2013–14 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

This article is about 2013–14 Pitt men's basketball. For 2013–14 Pitt women's basketball, see 2013–14 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team.
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
G 0 Robinson, JamesJames Robinson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So DeMatha Catholic Mitchellville, MD
F 1 Artis, JamelJamel Artis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Notre Dame Prep (Fitchburg, MA) Baltimore, MD
F 2 Young, MichaelMichael Young 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr St. Benedict's (Newark, NJ) Duquesne, PA
G 3 Wright, CameronCameron Wright 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Benedictine Cleveland, OH
F 5 Johnson, DurandDurand Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, NH) Baltimore, MD
F 11 Randall, DerrickDerrick Randall 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr South Kent (South Kent, CT) Brooklyn, NY
G/F 12 Jones, ChrisChris Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Teaneck Teaneck, NJ
G 13 Newkirk, JoshJosh Newkirk 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Word of God Raleigh, NC
F 15 Nwankwo, AronAron Nwankwo 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Baltimore City College Baltimore, MD
G/F 21 Patterson, LamarLamar Patterson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr St. Benedict's (Newark, NJ) Lancaster, PA
G 22 Ko, JoshuaJoshua Ko 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Kalaheo Kailua, HI
G 24 Lecak, MikeMike Lecak 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So North Canyon (Phoenix, AZ)
Wheeling Jesuit
Pittsburgh, PA
F 42 Zanna, TalibTalib Zanna 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Bishop McNamara (Forestville, MD) Kaduna, Nigeria
C 50 Uchebo, JosephJoseph Uchebo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) So Word of God (Raleigh, NC)
Chipola College
Enugu, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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

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

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