2018–19 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

2018–19 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
Barclays Center Classic Champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record14–19 (3–15 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPetersen Events Center
(Capacity: 12,508)
Seasons
2018–19 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Virginia 16 – 2   .889 35 – 3   .921
No. 3 North Carolina 16 – 2   .889 29 – 7   .806
No. 1 Duke † 14 – 4   .778 32 – 6   .842
No. 10 Florida State 13 – 5   .722 29 – 8   .784
No. 16 Virginia Tech 12 – 6   .667 26 – 9   .743
Syracuse 10 – 8   .556 20 – 14   .588
Louisville 10 – 8   .556 20 – 14   .588
NC State 9 – 9   .500 24 – 12   .667
Clemson 9 – 9   .500 20 – 14   .588
Georgia Tech 6 – 12   .333 14 – 18   .438
Boston College 5 – 13   .278 14 – 17   .452
Miami (FL) 5 – 13   .278 14 – 18   .438
Wake Forest 4 – 14   .222 11 – 20   .355
Pittsburgh 3 – 15   .167 14 – 19   .424
Notre Dame 3 – 15   .167 14 – 19   .424
† 2019 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers were led by first-year head coach Jeff Capel and played their home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2017–18 season 8–24 overall and 0–18 in ACC play, finishing dead last in the conference and losing in the first round of the ACC tournament to Notre Dame. On March 8, 2018, Pitt fired head coach Kevin Stallings.[1] On March 27, Pitt hired Duke assistant coach Jeff Capel as head coach.[2][3]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Parker Stewart 1 G 6'5" 195 Freshman Union City, TN UT Martin
Jonathan Milligan 2 G 6'2" 170 Senior Orlando, FL Graduated
Ryan Luther 4 F 6'9" 225 Senior Gibsonia, PA Arizona
Marcus Carr 5 G 6'1" 185 Freshman Toronto, ON Minnesota
Monty Boykins 33 G 6'5" 195 Senior West Chester, OH Graduated
Zach Smith 35 G 6'3" 200 RS Senior Smethport, PA Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Sidy N'Dir 11 G 6'2" 190 Graduate Student Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire, France New Mexico State

2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Xavier Johnson
#34 PG 		Woodbridge, VA Bishop O'Connell High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Apr 28, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Trey McGowens
#46 SG 		Chatham, VA Hargrave Military Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Apr 24, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Au'Diese Toney
SG 		Fayetteville, NC Trinity Christian School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jun 2, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.

Roster

2018–19 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Shamiel Stevenson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Hillcrest Prep (AZ) Toronto, ON
G 1 Xavier Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Bishop O'Connell Woodbridge, VA
G 2 Trey McGowens 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Hargrave Military Academy (VA) Piedmont, SC
G 3 Malik Ellison 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Life Center Academy/St. John's Voorhees, NJ
G/F 4 Jared Wilson-Frame 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Windsor/Northwest Florida State Hartford, CT
G 5 Au'Diese Toney 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Trinity Christian Academy (NC) Huntsville, AL
G 11 Sidy N'Dir 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS West Oaks Academy (FL)/New Mexico State Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire, France
G 12 Joe Mascaro (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Bethel Park Pittsburgh, PA
G 13 Khameron Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Forest Trail Academy (NC) Highlands Ranch, CO
G 14 Curtis Aiken Jr. (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr North Allegheny Wexford, PA
F/C 15 Kene Chukwuka 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Söderslättsgymnasiet/New Mexico JUCO Stockholm, Sweden
F/C 21 Terrell Brown 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Tilton School (NH) Providence, RI
G 22 Anthony Starzynski (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Baldwin Pittsburgh, PA
F 24 Samson George 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So First Love Christian Academy (PA)/Iona Minna, Nigeria
C 42 Peace Ilegomah 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Montverde Academy (FL) Benin City, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Source:[4]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Pitt-Johnstown W 78–59  –
  14 – Tied   6 – Chukwuka   6 – N'Dir  Petersen Events Center (3,194)
Pittsburgh, PA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		Youngstown State W 69–53  1–0
  17 – McGowens   9 – Toney   6 – Johnson  Petersen Events Center (4,729)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		VMI W 94–55  2–0
  20 – Wilson-Frame   8 – Toney   10 – Johnson  Petersen Events Center (4,321)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 12, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		Troy
Barclays Center Classic 		W 84–75  3–0
  24 – Wilson-Frame   7 – Johnson   9 – Johnson  Petersen Events Center (3,285)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 15, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		Central Arkansas
Barclays Center Classic 		W 97–71  4–0
  20 – Wilson-Frame   8 – Brown   4 – Ellison  Petersen Events Center (2,578)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 17, 2018*
12:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		North Alabama
Barclays Center Classic 		W 71–66  5–0
  23 – Johnson   8 – Toney   3 – Tied  Petersen Events Center (3,540)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 21, 2018*
12:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		vs. Saint Louis
Barclays Center Classic 		W 75–73  6–0
  20 – Johnson   8 – Tied   3 – Tied  Barclays Center (355)
Brooklyn, NY
November 27, 2018*
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		at No. 14 Iowa
ACC–Big Ten Challenge 		L 68–69  6–1
  18 – Johnson   6 – Brown   6 – Johnson  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,158)
Iowa City, IA
November 30, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		vs. Duquesne
The City Game 		W 74–53  7–1
  14 – McGowens   9 – Toney   5 – Johnson  PPG Paints Arena (12,246)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 3, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		Niagara L 70–71  7–2
  19 – Johnson   9 – Toney   6 – Wilson-Frame  Petersen Events Center (3,468)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 8, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN2 		at West Virginia
Backyard Brawl 		L 59–69  7–3
  21 – Johnson   6 – Tied   2 – Tied  WVU Coliseum (13,670)
Morgantown, WV
December 15, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCRSN 		Maryland Eastern Shore W 78–43  8–3
  12 – Johnson   11 – Wilson-Frame   4 – Johnson  Petersen Events Center (4,472)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 20, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		New Orleans W 99–57  9–3
  24 – McGowens   8 – Toney   6 – Johnson  Petersen Events Center (3,988)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 29, 2018*
4:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		Colgate W 68–54  10–3
  16 – McGowens   7 – Wilson-Frame   6 – Johnson  Petersen Events Center (6,182)
Pittsburgh, PA
ACC regular season
January 5, 2019
12:00 pm, Raycom 		No. 15 North Carolina L 60–85  10–4
(0–1) 		 17 – McGowens   9 – Brown   2 – Tied  Petersen Events Center (12,508)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 9, 2019
8:00 pm, Raycom 		Louisville W 89–86 OT 11–4
(1–1) 		 33 – McGowens   6 – McGowens   10 – Johnson  Petersen Events Center (6,290)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 12, 2019
12:00 pm, Raycom 		at No. 15 NC State L 80–86  11–5
(1–2) 		 25 – Johnson   8 – Brown   7 – McGowens  PNC Arena (17,695)
Raleigh, NC
January 14, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 11 Florida State W 75–62  12–5
(2–2) 		 30 – McGowens   8 – Toney   4 – McGowens  Petersen Events Center (6,780)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 19, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCRSN 		at Syracuse L 63–74  12–6
(2–3) 		 19 – Wilson-Frame   9 – Toney   3 – Johnson  Carrier Dome (24,466)
Syracuse, NY
January 22, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 2 Duke L 64–79  12–7
(2–4) 		 14 – McGowens   6 – Brown   2 – N'Dir  Petersen Events Center (12,881)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 26, 2019
2:00 pm, Raycom 		at No. 23 Louisville L 51–66  12–8
(2–5) 		 14 – Wilson-Frame   8 – Davis   4 – Johnson  KFC Yum! Center (16,929)
Louisville, KY
January 29, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Clemson L 69–82  12–9
(2–6) 		 30 – Johnson   4 – 5 tied   1 – Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (6,474)
Clemson, SC
February 2, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		Syracuse L 56–65  12–10
(2–7) 		 16 – Brown   11 – Ellison   6 – Johnson  Petersen Events Center (12,508)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 5, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Wake Forest L 76–78 OT 12–11
(2–8) 		 23 – Johnson   8 – Ellison   9 – Johnson  LJVM Coliseum (5,170)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 9, 2019
2:00 pm, Raycom 		NC State L 76–79  12–12
(2–9) 		 17 – Johnson   7 – Toney   6 – N'Dir  Petersen Events Center (8,950)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 12, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Boston College L 57–66  12–13
(2–10) 		 12 – Wilson-Frame   7 – 3 tied   7 – Johnson  Conte Forum (3,463)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 16, 2019
4:30 pm, ACCRSN 		No. 22 Virginia Tech L 64–70  12–14
(2–11) 		 18 – Johnson   6 – N'Dir   5 – Johnson  Petersen Events Center (10,289)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 20, 2019
9:00 pm, ACCRSN 		at Georgia Tech L 65–73  12–15
(2–12) 		 19 – Wilson-Frame   10 – Toney   6 – Johnson  McCamish Pavilion (4,959)
Atlanta, GA
February 27, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCRSN 		Clemson L 48–62  12–16
(2–13) 		 14 – Johnson   6 – Wilson-Frame   3 – McGowens  Petersen Events Center (6,102)
Pittsburgh, PA
March 2, 2019
2:00 pm, Raycom 		at No. 2 Virginia L 49–73  12–17
(2–14) 		 17 – Wilson-Frame   7 – Toney   4 – Wilson-Frame  John Paul Jones Arena (13,452)
Charlottesville, VA
March 5, 2019
8:00 pm, Raycom 		at Miami (FL) L 63–76  12–18
(2–15) 		 18 – Wilson-Frame   6 – Johnson   5 – Johnson  Watsco Center (6,373)
Coral Gables, FL
March 9, 2019
12:00 pm, Raycom 		Notre Dame W 56–53  13–18
(3–15) 		 16 – McGowens   6 – Chukwuka   6 – Johnson  Petersen Events Center (8,602)
Pittsburgh, PA
ACC Tournament
March 12, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		(14) vs. (11) Boston College
First Round 		W 80–70  14–18
  26 – McGowens   9 – Tied   2 – Tied  Spectrum Center (9,677)
Charlotte, NC
March 13, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		(14) vs. (6) Syracuse
Second Round 		L 59–73  14–19
  24 – Wilson-Frame   13 – Brown   6 – Johnson  Spectrum Center (19,691)
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ Goodman, Jeff; Borzello, Jeff (March 8, 2018). "Pittsburgh dismisses coach Kevin Stallings after two seasons". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  2. ^ "Pitt hires Duke assistant Capel as coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  3. ^ "Pittsburgh hires Duke associate head coach Jeff Capel to replace Kevin Stallings". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  4. ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved January 24, 2019.