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2017–18 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record8–24 (0–18 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tom Richardson (2nd season)
  • Kevin Sutton (2nd season)
  • Jeremy Ballard (2nd season)
Home arenaPetersen Events Center
(Capacity: 12,508)
Seasons
2017–18 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Virginia † 17 – 1   .944 31 – 3   .912
No. 9 Duke 13 – 5   .722 29 – 8   .784
No. 22 Miami (FL) 11 – 7   .611 22 – 10   .688
No. 20 Clemson 11 – 7   .611 25 – 10   .714
NC State 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636
No. 10 North 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 from AP poll

The 2017–18 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers were led by second-year head coach Kevin Stallings and played their home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Panthers entered the season as one of the most inexperienced teams in NCAA 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 the ACC tournament to Notre Dame. On March 8, 2018, Pitt fired Stallings.[2] On March 27, Pitt hired Duke assistant coach Jeff Capel as head coach.[3][4]

Previous season

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The Panthers finished the 2016–17 season 16–17, 4–14 in ACC play to finish in a tie for 13th place. They defeated Georgia Tech in the first round of the ACC tournament to advance to the second round where they lost to Virginia.

On January 24, 2017, Pitt lost by 55 points to Louisville, the team's worst loss since 1906.[5]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Crisshawn Clark 0 G 6'4" 210 Sophomore Huber Heights, OH Transferred to Portland
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 to Georgia 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 to Indian Hills CC
Chris Jones 12 G/F 6'6" 215 Redshirt Senior Teaneck, NJ Graduated
Sheldon Jeter 21 F 6'8" 230 Senior Beaver Falls, PA Graduated
Cameron Johnson 23 G 6'7" 210 Redshirt Sophomore Moon Township, PA Graduate transferred to North Carolina
Rozelle Nix 25 C 6'11" 300 Redshirt Junior Cincinnati, OH Transferred to South Alabama
Ryan Seelye 50 F 6'6" 225 Sophomore St. Marys, PA Walk-on; left the team due personal reasons

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Jared Wilson-Frame 0 F 6'5" 195 Junior Windsor, CT Junior college transferred from Northwest Florida State College
Malik Ellison 3 G 6'6" 215 Junior Voorhees, NJ Transferred from St. 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 from New Mexico JC
Monty Boykins 33 G 6'5" 195 Redshirt Senior West Chester, OH Transferred from Lafayette. Will be eligible to play since Boykins graduated from Lafayette.

2017 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Terrell Brown
C 		East Providence, RI Tilton School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sep 4, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
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 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Marcus Carr
#60 PG 		Montverde, FL Montverde Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 26, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Peace Ilegomah
C 		Newark, NJ Montverde Academy Prep 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Feb 3, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:2/5 stars
Shamiel Stevenson
SF 		Toronto, ON Hillcrest Prep 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 228 lb (103 kg)  
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Samson George
PF 		Washington, PA First Love Christian Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jun 1, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Khameron Davis
SG 		Kernersville, NC Forest Trail Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) May 4, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
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 July 21, 2015.

Roster

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2017–18 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
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Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Jared Wilson-Frame 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Windsor
Northwest Florida State 		Hartford, CT
G 1 Parker Stewart 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Union City Union City, TN
G 2 Jonathan Milligan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Mount Zion Christian (Durham, NC)
Kilgore 		Orlando, FL
G 3 Malik Ellison (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Life Center Academy
St. John's 		Voorhees, NJ
F 4 Ryan Luther 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Hampton Gibsonia, PA
G 5 Marcus Carr 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Montverde Academy (Fla.) Toronto, ON
G 12 Joe Mascaro (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Bethel Park Pittsburgh, PA
G 13 Khameron Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Forest Trail Academy (NC) Highlands Ranch, CO
F/C 15 Kene Chukwuka 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Söderslättsgymnasiet
New Mexico Junior College 		Stockholm, Sweden
F/C 21 Terrell Brown 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Tilton School (NH) Providence, RI
G 22 Anthony Starzynski (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Baldwin Pittsburgh, PA
G/F 23 Shamiel Stevenson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Hillcrest Prep (AZ) Toronto, ON
F 24 Samson George 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr First Love Christian Academy (PA)
Iona 		Minna, Nigeria
G 33 Monty Boykins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Lakota West
Lafayette 		West Chester, OH
G 35 Zach Smith Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Smethport
Pitt-Bradford 		Smethport, PA
C 42 Peace Ilegomah 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Montverde Academy (FL) Benin City, Nigeria
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
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
Non-conference regular season
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
ACC regular season
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
ACC Tournament
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
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ Adelson, Andrea (February 13, 2018). "What happened to Pitt basketball?". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  2. ^ Goodman, Jeff; Borzello, Jeff (March 8, 2018). "Pittsburgh dismisses coach Kevin Stallings after two seasons". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  3. ^ "Pitt hires Duke assistant Capel as coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  4. ^ "Pittsburgh hires Duke associate head coach Jeff Capel to replace Kevin Stallings". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  5. ^ "Panthers drubbed at home by Louisville, their worst loss since 1906". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  6. ^ "Pitt guard Justice Kithcart dismissed by coach Kevin Stallings". ESPN. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
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