish Pavilion (4,746) Atlanta, GA | ||||
ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
March 10, 2020 4:30 pm, ACCN |
(13) | vs. (12) Wake Forest First round |
W 81–72 | 16–16 |
31 – Champagnie | 7 – Coulibaly | 8 – Johnson | Greensboro Coliseum (13,310) Greensboro, NC | |||
March 11, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN |
(13) | vs. (5) NC State Second round |
L 58–73 | 16–17 |
15 – Johnson | 9 – Hamilton | 3 – McGowens | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
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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