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PITT BASKETBALL
NIAGARA • NOVEMBER 14, 2014 • PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER • PITTSBURGH, PA.
2014-15 SCHEDULE
Date Opponent
GAME
W/L Time
O31
N7
INDIANA, PA (Exh.)
PHILADELPHIA (Exh.)
N14
NIAGARA (ESPN3)
7 p.m.
EA Sports Maui Invitational (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
N16 SAMFORD (RSN/Root)
1 p.m.
N21 at Hawaii
Friday, November 14, 2014 • 7 p.m. ET
Petersen Events Center (12,508) • Pittsburgh, Pa.
7 p.m. HT/Midnight
EA Sports Maui Invitational (Maui, Hawaii)
N24 vs. Chaminade (ESPNU)
9 p.m.
N25 vs. San Diego State/BYU (ESPN+) TBA
N26 vs. TBA (ESPN+)
TBA
D2
ACC/Big Ten Challenge
at Indiana (ESPN2)
7 p.m.
D5
vs. Duquesne (ESPN3)
7 p.m.
D13
D17
D20
D23
D30
ST. BONAVENTURE (ESPNU)
2 p.m.
MANHATTAN (ESPN3)
7 p.m.
OAKLAND (RSN/Root)
4 p.m.
HOLY CROSS (ESPN3)
7 p.m.
FLORIDA GULF COAST (ESPN3) 7:30 p.m.
J3
J6
J10
J14
J17
J19
J25
J27
J31
F2
F7
F11
F14
F16
F21
F24
M1
M4
M7
at *NC State (ACCN/WTAE)
Noon
at *Boston College (RSN/Root)
9 p.m.
*CLEMSON (RSN/Root)
Noon
*FLORIDA STATE (RSN/Root)
9 p.m.
*GEORGIA TECH (ACCN/WTAE) 4 p.m.
at *Duke (ESPN)
7 p.m.
*LOUISVILLE (CBS)
4 p.m.
at *Virginia Tech (ESPNU)
7 p.m.
*NOTRE DAME (ACCN/WTAE)
Noon
BRYANT (ESPN3)
7 p.m.
*SYRACUSE (ESPN/ESPN2)
4 p.m.
at *Louisville (ACCN/WTAE)
8 p.m.
*NO. CAROLINA (ACCN/WTAE) Noon
at *Virginia (ESPN)
7 p.m.
at *Syracuse (ACCN/WTAE)
Noon
*BOSTON COLLEGE (ESPNU)
9 p.m.
at *Wake Forest (ESPNU)
6:30 p.m.
*MIAMI (ACCN/WTAE)
8 p.m.
at *Florida State (ESPN/ESPN2)
TBA
M10 at ACC Tournament (ESPN)
TBA
M19 NCAA Tournament 2nd/3rd Rounds TBA
M26 NCAA Regionals (CBS+)
TBA
A4-6 NCAA Final Four (CBS+)
TBA
TV: ESPN3 (Tim Neverett and Curtis Aiken; Producer: Bill Shissler).
Pitt Radio: Pitt IMG Sports Radio Network (Jim Colony and Dick Groat).
93.7 The Fan, 93.7 FM in Pittsburgh; Satellite Radio: XM-N/A.
Internet Radio Broadcast/Live Stats: www.pittsburghpanthers.com.
Coaches: Pitt: Jamie Dixon, 16th year at Pitt, 12th year as head coach (288-96);
Niagara: Chris Casey, 2nd year at Niagara (7-26), 3rd year overall (62-35).
Rankings: Pitt: AP-NR; USA Today-NR; Niagara: AP-NR; USA Today-NR (preseason rankings).
Series: Pitt and Niagara meet for the fourth time in men’s basketball. Pitt is 1-2 all-time vs. the Purple
Eagles with the last meeting coming on Dec. 2, 1975, a 78-69 Niagara win. Pitt and
Niagara also played on Feb. 19, 1975 (80-65 Pitt win) and Jan. 27, 1914 (29-25 NU win). Pitt is 15-6
all-time vs. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference programs with the last meeting coming against
Rider on Nov. 13, 2011. Pitt will also play MAAC member Manhattan on Dec. 17.
Pitt (26-10 overall/11-7 ACC in 2013-14)
opens its 108th overall season of men’s basketball on Friday, Nov. 14 when it hosts Niagara
(7-26, 3-17 MAAC in 2013-14) at the Petersen
Events Center. Tipoff is at 7 p.m. ET.
The contest will be aired on ESPN3 with
Tim Neverett and former Pitt player and Buffalo, N.Y. native Curtis Aiken handling playby-play and color commentary duties respectively. Bill Shissler will manage production.
A win over Niagara would give Pitt its
24th consecutive home win vs. a non-conference opponent. Pitt has the nation’s 13th longest non-conference home win streak intact (see
chart page 3). Pitt enters the 2014-15 season
TODAY’S TOP STORYLINES
• Pitt opens its 108th season of men’s basketball on Friday night when it hosts Niagara
for a non-conference matchup.
• Pitt begins its 13th season in the Petersen
Events Center and carries a 193-27 record
(.877) in the arena. In November games
played at the Petersen Events Center, Pitt
owns a 52-1 record.
• On a 23-game home win streak vs. nonconference opponents, Pitt owns a 110-3
overall record and .973 winning pct. vs.
non-conference opponents in the PEC.
The Panthers have also won 131 of their
last 135 home games against regular season
non-conference home opponents.
• When comparing ACC basketball programs
over the last 13 years, Pitt ranks second in
the ACC in overall winning percentage (5th
nationally, 345-106, .765), league winning
percentage (152-70, .685), homecourt winning percentage (.877) and NCAA Tournament appearances (12).
NIAGARA (7-26, 3-17 MAAC in 2013-14)
at PITT (26-10, 11-7 ACC in 2013-14)
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W 72-58
W 82-71
with a 110-3 record vs. non-conference opponents at the Petersen Events Center. Pitt has
also won 131 of its last 135 home games against
regular season non-conference opponents.
Since the Petersen Events Center opened in
2002, Pitt has accumulated a 52-1 record in
November contests and 54-2 record in December games.
A win would also give Pitt its 18th consecutive season opening victory since 1997. Pitt
enters the game with a 74-33 all-time record in
its 107 season openers. Pitt is 64-14 all-time in
season home openers and Jamie Dixon is a perfect 11-0 on opening night.
Pitt claimed each of its two exhibition
PITT PANTHERS ROSTER NOTES
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PROBABLE STARTERS
POS H T WT CL PPG RPG CAREER/2014-15 NOTES
F 6-7 220 SO 4.9 2.9 •Making first career start, 36 GP in 13-14
F 6-9 235 SO 6.0 4.1 •5 double figure games, 36 starts in 13-14
C 6-10 245 JR 0.4 0.8 •Making first career start, 9 GP in 13-14
G/F 6-6 213 SO* 2.4 0.9 •Making first career start, 30 GP last year
G 6-3 198 JR 7.6 3.1 •Started 68 of 69 career games; 3.43 A:TO
OFF THE BENCH
Ryan Luther
F 6-9 215 FR
--- •Freshman from Gibsonia/Hampton H.S.
Durand Johnson
F 6-6 210 JR* 8.8 3.0 •First action since his ACL injury, Jan. 11
Derrick Randall
F 6-9 240 SR 2.1 2.4 •93 career games played, 11 starts
Josh Newkirk
G 6-1 185 SO 4.6 1.2 •Last 10 GP of 13-14: 6.4 ppg., 19.5 mpg
Aron Nwankwo
F 6-7 215 SR* 1.1 0.8 •Walk-on, 24 career games played
Sheldon Jeter
F 6-8 225 SO
--- •Transfer from Vanderbilt
Joshua Ko
G 6-1 150 SO 0.7 0.0 •Walk-on from Hawaii, 9 GP last year
Cameron Johnson
G 6-7 185 FR
--- •Freshman from Moon Township, Pa.
Mike Lecak
G 6-2 175 JR* 0.0 0.1 •Played in 11 games, 17 minutes in 13-14
Tyrone Haughton
C 6-9 220 JR
--- •JC transfer from Iowa Western C.C.
INJURED
Cameron Wright
G 6-5 205 SR* 10.6 3.3 •Career: 24 10+ pt games, 104GP/47GS
NAME
Jamel Artis
Michael Young
Joseph Uchebo
Chris Jones
James Robinson
PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES
2
NATIONAL POLLS
SERIES HISTORY
NIAGARA (1-2)
Games Played: 3.
Record: 1-2.
Home: 1-0.
Away: 0-2.
Neutral: 0-0.
Overtime: 0-0.
at Petersen Events Center: 0-0.
at Fitzgerald Field House: 1-0.
One-Point Games: 0 (0-0).
Two-Point Games: 0 (0-0).
Most Points-Pitt: 80 (80-65 win
on Feb. 19, 1975).
Most Points-Niagara: 78 (78-69
loss on Dec. 2, 1975).
Largest Victory Margin-Pitt: 15
(80-65 win on Feb. 19, 1975).
Largest Victory Margin-Niagara: 9
(78-69 loss on Dec. 2, 1975).
Most Consecutive Wins-Pitt: 1,
Feb. 19, 1975.
Most Consecutive Losses: 1, two
times; 1/27/19 and current.
Last 10: 1-2.
Last 20: 1-2.
GAME-BY-GAME
Date
Loc. W/L
1/27/1914 A
L
2/19/1975 H
W
12/2/1975 A
L
ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL
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Pitt NU
25 29
80 65
69 78
School (1st Place)
Kentucky (52)
Arizona (5)
Wisconsin (8)
Duke
Kansas
North Carolina
Florida
Louisville
Virginia
Texas
Wichita State
Villanova
Gonzaga
Iowa State
VCU
San Diego State
Connecticut
Michigan State
Oklahoma
Ohio State
Nebraska
SMU
Syracuse
Michigan
Harvard
Utah
W-L
29-11
33-5
30-8
26-9
25-10
24-10
36-3
31-6
30-7
24-11
35-1
29-5
29-7
28-8
26-9
31-5
32-8
29-9
23-10
25-10
19-13
27-10
28-6
28-9
27-5
21-12
Pts.
1,604
1,518
1,483
1,415
1,346
1,274
1,153
1,114
1,090
1,061
1,027
885
840
781
574
560
552
521
426
340
309
285
178
167
98
98
Others receiving votes: Stanford 71, Iowa 58,
Colorado 57, UCLA 35, Minnesota 34, Kansas State
27, Arkansas 21, PITT 20, Memphis 15, NC State14.
NOTE:
(preseason polls)
USA TODAY COACHES POLL
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3.
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School (1st Place)
Kentucky (24)
Arizona (3)
Duke (2)
Wisconsin (3)
Kansas
North Carolina
Florida
Virginia
Louisville
Texas
Wichita State
Villanova
Gonzaga
Iowa State
Connecticut
VCU
San Diego State
Michigan State
Oklahoma
Ohio State
Nebraska
SMU
Michigan
Syracuse
Iowa
W-L
29-11
33-5
26-9
30-8
25-10
24-10
36-3
30-7
31-6
24-11
35-1
29-5
29-7
28-8
32-8
26-9
31-5
29-9
23-10
25-10
19-13
27-10
28-9
28-6
20-13
Pts.
785
746
715
706
654
598
568
519
507
479
471
439
423
323
292
259
251
241
237
223
156
149
139
128
56
Others receiving votes: Stanford 47, Harvard 47,
Kansas State 37, PITT 36, Utah 26, Memphis 25,
Minnesota 18, UCLA 15, New Mexico 11, Oregon
9, Louisiana Tech 8, Colorado 8, Arkansas 8,
Dayton 6, Providence 5, Notre Dame 5.
•Associated Press poll is voted upon by the nation’s media (both polls are released on Monday).
•USA Today poll is voted upon by the nation’s coaches.
games against two nationally ranked
NCAA Division II opponents: Indiana, Pa. (72-58) and Philadelphia
University (82-71). With its backto-back exhibition wins, Pitt has
now won 32 consecutive exhibition
games dating back to a Nov. 10, 1998
loss to Marathon Oil. Head Coach
Jamie Dixon is a perfect 24-0 in exhibition games since he became head
coach in 2003-04 and the Panthers
improved to 22-0 in exhibition contests since the NCAA cleared NCAA
Division II and III schools for competition. Combining Pitt’s two ex-
hibition games, the Panthers averaged 77.0 points per game and
outrebounded their two opponents
by a plus-11.5 margin. Pitt also shot
48.7 percent (56-115) from the floor,
hit 15 3-pointers and converted 75
percent (27-36) of its free throw
attempts. Michael Young led the
Panthers in both scoring (22.5 ppg.)
and rebounding (9.0 rpg.) with two
20-plus point performances, Durand
Johnson averaged 13.0 points and
hit five 3-pointers, James Robinson
averaged 11.0 points and 7.0 assists
per game and Chris Jones totaled 10.0
ppg.
Niagara returns two starters
from a 7-26 team. The Purple Eagles,
coached by second-year coach Chris
Casey, return forward Ramone
Snowden (8.1 ppg./5.5 rpg. in 201314) and guard Wesley Myers (6.7 ppg.
in 2013-14). Pitt and Niagara meet
for the fourth time in series history
as the Purple Eagles hold a 2-1 advantage in the series.
Pitt returns three starters–senior
off guard Cameron Wright, point
guard Robinson and power forward
Young – and eight of its top 10 scor-
ers from a 2013-14 team that finished 26-10 overall, 11-7 and in fifth
place in its first year in the ACC and
earned a 12th NCAA Tournament
appearance in the last 13 seasons.
In mid-October, Pitt was picked
by Atlantic Coast Conference media
members to finish sixth among 15
schools in its annual preseason poll.
Pitt has won 118 of its last 166
overall games, 123 of its last 171,
267 of its last 357 contests, 118 of
its last 179 league regular season
games and 154 of its last 167 nonconference games.
PITT BASKETBALL WEEKLY MEDIA PLANNER
All practices are closed. For more information on coverage of Pitt men’s basketball, contact Media Relations Director Greg Hotchkiss at (412) 491-5296.
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
MONDAY
Practice, 2:304:30 p.m.
Media
Opportunity,
5:30 p.m.
Practice, 2:304:30 p.m.
Niagara at Pitt,
7 p.m.
ESPN3
Pitt IMG Radio
Network, 93.7
Practice, 10
a.m.-Noon
Samford at
Pitt, 1 p.m.
RSN/Root
Pitt IMG Radio
Network, 93.7
Off Day
November 12
November 13
November 14
November 15
November 16
November 17
PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES
3
COLLEGE BASKETBALL’S BEST
PROGRAMS OVER THE LAST 13 YEARS
Where Pitt ranks among national winning percentage leaders and top programs
over the last 13 seasons; updated as of May 4, 2014.
School
Kansas
Duke
Gonzaga
Memphis
PITT
Florida
Syracuse
Kentucky
Louisville
Connecticut
Wisconsin
North Carolina
Ohio State
Michigan State
Butler
Xavier
Arizona
Texas
Marquette
Illinois
UCLA
Western Kentucky
Cincinnati
Georgetown
Oklahoma State
Notre Dame
Oklahoma
2014-15
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
JAMIE DIXON APPROACHING 300
CAREER WINS
Pitt head coach Jamie Dixon
enters the 2014-15 season needing
only 12 victories to become just the
second head coach in school history
2001-14
388-91
375-83
351-84
361-88
345-106
349-111
348-111
345-114
341-117
329-120
322-120
333-125
306-121
330-134
311-127
309-127
309-132
314-135
299-137
304-145
293-147
278-145
281-149
270-145
283-152
278-150
272-147
Total
388-91
375-83
351-84
361-88
345-106
349-111
348-111
345-114
341-117
329-120
322-120
333-125
306-121
330-134
311-127
309-127
309-132
314-135
299-137
304-145
293-147
278-145
281-149
270-145
283-152
278-150
272-147
Pct.
.827
.819
.807
.804
.765
.759
.758
.752
.745
.733
.729
.727
.717
.711
.710
.709
.700
.699
.686
.677
.666
.657
.653
.651
.651
.650
.649
to surpass 300 career victories. His
accomplishment will also rank
among the all-time NCAA Division
I records for fastest to 300 career
wins. See chart on page 11.
ACTIVE NCAA D1
NON-CONFERENCE
HOMECOURT WIN
STREAKS
Team
No.
Duke ........................................ 109
Syracuse .................................... 51
Indiana ....................................... 39
Providence ............................... 35
Minnesota ................................. 34
Illinois ....................................... 29
Georgetown ............................. 28
St. Mary’s .................................... 28
Louisville .................................. 26
Florida ....................................... 25
Wichita State ............................ 25
Iowa ............................................ 24
Oregon ...................................... 24
PITT .................................. 23
Eastern Kentucky ................... 22
Iowa State .................................. 20
UAB ............................................ 19
Colorado ................................... 18
Arizona ...................................... 16
In only his 12th season as a head
coach, Dixon owns a 288-96 career
record following 384 career games.
He trails Hall of Fame Pitt coach
H.C. “Doc” Carlson, who won 367
games in 31 seasons and 615 total
contests from 1922-53.
PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER APPROACHING 200-WIN MILESTONE
Pitt needs just seven wins to
record victory No. 200 in the
2014-15 PITT PANTHERS NUMERICAL ROSTER
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NAME
POS H T
James Robinson
G
6-3
Jamel Artis
F
6-7
Michael Young
F
6-9
Cameron Wright
G
6-5
Ryan Luther
F
6-9
Durand Johnson
F
6-6
Derrick Randall
F
6-9
Chris Jones
G/F
6-6
Josh Newkirk
G
6-1
Aron Phillips-NwankwoF 6-7.5
Sheldon Jeter
F
6-8
Joshua Ko
G
6-1
Cameron Johnson
G
6-7
Mike Lecak
G
6-2
Tyrone Haughton
C
6-9
Joseph Uchebo
C 6-10
WT CL
198
JR
220 SO
235 SO
205 SR*
215 FR
210 JR*
240 SR
213 SO*
185 SO
215 SR*
225 SO
150 SO
185 FR
175 JR*
220
JR
245
JR
EX
2L
1L
1L
3L
HS
2L
1L
1L
1L
3L
TR
1L
HS
1L
TR
1L
HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL(s)
Mitchellville, Md./DeMatha Catholic H.S.
Baltimore, Md./Notre Dame Prep (Mass.)
Duquesne, Pa./St. Benedict’s Prep (N.J.)
Cleveland, Ohio/Benedictine H.S.
Gibsonia, Pa./Hampton H.S.
Baltimore, Md./Brewster Academy (N.H.)
Brooklyn, N.Y./Rutgers/South Kent Prep (Conn.)
Teaneck, N.J./Teaneck H.S.
Raleigh, N.C./Word of God Academy
Baltimore, Md./Baltimore City College
Beaver Falls, Pa./Vanderbilt/Beaver Falls H.S.
Kailua, Hawaii/Kalaheo H.S.
Moon Township, Pa./Our Lady of the Sacred Heart H.S.
Pittsburgh, Pa./Wheeling Jesuit Univ./North Canyon H.S.
Miami, Fla./Iowa Western C.C./Dr. Krop H.S.
Enugu, Nigeria/Chipola J.C./Word of God Academy, N.C.
Head Coach: Jamie Dixon (TCU, 1987), 10th year as Head Coach, 14th year at Pitt; Assistant Coach: Brandin Knight
(Pittsburgh, 2005); Assistant Coach: Bill Barton (Salem State, 1989); Assistant Coach: Marlon Williamson (Youngstown
State, 2012); Director of Basketball Operations: Brian Regan (Saint Vincent, 1988); Video Coordinator/Director of
Analytics: Jason Richards (Davidson, 2008); Graduate Managers: Branden McDonald, David Hanson; Athletic Trainer:
Tony Salesi; Strength & Conditioning Coach: Tim Beltz; Academic Coordinator: Mike Farabaugh; Equipment
Manager: Chris Dountas; Managers: Josh Counihan, Chris Gamcik, Caleb Gilbride, Dan Ginsberg, Mike Haberman,
Michael Lindenbaum, Sean Mack, Brennan Moxham, Matt Reilley, Josh Russell-Einhorn, Will Supowitz, John Wallace
III; Administrative Assistant: Beth Schoedel.
PITT’S 13-YEAR
SUCCESS (2001-14)
The following is a list of accomplishments achieved by the Pitt Basketball
program over the last 13 seasons:
• Compiled a 345-106 record over
the last 13 seasons and .750 winning percentage, which ranks
among the nation’s top five best
winning percentages during
that span. The record also ranks
second in the ACC from 200114.
• Advanced to the NCAA Elite
Eight/Regional Final in 2009
for the first time since 1974.
• Advanced to the NCAA Sweet
Sixteen five times in the last 13
seasons. Only 11 programs nationwide have advanced to
more Sweet Sixteens during that
span.
• Won two Big East Tournament
championships (2003 and 2008).
• Captured four Big East regular
season titles: 2001-02 Big East
West Division, 2002-03 Big East
West Division, 2003-04 Big East
regular season, 2010-11 Big East
regular season.
• Advanced to the NCAA Tournament 12 times in the last 13
seasons, one of only seven programs nationwide to advance
to the NCAA Tournament during that span.
• Ascended to the program’s firstever No. 1 national ranking and
earned two No. 1 seeds in 200809 and 2010-11.
• Achieved 13 straight 20-plus
win seasons from 2002-14.
• Averaged 26.5 victories per season over the last 13 years.
• Advanced to the Big East Championship title game in seven of
eight seasons and appeared in
three straight seasons from
2001-04.
• Compiled a Big East-best 14163 (.691) record in league regular season games.
• Finished ranked among the
nation’s top-10 programs in six
of the last 13 seasons and ranked
among the nation’s top-25 in 11
of the last 13 years.
• Appeared on television 388
times in the last 13 years.
• Set the school record with a
40-game win streak, which
spanned two years and 68 days.
• Opened the Petersen Events
Center with a 34-game win
streak, a streak which ranks as
the third all-time longest win
streak to open a new arena in
NCAA Division I history.
• Concluded its 12th year in the
Petersen Events Center with a
193-27 record and .877 winning
percentage.
• Sold out the Petersen Events
Center in each of the 12 seasons in operation and has enjoyed a string of 223 consecutive regular season sellouts dating back to the 2001-02 season.
PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES
RECORD WHEN...
Controlling the tip: .................... 0-0
Scoring first: .................................0-0
Leading at the half: ..................... 0-0
Trailing at the half: ..................... 0-0
Tied at half: .................................. 0-0
Leading with 5:00 left: ............... 0-0
Trailing with 5:00 left: ............... 0-0
Tied with 5:00 left: ..................... 0-0
In Overtime: .................................0-0
Double Overtime: ...................... 0-0
Triple Overtime ..........................0-0
Pitt outrebounds opp.: .............. 0-0
Pitt is outrebounded: ................ 0-0
Rebounds are equal: .................. 0-0
Pitt commits more TO: ............ 0-0
Pitt forces more TO: ................. 0-0
Turnovers are equal: .................. 0-0
Pitt has more FTA: ..................... 0-0
Opp. has more FTA: .................. 0-0
FT attempts are equal: ............... 0-0
Pitt shoots better than 60% ...... 0-0
Pitt shoots better than 50%: ..... 0-0
Pitt shoots less than 50%: .........0-0
Opp. shoots better than 50%: . 0-0
Opp. shoots less than 50%: ...... 0-0
Opp. shoots less than 40% ...... 0-0
Pitt outshoots opp. (FG%) ....... 0-0
Opp. outshoots Pitt (FG%) ...... 0-0
Shooting is tied (%) ...................0-0
Pitt hits 40% of 3FG: ................. 0-0
Pitt hits less than 40%of3FG: ..0-0
Pitt outshoots opp. (3FG): ........ 0-0
Pitt hits at least 70% of FTA: ... 0-0
Pitt hits at least 60% of FTA: .... 0-0
Pitt bench outscores opp.: ....... 0-0
Opp. bench outscores Pitt: ...... 0-0
Bench scoring is equal: ............. 0-0
Following a Pitt win: ................. 0-0
Following a Pitt loss: ................. 0-0
3 score in double figures: ........ 0-0
4 score in double figures: ........ 0-0
5+ in double figures: ................ 0-0
UNIFORMS
White uniforms: ......................... 0-0
Blue uniforms: ............................ 0-0
Gold uniforms: ........................... 0-0
DAYS OF THE WEEK
Monday .......................................... 0-0
Tuesday: ........................................ 0-0
Wednesday: ................................... 0-0
Thursday ....................................... 0-0
Friday: ............................................ 0-0
Saturday: ........................................ 0-0
Sunday: .......................................... 0-0
4
MOST LEAGUE
CHAMPIONSHIPSACC (2000-14)
School
RS
Duke
4
North Carolina
7
Louisville
3
PITT
4
Syracuse
3
Boston College
3
Maryland
2
Virginia
2
Miami
1
Clemson
0
Florida State
0
Notre Dame
1
Wake Forest
1
T Tot.
8
12
2
9
5
8
2
6
2
5
1
4
1
3
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
Key: RS-regular season titles; T-Tournament titles; *indicates best league regular
season record; total includes ties.
MOST NCAA
TOURNAMENT
APPEARANCESACC
Most NCAA Tournament appearances in the ACC over the last 13
seasons (2002-14):
Team
No.
Duke .......................................... 13
PITT .................................. 12
Louisville .................................. 11
Syracuse .................................... 10
North Carolina ........................ 10
Notre Dame ............................... 8
North Carolina State ................ 8
Boston College ......................... 6
Maryland ..................................... 6
Wake Forest ................................ 6
Clemson ...................................... 4
Florida State ............................... 4
Georgia Tech ............................. 4
Miami ........................................... 3
Virginia ........................................ 3
Virginia Tech ............................. 1
Petersen Events Center. Pitt enters
the 2014-15 season with a 193-27
overall record in the 13-year old
Petersen Events Center.
CAMERON WRIGHT BEGINS SENIOR YEAR SIDELINDED WITH INJURY
It was announced in October
that Pitt senior guard Cameron
Wright would miss 10 weeks due to
a broken left foot (fifth metatarsal).
His return date is unknown.
BIG EAST’S ALL-TIME WINNINGEST
COACHES BY PERCENTAGE
(Conference Regular Season and Championship Games combined as of March
17, 2013 and according to Big East records).
Coach, Team
JAMIE DIXON, PITT
Jim Boeheim, Syracuse
John Thompson, Gtown
Rick Pitino, UL/PC
Buzz Williams, Marquette
Lou Carnesecca, St. John’s
Jim Calhoun, Connecticut
Mike Jarvis, St. John’s
Ben Howland, Pitt
Rollie Massimino, Villanova
W
127
415
231
126
64
139
314
57
46
123
L
66
220
123
67
35
80
181
36
29
92
Pct. Yrs.
.658 10
.654 34
.653 20
.653
9
.646
5
.635 13
.634 36
.613
5
.613
4
.572 12
BEChamp.
12-9, .571
50-29, .633
33-13, .717
14-7, .667
5-5, .500
12-11, .478
35-18, .660
7-4, .636
8-3, .727
13-12, .520
FASTEST TO 200 WINS-NCAA HISTORY
BY GAMES
According to the NCAA Division I recordbook, page 153
Coach, School
GP
W-L
Clair Bee, Rider/Long Island
231 200-31
Jerry Tarkanian, LBSU/UNLV
234 200-34
Mark Few, Gonzaga
247 200-47
Everett Case, NC State
250 200-50
Harold Anderson, Toledo/BSGU
251 200-51
Nat Holman, CCNY
251 200-51
Adolph Rupp, Kentucky
251 200-51
Roy Williams, Kansas
252 200-52
Vic Bubas, Duke
254 200-54
Denny Crum, Louisville
254 200-54
Henry Iba, NWMS/Colo./OSU
254 200-54
Doc Meanwell, Miss./Wisc.
254 200-54
JAMIE DIXON, PITT
255 200-55
Pct.
.866
.855
.810
.800
.797
.797
.797
.794
.787
.787
.787
.787
.784
Yr.
12th
9th
8th
9th
10th
18th
13th
8th
10th
9th
11th
15th
8th
Year
1938
1977
2007
1954
1945
1937
1943
1996
1969
1980
1940
1927
2010
BY TOTAL SEASONS
According to the NCAA Division I recordbook, page 153
Coach, School
GP
W-L
Mark Few, Gonzaga
247 200-47
Roy Williams, Kansas
252 200-52
JAMIE DIXON, PITT
255 200-55
Jerry Tarkanian, LBSU/UNLV
234 200-34
Everett Case, NC State
250 200-50
Denny Crum, Louisville
254 200-54
Jim Boeheim, Syracuse
266 200-66
Bruce Weber, SIU/Illinois
272 200-72
Pete Gillen, Xavier
273 200-73
Harold Anderson, Toledo/BSGU
251 200-51
Vic Bubas, Duke
254 200-54
Fred Schaus, WVU/Purdue
266 200-66
Lou Carnesecca, St. John’s
271 200-71
Pct.
.810
.794
.784
.855
.800
.787
.752
.735
.733
.797
.787
.752
.738
Yr.
8th
8th
8th
9th
9th
9th
9th
9th
9th
10th
10th
10th
10th
Year
2007
1996
2010
1977
1954
1980
1985
2007
1994
1945
1969
1976
1978
Wright, the 2014 recipient of
the Skip Prosser Award which is
presented to the ACC’s top scholarathlete in men’s basketball, is Pitt’s
top returning scorer (10.5 ppg.) and
most experienced returning player
after seeing action in 104 career
games and 1,998 minutes and starting 47 contests. He has reached
double figure scoring 24 times in his
career and his veteran presence is a
key for this year’s team.
An NABC Good Works Team
and Lowe’s Senior Class Award
nominee, Wright is a four-time recipient of the University of
Pittsburgh’s Scholar-Athlete Award,
and a two-time recipient of the
school’s Academic Excellence
Award. He is also a past winner of
the University of Pittsburgh-Jaron
Brown Pursuit of Excellence Award
and was selected to the Big East AllAcademic team on three occasions.
PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES
ACC’S BEST PROGRAMS OVER
THE PREVIOUS 13 SEASONS (2001-14)
Totals are as of May 4, 2014.
League
Overall
School
W-L
Pct.
W-L
Pct.
Duke .................................. 159-47 ........ .772 ............ 375-83 ........ .819
*PITT .......................... 152-70 ....... .685 ........ 345-106 ....... .765
*Syracuse ........................... 150-72 ........ .676 ......... 348-111 ........ .758
*Louisville ......................... 154-70 ........ .688 ......... 341-117 ........ .745
North Carolina ................. 139-72 ........ .659 ......... 333-125 ........ .727
*Notre Dame .................... 129-93 ........ .581 ......... 278-150 ........ .650
Maryland ........................... 116-95 ........ .550 ......... 278-156 ........ .641
*Boston College ............. 105-106 ........ .498 ......... 232-154 ........ .601
North Carolina State ....... 98-113 ........ .464 ......... 240-161 ........ .599
Florida State ................... 102-110 ........ .481 ......... 234-161 ........ .592
Clemson ............................. 91-121 ........ .429 ......... 221-154 ........ .589
Wake Forest ...................... 96-116 ........ .453 ......... 221-159 ........ .582
Miami ................................. 92-120 ........ .434 ......... 217-162 ........ .573
Virginia .............................. 98-114 ........ .462 ......... 206-170 ........ .548
Virginia Tech .................... 82-130 ........ .387 ......... 204-178 ........ .534
Georgia Tech .................... 80-132 ........ .377 ......... 200-184 ........ .521
CONSECUTIVE
HOME WINS
VERSUS NONCONFERENCE
OPPONENTS
Wins
58
43
23
16
12
11
Date
11/19/2005-11/16/2011
11/17/2000-1/2/2005
11/19/2012-current
12/3/1984-12/6/1986
12/18/1997-12/4/2000
12/8/1986-11/28/1988
Wright is Pitt’s fourth all-time
conference scholar-athlete award
winner in men’s basketball. Other
award winners include Joey David
(1984-85), Darren Morningstar
(1991-92) and Aaron Gray (200607). He is the second player to earn
a men’s basketball top scholar-athlete award since Jamie Dixon became head coach in 2003. Earlier
this year, it was announced that Pitt
led the league with four All-ACC
Academic Team selections.
Last year, Wright proved to be
Pitt’s most improved player: Here is
a statistical look at Wright from last
year:
Year MPG PPG RPG APGFG%
2012-13 14.6 4.3
1.4 1.0 .505
2013-14 30.9 10.5
3.3 2.6 .456
MOST NCAA
TOURNAMENT
APPEARANCESNATIONAL
Most NCAA Tournament appearances, nationally (2002-14):
Team
No.
Duke .......................................... 13
Gonzaga .................................... 13
Kansas ........................................ 13
Michigan State ......................... 13
Wisconsin ................................. 13
PITT .................................. 12
Texas .......................................... 12
Louisville .................................. 11
Arizona ...................................... 11
Florida ....................................... 11
Marquette .................................. 10
Connecticut ............................. 10
Kentucky .................................. 10
Syracuse .................................... 10
Xavier ........................................ 10
Memphis ................................... 10
North Carolina ........................ 10
Illinois ......................................... 9
UCLA ........................................... 9
Oklahoma ................................... 9
Villanova ..................................... 9
Notre Dame ............................... 8
DURAND JOHNSON MAKES HIS
RETURN FROM ACL/TORN MENISCUS INJURY
On Friday, junior Durand
Johnson makes his return to the court
after he missed 20 games of the
2013-14 season with a right knee
injury (ACL/torn meniscus) suffered against Wake Forest on Jan.
11, 2014.
5
PITT PICKED TO FINISH SIXTH
IN PRESEASON ACC MEDIA POLL
CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Pitt
was selected by league media
members to finish sixth out of 15
schools at its second Atlantic Coast
Conference Operation Basketball
preseason media day held Wednesday at the Westin Hotel in downtown Charlotte. Over 300 writers, television broadcasters, radio
producers and other assorted media members attended the ACC’s
53rd annual event.
In a vote of the league’s attending media members, Pitt finished
sixth with 592 total points. Duke
was selected to capture first place
with 935 points and 41 first place
votes, followed by No. 2 North
Carolina (870 points/12 first
place votes), No. 3 Louisville
(847/3 first place votes), No. 4
Virginia (824/7 first place votes),
No. 5 Syracuse (706/2 first place
votes) and No. 6 Pitt.
It was the second consecutive
season that Pitt was picked to finish sixth in preseason voting. The
Panthers ended up finishing fifth
in their first ACC season in 201314.
North Carolina’s Marcus Paige
was selected the preseason player
of the year, while Duke’s Jahlil
Okafor was named preseason
rookie of the year. The preseason
All-ACC team included Paige,
Okafor, Louisville’s Montrezl
Har rell, Virginia’s Malcolm
Brogdon and Notre Dame’s Jerian
Grant.
In preparation for its second
season in the ACC, Pitt was making its second appearance at the
event. Pitt Head Coach Jamie
Dixon, senior Cameron Wright
and junior James Robinson represented the Panthers in Charlotte.
2014-15 ACC PRESEASON
MEDIA POLL
Rk. Team (1st place votes) Pts
1. Duke (41)
935
2. North Carolina (12) 870
3. Louisville (3)
847
4. Virginia (7)
824
5. Syracuse (2)
706
6. PITT
592
7. Notre Dame
515
8. Florida State
506
9. NC State
478
10. Miami
442
11. Clemson
330
12. Wake Forest
221
13. Georgia Tech
195
14. Boston College
184
15. Virginia Tech
155
NCAA DIVISION I BEST COACHING STARTS
AFTER 11 SEASONS (by wins)
Jamie Dixon already ranks fourth on the NCAA Division I all-time wins list after
11 seasons as a head coach. In his 11th season, Dixon continues to move up the
charts. Here is where he stands in NCAA records (page 158 of NCAA recordbook):
Coach, Team
Seasons
W-L
Pct.
Roy Williams, Kansas
1989-99
305-72
.809
Thad Matta, Butler/Xavier/Ohio State
2001-11
292-88
.768
Mark Few, Gonzaga
2000-10
291-73
.799
JAMIE DIXON, PITT
2003-14
288-96
.750
Everett Case, North Carolina State
1947-57
280-71
.798
Denny Crum, Louisville
1972-82
263-74
.780
Jim Boeheim, Syracuse
1977-87
261-84
.757
Nolan Richardson, Tulsa/Arkansas
1981-91
260-92
.739
John Calipari, UMass/Memphis
1989-96/01-03
260-101
.720
Jerry Tarkanian, LBSU/UNLV
1969-79
259-49
.841
Tubby Smith, Tulsa/UGa/Kentucky
1992-02
256-105
.709
A 3-point and dangerous scoring threat off the bench last year,
Johnson was emerging as one of
Pitt’s top scorers and playmakers. He
was averaging 8.8 points and ranked
second on the squad in 3-point field
goals made (22-65).
Look for the energetic and enthusiastic Johnson to make a major
impact in 2014-15.
JAMES ROBINSON IS TRUE DISTRIBUTOR
Junior point guard James
Robinson continues to amass high
assist:turnover numbers. Robinson
enters his third season at Pitt with a
school-record
3.43
career
assist:turnover ratio (264 assists/77
turnovers), which is 0.45 points
higher than the previous school
PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES
6
PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER NUMBERS
In its 12th basketball season, the Petersen Events Center has provided Pitt
an exceptional homecourt advantage. Consider the following facts and
records:
Total Games: 220 (100th all-time game: vs. Rutgers, Jan. 26,
2007; 200th all-time game vs. Notre Dame, Feb. 18, 2013).
Overall Record: 193-27 (.877)
Conference Record: 79-24 (.767); ACC: 4-5; Big East: 75-19.
Non-Conference Record: 110-3 (.973)
Most Consecutive Wins at the Petersen Events Center: 34
(11/23/02-2/29/04); 31 (2/27/08-1/20/10)
Most Consecutive Losses: 4 (12/23/11-1/25/12)
Most Consecutive Non-Conference Wins: 58 (11/19/05-11/
16/11), 28 (11/23/02-1/2/05)
Most Consecutive Non-Conference Losses: 1, three times
(Bucknell, Long Beach State, Wagner)
Average Victory Margin: 18.3 points per game (14791-11252,
193 wins)
Average Non-Conference Victory Margin: 22.3 points per
game (8571-6113, 110 wins)
Average Margin of Loss: 7.5 points (Pitt: 1609, Opp: 1812,
27 losses)
Pitt Victories by 10 points or more: 154
Pitt Victories by 20 points or more: 82
Pitt Victories by 30 points or more: 28
Pitt Victories by 40 points or more: 8
Pitt Points Per Game: 74.8 points per game
Opponents’ Points Per Game: 59.3 points per game
Opponents held to 60 points or less: 125 of 220
Opponents held to 70 points or less: 189 of 220
Conference Opponents held to 60 points or less: 44 of 103
Conference Opponents held to 70 points or less: 82 of 103
Non-Conference Opp. held to 60 points or less: 82 of 113
Non-Conference Opp. held to 70 points or less: 104 of 113
Most Consecutive Opponents held to 60 points or less: 10
(3/7/09-1/16/10); 9 (11/27/02-1/18/03), 6 (1/24/11/13/
11)
Most Consecutive Opponents held to 70 points or less: 22
(1/17/04-2/23/05); 21 (11/23/02-12/13/03)
Most Points Scored by Pitt: 103 (Houston Baptist, Nov. 9,
2007)
Most Points Scored-Opponent: 97 (Notre Dame, Jan. 4, 2006)
Least Points Scored by Pitt: 39 (Rutgers, Jan. 11, 2012)
Least Points Scored-Opponent: 32 (New Hampshire, Dec. 4,
2009)
Largest Win: 49 points (Bethune-Cookman, Dec. 15, 2012, 8940)
Largest Loss: 23 points (Rutgers, Jan. 11, 2012, 62-39)
Closest Win: 1, two times (West Virginia, Feb. 7, 2008, 55-54;
Georgetown, Jan. 25, 2003, 65-64)
Largest Conference Win: 38 points (DePaul, Jan. 26, 2013, 9355)
Largest Conference Loss: 23 points (Rutgers, Jan. 11, 2012,
62-39)
Longest Game: 3OT (West Virginia, Feb. 12, 2010, 98-95 win)
Record vs. Top-25 Ranked Teams (AP poll): 17-10
Record vs. Top-5 nationally ranked teams: 9-1
Record vs. Top-10 nationally ranked teams: 13-2
Record on Senior Day: 8-4
Record on Opening Day: 12-0
Overtime Record: 6-3; 2OT Record: 2-0; 3OT Record: 1-0
WHAT PITT RETURNED IN 2014-15
Category
Percent Returning
Last year’s starters: ............................................................................... 60% (3 of 5)
Last year’s total starts: .................................................................. 60% (99 of 165)
Last year’s starters: ............................................................................... 40% (2 of 5)
Last year’s starters: ............................................................................... 60% (3 of 5)
Last year’s total starts: ................................................................ 61% (109 of 180)
Team’s top-10 in minutes played: ................................................. 80% (8of 10)
Total minutes played: ........................................................ 69.5% (5091 of 7325)
Points scored: ...................................................................... 58.6% (1516 of 2586)
Field goals made: .................................................................... 59.6% (533 of 895)
Field goal attempts: ............................................................ 62.3% (1213 of 1944)
3-point FG made: ................................................................... 56.3% (103 of 183)
3-point FG attempts: .............................................................. 60.1% (314 of 522)
Free throws made: ................................................................. 56.6% (347 of 613)
Free throw attempts: ............................................................. 56.3% (485 of 861)
Offensive rebounds: ............................................................. 65.3% (282 of 432)
Defensive rebounds: ............................................................. 62.2% (534 of 859)
Total rebounds: ..................................................................... 67.9% (876 of 1291)
Personal fouls: ......................................................................... 73.7% (457 of 620)
Assists: ........................................................................................ 69.2% (390 of 563)
Turnovers: ................................................................................ 61.1% (226 of 373)
Blocked Shots: ........................................................................... 61.7% (66 of 107)
Steals: .......................................................................................... 71.2% (181 of 254)
WINNINGEST ACTIVE COACHES BY PCT.
(Records are as of April
2013-14
Coach
W-L
Mark Few, Gonzaga
29-7
Roy Williams, North Carolina
24-10
John Calipari, Kentucky
29-11
Thad Matta, Ohio State
25-10
Mike Krzyzewski, Duke
26-9
Bo Ryan, Wisconsin
30-8
Bill Self, Kansas
25-10
JAMIE DIXON, PITT
26-10
Jim Boeheim, Syracuse
28-6
Rick Pitino, Louisville
31-6
Billy Donovan, Florida
36-3
Bob Huggins, West Virginia
17-16
PITT’S BEST
STARTS IN
CONFERENCE PLAY
Pitt’s 4-0 start to ACC play in
2013-14 ranked among its all-time
best starts to league play. Here is a
list of Pitt’s all-time best starts in
conference play:
Year
2010-11
2009-10
2002-03
2006-07
2013-14
2008-09
2003-04
2005-06
W-L
7-0
5-0
5-0
5-0
4-0
4-0
4-0
4-0
Pct.
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
record of 2.89 set by Levance Fields
(2005-09).
A 2014 Bob Cousy Award finalist, Robinson last year set the school’s
15, 2014)
Previous
W-L
372-92
699-189
568-166
352-103
957-297
674-215
507-163
262-86
920-314
664-239
450-186
723-286
Total
W-L
401-99
723-199
597-177
377-113
983-306
704-223
532-173
288-96
948-320
695-245
486-189
740-302
Total
Pct.
.802
.784
.771
.770
.763
.759
.754
.750
.748
.740
.720
.710
season record for assist:turnover ratio with a 4.11 mark, which ranked
No. 6 nationally and No. 2 in the
ACC.
Robinson, who has started 68
of his career 69 games played, also
has the potential to be one of the
best closers in school history as he
sports a 79.3 percent career free
throw percentage.
CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein called
Robinson one of the “least appreciated” point guards in the nation.
Pitt’s lone two-time international
Gold Medalist with Team USA,
With two collegiate seasons remaining, Robinson has the opportunity
to build one of the best careers for a
point guard in Pitt history.
PANTHERS MUCH IMPROVED AT
FREE THROW LINE
In 2013-14, Pitt has converted
71.2 percent (613-861) of its free
throw attempts. The 71.2 percent
shooting is under the current record
PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES
MOST NCAA
SWEET SIXTEEN
APPEARANCES IN
LAST 13 YEARS
Since 2002, Pitt is one of only 15
schools nationwide to advance to the
NCAA Sweet Sixteen at least five
times over the last 13 years. Pitt has
advanced to Sweet Sixteen action in
2002, 2003, 2004, 2007 and
2009. Here is a chart depicting where
Pitt ranks among schools over the last
13 years:
School
App. since 2002
Duke .......................................... 9
Kansas ....................................... 9
Michigan State ......................... 7
Connecticut .............................. 6
North Carolina ......................... 6
Syracuse ..................................... 6
Arizona ...................................... 6
Texas .......................................... 5
PITT .................................. 5
Wisconsin .................................. 5
Kentucky .................................. 5
Xavier ........................................ 5
Florida ....................................... 5
Louisville .................................. 5
Ohio State ................................ 5
PITT’S BEST
SEASON STARTS
Head coach Jamie Dixon (200315) has engineered eight of Pitt’s
all-time top-11 best starts to a season. Here is a look at Pitt’s other top
season starts:
W-L
Streak Dates
*21-0
1927-28
18-0
2003-04
16-0
2008-09
15-0
2005-06
15-0
1915-16
12-0
1929-30
11-0
2007-08
10-0
2013-14
10-0
2010-11
10-0
2006-07
10-0
2004-05
9-0
1987-88
9-0
2002-03
*Pitt finished 21-0 to claim the national championship in 1927-28.
of 74.8 percent set in 1990-91, but
it is the best percentage for a Pitt
team since the 1990-91 season and
is the best mark since Jamie Dixon
became head coach at Pitt in 200304. Those numbers should continue
to climb in 2014-15.
Pitt is also getting to the free
7
YEAR-BY-YEAR
NON-CONFERENCE
RECORDS
PITT’S BEST
DEFENSIVE
SEASONS
PITT’S
WINNINGEST
SEASONS
A look at Pitt’s non-conference
records since joining the Big East
Conference:
Year
W-L
Pct.
1982-83
7-4
.636
1983-84
12-2
.857
1984-85
9-3
.750
1985-86
9-3
.750
1986-87
12-3
.800
1987-88
11-2
.846
1988-89
7-5
.583
1989-90
6-5
.545
1991-92
9-6
.600
1992-93
8-1
.889
1993-94
6-2
.750
1994-95
4-4
.500
1995-96
5-3
.625
1996-97
7-6
.538
1997-98
5-3
.625
1998-99
9-2
.818
1999-00
8-3
.727
2000-01
9-4
.692
2001-02
11-1
.917
2002-03
10-1
.909
2003-04
14-0 1.000
2004-05
10-1 1.000
2005-06
11-0 1.000
2006-07
13-2
.867
2007-08
12-1
.923
2008-09
13-0 1.000
2009-10
11-2
.846
2010-11
12-1
.923
2011-12
11-2
.846
2012-13
12-1
.923
2013-14
12-1
.923
Total
295-74
.799
Pitt yielded 61.9 points per game in
2013-14. Here is where that mark
ranks among the school’s best defensive points per game averages:
A look at Pitt’s all-time 20-win seasons (by victories):
Year
W-L
2008-09 ......................... 31-5
2003-04 ......................... 31-5
2001-02 ......................... 29-6
2006-07 ......................... 29-8
2002-03 ......................... 28-5
2010-11 ......................... 28-6
2007-08 ....................... 27-10
2013-14 ................... 26-10
1973-74 ......................... 25-4
2005-06 ......................... 25-8
1986-87 ......................... 25-8
2009-10 ......................... 25-9
2012-13 ......................... 24-9
1987-88 ......................... 24-7
1929-30 ......................... 23-2
2011-12 ....................... 22-17
1927-28 ......................... 21-0
1990-91 ....................... 21-12
1930-31 ......................... 20-4
2004-05 ......................... 20-9
1981-82 ....................... 20-10
throw line more, an average of 24
times per game. In the previous
2012-13 season, Pitt averaged 20.2
free throw attempts per game. Pitt
set Jamie Dixon Era highs for free
throws made and attempts (32-47)
at Maryland on Jan. 25. It also converted 14-15 free throws in overtime and 24-28 overall against Notre
Dame. It hit six consecutive free
throws to seal a road win at
Clemson.
Pct.
.748
.746
.735
.735
.729
.712
FTM-FTA
741-991
679-910
449-611
385-524
575-789
613-861
Year
1990-91
1988-89
1961-62
1964-65
1978-79
2013-14
IMPROVED, QUICKER AND LEANER
MICHAEL YOUNG EXPECTED TO
MAKE IMPACT IN 2014-15
Pitt sophomore power forward
Michael Young lost 10 pounds over
the summer with the sole purpose
PPG
56.0
56.4
59.2
59.3
60.9
61.0
61.8
61.9
62.0
62.8
63.1
63.5
64.7
64.8
65.1
65.4
65.5
Year
2012-13
2003-04
2002-03
1951-52
2001-02
2010-11
2009-10
2013-14
1950-51
2006-07
2005-06
2004-05
1983-84
1979-80
2007-08
2008-09
2011-12
W-L
24-9
31-5
28-5
10-12
29-6
28-6
25-9
26-10
9-17
29-8
25-8
20-8
18-13
17-12
27-10
31-5
22-17
PANTHERS EXCEL AT HOME
PITT’S LONGEST
WIN STREAKS
Wins
22
21
18
18
16
15
13
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Date
12/4/1973-2/23/1974
12/15/1927-12/13/1928
2/13/1929-2/1/1930
11/14/2003-1/19/2004
11/14/2008-1/17/2009
11/19/2005-1/21/2006
1/16/1934-3/28/1934
11/9/2007-12/29/2008
2/18/2003-3/23/2003
11/8/2013-12/17/2013
11/8/2010-12/11/2010
11/12/2006-12/16/2006
2/10/1915-3/11/1916
11/20/2004-1/2/2005
12/1/2001-1/12/2002
2/27/1914-2/9/1916
of becoming quicker and more versatile at his power forward position.
Last year, Young became the
fourth freshman in school history to
start 100 percent of his freshman
contests. In 36 starts, Young averaged 6.0 points and 4.1 rebounds per
game. Young reached double figure
scoring in five games on the year.
He also became just the 14th alltime freshman first game opening day
starter at Pitt since freshmen were
sanctioned to compete by the NCAA
in 1972-73.
Pitt begins its 13th regular season in the Petersen Events Center
with a 193-27 all-time record and
.877 winning percentage. The .877
winning percentage ranks among the
nation’s best homecourt records over
the last 12 years (see chart page 8).
Pitt has won 84 of its last 108
league home games. At home, Pitt
has won 68 of its last 84 games, 46
of its last 62 games against conference regular season opponents, 99
of its last 116 overall games and recently completed home win streaks
of 20 games (Jan. 28, 2010-Jan. 24,
2011) and 15 games (Feb. 29, 2012Dec. 31, 2012). The 20-game win
streak ranks as the fourth longest
streak of its kind in school history.
Pitt is 79-24 vs. league regular
season opponents at the Petersen
Events Center (4-5 vs. ACC, 75-19
vs. Big East). In addition, Pitt recently completed a 58-game win
streak against non-conference opponents at home (Nov. 19, 2005-Nov.
16, 2011).
Pitt also owns an impressive 1103 record vs. non-conference opponents in the Petersen Events Center
and has claimed 131 of its last 135
home games against regular season
non-conference opponents. Pitt’s
three non-conference losses at the
PEC are to Bucknell (Jan. 2, 2005),
Long Beach State (Nov. 16, 2011)
and Wagner (Dec. 23, 2011).
PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES
PITT’S LONGEST
HOME COURT
WIN STREAKS
Pitt’s 14-game home win streak,
which ended in 2013-14, ranks
among the school’s all-time longest
in history. Pitt won 34 straight to
open the arena. Streaks do not include contests played at Mellon
Arena/Civic Arena. *27-game win
streak includes Civic Arena games.
No
40
31
*27
20
18
16
15
14
14
13
13
12
11
9
9
9
8
7
7
7
Streak Dates
1/22/01-2/15/04
2/27/08-1/20/10
12/10/73-12/23/75
1/28/10-12/24/11
2/12/26-1/18/28
11/19/05-3/3/06
2/29/12-12/31/12
2/27/13-1/27/14
1/28/87-2/10/88
2/17/07-1/26/08
2/9/85-1/25/86
11/14/06-1/21/07
1/2/64-12/5/64
12/2/92-1/27/93
3/6/04-1/2/05
11/17/00-1/6/01
11/17/00-1/3/01
2/6/62-12/7/63
11/23/90-1/12/91
11/20/91-2/10/92
Winners of 15 of its last 20
home games, Pitt has also won 34
of its last 42 home games.
Since the Petersen Events Center opened in 2002, Pitt owns a 1063 record combining November and
December games (52-1 in November, 54-2 in December).
DECADE-PLUS OF EXCELLENCE
Over the last 13 years, Pitt has
proven to be the winningest basketball program in the Big East Conference and one of the top-5 winningest
programs nationally. In the last 13
seasons, from 2001-14, Pitt has continued to among the nation’s top
programs in overall winning percentage (345-106), league regular season
wins (152-70), league championships
(six) and NCAA Tournament appearances (12).
When comparing Pitt’s success
with other ACC schools (2002-14),
the Panthers rank No. 2 in overall
winning percentage, league regular
season winning percentage, NCAA
Tournament appearances (12 of last
13) and homecourt winning percentage (193-27, .877). The Panthers
also rank No. 4 in most league championships during that timeframe.
During that period, Pitt has av-
8
NATION’S TOP HOMECOURT WINNING PERCENTAGES
(LAST 12 SEASONS, 2002-14)
(Research is from the opening of Pitt’s
Overall
School
W-L
Pct. 13-14 12-13 11-12
Kansas
195-11 .947 14-1 17-1 19-1
Duke
184-12 .939 17-0 16-0 14-3
Gonzaga
149-11 .931 14-0 14-1 15-0
Michigan State
174-18 .906 12-4 15-1 20-0
Memphis
194-20 .906 15-3 17-1 17-1
Wisconsin
181-20 .900 14-3 15-3 13-4
Florida
180-22 .891 17-0 15-0 17-2
North Carolina 166-23 .878 15-3 14-2 17-2
PITT
193-27 .877 13-5 16-3 15-7
Kentucky
173-25 .873 16-1 16-2 14-0
Syracuse
191-31 .860 16-2 17-2 22-0
Connecticut
176-29 .859 15-3 13-3 15-3
Oklahoma State 162-27 .857 13-3 15-2 14-5
Arizona
161-33 .830 17-1 14-2 16-4
Illinois
154-37 .806 10-6 13-4 13-5
eraged 11.7 league wins and 26.5
overall victories per year. Pitt is also
the only former Big East Conference
program to win 20 or more overall
games and 10 or more league contests in 11 of the previous 12 seasons (2001-13). Pitt’s previous streak
of 10 consecutive 10-win Big East
regular seasons (2001-11) during that
timeframe ranks second only to
Syracuse’s run of eleven 10-plus win
seasons set from 1985-96. Pitt has
won 20 or more games 20 times in
school history.
In addition, Pitt Basketball was
one of only three programs nationwide to advance to the NCAA Tournament and win 20 overall games and
10 league games in a 10-year span
from 2001-11. Those programs include Gonzaga, Kansas and Pitt.
Since 2001, Pitt has now earned
12 NCAA Tournament berths. During that span, Pitt is one of only
seven schools nationwide and one of
two ACC programs to advance to the
NCAA Tournament in at least 12 of
the last 13 seasons. Those schools include Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, Michigan State, Texas, Wisconsin and Pitt.
Pitt has advanced to NCAA
Sweet Sixteen play in five of the last
13 seasons. Only 11 programs nationally (Duke-9, Kansas-9, Michigan
State 8, Connecticut-7, Arizona-7,
Syracuse-6, North Carolina-6, Wisconsin-6, Kentucky-6, Florida-6 and
Louisville-6) have surpassed that accomplishment, while three other programs have matched it. Pitt also ranks
among national leaders in NCAA
Tournament wins over the last 13
seasons with 16.
Petersen Events Center to games on May 4, 2014)
10-11 09-10 08-09 07-08 06-07 05-06 04-05 03-04 02-03
15-1 19-0 18-0 20-0 16-2 14-2 15-1 15-1 13-1
15-0 19-0 16-1 15-1 15-4 14-1 14-1 14-1 15-0
13-2 15-1 11-1 13-1 13-2 15-0 13-0 11-0 10-2
12-2 16-2 12-2 17-0 18-1 12-2 14-1 12-2 14-2
17-2 16-3 15-1 17-1 16-0 19-1 15-6 15-0 14-2
16-0 16-1 12-3 16-2 19-0 14-2 15-1 15-0 16-1
15-3 12-4 16-1 15-4 17-0 16-2 13-3 11-4 15-1
13-0 13-5 14-1 14-2 15-1 13-4 15-0 12-2 11-4
17-1
17-1 19-0 16-2 16-2 16-1 13-4 19-1 16-0
16-0 18-0 12-6 14-4 14-2 10-5 14-1 11-2 12-1
14-3 15-2 16-3 14-5 16-4 14-5 16-2 14-3 17-0
13-4 15-3 13-2 16-1 15-5 16-0 14-3 17-1 14-2
11-1 16-1 14-2 13-3 14-2 11-5 12-1 15-0 13-2
13-0 11-5 14-3 11-6 11-5 12-3 15-1 13-2 14-1
15-2 12-5 14-3
7-8 14-3 15-1 15-0 12-1 14-0
PITT COMPLETES FIRST YEAR IN
ACC IN 2013-14
•
•
•
On January 4, 2014, Pitt began
its first basketball season in the
Atlantic Coast Conference. Syracuse, Pitt and Notre Dame join
the league this year, while Louisville will enter next season.
With an 11-7 record, Pitt finished in fifth place in the ACC
regular season standings.
In its first-ever ACC Tournament, Pitt notched back-to-back
victories over Wake Forest and
No. 15 North Carolina to advance to the semifinal round
where it dropped a close contest
•
•
to eventual champion No. 6 Virginia (51-48).
Jamie Dixon now owns a 23-6
record vs. members of the old
ACC (not including Notre Dame
and Syracuse).
Additionally, Dixon also owns a
40-18 overall record in head-tohead matchups vs. current ACC
teams. Here is Dixon’s breakdown: Boston College 4-0,
Clemson 2-0, Duke 1-1, Florida
State 3-1, Georgia Tech 1-0,
Maryland 3-0, Miami 2-0, North
Carolina 1-1, NC State 1-1,
Notre Dame 7-6, Syracuse 106, Virginia 0-2, Virginia Tech 3-
TOP GAMES AT PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER
There have been 23 games involving two ranked teams at the Petersen Events Center. Pitt
is 15-8 in those contests:
Date
Game and Score
January 6, 2003
6-Pitt 72, 5-Notre Dame 55
January 18, 2003
3-Pitt 73, 25-Syracuse 60
February 15, 2004
4-Pitt 75, 5-Connecticut 68
January 29, 2005
20-Pitt 76, 4-Syracuse 69
February 26, 2005
17-Connecticut 73, 18-Pitt 64
January 23, 2006
12-Pitt 80, 25-Syracuse 67
February 9, 2006
14-Pitt 57, 9-West Virginia 53
January 21, 2007
24-Marquette 77, 6-Pitt 74 (OT)
January 14, 2008
15-Pitt 69, 5-Georgetown 60
January 19, 2009
4-Pitt 78, 8-Syracuse 60
March 4, 2009
3-Pitt 90, 13-Marquette 75
March 7, 2009
3-Pitt 70, 1-Connecticut 60
January 20, 2010
12-Georgetown 74, No. 9 Pitt 66
February 12, 2010
25-Pitt 98, 5-West Virginia 95 (3OT)
February 21, 2010
19-Pitt 70, 3-Villanova 65
December 27, 2010
6-Pitt 78, 4-Connecticut 63
January 17, 2011
5-Pitt 74, 3-Syracuse 66
January 24, 2011
15-Notre Dame 56, 2-Pitt 51
March 5, 2011
4-Pitt 60, 19-Villanova 50
December 31, 2012
8-Cincinnati 70, 24-Pitt 61
February 18, 2013
25-Notre Dame 51, 20-Pitt 42
January 27, 2014
17-Duke 80, 18-Pitt 65
February 12, 2014
1-Syracuse 58, 25-Pitt 56
PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES
PITT’S BEST HOME
COURT WINNING
PERCENTAGES
Pitt’s 13-2 home record in 2013-14
ranks among the school’s top home
winning percentages (modern era):
Year
2008-09
2002-03
1973-74
1974-75
2003-04
2010-11
2009-10
2005-06
2001-02
1963-64
1987-88
1990-91
2007-08
2006-07
•
W-L
19-0
16-0
13-0
10-0
19-1
17-1
17-1
16-1
16-1
10-1
10-1
9-1
16-2
16-2
Pct.
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
.950
.944
.944
.941
.941
.909
.909
.900
.889
.889
0, Wake Forest 2-0.
Pitt received its first signee from
the ACC region in current freshman guard Josh Newkirk, who
is from Raleigh, N.C.
ROAD SUCCESS
In 2013-14, Pitt tied a schoolrecord with a 7-2 league road record,
a mark which also tied for the best
road record in the ACC (Virginia and
Syracuse both finished 7-2).
Pitt has won nine of its last 11
road games and 13 of its last 17. In
addition, Pitt has won 36 its last 56
road games.
Success on the road is nothing
new for the Panthers who concluded
their 2012-13 regular season with a
6-3 road record. The 6-3 record also
9
PITT IN THE
2013-14 RANKINGS
WHERE PITT RANKED
IN THE 2013-14 NCAA TEAM STATISTICS
Here is a week-by-week look at where
Pitt ranked in the AP and ESPN/
USA Today polls in 2013-14:
Source: www.ncaa.org, (Statistics as of May 4, 2014)
Category
Rank
Average
Won-Loss Percentage .............................................. 38 .................... 72.2
Scoring Offense ...................................................... 139 .................... 71.8
Scoring Defense ........................................................ 20 .................... 61.9
Scoring Margin .......................................................... 25 ...................... 9.9
Field Goal Percentage ............................................. 78 .................... 46.0
Field Goal Percentage Defense ............................. 64 .................... 41.2
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game .................... 287 ...................... 5.1
Three-Point Field Goal Pct. ................................ 136 .................... 35.1
Three-Point FG Pct. Defense ................................ 84 .................... 32.6
Free Throw Percentage ......................................... 132 .................... 71.2
Rebound Margin ....................................................... 17 ...................... 5.9
Assists Per Game ...................................................... 18 .................... 15.6
Assist:Turnover Ratio .............................................. 10 .................... 1.51
Blocked Shots Per Game ...................................... 239 ...................... 3.0
Steals Per Game ........................................................ 69 ...................... 7.1
Turnovers Per Game ................................................ 28 .................... 10.4
Turnover Margin ....................................................... 56 ...................... 1.9
Personal Fouls Per Game ....................................... 47 .................... 17.2
Week
AP ESPN
Preseason ........... ARV ........ ARV
November 11 .... ARV ........ ARV
November 18 .... ARV ........ ARV
November 25 .... ARV ........ ARV
December 2 ...... ARV ........ ARV
December 9 ...... ARV ........ ARV
December 16 .... ARV ........ ARV
December 23 .... ARV ........ ARV
December 30 .... ARV ........ ARV
January 6 ............. ARV ........ ARV
January 13 ................ 22 ............. 21
January 20 ................ 20 ............. 19
January 27 ................ 18 ............. 17
February 3 .............. 25 ............. 22
February 10 ............ 25 ............. 23
February 17 ....... ARV ........ ARV
February 24 .......... NR ........ ARV
March 3 .............. ARV ........ ARV
March 10 ............... NR ........ ARV
March 17 ............... NP ........ ARV
ranks as one of the best road records
in Pitt’s league history.
From 2001-13 while competing
in the Big East Conference, Pitt
owned one of the league’s best road
winning percentages (.578) with a
59-43 record.
NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS
With a 12-1 non-conference
record in 2013-14, Pitt surpassed the
10-plus win mark for non-conference
games for the 13th consecutive year.
Prior to this run and since Pitt
joined the Big East Conference in
1982-83, Pitt had won 10 or more
NCAA DIVISION I BEST COACHING STARTS
AFTER 12 SEASONS (by wins)
With the entire 2014-15 season ahead of him, Jamie Dixon already ranks seventh on
the NCAA Division I all-time wins list after 12 seasons as a head coach. In his 12th
season, Dixon continues to move up the charts. Here is where he stands in NCAA
records when compared to other coaches after 12 years as a head coach:
Coach, Team
Seasons
W-L
Pct.
Roy Williams, Kansas
1989-00
329-82
.800
Thad Matta, Butler/Xavier/Ohio State
2001-12
323-96
.771
Mark Few, Gonzaga
2000-11
316-83
.792
Everett Case, North Carolina State
1947-58
298-77
.795
Denny Crum, Louisville
1972-83
295-78
.791
Tubby Smith, Tulsa/Georgia/Kentucky 1992-03
288-109
.725
JAMIE DIXON, PITT
2003-15
288-96
.750
Jim Boeheim, Syracuse
1977-88
287-93
.755
Nolan Richardson, Tulsa/Arkansas
1981-92
286-100
.741
Jerry Tarkanian, LBSU/UNLV
1969-80
282-58
.829
John Calipari, Massachusetts/Memphis
1989-04
282-109
.721
non-conference games in only three
previous years. Here is Pitt’s nonconference record over the last 13
seasons:
W-L
Year
12-1 ....................... 2013-14
12-1 ....................... 2012-13
11-2 ....................... 2011-12
12-1 ....................... 2010-11
11-2 ....................... 2009-10
13-0 ....................... 2008-09
12-1 ....................... 2007-08
13-2 ....................... 2006-07
11-0 ....................... 2005-06
10-1 ....................... 2004-05
14-0 ....................... 2003-04
10-1 ....................... 2002-03
11-1 ....................... 2001-02
Pitt has compiled a 152-13 nonconference record over the last 13
years. Pitt has also won 107 of its
last 118 overall games against nonconference opponents dating back
to a January 2, 2005 loss to Bucknell.
Since the 2001-02 season, Pitt
is 66-9 in December games and has
won 65 of its last 67 November
games.
PITT SUCCESS REVOLVES AROUND
REBOUNDING, REBOUND MARGIN
Once again in 2013-14, Pitt
ranked among national leaders in rebound margin (plus-5.9). Pitt also
ranks second in the ACC in that statistical category. It has become the
norm as the Panthers have ranked
among the nation’s top-10 rebounding teams in six of the last 11 seasons under Jamie Dixon. In 201213, the Panthers set a school record
for lowest opponent rebound average (28.5).
Here is where Pitt has ranked
nationally in rebound margin over
the last 11 seasons and under Jamie
Dixon:
Nation Conf.
Year
Rank Rank Margin
2013-14 17th
2nd
+5.9
2012-13 13th
1st
+6.7
2011-12 18th
2nd
+6.4
2010-11
2nd
1st
+10.8
2009-10 29th
3rd
+5.0
ALL-TIME COACHING WINS AT PITT
Jamie Dixon is quickly moving his way up Pitt’s all-time
a look at where he stands.
Head Coach
Years
H.C. Carlson, 1922-53
31
JAMIE DIXON, 2003-14
12th
Robert Timmons, 1953-68
15
Paul Evans, 1986-94
8
Dr. George M. Flint, 1911-21
10
Roy Chipman, 1980-86
6
Charles “Buzz” Ridl, 1968-75
7
Ben Howland, 1999-03
4
Tim Grgurich, 1975-80
5
coaching wins chart. Here is
Record
367-247
288-96
174-189
147-98
105-68
102-76
97-83
89-40
69-70
Pct.
.598
.750
.479
.600
.607
.573
.539
.690
.496
PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES
10
PITT PLAYERS IN THE CAREER RECORDS
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE
.885 Sean Miller
.878 Jason Matthews
.872 Ashton Gibbs
.823 Don Hennon
.808 Mike Paul
.807
Donatas Zavackas
.806 Bob Lovett
.801 Ronald Ramon
.793 James Robinson
.790 Demetreus Gore
.783
Terry Knight
.778 Larry Harris
.761 Brian Generalovich
1987-92
1987-91
2008-12
1956-59
1969-72
1999-03
1963-66
2004-08
2012-15
1984-88
1974-79
1974-78
1961-64
ASSISTS
785
Brandin Knight
744
Sean Miller
645
Levance Fields
1999-03
1987-92
2005-09
2008-09
2007-08
2006-07
2005-06
2004-05
2003-04
2nd
41st
38th
7th
4th
24th
1st
4th
4th
2nd
2nd
2nd
+9.3
+4.3
+4.7
+7.6
+8.6
+5.4
STELLAR ASSIST:TURNOVER RATIO
In 2013-14, Pitt did an exceptional job of taking care of the basketball and sharing the ball. Point
guard James Robinson ranked No.
completed the 2013-14 season
ranked No. 6 nationally in
assist:turnover ratio and the Panthers totaled a 1.51 assist:turnover
ratio figure, which ranked No. 10
nationally. On the year, Pitt assisted
on 63 percent (563 of 895) of its
PITT’S BEST
LEAGUE ROAD
RECORDS
Pitt’s 7-2 road record in ACC play
ranked tied for the best mark in school
history for league road win percentage. It also ranked tied for the best
mark in the ACC in 2013-14. A
look at Pitt’s best road records in
league regular season play:
Year
2013-14
2010-11
2006-07
2001-02
2003-04
1986-87
1987-88
2012-13
2008-09
2002-03
2004-05
2009-10
W-L
7-2
7-2
6-2
6-2
6-2
6-2
6-2
6-3
6-3
5-3
5-3
5-4
Pct.
.778
.778
.750
.750
.750
.750
.750
.667
.667
.625
.625
.555
617
580
568
552
458
454
436
427
378
373
363
343
339
329
307
264
Darelle Porter
Tray Woodall
Carl Krauser
Jerry McCullough
Vonteego Cummings
Brad Wanamaker
Dwayne Wallace
Lamar Patterson
Curtis Aiken
Ricardo Greer
Pete Strickland
Billy Culbertson
Ronald Ramon
Keith Starr
Tom Richards
James Robinson
ASSIST:TURNOVER RATIO
3.43 James Robinson
1987-91
2008-13
2002-06
1991-96
1995-99
2007-11
1978-82
2009-14
1983-87
1997-01
1975-79
1981-84
2004-08
1972-75
1972-76
2012-15
2012-15
field goals made.
This is nothing new for Pitt.
According to the final 2012-13
NCAA statistics, Pitt ranked No. 3
nationally
with
a
stellar
assist:turnover ratio of 1.48.
Robinson also rated No. 9 nationally with a 2.83 assist:turnover ratio.
In the 2012-13 final NCAA Statistics report, Pitt ranked No. 3 nationally in assist:turnover ratio, No.
7 in assists per game, No. 21 in fewest turnovers per game and No. 48
in turnover margin, all remarkable
improvements over the previous
season’s performance.
JAMIE DIXON ETCHES HIS NAME
ALL OVER NCAA DIVISION I ALLTIME COACHING TENURE
RECORDS
Through each of Jamie Dixon’s
first 12 seasons as a head coach, he
has ranked among the all-time
NCAA Division I top-10 best career
starts (by wins). The charts can be
found in the NCAA recordbook
coaches section on page 14-15.
As he begins his 12th season,
Dixon already ranks seventh on the
all-time wins list after 12 full years
as a head coach (see chart on page
9):
Dixon
All-time
Year
Year
Wins Rank
2003-04 1
31
4th
2004-05 2
51
NR
2005-06 3
76
9th
2006-07 4
105
6th
2007-08 5
132
5th
2008-09 6
163
2nd
2009-10 7
188 Tie-1st
2010-11 8
216
1st
2011-12 9
238
3rd
2012-13 10
262
4th
2.89
2.32
2.10
2.04
1.95
1.93
1.88
1.80
1.76
1.75
1.53
1.49
1.47
Levance Fields
Sean Miller
Tray Woodall
Ronald Ramon
Darelle Porter
Brandin Knight
Billy Culbertson
Jerry McCullough
Brad Wanamaker
Lamar Patterson
Curtis Aiken
Antonio Graves
Ashton Gibbs
STEALS
298
Brandin Knight
257
Jerry McCullough
235
Vonteego Cummings
202
Kellii Taylor
2013-14
2014-15
11
12
288
288
2005-09
1987-92
2008-13
2004-08
1987-91
1999-03
1981-84
1991-96
2007-10
2009-14
1983-87
2003-07
2008-12
1999-03
1991-96
1995-99
1995-00
4th
7th
DIXON: ONE OF FASTEST ALL-TIME
TO 200 COACHING WINS; FAST
APPROACHING 300 WINS
With a 61-46 victory over American on Dec. 22, 2010, Dixon
reached the 200-career victory plateau. Dixon tied the NCAA Division I record for quickest to 200 wins
in only eight seasons, matching the
record held by Gonzaga’s Mark Few
and Kansas’ Roy Williams. He ranks
No. 13 among the all-time NCAA
Division I coaches in quickest to 200
victories in regards to total games
(see charts on page 4) and tied the
NCAA record in fastest to 200 career wins by years (8). He also became the fastest coach in school history to reach the 200-win plateau
and only the second coach to reach
that mark in school history (see chart
on page 6). The only other coach in
school history to win over 200 games
is H.C. “Doc” Carlson, who recorded
a 367-247 record over 31 years from
1922-53.
In addition, Dixon has guided
Pitt to three combined Big East titles
(2003-04 regular season, 2008 tournament and 2010-11 regular season),
two No. 1 seeds upon entering the
NCAA Tour nament (2009 and
2011), led Pitt to six consecutive
25-win seasons and has winning
records or .500 records against 13
of the 15 previous Big East schools.
JAMIE DIXON: FOUR-TIME NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR
Jamie Dixon has earned four
National Coach of the Year awards.
Dixon was named the 2011 Sporting News National Coach of the
196
194
192
190
170
169
161
155
146
134
130
126
120
119
116
103
85
Ricardo Greer
Carlton Neverson
Jaron Brown
Carl Krauser
Darelle Porter
Dwayne Wallace
Sam Clancy
Curtis Aiken
Lamar Patterson
Chevon Troutman
Brad Wanamaker
Demetreus Gore
George Allen
Sam Young
Tray Woodall
Cameron Wright
James Robinson
1997-01
1978-81
2000-04
2002-06
1987-91
1978-82
1977-81
1983-87
2009-14
2001-05
2007-11
1984-88
1981-84
2005-09
2008-13
2011-15
2012-15
Year after leading Pitt to the Big East
regular season outright title. He was
named the 2010 Jim Phelan National
Coach of the Year after guiding Pitt
to a 25-9 overall record, second place
finish in the Big East and No. 3 seed
in the NCAA Tournament after his
squad was picked to finish ninth in
the Big East preseason coaches’ poll.
Dixon also earned USA Basketball
National Coach of the Year honors
for guiding the Americans to the Under-19 FIBA World Championship
Gold Medal.
Following the 2008-09 season,
Dixon was named the Naismith
National Coach of the Year recipient, Pitt’s second all-time Naismith
National Coach of the Year recipient.
PITT IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
In the two 2014-15 preseason
college basketball polls, Pitt is listed
among “Also Receiving Votes” list.
That is an uncommon place for Pitt,
which has been ranked among the
nation’s top-25 in 77 percent of the
national polls since the 2001-02 season.
Since January 7, 2002, Pitt has
been ranked among the nation’s top25 in 77 percent and 178 of the last
231 national polls. In addition, Pitt
has been ranked among the nation’s
top-10 teams for at least one week
in 11 of the past 13 seasons (200214).
In 2008-09, Pitt ascended to the
No. 1 national ranking for the first
time in school history. It spent a total of three weeks as the nation’s
consensus No. 1. The 2008-09 Pitt
men’s basketball team became the
first Pitt team to hold the No. 1 national ranking since the 1982 Pitt
PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES
PITT’S
ALL-TIME BEST
LEAGUE RECORDS
Here is a look at Pitt’s top seasons
in league play:
W-L
15-3
15-3
13-3
13-3
13-3
12-4
12-4
12-4
13-5
12-6
10-6
10-6
11-7
10-8
10-8
Season
2010-11
2008-09
2003-04
2002-03
2001-02
2006-07
1987-88
1986-87
2009-10
2012-13
2005-06
2004-05
2013-14
2007-08
1996-97
football season. The 1982 Pitt football team entered the season ranked
No. 1 and held the top spot for three
weeks during the year (Sept. 7, Oct.
26, Nov. 2).
CLOSE QUALITY LOSSES
Over the last 12 years under
Jamie Dixon, Pitt’s 96 losses have
come by a combined 718 points for
a 7.5 average points per loss.
Since Jamie Dixon became head
coach, only 26 of his 96 losses during his 10-year tenure came by 10 or
more points:
Date
M22/14
J27/14
M21/13
F16/13
M7/12
F16/12
F8/12
J21/12
J11/12
D27/11
N11/11
F24/10
F2/10
D8/09
N24/09
M12/09
M22/08
M3/08
F21/08
F15/08
J26/08
D29/07
M10/07
F12/07
D16/06
M25/04
Opponent (Score) Margin
vs. Florida (61-45)
-16
Duke (80-65)
-15
vs. Wichita State (73-55) -18
at Marquette (79-69)
-10
vs. Georgetown (64-52) -12
West Virginia (66-48)
-18
at USF (63-51)
-12
Louisville (73-62)
-11
Rutgers (62-39)
-23
at Notre Dame (72-59) -13
Long Beach St. (86-76) -10
at Notre Dame (68-53) -15
at WVU (70-51)
-19
Indiana (74-64)
-10
Texas (78-62)
-16
vs. WVU (74-60)
-14
vs. Michigan St. (65-54) -11
at WVU (76-62)
-14
at Notre Dame (82-70) -12
at Marquette (72-54)
-18
Rutgers (77-64)
-13
at Dayton (80-55)
-25
vs. Georgetown (65-42) -23
Louisville (66-53)
-13
at Wisconsin (89-75)
-14
vs. Okla. State (63-51)
-12
Pitt’s 23-point loss to Rutgers on
Jan. 11, 2012 was its largest Big East
regular season loss since Dixon became head coach.
Amazingly, Dixon has dropped
36 of his 96 career games by four
points or less and 70 of his 96 losses
by fewer than 10 points (73 percent).
DIXON AND NON-CONFERENCE
SUCCESS
Combining his non-conference
games, Dixon owns a 132-12 overall record vs. non-conference foes
(.917 winning percentage). Dixon
won 45 consecutive games in November and December before dropping a contest at No. 7 Wisconsin on
Dec. 16, 2006. He won his first 35
November games until a loss to No.
3 Texas in 2009.
UNDER 70 DEFENSIVE MENTALITY
Defense has been a key ingredient to Pitt’s success over the last 14
seasons. Following are some defensive notes:
• In 2013-14, Pitt held 19 of its
36 opponents under 60 points,
26 of 36 below 70 points and
has yielded 41.2 percent shooting.
• In 2012-13, Pitt held 19 of its
33 opponents to 60 points or less
and 29 of its 33 foes to 70 points
or less. Against Pitt, opponents
averaged a school-record low
56.0 points per game and shot
just 39.2 percent (627-1598)
from the floor.
• Since Jamie Dixon became head
coach in 2003-04, Pitt has held
146 of its 191 conference regular season opponents to 70 points
or less.
• Additionally, since Jamie Dixon
became head coach, Pitt has held
303 of its 384 opponents to 70
points or less. Pitt’s record is 28896 during that span.
• Over the last 12 seasons under
Dixon, Pitt has posted 10 of the
top-12 best defensive seasons in
school history. That achievement
has made it the best defensive
era in school and Big East Conference history.
• When holding opponents to 60
points or less, Pitt is 203-16 over
the last 13 years:
14-5 .............. 2013-14
18-1 .............. 2012-13
7-3 ................ 2011-12
16-2 .............. 2010-11
17-1 .............. 2009-10
12-0 .............. 2008-09
11
FASTEST TO 300 WINS-NCAA HISTORY
BY GAMES
According to the NCAA Division I recordbook
Coach, School
GP
Clair Bee, Rider/Long Island
344
Adolph Rupp, Kentucky
366
Jerry Tarkanian, LBSU/UNLV
370
Roy Williams, Kansas
370
Everett Case, NC State
377
Harold Anderson, Toledo/BGSU
378
Mark Few, Gonzaga
378
Denny Crum, Louisville
382
Henry Iba, NWMSU/CU/OSU
387
Thad Matta, Butler/Xavier/OSU
388
Hec Edmundson, Washington
392
Frank Keaney, Rhode Island
393
Jim Boeheim, Syracuse
393
George Keogan, Notre Dame/Valp. 394
Ray Mears, Tennessee
395
JAMIE DIXON, PITT
TBA
Piggy Lambert, Purdue
397
Lew Andreas, Syracuse
400
Chick Davies, Duquesne
400
John Lawther, Penn State
402
Nolan Richardson, Tulsa/Arkansas 404
Peak Hickman, Louisville
405
Dean Smith, North Carolina
406
Eddie Sutton, Creighton/Arkansas 406
Bob Knight, Army/Indiana
407
John Thompson, Georgetown
407
W-L
300-44
300-66
300-70
300-70
300-77
300-78
300-78
300-82
300-87
300-88
300-92
300-93
300-93
300-94
300-95
288-96
300-97
300-100
300-100
300-102
300-104
300-105
300-106
300-106
300-107
300-107
Pct.
Yr.
.872 15th
.820 17th
.811 13th
.811 11th
.796 13th
.794 14th
.794 12th
.785 13th
.775 16th
.773 12th
.765 18th
.763 24th
.763 13th
.761 20th
.759 16th
.750 12th
.756 23rd
.750 23rd
.750 21st
.746 21st
.743 13th
.741 15th
.739 15th
.739 15th
.737 15th
.737 14th
Year
1943
1947
1982
1999
1959
1949
2011
1984
1945
2012
1936
1944
1989
1936
1972
2014
1940
1947
1948
1948
1993
1959
1976
1984
1980
1986
BY TOTAL SEASONS
According to the NCAA Division I recordbook
Coach, School
GP
Roy Williams, Kansas
370
Mark Few, Gonzaga
378
Thad Matta, Butler/Xavier/OSU
388
JAMIE DIXON, PITT
TBA
Jerry Tarkanian, LBSU/UNLV
370
Everett Case, NC State
377
Denny Crum, Louisville
382
Jim Boeheim, Syracuse
393
Nolan Richardson, Tulsa/Arkansas 404
Harold Anderson, Toledo/BGSU
378
John Thompson, Georgetown
407
Clair Bee, Rider/Long Island
344
Peak Hickman, Louisville
405
Dean Smith, North Carolina
406
Eddie Sutton, Creighton/Arkansas 406
Bob Knight, Army/Indiana
407
W-L
300-70
300-78
300-88
288-96
300-70
300-77
300-82
300-93
300-104
300-78
300-107
300-44
300-105
300-106
300-106
300-107
Pct.
.811
.794
.773
.750
.811
.796
.785
.763
.743
.794
.737
.872
.741
.739
.739
.737
Year
1999
2011
2012
2014
1982
1959
1984
1989
1993
1949
1986
1943
1959
1976
1984
1980
9-1 ................ 2007-08
16-0 .............. 2006-07
15-1 .............. 2005-06
10-0 .............. 2004-05
19-1 .............. 2003-04
16-0 .............. 2002-03
17-1 .............. 2001-02
11-0 .............. 2000-01
6-0 ................ 1999-00
HOME SWEET HOME
In a Sports Illustrated poll in 201213, Big East Conference players
voted Pitt’s Petersen Events Center
as the most difficult place to play in
the league. Also, a 2009 AOL
Fanhouse poll of Big East players
Yr.
11th
12th
12th
12th
13th
13th
13th
13th
13th
14th
14th
15th
15th
15th
15th
15th
rated Pitt’s fans as the “Best in the
League.”
Pitt’s Petersen Events Center
was rated the sixth-loudest stadium
in college basketball by ESPN The
Magazine. Also, the Petersen Events
Center ranked among the nation’s
top-10 in toughest places to play
(7th, Bleacher Report), best gameday atmospheres (2nd, USA Today)
and best overall college basketball
arenas (8th, ESPN.com). The Oakland Zoo has also earned the reputation of being rated as the one of
the nation’s top college basketball
cheering sections.
Here are some facts to support
those statements:
PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES
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Pitt has won 197 of its last 226
home games which includes a 40game home win streak from
2002-04 and a 31-game home
win streak from 2008-10.
Over the last 13 seasons, Pitt is
a combined 207-28 in home
games. Its 19 home wins in
2003-04 set a school record for
most home victories in a season.
Pitt has lost just 27 times in the
Petersen Events Center and
sports a 193-27 record (.877) in
the 13-year old arena. Louisville
is the only opponent to defeat
Pitt three times in the arena,
while
Notre
Dame,
Georgetown, Cincinnati, West
Virginia and Rutgers are the only
opponents to defeat Pitt two
times at the Petersen Events
Center. Pitt has lost just three
non-conference games to the
likes of Bucknell, Long Beach
State and Wagner.
Pitt won its first 34 consecutive
games in the Petersen Events
Center. The 34-game win streak
to open the arena ranks third alltime among winning streaks to
open new arenas (51-UCLA in
1964, 41-Providence in 197172 and 34-Pitt, 2002-04).
Pitt has won 85 of its last 108
league home games and is 79-24
against conference opponents in
the Petersen Events Center.
Pitt recently won a school record
58 consecutive home games
against non-conference opponents at the Petersen Events
Center. Its 58-game win streak
spanning from Jan. 2, 2005-Nov.
16, 2011 surpassed the previous
record of 28 consecutive nonconference home wins at the
Petersen Events Center recorded from Nov. 23, 2002-Jan.
2, 2005. It currently has a 23game home win streak vs. nonconference opponents intact.
Pitt owns a 110-3 record vs. nonconference opponents in the
Petersen Events Center.
Wagner, Long Beach State and
Bucknell are the only three nonconference teams to defeat the
Panthers there.
Pitt has won 131 of its last 135
home games against regular season non-conference home opponents.
Pitt currently has a string of 223
consecutive regular season home
sellouts dating back to a January
12, 2002 game at Fitzgerald
Field House against Notre Dame
(216 regular season games at
PEC+the final seven Fitzgerald
Field House games in 2001-02).
All 216 regular season games at
the Petersen Events Center have
been sold out. Note: Pitt has
played 219 total games at PEC,
four of which were postseason
(CBI).
PITT ACADEMIC NOTES
The following notes include academic achievements by the Pitt basketball program over the last 12
years:
• In its inaugural season in the
ACC, Pitt led the league with
four Academic All-ACC team
selections: Cameron Wright,
Jamel Artis, Josh Newkirk and
Michael Young. Seven of its 14
players incredibly were nominated for the team.
• Cameron Wright earned the prestigious Skip Prosser Award as
the ACC’s top scholar-athlete
for men’s basketball.
• Achieved three top-10 percent
ratings in the NCAA’s Academic
Performance Rankings over the
last four seasons (2013-14, 201112 and 2010-11), one of only
three ACC programs to achieve
that honor (Pitt, Duke and Notre
Dame). Pitt consistently achieves
high APR scores, ranked tied for
second among Big East men’s
basketball programs in 2009 and
2011. Pitt has also ranked among
the nation’s top-20 percent of
basketball programs in each of
the last five years of APR
rankings.
• Over 80 percent of Jamie
Dixon’s players have graduated
from the University of Pittsburgh.
• Pitt Basketball has earned a Team
Academic Achievement Award
in three of the last seven years.
Pitt won awards in 2004, 2006
and 2008.
• Thirty-six (36) men’s basketball
student-athletes have earned
their degrees over the last 11
years. Those student-athletes include: Griffin Abel, Chase
Adams, Marcus Bowman, Gilbert Brown, Jaron Brown, Sean
Brown, Mike Cook, John
DeGroat, Yuri Demetris,
Jermaine Dixon, Tim Frye,
Ashton Gibbs, Antonio Graves,
Doyle Hudson, Levon Kendall,
Brandin Knight, Carl Krauser,
Ontario Lett, Chad Johnson,
Mark McCarroll, Gary McGhee,
12
Julius Page, Lamar Patterson,
Maurice Polen, Ronald Ramon,
Nick Rivers, Nasir Robinson,
Charles Small, Dante Taylor,
Ryan Tiesi, Chevon Troutman,
Austin Wallace, Cameron
Wright, Tray Woodall, Talib
Zanna, Donatas Zavackas.
PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES
13
JAMIE DIXON COACHING NOTES
TCU ‘87 • 12TH YEAR AS PITT’S HEAD COACH (2003-15) • 16TH YEAR AT PITT (1999-2015)
HEAD COACHING ACHIEVEMENTS
• Four-time National Coach of
the Year (2009 Naismith, 2010
USA Basketball, 2010 Jim
Phelan Award, 2011 The
Sporting News).
• Guided Pitt to three Big East
Championships (2003-04 regular
season, 2008 tournament, 201011 regular season).
• Set NCAA Division I all-time
records for most victories after
eight years as a head coach (216
wins), seven seasons (188) and
six years (163). Also ranks third
on the list after both nine years
(238 wins) and 10 seasons (262).
Ranks fourth after 11 seasons
(288).
• Led Pitt to the 2010-11 outright
Big East regular season title, a
league that placed an all-time
record 11 teams in the NCAA
Tournament that year.
• Became the only coach in NCAA
Division I basketball to guide his
team to the NCAA Tournament
and win at least one game in each
tournament over a span of six
seasons (2006-11). Pitt is the
only school to achieve that
distinction during that period.
• Guided the 2009 USA Basketball
Under-19 National Team to the
Gold Medal at the FIBA World
Championships during July 2009.
The team finished with a perfect
9-0 record.
• Led Pitt to the school’s second
all-time Big East Championship
title in 2008, becoming just the
second squad in league history
to win the title after winning
four consecutive games.
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•
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•
In 2010-11, became the first and
only coach in Pitt history to guide
Pitt to eight consecutive 20-win
seasons and eight straight 10-win
Big East regular seasons, the
only Big East program to achieve
those goals during that
timeframe.
Led Pitt to its only two 30-win
seasons in program history (31
wins in 2003-04 and 31 wins in
2008-09), first No. 1 ranking
(2008-09) and first No. 1 seeds
upon entering the NCAA
Tournament (2009 and 2011) in
school history.
Only head coach in school
history to lead Pitt to eight
straight NCAA Tournaments
(2004-11) and nine overall.
Guided Pitt to three NCAA
Tour nament Sweet Sixteen
appearances (2004, 2007 and
2009).
Concluded the 2012-13 season
as the winningest coach in Big
East history with a current .658
winning percentage in league
games (127-66, RS+T). His
winning percentage ranks ahead
of legendary Big East coaches
including Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim
(.654), Georgetown’s John
Thompson (.653), Louisville’s
Rick Pitino (.653), St. John’s Lou
Carnesecca
(.635)
and
Connecticut’s Jim Calhoun
(.634).
Named Madison Square
Garden’s College Basketball
“Coach of the Decade” (200010).
Is one of only nine coaches in
NCAA Division I history to win
DIXON RECORD BY THE YEARS (12TH YEAR AS HEAD COACH AT PITT, 2003-15)
Year
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
Overall
W-L Pct.
31-5 .861
20-9 .689
25-8 .758
29-8 .783
27-10 .730
31-5 .861
25-9 .735
28-6 .824
22-17 .564
24-9 .727
26-10 .722
Career 288-96
.750
BEC/ACC
W-L Pct.
13-3 .813
10-6 .625
10-6 .625
12-4 .750
10-8 .556
15-3 .833
13-5 .722
15-3 .833
5-13 .278
12-6 .667
11-7 .611
126-64
.663
Tourn.
W-L Pct.
2-1 .667
0-1 .000
3-1 .750
2-1 .667
4-0 1.000
0-1 .000
0-1 .000
0-1 .000
1-1 .500
0-1 .000
2-1 .667
14-10
.583
W-L
2-1
0-1
1-1
2-1
1-1
3-1
1-1
1-1
0-0
0-1
1-1
12-10
NCAA
Pct.
.667
.000
.500
.667
.500
.750
.500
.500
.000
.000
.500
Non-Conf.
W-L
Pct.
14-0 1.000
10-1
.909
11-0 1.000
13-2
.867
12-1
.923
13-0 1.000
11-2
.846
12-1
.923
11-2
.846
12-1
.923
12-1
.923
.545 132-12
.917
Home
W-L Pct.
19-1 .950
13-4 .765
16-1 .941
16-2 .889
16-2 .889
19-0 1.000
17-1 .944
17-1 .944
15-7 .682
16-3 .842
13-5 .722
Road
Pct.
.778
.750
.500
.727
.417
.700
.600
.778
.308
.667
.778
Neutral
W-L Pct.
5-2 .714
1-2 .333
4-2 .667
5-3 .625
6-1 .857
5-2 .714
2-4 .333
4-3 .571
3-1 .750
2-3 .400
6-3 .667
177-27 .868 68-42 .618
43-26 .623
W-L
7-2
6-2
5-5
8-3
5-7
7-3
6-4
7-2
4-9
6-3
7-2
vs. Top-25
W-L Pct.
4-3 .571
4-3 .571
6-3 .667
2-7 .222
5-4 .556
6-3 .667
4-4 .500
6-4 .600
1-5 .167
3-6 .333
1-5 .167
42-47
.472
vs. Top-10
W-L
Pct.
2-3
.667
3-0 1.000
3-1
.750
0-3
.000
3-0 1.000
3-0 1.000
3-2
.600
3-0 1.000
1-1
.500
1-2
.333
0-4
.000
22-16
.579
PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES
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over 100 games during the first
four seasons of a coaching career.
Tied an NCAA Division I record
by reaching 200 career victories
in only eight seasons as head
coach. One of only 13 coaches
in NCAA Division I history to
reach 200 victories in 255 games
or less. Closing in on 300 career
victories.
Reached 100 wins at Pitt faster
than any other coach in school
history. Dixon needed only 126
games to reach the milestone.
Only 14 coaches in the history
of college basketball reached
100 career victories faster than
Dixon. He already ranks second
on Pitt’s all-time coaching wins
list.
Advanced to the Big East
Championship Final in four of
his first nine seasons as head
coach at Pitt with a title in 2008.
In 2003-04, became the first
rookie head coach in Big East
history to both guide his team to
the league’s regular season title
and earn Big East Coach of the
Year honors. Dixon earned those
accolades after leading the
Panthers to their third
consecutive Big East regular
season title and second all-time
outright Big East title.
His 31 victories as a first-year
head coach in 2003-04 ranked
as the third all-time highest total
in NCAA Division I history for
a first-year head coach.
Led Pitt on an 18-game win
streak to begin his career during
the 2003-04 season, a streak
which ranks as the third best
start for a rookie head coach in
NCAA history.
Guided Pitt to the 2003-04 Big
East outright regular season title
in his rookie season as head
coach.
DIXON AND HIS PLAYERS
• Three current NBA players
(DeJuan Blair, Dallas Mavericks;
Aaron Gray, Sacramento Kings
and Steven Adams, Oklahoma
City Thunder).
• Five NBA draftees.
• Four consensus All-Americans.
• 15 All-Region honorees.
• 11 major conference award
winners (ACC/BEC) including
four Most Improved Player
awardees.
• 19 all-league selections (ACC/
BEC).
• 16 league player of the week
honorees (ACC/BEC).
• 11 Big East Rookie of the Week
selections.
• 15 1,000-point scorers.
• Eighty-three percent (35 of 42)
of his players have graduated
from the University of
Pittsburgh in the last 12 seasons.
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DIXON AS AN ASSISTANT
• Associate Head Coach,
University of Pittsburgh (19992003).
• Assistant Coach, University of
Hawaii (1998-99).
• Assistant Coach, Northern
Arizona University (1994-98).
• Assistant Coach, University of
Hawaii (1992-94).
• Graduate Assistant, UC-Santa
Barbara (1991-92).
• Assistant Coach, Los Angeles
Valley Junior College (1989-91).
DIXON VERSUS OPPONENTS
Opponent
W-L
Akron ....................................... 1-0
Alabama ................................... 1-0
Albany ...................................... 3-0
American ................................. 1-0
Auburn .................................... 2-0
Belmont .................................. 1-0
Bethune-Cookman ............... 1-0
Binghamton ........................... 1-0
Boston College ..................... 4-0
Boston U. ................................ 1-0
Bradley .................................... 0-1
Bucknell .................................. 0-1
Buffalo .................................... 2-0
Butler ....................................... 1-1
Cal Poly ................................... 1-0
Central Florida ...................... 1-0
Chicago State .......................... 1-0
Cincinnati ............................... 8-4
Clemson .................................. 2-0
Colorado ................................. 1-0
Connecticut ........................... 8-7
Coppin State ........................... 2-0
Dayton ..................................... 1-1
Delaware ................................. 1-0
Delaware State ........................ 3-0
DePaul ..................................... 9-1
Detroit ..................................... 1-0
Duquesne .............................. 11-0
Duke ......................................... 1-1
East Tennessee State ............ 1-0
Eastern Kentucky ................. 1-0
Fairleigh Dickinson ............. 1-0
Florida A&M .......................... 1-0
Florida ..................................... 0-1
Florida State ........................... 3-1
Fordham ................................. 1-0
Fresno State ............................ 1-0
Georgetown ........................... 8-6
Georgetown (Ky.) ................. 1-0
Georgia .................................... 1-0
Georgia Tech ......................... 1-0
Houston Baptist .................... 1-0
Howard .................................... 3-0
Illinois-Chicago ..................... 1-0
Indiana ..................................... 0-1
Indiana (Pa.) ............................ 1-0
Lafayette .................................. 1-0
LaSalle ...................................... 1-0
Lehigh ...................................... 2-0
Long Beach State .................. 0-1
Louisville ................................ 5-7
Loyola (Md.) ........................... 1-0
Loyola Marymount .............. 1-0
Kennesaw State ..................... 1-0
Kent State ................................ 2-0
Maine ........................................ 1-0
Marquette ................................ 6-7
Maryland ................................. 3-0
Maryland-Balt. County ........ 1-0
Maryland Eastern Shore ..... 1-0
Massachusetts ......................... 1-0
Memphis ................................. 1-0
Miami, Fla. .............................. 2-0
Miami, Ohio ........................... 1-0
DIXON COACHING TREE
• Dixon has had several coaches
serve under him who have gone
on to become head or assistant
coaches at other schools
including Tom Herrion, Head
Coach, Marshall; Pat Skerry,
Head Coach, Towson; Barry
Rohrssen, Head CoachManhattan, Assistant Coach,
Kentucky; Joe Lombardi, Head
Coach, Indiana (Pa.); Orlando
Antigua, Head Coach, South
Florida, Assistant CoachKentucky/Memphis; John Alesi,
Head Coach, Baruch College
(N.Y.); David Cox, Assistant
Coach, Rhode Island, Associate
Head
Coach,
Rutgers/
Georgetown, and Rasheen
Davis- Assistant Coach,
Manhattan/Xavier.
DIXON AS A PLAYER
• Played at TCU from 1984-87
under coach Jim Killingsworth.
• All-Southwest Conference
selection in 1987, SWC AllAcademic selection and led the
SWC in assists as a senior in
1986-87.
• Youtube sensation who hit gamewinning halfcourt shot to defeat
Texas as a junior in 1986.
• Named MVP of the 1987 AllCollege Classic in Oklahoma City
while guiding TCU to the title.
• Inducted into the TCU Athletic
Hall of Fame, 2007.
• Played professionally in the
Continental
Basketball
Association (Lacrosse Catbirds)
and overseas in New Zealand.
DIXON AND HIS FAMILY
• Brother of the late Maggie
Dixon, who served as head
women’s basketball coach at the
United States Military Academy
(2005-06) and as an assistant at
DePaul. Maggie passed away in
April 2006. Dixon’s Pitt men’s
team participated in the first-ever
Maggie Dixon Classic, held at
West Point. Now played annually
at Madison Square Garden and
held in conjuction with the
Maggie Dixon Heart Health Fair,
the Maggie Dixon Classic has
•
become the nation’s premier
women’s college basketball
event.
Son of Jim and Marge Dixon
who reside in Los Angeles. Sister
Opponent
W-L
Michigan ................................. 0-1
Michigan State ........................ 0-1
Mississippi Valley State ....... 1-0
Mount St. Mary’s ................... 2-0
Murray State ........................... 1-0
New Hampshire .................... 2-0
North Carolina ...................... 1-1
North Carolina A&T ........... 1-0
North Carolina State ............ 1-1
UNC Asheville ...................... 1-0
North Florida ........................ 2-0
Northeastern .......................... 1-0
Notre Dame ........................... 7-6
Oakland ................................... 3-0
Ohio ......................................... 1-0
Oklahoma State ..................... 3-2
Oral Roberts .......................... 1-0
Pacific ...................................... 0-1
Penn .......................................... 2-0
Penn State ............................... 4-0
Princeton ................................ 1-0
Providence ........................... 10-1
Rhode Island .......................... 1-0
Richmond .............................. 1-0
Rider ......................................... 2-0
Robert Morris ........................ 8-0
Rutgers .................................... 6-3
St. Francis (NY) ..................... 1-0
St. Francis (Pa.) ...................... 3-0
Saint Louis .............................. 1-0
St. John’s ................................ 10-3
Saint Peters ............................. 1-0
Savannah State ........................ 1-0
Seton Hall ............................... 7-4
Siena .......................................... 1-0
South Carolina ....................... 2-0
South Carolina State ............ 1-0
South Florida ......................... 6-3
Stanford ................................... 1-0
Syracuse ................................. 10-6
Tennessee ............................... 1-1
Texas ......................................... 1-1
Texas Tech .............................. 2-0
Toledo ..................................... 1-0
UCLA ....................................... 0-1
Vermont .................................. 2-0
Villanova ............................... 10-5
Virginia Commonwealth ... 1-0
VMI ........................................... 1-0
Virginia .................................... 0-2
Virginia Tech ......................... 3-0
Wagner ..................................... 0-1
Wake Forest ............................ 2-0
Washington ............................. 2-0
Washington State .................. 3-1
West Virginia ........................ 12-7
Western Michigan ................ 1-0
Wichita State ........................... 1-1
William & Mary ..................... 1-0
Wisconsin ............................... 2-1
Wofford .................................. 2-0
Wright State ............................ 1-0
Xavier ....................................... 1-1
Youngstown State ................. 3-0
Career Record ............ 288-96
•
Julie is an attorney in Los
Angeles.
Wife Jacqueline, son Jack
Connor (11) and daughter
Shannon Iwalani (9).
PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES
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JAMIE DIXON ERA HIGHS AND LOWS
PITT TEAM HIGHS & LOWS
Points:
High
103
Houston Baptist (11/9/07)
100
Notre Dame (1/4/06)
98
West Virginia (2/12/10)
98
DePaul (3/9/08)
Low
39
Rutgers (1/11/12)
42
vs. Georgetown (3/10/07)
42
Notre Dame (2/18/13)
FG Made:
High
42
Houston Baptist (11/9/07)
42
St. Francis (Pa.) (11/22/03)
Low
11
vs. Cincinnati (12/17/13)
12
Rutgers (1/11/12)
13
vs. Central Florida (3/19/04)
FG Att:
High
92
Houston Baptist (11/9/07)
80
North Florida (11/13/10)
79
Penn State (12/10/05)
Low
35
vs. Cincinnati (12/17/13)
38
at Cincinnati (1/24/07)
39
St. John’s (2/8/05)
FG Pct.:
High
.717
at DePaul, 33-46 (3/9/13)
.708
Mount St. Mary’s, 34-48 (11/9/12)
.674
Two times
Low
.211
Rutgers, 12-57 (1/11/12)
.262
vs. Georgetown, 16-61 (3/10/07)
.295
vs. Central Florida, 13-44 (3/19/04)
3FG Made:
High
14
Maryland-Baltimore County (12/13/08)
14
Albany (11/28/03)
14
Wofford (3/14/12)
Low
0
Fresno State (11/12/13)
0
Cincinnati (12/31/12)
0
vs. West Virginia (3/12/09)
0
Notre Dame (2/18/13)
3FG Att.:
High
34
Rider (11/13/11)
34
Houston Baptist (11/9/07)
33
VMI (12/6/11)
Low
6
Rutgers (1/17/04)
6
at West Virginia (2/7/11)
6
Mount St. Mary’s (11/9/12)
3FG Pct.:
High
.727
vs. Connecticut, 8-11 (3/10/11)
.643
at DePaul, 9-14 (3/9/13)
.632
at Cincinnati, 12-19 (1/24/07)
Low
.000
Fresno State, 0-11 (11/12/13)
.000
Cincinnati, 0-10 (12/31/12)
.000
vs. West Virginia, 0-8 (3/12/09)
.000
Notre Dame, 0-8 (2/18/13)
FT Made:
High
32
at Maryland, 32-47 (1/25/14)
31
West Virginia, 31-42 (2/12/10)
30
Notre Dame (1/4/06)
Low
1
Three times: last- Wofford (3/14/12)
FT Att.:
High
47
at Maryland, 32-47 (1/25/14)
46
Notre Dame (1/4/06)
42
Four times last-vs. Tennessee (12/11/10)
Low
4
New Hampshire (12/27/03)
6
Two times
FT Pct.:
High
1.000 Cal Poly, 12-12 (12/21/13)
.947
vs. Michigan State, 18-19 (03/22/08)
.929
Long Beach State, 13-14 (11/16/11)
.917
vs. Colorado, 11-12 (3/20/14)
Low
.250
New Hampshire, 1-4 (12/27/03)
.250
at Louisville, 3-12 (1/28/13)
Rebounds:
High
60
VMI (12/6/11)
59
Vermont (12/8/08)
59
Houston Baptist (11/9/07)
59
North Florida (11/13/10)
58
DePaul (01/26/13)
Low
23
North Carolina State (3/3/14)
23
Georgetown (1/13/07)
Assists:
High
33
Maryland Eastern Shore (12/18/10)
31
Houston Baptist (11/9/07)
30
Notre Dame (1/4/06)
Low
5
vs. Louisville (3/9/06)
7
Two times
Steals:
High
16
Duquesne (12/3/08)
16
Houston Baptist (11/9/07)
16
Buffalo (11/23/07)
Low
0
Two times, last at St. John’s (02/27/10)
Blocks:
High
12
Eastern Kentucky (11/19/09)
11
vs. Duquesne (12/1/10)
Low
0
Many times
Turnovers:
High
25
Howard (11/20/04)
24
at Seton Hall (2/9/04)
23
four times
Low
3
vs. Colorado (3/20/14)
3
Washington State (3/30/12)
4
Two times
Fouls:
High
28
West Virginia (2/12/10)
28
vs. Oklahoma State (12/21/06)
28
Wisconsin (12/16/06)
Low
7
at Syracuse (1/4/06)
OPPONENT TEAM HIGHS & LOWS
Points:
High
97
Notre Dame (1/4/06)
95
vs. Oklahoma State (12/21/06)
89
vs. Wisconsin (12/16/06)
Low
32
New Hampshire (12/4/09)
37
Penn State (12/6/03)
38
New Hampshire (12/27/03)
40
Bethune-Cookman (12/15/12)
FG Made:
High
34
Notre Dame (1/4/06)
33
at Miami (1/10/04)
32
Long Beach State (11/16/11)
31
Two times
Low
12
New Hampshire (12/4/09)
13
at Georgetown (1/8/13)
13
Bethune-Cookman (12/15/12)
14
Four times
FG Att.:
High
83
Notre Dame (1/4/06)
74
West Virginia (2/12/10)
73
Syracuse (1/23/06)
Low
34
vs. Notre Dame (3/11/10)
37
at Georgetown (1/8/13)
38
Two times
FG Pct.:
High:
.609
Georgetown, 28-46 (1/13/07)
.605
at South Florida, 23-38 (2/8/12)
.593
Long Beach State, 32-54 (11/16/11)
.588
at Syracuse, 30-51 (3/1/08)
Low
.235
New Hampshire, 12-51 (12/4/09)
.239
Ohio, 17-71 (12/22/09)
.263
New Hamsphire, 15-57 (12/27/03)
3FG Made:
High
17
Lafayette, 17-31 (1/02/08)
14
vs. Notre Dame (1/4/06)
14
Notre Dame (2/12/05)
14
Rhode Island (11/8/10)
Low
0
Youngstown State (12/13/03)
1
Four times
3FG Att.:
High
40
at West Virginia (2/5/05)
36
at West Virginia (2/27/06)
36
Notre Dame (1/4/06)
Low
6
vs. Bradley (3/19/06)
8
vs. Oklahoma State (3/25/04)
3FG Pct.:
High
.727
Virginia Tech, 8-11 (1/6/04)
.700
Georgetown, 7-10 (1/20/10)
Low
.000
Youngstown State, 0-11 (12/13/03)
.077
at Syracuse, 1-13 (1/2/10)
FT Made:
High
33
vs. Wichita State (3/21/13)
32
vs. Oklahoma State (12/21/06)
31
at Wisconsin (12/16/06)
26
Two times
Low
0
North Florida (12/8/12)
FT Att.:
High
44
at Wisconsin (12/16/06)
41
vs. Wichita State (3/21/13)
38
vs. Oklahoma State (12/21/06)
Low
0
North Florida (12/8/12)
1
Albany (11/28/03)
FT Pct.:
High
1.000 at Rutgers, 7-7 (1/8/05)
1.000 Robert Morris, 5-5 (11/24/04)
.957
vs. Villanova, 22-23 (3/28/09)
Low
.000
North Florida, 0-0 (12/8/12)
.167
William & Mary, 1-6 (1/3/04)
.200
Auburn, 3-15 (12/4/05)
Rebounds:
High
47
vs. Oklahoma State (12/21/06)
45
at Notre Dame (2/21/08)
44
Two times
Low
11
Bethune-Cookman (12/15/12)
14
Delaware State (12/19/12)
15
Two times
Assists:
High
24
Robert Morris (2/02/09)
24
Long Beach State (11/16/11)
22
at West Virginia (2/5/05)
Low
2
vs. Boston College (3/12/04)
4
New Hampshire (12/4/09)
Steals:
High
14
at Providence (1/4/11)
13
at Louisville (2/26/12)
Low
0
Two times
1
Seven times
Blocks:
High
10
Syracuse (1/23/06)
9
at Connecticut (1/31/06)
9
at Connecticut (1/19/04)
Low
0
Many times
Turnovers:
High
26
Virginia Tech (1/6/04)
25
Buffalo (11/23/07)
25
Duquesne (12/3/08)
Low
2
Marquette (1/8/11)
3
at Rutgers (1/8/05)
Fouls:
High
32
vs. Tennessee (12/11/10)
32
Notre Dame (1/4/06)
Low
6
Wofford (3/14/12)
6
St. Francis, Pa. (12/20/11)
PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES
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PITT BASKETBALL PERSONALITY PROFILES
JAMEL ARTIS
• All-ACC Academic selection as
a freshman in 2013-14.
• Baltimore native who follows in
the footsteps of Pitt teammates
Durand Johnson and Aron
Nwankwo and former Pitt players Jermaine Dixon and Chase
Adams.
• Played at the same prep school,
Notre Dame Academy (Mass.) as
former Pitt players Steven
Adams and Carl Krauser.
• Roommates with fellow Pitt
freshman Michael Young at St.
Benedict’s Prep (2010-11).
• Played wide receiver on the football team at Vermont Academy.
• Enrolled in the Kenneth P.
Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences.
TYRONE HAUGHTON
• Miami, Fla. native who attended
Dr. Krop High School.
• Junior college transfer from
Iowa Western Community College where he earned All-Region
honors.
• Set the school’s career (185) and
season (112) blocked shots
records.
• Blocked a school-record 12
shots in a game as a freshman.
• Ranked among the nation’s top50 junior college players by
nextrecruits.com.
• Majors in social science.
SHELDON JETER
• Sophomore Vanderbilt transfer
who has three years of eligibility.
• Forced to sit out last season
while attending Polk Junior College in Winter Haven, Fla.
• As a freshman at Vanderbilt,
played in all 33 games with seven
starts (six double figure scoring
games). Also averaged 5.5 points
and 3.4 rebounds per game.
• Made national highlight reels
with his dunk against Ole Miss
in the 2013 SEC Championship.
• Beaver Falls, Pa. native who
transferred to Pitt because it was
closer to home (34 miles).
• Hails from a basketball-oriented
family as his father Carliss serves
as an assistant coach at Beaver
Falls H.S., led the Tigers to the
WPIAL title in 1980 and played
collegiately at UT-Chattanooga.
•
•
•
His cousin Lance Jeter was an
All-Big 12 player at Nebraska.
Older brother Carliss, Jr. played
on the 2005 Beaver Falls state
title team. His aunt Joy Jeter led
the University of New Haven
to the 1987 NCAA Division II
national title and was named the
Final Four MVP. Uncle Jay Jeter
guided Beaver Falls to back-toback state titles in 1984 and
1985.
Wore No. 34 in high school because his father, uncle, younger
brother and cousin all wore the
same number when they played.
Rated as a consensus top-100
recruit out of Beaver Falls H.S.
Majors in administration of justice.
CAMERON JOHNSON
• Late signee (April 21, 2014).
• A 6-foot-7-inch guard, who
grew five inches prior to his senior season in high school. Was
6-foot-2-inches tall prior to the
summer before his senior year.
• Outstanding student who has
been a Pitt fan all his life and
always wanted to attend Pitt.
• Father Gilbert Johnson played
basketball at Pitt from 1988-90.
• Mother Amy Schuler Johnson
was a 1,000-point scorer at Kent
State (1982-86) and currently
ranks No. 19 on the school’s alltime career scoring list.
• Enrolled in the Kenneth P.
Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences and plans to major in business.
DURAND JOHNSON
• Played in 16 games last year before an ACL injury sidelined him
for the rest of the 2013-14 season.
• Averaged 8.8 points, 3.0 rebounds and 19.8 minutes per
game as Pitt’s sixth man.
• Also hit 22 3-pointers on the
year, including a career-high five
3-pointers vs. Lehigh.
• Redshirted his first year at Pitt
(2011-12).
• Fourth Baltimore native to play
at Pitt in the last three years following Jermaine Dixon, Chase
Adams and Aron Nwankwo.
• Nickname is “Pee-wee.”
• Majors in social sciences.
CHRIS JONES
• Redshirted the 2012-13 season.
• April 2012 signee who blossomed during his senior season
at Teaneck H.S.
• Honor roll student in high
school.
• Played AAU basketball in Pitt
assistant coach Brandin Knight’s
former program, the New Jersey
Playaz.
• Chose Pitt for its family atmosphere and “great” relationship
with the coaching staff.
• Majors in communication and
rhetoric.
JOSHUA KO
• Sophomore walk-on from Hawaii who played in 10 games in
2013-14.
• First-ever Hawaiian player to
earn a men’s basketball roster
spot at Pitt.
• Earned Gatorade state player of
the year honors after leading his
high school team to back-toback state titles at two different
levels.
• Scored 13 points in the game’s
final 1:25 to give his high school
team a state championship win.
• Nickname is “K-O.”
• High school coach Akili Smith,
is a friend of Pitt coach Jamie
Dixon. As an assistant coach at
the University of Hawaii, Dixon
recruited Smith.
• Outstanding student who graduated with a 3.7 grade point average in high school.
• Enjoys surfing.
• Enrolled in the Kenneth P.
Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences.
MIKE LECAK
• As a walk-on, played in 11 games
in 2013-14.
• Redshirted the 2012-13 season
after transferring to Pitt.
• Junior walk-on who was added
to the roster in August 2012.
• Transferred to Pitt from Wheeling Jesuit University where he
competed in basketball as a
freshman.
• Lists his hometown as Pittsburgh, Pa., but attended high
school in Phoenix, Ariz.
• Mother played basketball at
Robert Morris. His father played
•
•
basketball at Penn StateMcKeesport.
Has plans to coach someday.
Sociology major with a mathematics minor.
RYAN LUTHER
• Has a twin brother Collin, who
is a freshman basketball player
at Elon College. Collin also
played on his high school team
at Hampton H.S.
• Concluded his high school campaign as the Hampton H.S. alltime career scoring leader and
was named the Class 4A Pennsylvania State Player of the Year.
• Hails from a basketball-oriented
family as the Luther family became just the second family in
WPIAL history to have four siblings score over 1,000 career
points. Ryan reached the 1,000point mark for his career during
his junior season.
• Cousin is Mike Shanahan, who
played wide receiver at Pitt and
with the New York Jets in 2013.
• Uncle Brian Shanahan scored
1,355 points for Duquesne
(1986-89).
• Chose Pitt because he always
followed the Panthers and it was
“pretty hard to turn down a
school that he’s liked since he
was a little kid.”
• Outstanding student.
• Also played football in high
school.
• Enrolled in the Kenneth P.
Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences and plans to major in business.
JOSH NEWKIRK
• Named to the All-ACC Academic Team and also a 2013-14
ACC Academic Honor Roll recipient.
• As a freshman, played in all 36
games, averaging 4.6 points and
dishing out 61 assists.
• First player to commit to sign
with Pitt from the Atlantic Coast
Conference region (Raleigh,
N.C.).
• First player to commit to Pitt
on twitter.
• Attended the same high school,
Word of God Academy in Raleigh, N.C. as NBA player John
Wall and current NBA players
C.J. Leslie and Quincy Miller.
PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES
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PITT BASKETBALL PERSONALITY PROFILES
•
•
Regarded by many as the nation’s
most “athletic” guards in his recruiting class.
Enrolled in the Kenneth P.
Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences.
ARON PHILLIPS-NWANKWO
• Walk-on who is attending Pitt
on a full academic scholarship.
• Played in 24 career games at Pitt.
• 2010 graduate of Baltimore City
H.S. with a perfect 4.0 grade
point average.
• Missed several weeks during the
2013-14 season due to his
mother’s passing. She had breast
cancer.
• Played in the Pitt JamFest AAU
tournament at the Petersen
Events Center on April 24,
2010. Head Coach Jamie Dixon
offered him a walk-on spot following the event.
• Follows in the footsteps of two
other Pitt players from Baltimore: Jermaine Dixon and Chase
Adams.
• Chose Pitt for its pre-Med program with the opportunity to
play on its top college basketball
program. Said it was a “dream
come true” and that he would
gain the “best of both worlds”
while receiving an academic
scholarship offer to Pitt and then
having an opportunity to play on
the basketball team.
• Also played lacrosse in high
school, where he led City H.S.
to three straight city titles.
• Neuroscience major.
DERRICK RANDALL
• Over his three-year career, has
played in 93 games with 11
starts.
• Played in all 36 games last year,
averaged 2.1 points and 2.4 rebounds per game.
• Transferred to Pitt after playing
his first two seasons at Rutgers
(2011-13).
• Native of the Crown Heights
neighborhood in Brooklyn, N.Y.
• Can perform somersaults and
body flips.
• Sister Adrian played college basketball at both Marshall and
Georgia Southwestern.
• Nickname is “D-Mac.”
• Favorite pro sports team is the
Los Angeles Lakers and favorite
player is Dwight Howard.
•
•
Played at same prep school,
South Kent Prep, as former Pitt
player Gilbert Brown (2007-11).
Majors in administration of justice.
JAMES ROBINSON
• Enters his junior season at Pitt
after starting 68 of 69 career
games at point guard.
• Currently owns Pitt’s career
assist:turnover record (3.43) and
set a season school record last
year with a 4.11 mark.
• Concluded his high school career
as the all-time winningest player
in DeMatha Catholic history
with 120 career wins. He lost
only one home game in his fouryear high school career.
• Pitt Basketball’s first-ever twotime international gold medal
winner.
• Earned second gold medal this
summer as a member of the
USA’s FIBA World Championship team in July, 2013. Team
USA finished 9-0 at the event
held in Prague, Czech Republic.
• Played with the USA Basketball
Under-18 squad that captured
the Gold Medal at the FIBA
Americas Championships in Sao
Sebastiao, Brazil in June 2012.
Led the team in assist:turnover
ratio (12:2) and averaged 4.4
points and 15.6 minutes per
game.
• Played for the USA East Squad
in the Nike Global Challenge,
played in April in Portland, Ore.
• Described as a “floor general,”
“student of the game” and consistent winner.
• Nicknamed “Mr. Consistent” by
his high school coach.
• Pitt recruited him since the ninth
grade.
• In July 2010, led his AAU team,
Team Takeover to the Nike
Peach Jam national title.
• Top-60 consensus national recruit.
• Communications major.
JOSEPH UCHEBO
• All-ACC Academic Honor Roll
recipient.
• Played in nine games and 23 minutes while rehabbing a knee injury last season.
• Junior college transfer from
Chipola Junior College (Fla.)
•
•
•
•
•
•
where he sat out his sophomore
season due to a knee injury.
Enugu, Nigeria native, one of
two Nigerians to play at Pitt
(Talib Zanna).
Native of the Igbo tribe in
Southeastern Nigeria.
Played soccer growing up. His
brother plays soccer in Belgium.
Was discovered while playing
soccer and encouraged to attend
a basketball camp put on by Ejike
Ugboaja, a Nigerian native who
was selected in the 2006 NBA
Draft second round by Cleveland.
Played on same high school team
with Josh Newkirk (Word of
God).
Majors in social science.
CAMERON WRIGHT
• Spent two weeks volunteering
at an orphanage in Haiti this
summer as part of the University of Pittsburgh’s annual visit
to the country.
• Earned the ACC’s Skip Prosser
Award following his junior season in 2013-14. The Skip Prosser
Award honors the league’s top
scholar-athlete for men’s basketball.
• Outstanding student who has
earned three academic all-league
honors.
• Hit a trick shot that was named
the ESPN Sportscenter Play of
the Day on November 6, 2013.
Wright’s shot was converted
while sitting down at halfcourt
with his back to the basket. He
threw the ball over his head and
it banked in.
• Father passed away prior to Pitt’s
2012-13 season opener against
Mount St. Mary’s. His father died
of brain cancer, but Wright
played in the season opener anyway, saying that his “father
would have wanted it that way.”
He also put the letters FMF “For
My Father” on his shoes.
• High school honor student who
earned a 3.7-plus grade point
average.
• Committed to Pitt on Sunday,
August 9, 2009 after visiting the
campus, saying it was an “unbelievable” visit and that he “found
his home.” He was impressed
with Pitt’s facilities, but most
•
impressed with the people and
coaching staff.
Graduated with a marketing degree from the College of Business Administration and is pursuing a second major in human
resources management.
MICHAEL YOUNG
• All-ACC Academic selection and
ACC Academic Honor Roll pick
as a freshman in 2013-14.
• As a freshman last season, started
all 36 games, averaged 6.0 points
and 4.1 rebounds and led the
Panthers in free throw shooting
(81.7 percent).
• Pittsburgh area native who grew
up watching and following Pitt.
As a kid, he always wanted to
attend Pitt. Grew up in
McKeesport, Pa., located 12
miles from the Steel City.
• Follows in the footsteps of San
Antonio Spurs center DeJuan
Blair (2007-09) as Pittsburgh
natives to play for Pitt.
• Attended St. Benedict’s Prep
(N.J.) where he guided the Gray
Bees to the National High School
Invitational runner-up finish
with a 32-2 overall record. St.
Benedict’s finished the year
ranked No. 2 nationally.
• Consensus top-70 ranked recruit.
• Roommates with fellow Pitt
sophomore Jamel Artis at St.
Benedict’s Prep (2010-11).
• Chose Pitt because it was the
“perfect fit” along with its loyalty and honesty in the recruiting process. It will also give him
the opportunity to play in front
of friends and family near his
hometown.
• Enrolled in the Kenneth P.
Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences.
2014-15 Pitt Basketball Statistics
PITT Combined Team Statistics (Exhibition Games)
All games
RECORD:
ALL GAMES
CONFERENCE
NON-CONFERENCE
##
Player
02
05
00
12
01
21
50
13
23
11
22
04
15
24
Michael Young
Durand Johnson
James Robinson
Chris Jones
Jamel Artis
Sheldon Jeter
Joseph Uchebo
Josh Newkirk
Cameron Johnson
Derrick Randall
Joshua Ko
Ryan Luther
A Phillips-Nwankwo
Mike Lecak
Team
Total..........
Opponents......
gp-gs
OVERALL
2-0
0-0
2-0
Total
3-Point
min avg fg-fga
fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%
2-2
2-0
2-2
2-2
2-2
2-0
2-2
2-0
2-0
2-0
1-0
2-0
1-0
1-0
55
33
66
50
44
27
39
42
17
8
1
14
2
2
27.5 18-28
16.5 9-14
33.0 7-13
25.0 7-15
22.0 3-8
13.5 5-9
19.5 3-9
21.0 3-8
8.5 1-4
4.0 0-1
1.0 0-1
7.0 0-4
2.0 0-1
2.0 0-0
2
2
400
400
56-115
51-107
TEAM STATISTICS
SCORING
Points per game
Scoring margin
FIELD GOALS-ATT
Field goal pct
3 POINT FG-ATT
3-point FG pct
3-pt FG made per game
FREE THROWS-ATT
Free throw pct
F-Throws made per game
REBOUNDS
Rebounds per game
Rebounding margin
ASSISTS
Assists per game
TURNOVERS
Turnovers per game
Turnover margin
Assist/turnover ratio
STEALS
Steals per game
BLOCKS
Blocks per game
ATTENDANCE
Home games-Avg/Game
Neutral site-Avg/Game
UP
154
77.0
+12.5
56-115
.487
15-36
.417
7.5
27-36
.750
13.5
73
36.5
+11.5
36
18.0
16
8.0
+2.0
2.3
7
3.5
7
3.5
11976
2-5988
-
Score by Periods
PITT
Opponents
Totals
154
129
1st 2nd
69 85
62 67
HOME
2-0
0-0
2-0
.643
.643
.538
.467
.375
.556
.333
.375
.250
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
1-3
5-10
1-3
6-10
1-2
0-1
0-0
0-2
1-4
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-1
0-0
.487 15-36
.477 18-43
OPP
129
64.5
51-107
.477
18-43
.419
9.0
9-14
.643
4.5
50
25.0
33
16.5
20
10.0
1.7
5
2.5
4
2.0
0
0-0
0-0
.333
.500
.333
.600
.500
.000
.000
.000
.250
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
AWAY
0-0
0-0
0-0
F-Throw
ft-fta
ft%
8-10
3-3
7-10
0-0
4-4
0-2
3-5
2-2
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
.800
.417 27-36
.419 9-14
.750
.643
Date
10/31/14
11/07/14
1.000
.700
.000
1.000
.000
.600
1.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
off
8
0
0
1
2
3
4
0
1
2
0
3
0
0
3
27
12
NEUTRAL
0-0
0-0
0-0
Rebounds
def tot avg
10
2
9
0
5
3
7
5
1
2
0
2
0
0
0
46
38
18
2
9
1
7
6
11
5
2
4
0
5
0
0
3
73
50
a
4
4
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
14
2
3
1
3
8
1
0
0
0
0
0
36.5
25.0
23
31
0
-
36
33
Opponent
INDIANA (PA)
PHILADELPHIA UNIV.
* - Conference game
pf dq
9.0
1.0
4.5
0.5
3.5
3.0
5.5
2.5
1.0
2.0
0.0
2.5
0.0
0.0
W
W
to blk stl
pts
avg
3
0
4
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
16
20
3
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
45
26
22
20
11
10
9
8
3
0
0
0
0
0
22.5
13.0
11.0
10.0
5.5
5.0
4.5
4.0
1.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
7
4
7 154
5 129
77.0
64.5
Score
72-58
82-71
Att.
5819
6157
Bahamas Game Statistics
Pitt Combined Team Statistics (as of Aug 06, 2014)
All games
RECORD:
ALL GAMES
CONFERENCE
NON-CONFERENCE
##
Player
3
2
23
12
1
21
50
0
4
11
13
15
22
24
Cameron Wright
Michael Young
Cameron Johnson
Chris Jones
Jamel Artis
Sheldon Jeter
Joseph Uchebo
James Robinson
Ryan Luther
Derrick Randall
Josh Newkirk
Aron Nwankwo
Joshua Ko
Mike Lecak
Team
Total..........
Opponents......
gp-gs
TEAM STATISTICS
SCORING
Points per game
Scoring margin
FIELD GOALS-ATT
Field goal pct
3 POINT FG-ATT
3-point FG pct
3-pt FG made per game
FREE THROWS-ATT
Free throw pct
F-Throws made per game
REBOUNDS
Rebounds per game
Rebounding margin
ASSISTS
Assists per game
TURNOVERS
Turnovers per game
Turnover margin
Assist/turnover ratio
STEALS
Steals per game
BLOCKS
Blocks per game
ATTENDANCE
Home games-Avg/Game
Neutral site-Avg/Game
Score by Periods
Pitt
Opponents
OVERALL
4-0
0-0
4-0
HOME
3-0
0-0
3-0
Total
3-Point
min avg fg-fga
fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%
4-4
4-2
4-0
4-2
4-2
4-2
4-2
4-2
4-0
4-2
4-2
4-0
4-0
4-0
82
70
54
72
66
73
73
83
41
47
76
20
28
18
4
4
803
800
20.5
17.5
13.5
18.0
16.5
18.3
18.3
20.8
10.3
11.8
19.0
5.0
7.0
4.5
27-46
24-33
12-30
15-34
14-21
14-27
12-18
13-26
12-17
8-14
8-20
4-11
4-10
2-7
F-Throw
ft-fta
ft%
4-6
2-3
8-19
0-1
0-1
0-1
0-0
0-5
0-0
0-0
1-2
0-0
0-3
1-6
.667 8-9
.667 12-13
.421 7-9
.000 8-11
.000 9-10
.000 7-7
.000 6-12
.000 3-3
.000 4-4
.000 5-8
.500 4-4
.000 4-6
.000 0-0
.167 1-2
169-314 .538 16-47
76-271 .280 14-57
.340 78-98
.246 63-116
PITT
432
108.0
+50.8
169-314
.538
16-47
.340
4.0
78-98
.796
19.5
231
57.8
+23.3
116
29.0
58
14.5
+3.3
2.0
46
11.5
12
3.0
1182
3-394
-
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
105 116 107 104
64 48 57 60
.587
.727
.400
.441
.667
.519
.667
.500
.706
.571
.400
.364
.400
.286
OPP
229
57.2
76-271
.280
14-57
.246
3.5
63-116
.543
15.8
138
34.5
41
10.3
71
17.8
0.6
30
7.5
8
2.0
412
1-412
0-0
Totals
432
229
AWAY
1-0
0-0
1-0
Date
08/02/14
08/03/14
08/05/14
08/06/14
.889
.923
.778
.727
.900
1.000
.500
1.000
1.000
.625
1.000
.667
.000
.500
.796
.543
off
NEUTRAL
0-0
0-0
0-0
Rebounds
def tot avg
3 10 13
7 14 21
4
7 11
3
9 12
5 10 15
4 11 15
15 35 50
2 14 16
7
7 14
14 14 28
1 13 14
4
3
7
1
0
1
0
1
1
8
5 13
78 153 231
64 74 138
3.3
5.3
2.8
3.0
3.8
3.8
12.5
4.0
3.5
7.0
3.5
1.8
0.3
0.3
57.8
34.5
pf dq
3
5
5
5
6
12
6
9
6
10
6
2
4
5
1
85
68
Opponent
PYRAMID FOOD ROCKETS
BAHAMAS ALL-STARS
STREET LEGENDS ALL-STARS
at Atlantis All-Stars
* - Conference game
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
a
14
9
11
7
6
14
6
14
1
4
22
1
5
2
1 116
- 41
W
W
W
W
to blk stl
pts
avg
7
3
1
6
7
5
2
4
6
1
12
1
1
2
66
62
39
38
37
35
30
29
28
21
21
12
8
6
16.5
15.5
9.8
9.5
9.3
8.8
7.5
7.3
7.0
5.3
5.3
3.0
2.0
1.5
1
5
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
4
5
4
5
2
6
4
3
3
2
3
0
2
3
58 12 46 432 108.0
71 8 30 229 57.2
Score
101-62
113-59
94-55
124-53
Att.
322
547
313
412
2013-14 Pitt Season Statistics
PITT Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 22, 2014)
All games
Overall record: 26-10 Conf: 11-7 Home: 13-5 Away: 7-2 Neutral: 6-3
Total
3-Point
min avg fg-fga
fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%
##
Player
gp-gs
21
42
03
05
00
02
01
13
12
11
15
22
50
24
Lamar Patterson
Talib Zanna
Cameron Wright
Durand Johnson
James Robinson
Michael Young
Jamel Artis
Josh Newkirk
Chris Jones
Derrick Randall
Aron Nwankwo
Joshua Ko
Joseph Uchebo
Mike Lecak
Team
Total..........
Opponents......
36-36
35-35
36-36
16-0
36-36
36-36
36-0
36-0
30-0
36-1
9-0
10-0
9-0
11-0
1173
1061
1111
317
1117
779
555
612
222
310
16
12
23
17
36
36
7325
7325
TEAM STATISTICS
SCORING
Points per game
Scoring margin
FIELD GOALS-ATT
Field goal pct
3 POINT FG-ATT
3-point FG pct
3-pt FG made per game
FREE THROWS-ATT
Free throw pct
F-Throws made per game
REBOUNDS
Rebounds per game
Rebounding margin
ASSISTS
Assists per game
TURNOVERS
Turnovers per game
Turnover margin
Assist/turnover ratio
STEALS
Steals per game
BLOCKS
Blocks per game
ATTENDANCE
Home games-Avg/Game
Neutral site-Avg/Game
Score by Periods
PITT
Opponents
32.6
30.3
30.9
19.8
31.0
21.6
15.4
17.0
7.4
8.6
1.8
1.2
2.6
1.5
202-458
160-273
152-333
45-111
83-207
69-167
58-126
62-134
24-54
31-55
4-9
3-7
2-5
0-5
1st 2nd
1216 1307
979 1205
OT OT2
53 10
40
5
OPP
2229
61.9
771-1872
.412
205-628
.326
5.7
482-682
.707
13.4
1079
30.0
406
11.3
440
12.2
0.9
171
4.8
144
4.0
242864
9-12922
9-14063
Totals
2586
2229
80-206
0-2
10-43
22-65
24-70
10-28
8-27
23-53
4-17
0-0
1-3
1-3
0-0
0-5
.388
.000
.233
.338
.343
.357
.296
.434
.235
.000
.333
.333
.000
.000
^
^
$
$
&
+
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
#
#
#
%
%
132-175
134-201
63-94
29-34
85-107
67-82
51-72
17-38
20-25
14-31
1-2
0-0
0-0
0-0
off
.754 35
.667 115
.670 26
.853 17
.794 17
.817 56
.708 38
.447
6
.800 11
.452 40
.500
5
.000
0
.000
2
.000
0
64
895-1944 .460 183-522 .351 613-861 .712 432
771-1872 .412 205-628 .326 482-682 .707 352
UP
2586
71.8
+9.9
895-1944
.460
183-522
.351
5.1
613-861
.712
17.0
1291
35.9
+5.9
563
15.6
373
10.4
+1.9
1.5
254
7.1
107
3.0
198078
18-11004
-
.441
.586
.456
.405
.401
.413
.460
.463
.444
.564
.444
.429
.400
.000
F-Throw
ft-fta
ft%
Date
11/08/13
11/12/13
11/17/13
11/20/13
11/25/13
11/26/13
11/30/13
12/03/13
12/06/13
12/14/13
12/17/13
12/21/13
12/31/13
01/04/14
01/06/14
01/11/14
01/14/14
01/18/14
01/21/14
01/25/14
01/27/14
02/02/14
02/05/14
02/08/14
02/12/14
02/15/14
02/23/14
02/26/14
03/01/14
03/03/14
03/08/14
03/13/14
03/14/14
03/15/14
03/20/14
03/22/14
Rebounds
def tot avg
140
185
91
31
94
91
68
37
15
46
2
0
5
1
53
859
727
175
300
117
48
111
147
106
43
26
86
7
0
7
1
117
1291
1079
pf dq
4.9
8.6
3.3
3.0
3.1
4.1
2.9
1.2
0.9
2.4
0.8
0.0
0.8
0.1
73
90
74
24
96
63
54
60
27
49
2
0
4
3
1
35.9 620
30.0 673
Opponent
SAVANNAH STATE
FRESNO STATE
HOWARD
LEHIGH
vs Texas Tech
vs Stanford
vs Duquesne
PENN STATE
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT
YOUNGSTOWN STATE
vs CINCINNATI
CAL POLY
ALBANY
at NC State
MARYLAND
WAKE FOREST
at Georgia Tech
at Syracuse
CLEMSON
at Maryland
DUKE
VIRGINIA
at Miami
VIRGINIA TECH
SYRACUSE
at North Carolina
FLORIDA STATE
at Boston College
at Notre Dame
NC STATE
at Clemson
vs Wake Forest
vs North Carolina
vs Virginia
vs Colorado
vs Florida
^ = Progressive Legends Classic, Pittsburgh, Pa.
$ = Progressive Legends Classic, Brooklyn, N.y.
& = Big Ten/ACC Challenge, Pittsburgh, Pa.
+ = Jimmy V Classic, New York, N.Y.
# = ACC Tournament, Greensboro, N.C.
% = NCAA Tournament, Orlando, Fla.
* = Conference game
a
1 154
3 19
0 92
0 23
3 148
1 32
0 23
1 61
0
7
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
to blk stl
93
54
52
14
36
32
29
30
8
14
2
0
1
1
7
9 563 373
- 406 440
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
W
L
L
Wot
Wo2
L
L
L
W
Wot
L
Wot
W
W
L
W
L
pts
avg
616
454
377
141
275
215
175
164
72
76
10
7
4
0
17.1
13.0
10.5
8.8
7.6
6.0
4.9
4.6
2.4
2.1
1.1
0.7
0.4
0.0
107 254 2586
144 171 2229
71.8
61.9
12
29
6
5
11
16
10
1
1
15
1
0
0
0
51
22
66
14
53
15
6
14
3
8
0
0
2
0
Score
88-55
75-54
84-52
77-58
76-53
88-67
84-67
78-69
85-68
91-73
43-44
73-56
58-46
74-62
79-59
80-65
81-74
54-59
76-43
83-79
65-80
45-48
59-55
62-57
56-58
71-75
66-71
66-59
85-81
67-74
83-78
84-55
80-75
48-51
77-48
45-61
Att.
9235
8543
8349
9544
4142
4029
11146
12510
8049
8621
8062
9736
10049
14049
12508
12515
7131
30046
12508
17202
12944
12508
5053
12508
12935
20341
12508
3329
9149
12508
10000
21533
21533
21533
16074
18512
2013-14 Pitt Season Statistics
PITT Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 08, 2014)
Conference games
RECORD:
ALL GAMES
CONFERENCE
NON-CONFERENCE
OVERALL
11-7
11-7
0-0
HOME
4-5
4-5
0-0
##
Player
gp-gs
Total
3-Point
min avg fg-fga
fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%
21
42
03
05
00
02
01
13
12
11
50
24
15
22
Lamar Patterson
Talib Zanna
Cameron Wright
Durand Johnson
James Robinson
Michael Young
Jamel Artis
Josh Newkirk
Chris Jones
Derrick Randall
Joseph Uchebo
Mike Lecak
Aron Nwankwo
Joshua Ko
Team
Total..........
Opponents......
18-18
18-18
18-18
3-0
18-18
18-18
18-0
18-0
16-0
18-0
7-0
3-0
1-0
2-0
624
578
592
49
603
417
278
301
134
124
16
4
2
3
18
18
3725
3725
TEAM STATISTICS
SCORING
Points per game
Scoring margin
FIELD GOALS-ATT
Field goal pct
3 POINT FG-ATT
3-point FG pct
3-pt FG made per game
FREE THROWS-ATT
Free throw pct
F-Throws made per game
REBOUNDS
Rebounds per game
Rebounding margin
ASSISTS
Assists per game
TURNOVERS
Turnovers per game
Turnover margin
Assist/turnover ratio
STEALS
Steals per game
BLOCKS
Blocks per game
ATTENDANCE
Home games-Avg/Game
Neutral site-Avg/Game
Score by Periods
PITT
Opponents
1st 2nd
569 620
546 586
34.7
32.1
32.9
16.3
33.5
23.2
15.4
16.7
8.4
6.9
2.3
1.3
2.0
1.5
104-257
75-138
75-169
7-11
45-111
34-85
27-59
30-57
8-25
10-16
1-3
0-1
0-1
0-1
OT OT2
53 10
40
5
OPP
1177
65.4
394-922
.427
115-326
.353
6.4
274-383
.715
15.2
553
30.7
223
12.4
217
12.1
1.0
96
5.3
83
4.6
116300
9-12922
0-0
Totals
1252
1177
.379
.000
.318
.667
.361
.400
.267
.556
.200
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
F-Throw
ft-fta
ft%
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
76-100
83-126
32-49
10-12
37-49
34-43
30-42
9-15
9-14
5-11
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
off
Date
01/04/14
01/06/14
01/11/14
01/14/14
01/18/14
01/21/14
01/25/14
01/27/14
02/02/14
02/05/14
02/08/14
02/12/14
02/15/14
02/23/14
02/26/14
03/01/14
03/03/14
03/08/14
NEUTRAL
0-0
0-0
0-0
Rebounds
def tot avg
19 70 89
65 95 160
16 47 63
3
4
7
10 44 54
25 40 65
19 33 52
4 16 20
6 12 18
11 10 21
2
4
6
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
29 30 59
416-934 .445 95-251 .378 325-461 .705 210 405 615
394-922 .427 115-326 .353 274-383 .715 182 371 553
UP
1252
69.6
+4.2
416-934
.445
95-251
.378
5.3
325-461
.705
18.1
615
34.2
+3.4
265
14.7
199
11.1
+1.0
1.3
125
6.9
50
2.8
113442
9-12605
-
.405 44-116
.543 0-1
.444 7-22
.636 4-6
.405 13-36
.400 6-15
.458 4-15
.526 15-27
.320 2-10
.625 0-0
.333 0-0
.000 0-1
.000 0-1
.000 0-1
AWAY
7-2
7-2
0-0
.760
.659
.653
.833
.755
.791
.714
.600
.643
.455
.000
.000
.000
.000
pf dq
4.9
8.9
3.5
2.3
3.0
3.6
2.9
1.1
1.1
1.2
0.9
0.0
1.0
0.0
47
51
44
6
54
34
27
30
14
19
2
0
0
0
1
34.2 329
30.7 343
Opponent
at NC State
MARYLAND
WAKE FOREST
at Georgia Tech
at Syracuse
CLEMSON
at Maryland
DUKE
VIRGINIA
at Miami
VIRGINIA TECH
SYRACUSE
at North Carolina
FLORIDA STATE
at Boston College
at Notre Dame
NC STATE
at Clemson
^ = Progressive Legends Classic, Pittsburgh, Pa.
$ = Progressive Legends Classic, Brooklyn, N.Y.
& = Big Ten/ACC Challenge, Pittsburgh, Pa.
+ = Jimmy V Classic, New York, N.Y.
* = Conference game
pts
avg
54 5 26 328
28 16 10 233
30 3 27 189
1 1 3 28
20 5 30 140
19 7 8 108
18 5 5 88
11 0 9 84
6 0 2 27
6 8 4 25
1 0 1
2
0 0 0
0
2 0 0
0
0 0 0
0
3
6 265 199 50 125 1252
- 223 217 83 96 1177
18.2
12.9
10.5
9.3
7.8
6.0
4.9
4.7
1.7
1.4
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
1
1
0
0
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
a
to blk stl
80
6
47
3
69
18
11
25
5
1
0
0
0
0
W
W
W
W
L
W
W
L
L
Wot
Wo2
L
L
L
W
Wot
L
Wot
Score
74-62
79-59
80-65
81-74
54-59
76-43
83-79
65-80
45-48
59-55
62-57
56-58
71-75
66-71
66-59
85-81
67-74
83-78
69.6
65.4
Att.
14049
12508
12515
7131
30046
12508
17202
12944
12508
5053
12508
12935
20341
12508
3329
9149
12508
10000
2013-14 Pitt Season Statistics
PITT Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 22, 2014)
NCAA Tournament
RECORD:
ALL GAMES
CONFERENCE
NON-CONFERENCE
##
Player
42
03
21
01
02
13
12
11
50
15
00
22
24
Talib Zanna
Cameron Wright
Lamar Patterson
Jamel Artis
Michael Young
Josh Newkirk
Chris Jones
Derrick Randall
Joseph Uchebo
Aron Nwankwo
James Robinson
Joshua Ko
Mike Lecak
Team
Total..........
Opponents......
gp-gs
OVERALL
1-1
0-0
1-1
Total
3-Point
min avg fg-fga
fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%
2-2
2-2
2-2
2-0
2-2
2-0
2-0
2-0
1-0
1-0
2-2
1-0
1-0
64
57
64
33
42
42
10
11
5
2
65
1
4
32.0 11-14
28.5 7-19
32.0 7-22
16.5 6-12
21.0 6-10
21.0 4-12
5.0 4-4
5.5 2-2
5.0 1-2
2.0 1-1
32.5 1-11
1.0 0-1
4.0 0-2
.786
.368
.318
.500
.600
.333
2
2
400
400
50-112
40-100
TEAM STATISTICS
SCORING
Points per game
Scoring margin
FIELD GOALS-ATT
Field goal pct
3 POINT FG-ATT
3-point FG pct
3-pt FG made per game
FREE THROWS-ATT
Free throw pct
F-Throws made per game
REBOUNDS
Rebounds per game
Rebounding margin
ASSISTS
Assists per game
TURNOVERS
Turnovers per game
Turnover margin
Assist/turnover ratio
STEALS
Steals per game
BLOCKS
Blocks per game
ATTENDANCE
Home games-Avg/Game
Neutral site-Avg/Game
UP
122
61.0
+6.5
50-112
.446
8-31
.258
4.0
14-18
.778
7.0
64
32.0
-1.5
32
16.0
14
7.0
+4.5
2.3
16
8.0
5
2.5
0
0-0
-
Score by Periods
PITT
Opponents
Totals
122
109
1st 2nd
68 54
45 64
HOME
0-0
0-0
0-0
F-Throw
ft-fta
ft%
.091
.000
.000
0-0
1-3
3-12
0-2
1-1
2-5
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-5
0-1
0-2
.400
.000
.000
.000
.000
.200
.000
.000
.446
.400
8-31
9-36
.258 14-18
.250 20-27
1.000
1.000
.500
1.000
OPP
109
54.5
40-100
.400
9-36
.250
4.5
20-27
.741
10.0
67
33.5
14
7.0
23
11.5
0.6
12
6.0
5
2.5
34586
0-0
2-17293
.000
.333
.250
.000
1.000
%
AWAY
0-0
0-0
0-0
6-6
3-4
1-2
2-2
0-0
0-1
0-0
1-1
0-0
0-0
1-2
0-0
0-0
Date
03/20/14
03/22/14
1.000
.750
.500
1.000
.000
.000
.000
1.000
.000
.000
.500
.000
.000
.778
.741
off
3
0
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
8
19
21
NEUTRAL
1-1
0-0
1-1
Rebounds
def tot avg
8
6
10
3
3
1
1
1
1
0
8
0
0
3
45
46
11
6
12
6
4
1
1
1
1
1
9
0
0
11
64
67
pf dq
a
5.5
3.0
6.0
3.0
2.0
0.5
0.5
0.5
1.0
1.0
4.5
0.0
0.0
4
3
2
2
2
4
1
2
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
8
2
1
4
0
0
0
0
14
0
0
32.0
33.5
25
19
0
-
32
14
Opponent
vs Colorado
vs Florida
^ = Progressive Legends Classic, Pittsburgh, Pa.
$ = Progressive Legends Classic, Brooklyn, N.y.
& = Big Ten/ACC Challenge, Pittsburgh, Pa.
+ = Jimmy V Classic, New York, N.Y.
# = ACC Tournament, Greensboro, N.C.
% = NCAA Tournament, Orlando, Fla.
* = Conference game
W
L
to blk stl
pts
avg
3
3
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
14
23
28
18
18
14
13
10
8
5
2
2
4
0
0
14.0
9.0
9.0
7.0
6.5
5.0
4.0
2.5
2.0
2.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
5 16 122
5 12 109
61.0
54.5
3
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Score
77-48
45-61
1
4
3
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
5
0
0
Att.
16074
18512
2013-14 Pitt Season Statistics
PITT Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 15, 2014)
ACC Tournament
RECORD:
ALL GAMES
CONFERENCE
NON-CONFERENCE
##
Player
21
42
00
03
13
02
12
22
01
11
15
50
24
Lamar Patterson
Talib Zanna
James Robinson
Cameron Wright
Josh Newkirk
Michael Young
Chris Jones
Joshua Ko
Jamel Artis
Derrick Randall
Aron Nwankwo
Joseph Uchebo
Mike Lecak
Team
Total..........
Opponents......
gp-gs
OVERALL
2-1
0-0
2-1
Total
3-Point
min avg fg-fga
fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%
3-3
3-3
3-3
3-3
3-0
3-3
1-0
1-0
3-0
3-0
1-0
1-0
1-0
102
101
94
96
79
53
10
2
44
13
2
2
2
34.0 18-39
33.7 21-31
31.3 8-17
32.0 8-24
26.3 7-14
17.7 7-15
10.0 2-5
2.0 1-1
14.7 2-11
4.3 2-4
2.0 0-2
2.0 0-0
2.0 0-0
3
3
600
600
76-163
64-159
TEAM STATISTICS
SCORING
Points per game
Scoring margin
FIELD GOALS-ATT
Field goal pct
3 POINT FG-ATT
3-point FG pct
3-pt FG made per game
FREE THROWS-ATT
Free throw pct
F-Throws made per game
REBOUNDS
Rebounds per game
Rebounding margin
ASSISTS
Assists per game
TURNOVERS
Turnovers per game
Turnover margin
Assist/turnover ratio
STEALS
Steals per game
BLOCKS
Blocks per game
ATTENDANCE
Home games-Avg/Game
Neutral site-Avg/Game
UP
212
70.7
+10.3
76-163
.466
15-43
.349
5.0
45-75
.600
15.0
110
36.7
+6.0
41
13.7
31
10.3
+2.0
1.3
23
7.7
7
2.3
0
0-0
-
Score by Periods
PITT
Opponents
Totals
212
181
1st 2nd
99 113
77 104
HOME
0-0
0-0
0-0
.462
.677
.471
.333
.500
.467
.400
AWAY
0-0
0-0
0-0
F-Throw
ft-fta
ft%
9-22
0-0
2-5
0-2
1-4
1-3
0-1
1-1
1-4
0-0
0-1
0-0
0-0
.409 6-11
.000 9-10
.400 10-14
.000 7-12
.250 7-14
.333 1-1
.000 0-0
1.000
0-0
.250 3-7
.000 1-4
.000 1-2
.000 0-0
.000 0-0
.000
.000
.429
.250
.500
.000
.000
.466 15-43
.403 11-46
.349 45-75
.239 42-59
.600
.712
1.000
.182
.500
.000
.000
.000
OPP
181
60.3
64-159
.403
11-46
.239
3.7
42-59
.712
14.0
92
30.7
27
9.0
37
12.3
0.7
11
3.7
9
3.0
64599
0-0
3-21533
#
#
#
Date
03/13/14
03/14/14
03/15/14
.545
.900
.714
.583
.500
1.000
off
Rebounds
def tot avg
2
19
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
3
1
0
0
6
35
28
15 17 5.7
20 39 13.0
12 13 4.3
6
6 2.0
2
2 0.7
7
8 2.7
0
1 1.0
0
0 0.0
3
4 1.3
6
9 3.0
1
2 2.0
0
0 0.0
0
0 0.0
3
9
75 110 36.7
64 92 30.7
NEUTRAL
2-1
0-0
2-1
pf dq
to blk stl
pts
avg
8
8
9
5
6
10
2
0
8
3
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
6
12
4
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
10
5
2
5
3
2
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
51
51
28
23
22
16
4
3
8
5
1
0
0
17.0
17.0
9.3
7.7
7.3
5.3
4.0
3.0
2.7
1.7
1.0
0.0
0.0
60
63
1
-
41
27
31
37
7 23 212
9 11 181
70.7
60.3
Opponent
vs Wake Forest
vs North Carolina
vs Virginia
^ = Progressive Legends Classic, Pittsburgh, Pa.
$ = Progressive Legends Classic, Brooklyn, N.y.
& = Big Ten/ACC Challenge, Pittsburgh, Pa.
+ = Jimmy V Classic, New York, N.Y.
# = ACC Tournament, Greensboro, N.C.
* = Conference game
a
W
W
L
Score
84-55
80-75
48-51
3
4
6
6
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
Att.
21533
21533
21533