2021–22 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

2021–22 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record11–21 (6–14 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPetersen Events Center
(Capacity: 12,508)
Seasons
2021–22 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Duke 16 – 4   .800 32 – 7   .821
North Carolina 15 – 5   .750 29 – 10   .744
Notre Dame 15 – 5   .750 24 – 11   .686
Miami (FL) 14 – 6   .700 26 – 11   .703
Wake Forest 13 – 7   .650 25 – 10   .714
Virginia 12 – 8   .600 21 – 14   .600
Virginia Tech † 11 – 9   .550 23 – 13   .639
Florida State 10 – 10   .500 17 – 14   .548
Syracuse 9 – 11   .450 16 – 17   .485
Clemson 8 – 12   .400 17 – 16   .515
Louisville 6 – 14   .300 13 – 19   .406
Boston College 6 – 14   .300 13 – 20   .394
Pittsburgh 6 – 14   .300 11 – 21   .344
Georgia Tech 5 – 15   .250 12 – 20   .375
NC State 4 – 16   .200 11 – 21   .344
† 2022 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers were led by fourth-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.

The Panthers finished the season 11–21 overall and 6–14 in ACC play to finish in a three way tie for eleventh place. As the twelfth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to thirteenth seed Boston College in the First Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Panthers finished the 2020–21 season 10–12, 6–10 in ACC play to finish in 12th place. They lost to Miami in the first round of the ACC tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Xavier Johnson 1 G 6'3" 200 Junior Woodbridge, VA Transferred to Indiana
Gerald Drumgoole 4 G/F 6'5" 200 Sophomore Rochester, NY Transferred to Albany
Au'Diese Toney 5 G 6'6" 210 Junior Huntsville, AL Transferred to Arkansas
Justin Champagnie 11 F 6'6" 200 Sophomore Brooklyn, NY Declare for 2021 NBA draft
Abdoul Karim Coulibaly 12 F 6'8" 215 Sophomore Bamako, Mali Transferred to St. Bonaventure
Terrell Brown 21 F/C 6'10" 235 Senior Providence, RI Graduate transferred to San Diego

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Chris Payton 1 F 6'7" 220 Junior Bloomington, IL Indian Hills CC
Daniel Oladapo 4 F 6'7" 220 Senior Bladensburg, MD Oakland
Jamarius Burton 11 G 6'4" 200 Senior Charlotte, NC Texas Tech
Mouhamadou Gueye 21 F 6'10" 200 Graduate Student Staten Island, NY Stony Brook

Recruiting classes

2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Nate Santos
SF 		Windsor, CT The Loomis Chaffee School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Apr 6, 2021 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 27   Rivals: 22
  • 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:

  • "Pittsburgh Panthers". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 24, 2021.

2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2022)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dior Johnson
#6 PG 		Lakewood, CA Southern California Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jun 13, 2022 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 27   Rivals: 22
  • 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:

Roster

2021–22 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Chris Payton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Bloomington HS
Indian Hills CC 		Bloomington, IL
G 2 Femi Odukale 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Bishop Loughlin HS Brooklyn, NY
F 3 Noah Collier 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Westtown School Mullica Hill, NJ
F 4 Daniel Oladapo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Bladensburg HS
Oakland 		Bladensburg, MD
F 5 Nate Santos 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Loomis Chaffee School Geneva, IL
G 11 Jamarius Burton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Independence HS
Texas Tech 		Charlotte, NC
G 12 Ithiel Horton (S) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Roselle Catholic
Delaware 		Vauxhall, NJ
F 13 Aidan Fisch (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Franklin Regional HS Murrysville, PA
G 14 Curtis Aiken Jr. (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr North Allegheny Senior HS Pittsburgh, PA
F 15 Mouhamadou Gueye 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Curtis HS
Stony Brook 		Staten Island, NY
G 22 Nike Sibande Injured 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Crispus Attacuks HS
Miami (OH) 		Indianapolis, IN
F 23 John Hugley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Brush HS Cleveland, OH
G/F 24 William Jeffress 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So McDowell HS Erie, PA
G 31 Onyebuchi Ezeakudo (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Homestead HS Fort Wayne, IN
C 35 Max Amadasun 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Our Saviour Lutheran Dublin, Ireland
G 42 Chayce Smith (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr The Kiski School Mount Laurel, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Gannon W 89–64  –
  20 – Odukale   10 – Gueye   3 – Tied  Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
Regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		The Citadel L 63–78  0–1
  27 – Hugley   10 – Hugley   4 – Odukale  Petersen Events Center (7,585)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 12, 2021*
8:30 p.m., ESPNU 		at West Virginia
Backyard Brawl 		L 59–74  0–2
  17 – Hugley   7 – Jeffress   4 – Odukale  WVU Coliseum (14,100)
Morgantown, WV
November 16, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		UNC Wilmington W 59–51  1–2
  15 – Odukale   11 – Hugley   3 – Tied  Petersen Events Center (7,261)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 19, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		Towson W 63–59  2–2
  14 – Santos   8 – Santos   4 – 3 tied  Petersen Events Center (7,612)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 24, 2021*
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		Vanderbilt L 52–68  2–3
  14 – Odukale   6 – Tied   2 – 3 tied  Petersen Events Center (7,460)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 27, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		UMBC L 77–87  2–4
  24 – Hugley   8 – Jeffress   6 – Burton  Petersen Events Center (7,400)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 30, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Minnesota
ACC–Big Ten Challenge 		L 53–54  2–5
  25 – Hugley   14 – Hugley   5 – Odukale  Petersen Events Center (7,736)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 3, 2021
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Virginia L 56–57  2–6
(0–1) 		 12 – Hugley   6 – Tied   4 – Burton  John Paul Jones Arena (14,257)
Charlottesville, VA
December 9, 2021*
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		Colgate
Gotham Classic 		W 71–68  3–6
  22 – Hugley   7 – Hugley   3 – Odukale  Petersen Events Center (7,328)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 12, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		Monmouth
Gotham Classic 		L 52–56  3–7
  15 – Burton   13 – Hugley   2 – Tied  Petersen Events Center (7,579)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 18, 2021*
12:00 p.m., FS1 		vs. St. John's
Gotham Classic 		W 59–57  4–7
  20 – Burton   8 – Hugley   3 – Odukale  Madison Square Garden (5,177)
New York, NY
December 21, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Jacksonville W 64–55  5–7
  28 – Odukale   12 – Gueye   4 – Gueye  Petersen Events Center (7,392)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 28, 2021
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Notre Dame L 67–68  5–8
(0–2) 		 18 – Hugley   6 – Hugley   3 – 3 tied  Petersen Events Center (8,656)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 5, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Louisville L 72–75  5–9
(0–3) 		 21 – Burton   7 – Hugley   3 – Odukale  KFC Yum! Center (11,973)
Louisville, KY
January 8, 2022
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		Boston College W 69–67  6–9
(1–3) 		 32 – Hugley   13 – Hugley   4 – Odukale  Petersen Events Center (7,876)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 11, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Syracuse L 61–77  6–10
(1–4) 		 14 – 3 tied   10 – Gueye   4 – Gueye  Carrier Dome (15,214)
Syracuse, NY
January 15, 2022
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		Louisville W 65–53  7–10
(2–4) 		 20 – Burton   8 – Burton   4 – Burton  Petersen Events Center (8,431)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 19, 2021
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		Virginia L 61–66  7–11
(2–5) 		 23 – Hugley   7 – Hugley   3 – Tied  Petersen Events Center (7,595)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 22, 2022
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Clemson L 48–75  7–12
(2–6) 		 15 – Hugley   8 – Hugley   3 – Odukale  Littlejohn Coliseum (7,408)
Clemson, SC
January 25, 2022
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		Syracuse W 64–53  8–12
(3–6) 		 21 – Burton   18 – Hugley   5 – Burton  Petersen Events Center (8,066)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 30, 2022
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Boston College L 56–69  8–13
(3–7) 		 16 – Odukale   9 – Gueye   2 – Tied  Conte Forum (4,507)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Wake Forest L 75–91  8–14
(3–8) 		 23 – Odukale   12 – Hugley   5 – Burton  LJVM Coliseum (5,328)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 5, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		Virginia Tech L 71–76  8–15
(3–9) 		 25 – Odukale   6 – Burton   4 – Burton  Petersen Events Center (8,533)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 7, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Virginia Tech
Rescheduled from January 1 		L 47–74  8–16
(3–10) 		 16 – Odukale   5 – Collier   4 – Odukale  Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
February 9, 2022
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Florida State W 56–51  9–16
(4–10) 		 25 – Horton   8 – Hugley   6 – Odukale  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,891)
Tallahassee, FL
February 12, 2022
3:00 p.m., ACCN 		NC State W 71–69  10–16
(5–10) 		 21 – Hugley   10 – Hugley   6 – Hugley  Petersen Events Center (8,027)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 16, 2022
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		at North Carolina W 76–67  11–16
(6–10) 		 19 – Horton   7 – Burton   9 – Odukale  Dean Smith Center (17,270)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 19, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		Georgia Tech L 62–68  11–17
(6–11) 		 27 – Gueye   12 – Gueye   7 – Burton  Petersen Events Center (9,085)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 22, 2022
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		Miami (FL) L 64–85  11–18
(6–12) 		 20 – Hugley   7 – Hugley   3 – Odukale  Petersen Events Center (7,360)
Pittsburgh, PA
March 1, 2022
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 4 Duke L 56–86  11–19
(6–13) 		 19 – Hugley   9 – Gueye   4 – Odukale  Petersen Events Center (12,095)
Pittsburgh, PA
March 5, 2022
2:30 p.m., ESPNews 		at Notre Dame L 54–78  11–20
(6–14) 		 13 – Tied   8 – Gueye   4 – Burton  Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,555)
South Bend, IN
ACC Tournament
March 8, 2022
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		(12) vs. (13) Boston College
First round 		L 46–66  11–21
  15 – Hugley   8 – Hugley   3 – Gueye  Barclays Center (6,222)
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

Rankings

See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP———————————————————Not released
Coaches————————————————————

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

  1. ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved September 24, 2020.