2013–14 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

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2013–14 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball

Legends Classic Champions
NCAA third round vs. Florida, L 45–61
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2013–14 record	26–10 (11–7 ACC)
Head coach	Jamie Dixon (11th year)
Assistant coach	Barry Rohrssen (6th year)
Assistant coach	Brandin Knight (6th year)
Assistant coach	Bill Barton (3rd year)
Home arena	Petersen Events Center (Capacity: 12,508)

2013–14 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#3 Virginia †	16	–	2	.889	30	–	7	.811
#14 Syracuse	14	–	4	.778	28	–	6	.824
#8 Duke	13	–	5	.722	26	–	9	.743
#19 North Carolina	13	–	5	.722	24	–	10	.706
Pittsburgh	11	–	7	.611	26	–	10	.722
Clemson	10	–	8	.556	23	–	13	.639
North Carolina State	9	–	9	.500	22	–	14	.611
Maryland	9	–	9	.500	17	–	15	.531
Florida State	9	–	9	.500	22	–	14	.611
Miami (FL)	7	–	11	.389	17	–	16	.515
Wake Forest	6	–	12	.333	17	–	16	.515
Georgia Tech	6	–	12	.333	16	–	17	.485
Notre Dame	6	–	12	.333	15	–	17	.469
Boston College	4	–	14	.222	8	–	24	.250
Virginia Tech	2	–	16	.111	9	–	22	.290


† 2014 ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013–14 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This was Pittsburgh's inaugural season in the Atlantic Coast Conference, having moved from the Big East Conference. Pitt had been in the Big East since 1982. They finished the season 26–10, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the ACC Tournament where they lost to Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Colorado in the second round before losing in the third round to Florida.

Roster

2013–14 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	0	Robinson, JamesJames Robinson	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	DeMatha Catholic	Mitchellville, MD
3.5 !F	1	Artis, JamelJamel Artis	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Notre Dame Prep (Fitchburg, MA)	Baltimore, MD
3.5 !F	2	Young, MichaelMichael Young	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1.0 !Fr	St. Benedict's (Newark, NJ)	Duquesne, PA
1.5 !G	3	Wright, CameronCameron Wright	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Benedictine	Cleveland, OH
3.5 !F	5	Johnson, DurandDurand Johnson	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, NH)	Baltimore, MD
3.5 !F	11	Randall, DerrickDerrick Randall	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	3.0 !Jr	South Kent (South Kent, CT)	Brooklyn, NY
2.5 !G/F	12	Jones, ChrisChris Jones	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Teaneck	Teaneck, NJ
1.5 !G	13	Newkirk, JoshJosh Newkirk	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Word of God	Raleigh, NC
3.5 !F	15	Nwankwo, AronAron Nwankwo	79.5 !6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Baltimore City College	Baltimore, MD
2.5 !G/F	21	Patterson, LamarLamar Patterson	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	St. Benedict's (Newark, NJ)	Lancaster, PA
1.5 !G	22	Ko, JoshuaJoshua Ko	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Kalaheo	Kailua, HI
1.5 !G	24	Lecak, MikeMike Lecak	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.5 !RS So	North Canyon (Phoenix, AZ) Wheeling Jesuit	Pittsburgh, PA
3.5 !F	42	Zanna, TalibTalib Zanna	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Bishop McNamara (Forestville, MD)	Kaduna, Nigeria
5.0 !C	50	Uchebo, JosephJoseph Uchebo	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	2.0 !So	Word of God (Raleigh, NC) Chipola College	Enugu, Nigeria

Head coach

Jamie Dixon (Texas Christian)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Pitt released its 2013–14 conference opponents on April 23, 2013.^[1] They will have home games against Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Maryland, North Carolina State, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest and Syracuse. Away games will consist of Clemson, Boston College, Maryland, Miami, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Notre Dame and Syracuse.

On May 21 it was announced that the Panthers will participate as one of the four hosts in the 2013 Legends Classic alongside Houston, Stanford, and Texas Tech. Pittsburgh will host a pair of regional round games, and will then travel to Brooklyn to participate in the championship round with the other three hosts on November 25–26 at the Barclays Center.^[2]

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Scrimmage
Sun. Oct. 6* 3:00 p.m.		Blue-Gold Scrimmage Maggie Dixon Heart Health Fair/Fan Fest	Blue 68–67		Petersen Events Center (6,000) Pittsburgh, PA
Fri. Oct. 18* 7:00 p.m., Pitt Panthers TV		Blue-Gold Scrimmage Oakland Zoo Blue-Gold Scrimmage	Gold 74–67		Petersen Events Center (2,312) Pittsburgh, PA
Exhibition
Fri. Oct. 25* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		UC San Diego	W 72–59		Petersen Events Center (5,813) Pittsburgh, PA
Fri. Nov. 1* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Slippery Rock	W 96–60		Petersen Events Center (8,530) Pittsburgh, PA
Regular season
Fri. Nov. 8* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Savannah State	W 88–55	1–0	Petersen Events Center (9,235) Pittsburgh, PA
Tue. Nov. 12* 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN		Fresno State	W 75–54	2–0	Petersen Events Center (8,543) Pittsburgh, PA
Sun. Nov. 17* 5:00 p.m., ESPN3		Howard Legends Classic - Pittsburgh Regional Game 1	W 84–52	3–0	Petersen Events Center (8,349) Pittsburgh, PA
Wed. Nov. 20* 7:30 p.m., ESPNU		Lehigh Legends Classic - Pittsburgh Regional Game 2	W 77–58	4–0	Petersen Events Center (9,544) Pittsburgh, PA
Mon. Nov. 25* 7:30 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Texas Tech Legends Classic - Semifinals	W 76–53	5–0	Barclays Center (6,231) Brooklyn, NY
Tue. Nov. 26* 9:30 p.m., ESPNU		vs. Stanford Legends Classic - Championship Game	W 88–67	6–0	Barclays Center (4,029) Brooklyn, NY
Sat. Nov. 30* 1:00 p.m., CBSSN		vs. Duquesne The City Game	W 84–67	7–0	Consol Energy Center (11,146) Pittsburgh, PA
Tue. Dec. 3* 7:30 p.m., ESPNU		Penn State ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 78–69	8–0	Petersen Events Center (12,510) Pittsburgh, PA
Fri. Dec. 6* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Loyola Marymount	W 85–68	9–0	Petersen Events Center (8,049) Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Dec. 14* 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN		Youngstown State	W 91–73	10–0	Petersen Events Center (8,621) Pittsburgh, PA
Tue. Dec. 17* 7:00 p.m., ESPN		vs. Cincinnati Jimmy V Classic	L 44–43	10–1	Madison Square Garden (8,062) New York, NY
Sat. Dec. 21* 4:00 p.m., ESPN3		Cal Poly	W 73–56	11–1	Petersen Events Center (9,736) Pittsburgh, PA
Tue. Dec. 31* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		Albany	W 58–46	12–1	Petersen Events Center (10,049) Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Jan. 4 12:00 p.m., ACCN		at NC State	W 74–62	13–1 (1–0)	PNC Arena (14,049) Raleigh, NC
Mon. Jan. 6 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		Maryland	W 79–59	14–1 (2–0)	Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Jan. 11 12:00 p.m., ACCN		Wake Forest	W 80–65	15–1 (3–0)	Petersen Events Center (12,515) Pittsburgh, PA
Tue. Jan. 14 9:00 p.m., ESPNU	#22	at Georgia Tech	W 81–74	16–1 (4–0)	McCamish Pavilion (7,131) Atlanta, GA
Sat. Jan. 18 4:00 p.m., ESPN	#22	at #2 Syracuse	L 59–54	16–2 (4–1)	Carrier Dome (30,046) Syracuse, NY
Tue. Jan. 21 8:00 p.m., ACCN	#20	Clemson	W 76–43	17–2 (5–1)	Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Jan. 25 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	#20	at Maryland	W 83–79	18–2 (6–1)	Comcast Center (17,202) College Park, MD
Mon. Jan. 27 7:00 p.m., ESPN	#18	#17 Duke	L 80–65	18–3 (6–2)	Petersen Events Center (12,944) Pittsburgh, PA
Sun. Feb. 2 12:30 p.m., ESPNU	#18	Virginia	L 48–45	18–4 (6–3)	Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA
Wed. Feb. 5 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN	#25	at Miami (FL)	W 59–55 ^OT	19–4 (7–3)	BankUnited Center (N/A) Coral Gables, FL
Sat. Feb. 8 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN	#25	Virginia Tech	W 62–57 ^2OT	20–4 (8–3)	Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA
Wed. Feb. 12 7:00 p.m., ESPN	#25	#1 Syracuse	L 58–56	20–5 (8–4)	Petersen Events Center (12,935) Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Feb. 15 1:00 p.m., CBS	#25	at North Carolina	L 75–71	20–6 (8–5)	Dean E. Smith Center (20,341) Chapel Hill, NC
Sun. Feb. 23 6:00 p.m., ESPNU		Florida State	L 71–66	20–7 (8–6)	Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA
Wed. Feb. 26 8:00 p.m., ACCN		at Boston College	W 66–59	21–7 (9–6)	Conte Forum (3,329) Chestnut Hill, MA
Sat. Mar. 1 2:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Notre Dame	W 85–81 ^OT	22–7 (10–6)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) Notre Dame, IN
Mon. Mar. 3 9:00 p.m., ESPNU		NC State	L 74–67	22–8 (10–7)	Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Mar. 8 4:00 p.m., ACCN		at Clemson	W 83–78 ^OT	23–8 (11–7)	Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, SC
ACC Tournament
Thu. Mar. 13 2:00 p.m., ESPN/ACCN	#(5)	vs. #(12) Wake Forest Second round	W 84–55	24–8	Greensboro Coliseum (21,533) Greensboro, NC
Fri. Mar. 14 2:00 p.m., ESPN2/ACCN	#(5)	vs. #(4) North Carolina Quarterfinals	W 80–75	25–8	Greensboro Coliseum (21,533) Greensboro, NC
Sat. Mar. 15 1:00 p.m., ESPN/ACCN	#(5)	vs. #(1) Virginia Semifinals	L 51–48	25–9	Greensboro Coliseum (21,533) Greensboro, NC
NCAA Tournament
Thu. Mar. 20* 1:40 p.m., TBS	#(9 S)	vs. #(8 S) Colorado Second round	W 77–48	26–9	Amway Center (16,074) Orlando, FL
Sat. Mar. 22* 12:15 p.m., CBS	#(9 S)	vs. #(1 S) Florida Third round	L 61–45	26–10	Amway Center (18,512) Orlando, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) denotes seed within region S=South.

Rankings

Main article: 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Wk 20	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	22	20	18	25	25	RV	NR	RV	NR	NR	N/A
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	21	19	17	22	23	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV

References

↑ "Pitt's ACC Men's Basketball Opponents Announced for 2013–2014". PittsburghPanthers.com. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
↑ "Pittsburgh to play in Legends Classic". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2013-08-03.

Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball

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

Rivalries	Duquesne

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

People	Head coaches Award winners NBA players

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

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

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