| 2017–18Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 8–24 (0–18 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. 1Virginia † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 31 | – | 3 | .912 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9Duke | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 29 | – | 8 | .784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22Miami (FL) | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20Clemson | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10North Carolina | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 26 | – | 11 | .703 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 22 | – | 14 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 21 | – | 15 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 23 | – | 14 | .622 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 19 | – | 16 | .543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 0 | – | 18 | .000 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †2018 ACC tournament winner Rankings fromAP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The2017–18 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented theUniversity of Pittsburgh during the2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers were led by second-year head coachKevin Stallings and played their home games at thePetersen Events Center inPittsburgh,Pennsylvania as members of theAtlantic Coast Conference.
The Panthers entered the season as one of the most inexperienced teams inNCAA Division I.ESPN's Andrea Adelson summed up the team's situation in a February 2018 piece:
Both he [Stallings] and those inside the program prepared for a rocky 2017–18: They had an NCAA-high 11 newcomers, zero returning starters and three total players with NCAA Division I experience on the roster when camp opened. That is not merely rebuilding; that is starting over with nothing to build off.[1]
They finished with the worst season in program history, going 8–24 overall and 0–18 in ACC play, finishing dead last in the conference and losing in the first round of theACC tournament toNotre Dame. On March 8, 2018, Pitt fired Stallings.[2] On March 27, Pitt hiredDuke assistant coachJeff Capel as head coach.[3][4]
ThePanthers finished the2016–17 season 16–17, 4–14 inACC play to finish in a tie for 13th place. They defeatedGeorgia Tech in the first round of theACC tournament to advance to the second round where they lost toVirginia.
On January 24, 2017, Pitt lost by 55 points toLouisville, the team's worst loss since 1906.[5]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Crisshawn Clark | 0 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Sophomore | Huber Heights, OH | Transferred toPortland |
| Jamel Artis | 1 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Senior | Baltimore, MD | Graduated |
| Michael Young | 2 | F | 6'8" | 235 | Senior | Duquesne, PA | Graduated |
| Damon Wilson | 3 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Sophomore | Powder Springs, GA | Transferred toGeorgia State |
| Justice Kithcart | 5 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Freshman | Durham, NC | Dismissed from the team due to conduct[6] |
| Corey Manigault | 11 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Freshman | Suitland, MD | Transferred toIndian Hills CC |
| Chris Jones | 12 | G/F | 6'6" | 215 | Teaneck, NJ | Graduated | |
| Sheldon Jeter | 21 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Senior | Beaver Falls, PA | Graduated |
| Cameron Johnson | 23 | G | 6'7" | 210 | Moon Township, PA | Graduate transferred toNorth Carolina | |
| Rozelle Nix | 25 | C | 6'11" | 300 | Cincinnati, OH | Transferred toSouth Alabama | |
| Ryan Seelye | 50 | F | 6'6" | 225 | Sophomore | St. Marys, PA | Walk-on; left the team due personal reasons |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Jared Wilson-Frame | 0 | F | 6'5" | 195 | Junior | Windsor, CT | Junior college transferred fromNorthwest Florida State College |
| Malik Ellison | 3 | G | 6'6" | 215 | Junior | Voorhees, NJ | Transferred fromSt. John's. Under NCAA transfer rules, Ellison will have to sit out from the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Kenechukwu Chukwuka | 15 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Sophomore | Stockholm, Sweden | Junior college transferred fromNew Mexico JC |
| Monty Boykins | 33 | G | 6'5" | 195 | West Chester, OH | Transferred fromLafayette. Will be eligible to play since Boykins graduated fromLafayette. |
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Terrell Brown C | East Providence, RI | Tilton School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Sep 4, 2016 | |
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| Parker Stewart #67 SG | Union City, TN | Union City High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jun 19, 2017 | |
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| Marcus Carr #60 PG | Montverde, FL | Montverde Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Oct 26, 2016 | |
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| Peace Ilegomah C | Newark, NJ | Montverde Academy Prep | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Feb 3, 2017 | |
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| Shamiel Stevenson SF | Toronto, ON | Hillcrest Prep | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 228 lb (103 kg) | ||
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| Samson George PF | Washington, PA | First Love Christian Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Jun 1, 2017 | |
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| Khameron Davis SG | Kernersville, NC | Forest Trail Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | May 4, 2017 | |
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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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| Sat. Nov. 4* 2:00 pm | Slippery Rock Shoot Down Cancer Exhibition Game | W 71–59 | — | 24 – Wilson-Frame | 8 – Stevenson | 3 – Carr | Petersen Events Center (2,278) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
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| Fri. Nov. 10* 9:00 pm, CBSSN | at Navy Veterans Classic | L 62–71 | 0–1 | 20 – Wilson-Frame | 9 – Stevenson | 4 – Tied | Alumni Hall (3,238) Annapolis, MD | ||||
| Mon. Nov. 13* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | Montana Legends Classic campus site game | L 78–83 OT | 0–2 | 19 – Stevenson | 11 – Luther | 3 – Tied | Petersen Events Center (3,102) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
| Wed. Nov. 15* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | UC Santa Barbara Legends Classic campus site game | W 70–62 | 1–2 | 14 – Tied | 10 – Luther | 3 – Tied | Petersen Events Center (2,685) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
| Mon. Nov. 20* 9:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Penn State Legends Classic semifinals | L 54–85 | 1–3 | 17 – Wilson-Frame | 9 – Luther | 3 – Stevenson | Barclays Center (5,904) Brooklyn, NY | ||||
| Tue. Nov. 21* 3:30 pm, ESPNU | vs. Oklahoma State Legends Classic 3rd place game | L 67–73 | 1–4 | 16 – Stevenson | 8 – Luther | 10 – Carr | Barclays Center (5,081) Brooklyn, NY | ||||
| Sat. Nov. 25* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | Lehigh | W 80–68 | 2–4 | 18 – Luther | 10 – Luther | 5 – Chukwuka | Petersen Events Center (3,317) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
| Tue. Nov. 28* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | High Point | W 71–63 | 3–4 | 19 – Carr | 8 – Luther | 5 – Luther | Petersen Events Center (2,399) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
| Fri. Dec. 1* 7:00 pm, Stadium | vs. Duquesne The City Game | W 76–64 | 4–4 | 16 – Luther | 9 – Luther | 5 – Carr | PPG Paints Arena (10,118) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
| Tue. Dec. 5* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | Mount St. Mary's | W 82–78 OT | 5–4 | 23 – Carr | 16 – Luther | 3 – Luther | Petersen Events Center (2,333) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
| Sat. Dec. 9* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 18 West Virginia Backyard Brawl | L 60–69 | 5–5 | 13 – Luther | 12 – Luther | 4 – Carr | Petersen Events Center (7,748) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
| Sat. Dec. 16* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | McNeese State | W 72–51 | 6–5 | 19 – Wilson-Frame | 8 – Tied | 6 – Carr | Petersen Events Center (2,830) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
| Tue. Dec. 19* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | Delaware State | W 74–68 | 7–5 | 13 – Tied | 7 – Stevenson | 3 – 3 Tied | Petersen Events Center (2,372) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
| Fri. Dec. 22* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | Towson | W 63–59 | 8–5 | 13 – Stewart | 9 – Tied | 6 – Carr | Petersen Events Center (3,126) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
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| Sat. Dec. 30 4:00 pm, ACCN | No. 15 Miami (FL) | L 53–67 | 8–6 (0–1) | 13 – Wilson-Frame | 4 – Tied | 5 – Carr | Petersen Events Center (5,307) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
| Tue. Jan. 2 9:00 pm, ESPNU | at Louisville | L 51–77 | 8–7 (0–2) | 12 – Stewart | 6 – Tied | 2 – 3 Tied | KFC Yum! Center (16,461) Louisville, KY | ||||
| Sat. Jan. 6 12:00 pm, ACCN | at Virginia Tech | L 67–81 | 8–8 (0–3) | 14 – Carr | 9 – Stevenson | 4 – Tied | Cassell Coliseum (5,478) Blacksburg, VA | ||||
| Wed. Jan. 10 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 7 Duke | L 52–87 | 8–9 (0–4) | 10 – Stewart | 4 – 5 Tied | 3 – Carr | Petersen Events Center (9,180) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
| Sat. Jan. 13 2:00 pm, ACCN | Georgia Tech | L 54–69 | 8–10 (0–5) | 9 – Tied | 5 – Stevenson | 3 – Carr | Petersen Events Center (3,544) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
| Tue. Jan. 16 9:00 pm, ACCRSN | at Syracuse | L 45–59 | 8–11 (0–6) | 23 – Stewart | 6 – Tied | 4 – Carr | Carrier Dome (21,259) Syracuse, NY | ||||
| Sat. Jan. 20 4:00 pm, ACCN | at No. 5 Duke | L 54–81 | 8–12 (0–7) | 15 – Stewart | 8 – Chukwuka | 2 – 3 Tied | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | ||||
| Wed. Jan. 24 9:00 pm, ACCRSN | NC State | L 68–72 | 8–13 (0–8) | 22 – Wilson-Frame | 6 – Tied | 4 – Wilson-Frame | Petersen Events Center (2,566) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
| Sat. Jan. 27 4:00 pm, ACCN | Syracuse | L 55–60 | 8–14 (0–9) | 18 – Wilson-Frame | 13 – Wilson-Frame | 12 – Carr | Petersen Events Center (7,033) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
| Wed. Jan. 31 7:00 pm, ACCRSN | at Miami (FL) | L 57–69 | 8–15 (0–10) | 17 – Wilson-Frame | 7 – Davis | 7 – Carr | Watsco Center (7,169) Coral Gables, FL | ||||
| Sat. Feb. 3 8:00 pm, ACCN | at No. 19 North Carolina | L 65–96 | 8–16 (0–11) | 12 – Carr | 10 – Stewart | 5 – Carr | Dean Smith Center (20,381) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||
| Thu. Feb. 8 7:00 pm, ACCRSN | at No. 16 Clemson | L 48–72 | 8–17 (0–12) | 19 – Brown | 8 – Brown | 4 – Carr | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,573) Clemson, SC | ||||
| Sun. Feb. 11 1:00 pm, ACCN | Louisville | L 60–94 | 8–18 (0–13) | 12 – Stewart | 6 – Brown | 3 – Tied | Petersen Events Center (4,772) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
| Tue. Feb. 13 7:00 pm, ESPNews | Boston College | L 58–81 | 8–19 (0–14) | 16 – Stewart | 5 – Tied | 5 – Carr | Petersen Events Center (2,835) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
| Sun. Feb. 18 6:00 pm, ESPNU | at Florida State | L 75–88 | 8–20 (0–15) | 17 – Wilson-Frame | 5 – Stevenson | 5 – Milligan | Donald L. Tucker Center (9,123) Tallahassee, FL | ||||
| Wed. Feb. 21 9:00 pm, ACCRSN | Wake Forest | L 57–63 | 8–21 (0–16) | 11 – Tied | 7 – Stewart | 4 – Tied | Petersen Events Center (2,420) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
| Sat. Feb. 24 4:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 1 Virginia | L 37–66 | 8–22 (0–17) | 8 – Milligan | 4 – Tied | 3 – Wilson-Frame | Petersen Events Center (6,534) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
| Wed. Feb. 28 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at Notre Dame | L 56–73 | 8–23 (0–18) | 10 – Tied | 8 – Brown | 5 – Carr | Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,007) South Bend, IN | ||||
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| Tue. Mar. 6 2:45 pm, ESPN2 | (15) | vs. (10) Notre Dame First Round | L 64–67 | 8–24 | 18 – Tied | 5 – Stewart | 4 – Stevenson | Barclays Center (10,612) Brooklyn, NY | |||
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