2016–17 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

This article is about 2016–17 Pitt men's basketball. For 2016–17 Pitt women's basketball, see 2016–17 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team.

2016–17 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2016–17 record	6–2 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Kevin Stallings (1st year)
Assistant coach	Tom Richardson (1st year)
Assistant coach	Kevin Sutton (1st year)
Assistant coach	Jeremy Ballard (1st year)
Home arena	Petersen Events Center (Capacity: 12,508)

2016–17 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	7	–	0	1.000
No. 6 Virginia	0	–	0	–	7	–	0	1.000
No. 3 North Carolina	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
No. 5 Duke	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Florida State	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
No. 14 Louisville	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
NC State	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
No. 22 Syracuse	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Clemson	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Boston College	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500


† 2017 ACC Tournament winner As of December 3, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represents the University of Pittsburgh during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team plays its home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Panthers are led by first year head coach Kevin Stallings. They are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Last season

The Panthers finished the season 21–12, 9–9 in ACC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They defeated Syracuse in the second round of the ACC Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to North Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where, as a #10 seed, they lost in the first round to Wisconsin.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
James Robinson	0	G	6'3"	198	Senior	Mitchellville, MD	Graduated
Rafael Maia	5	F	6'9"	245	Senior	São Paulo, Brazil	Graduated
Sterling Smith	15	G	6'4"	185	Senior	Chico, CA	Graduated
Mike Lecak	24	G	6'2"	175	Senior	Pittsburgh, PA	Graduated
Alonzo Nelson-Ododa	33	F	6'9"	235	Senior	Atlanta, GA	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Crisshawn Clark		G	6'4"	180	Sophomore	Huber Heights, OH	Junior college transferred from Canada College.

Class of 2016 signees

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Justice Kithcart #26 PG	Durham, NC	Virginia Episcopal School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 20, 2015
Justice Kithcart #26 PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN:
Corey Manigault C	Suitland, MD	Paul VI High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Mar 16, 2015
Corey Manigault C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-07-30.

Class of 2017 signees

2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Aaron Thompson PG	Glendale, MD	Paul VI High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 8, 2016
Aaron Thompson PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Terrell Brown PF	Barrington, RI	Tilton School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sep 4, 2016
Terrell Brown PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Marcus Carr #PG	Montverde, FL	Montverde Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 26, 2016
Marcus Carr #PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jared Wilson-Frame SF	Niceville, Florida	Northwest Florida State College	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Oct 28, 2016
Jared Wilson-Frame SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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 2015-07-21.

Roster

2016–17 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Clark, CrisshawnCrisshawn Clark	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Wayne Cañada College	Huber Heights, OH
3.5 !F	1	Artis, JamelJamel Artis	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Notre Dame Prep (Fitchburg, MA)	Baltimore, MD
3.5 !F	2	Young, MichaelMichael Young	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.0 !Sr	St. Benedict's (Newark, NJ)	Duquesne, PA
1.5 !G	3	Wilson, DamonDamon Wilson	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Our Savior New American	Powder Springs, GA
3.5 !F	4	Luther, RyanRyan Luther	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Hampton	Gibsonia, PA
1.5 !G	5	Kithcart, JusticeJustice Kithcart	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Virginia Episcopal School	Durham, NC
3.5 !F	11	Manigault, CoreyCorey Manigault	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Paul VI (VA)	Suitland, MD
2.5 !G/F	12	Jones, ChrisChris Jones	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Teaneck	Teaneck, NJ
3.5 !F	21	Jeter, SheldonSheldon Jeter	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Beaver Falls Polk State College	Beaver Falls, PA
1.5 !G	23	Johnson, CameronCameron Johnson	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Our Lady of the Sacred Heart	Moon Township, PA
5.0 !C	25	Nix, RozelleRozelle Nix	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	300 lb (136 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Withrow Pensacola State College	Cincinnati, OH
1.5 !G	35	Smith, ZachZach Smith	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Smethport Pitt-Bradford	Smethport, PA
3.5 !F	50	Seelye, RyanRyan Seelye (W)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	Elk County Catholic	St. Marys, PA
1.5 !G	55	Milligan, JonathanJonathan Milligan	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Mount Zion Christian (Durham, NC) Kilgore	Orlando, FL

Head coach

Kevin Stallings (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

Tom Richardson (St. Xavier (IL))
Kevin Sutton (James Madison)
Jeremy Ballard (Colgate)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
Sat. Nov. 5* 4:00 p.m., ACCN Extra	Pitt-Johnstown	W 95–65		Petersen Events Center (2,472) Pittsburgh, PA
Non-conference regular season
Fri. Nov. 11* 7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra	Eastern Michigan 2K Sports Classic	W 93–90 ^{2 OT}	1–0	Petersen Events Center (6,411) Pittsburgh, PA
Mon. Nov. 14* 7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra	Gardner–Webb 2K Sports Classic	W 99–80	2–0	Petersen Events Center (4,614) Pittsburgh, PA
Thu. Nov. 17* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	vs. SMU 2K Sports Classic semifinals	L 67–76	2–1	Madison Square Garden (8,126) New York City, NY
Fri. Nov. 18* 4:30 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Marquette 2K Sports Classic 3rd place game	W 78–75	3–1	Madison Square Garden (8,088) New York City, NY
Tue. Nov. 22* 7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra	Yale	W 75–70	4–1	Petersen Events Center (6,719) Pittsburgh, PA
Fri. Nov. 25* 7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra	Morehead State	W 76–63	5–1	Petersen Events Center (7,025) Pittsburgh, PA
Tue. Nov. 29* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Maryland ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 73–59	6–1	Xfinity Center (17,144) College Park, MD
Fri. Dec. 2* 7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra	vs. Duquesne The City Game	L 55–64	6–2	PPG Paints Arena (10,997) Pittsburgh, PA
Wed. Dec. 7* 7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra	Buffalo			Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Dec. 10* 2:30 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Penn State Never Forget Tribute Classic			Prudential Center Newark, NJ
Sat. Dec. 17* 7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra	Rice			Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Wed. Dec. 21* 7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra	Omaha			Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Wed. Dec. 28* 7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra	Marshall			Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
ACC regular season
Sat. Dec. 31 12:00 p.m. or 2:00 p.m., ACCN	Notre Dame			Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Wed. Jan. 4 9:00 p.m., ACCRSN	Virginia			Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Jan. 7 12:00 p.m., ACCN	at Syracuse			Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Wed. Jan. 11 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN	at Louisville			KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
Sat. Jan. 14 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN	Miami (FL)			Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Tue. Jan. 17 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	at NC State			PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Tue. Jan. 24 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	Louisville			Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Jan. 28 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN	Clemson			Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Tue. Jan. 31 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	at North Carolina			Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Sat. Feb. 4 1:00 p.m., CBS	at Duke			Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
Wed. Feb. 8 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN	at Boston College			Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
Sat. Feb. 11 1:00 p.m., ACCN	Syracuse			Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Tue. Feb. 14 7:00 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2	Virginia Tech			Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Feb. 18 4:00 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2	Florida State			Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Wed. Feb. 22 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN	at Wake Forest			Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
Sat. Feb. 25 12:00 p.m., ACCN	North Carolina			Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Tue. Feb. 28 9:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Georgia Tech			Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
Sat. Mar. 4 12:00 p.m., ACCN	at Virginia			John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
ACC Tournament
	vs.			Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Wk 20	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR																			*N/A
Coaches	RV	RV	NR

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

Footnotes

References

Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball

Venues	Motor Square Garden (1905–1912) Duquesne Gardens (1905–1912) Trees Gym (1912–1925) Pitt Pavilion (1925–1951) Fitzgerald Field House (1951–2002) Civic Arena (alternate; 1984–2002) Petersen Events Center (2002–present)

Rivalries	Duquesne

Culture & lore	History Oakland Zoo "Hail to Pitt" "Pitt Victory Song"

People	Head coaches Award winners NBA players

Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Helms national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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