2015–16 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

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2015–16 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball

Gotham Classic champions
NCAA Tournament, First round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2015–16 record	21–12 (9–9 ACC)
Head coach	Jamie Dixon (13th year)
Assistant coach	Brandin Knight (8th year)
Assistant coach	Bill Barton (5th year)
Assistant coach	Marlon Williamson (2nd year)
Home arena	Petersen Events Center (Capacity: 12,508)

2015–16 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#3 North Carolina †	14	–	4	.778	33	–	7	.825
#4 Virginia	13	–	5	.722	29	–	7	.806
#10 Miami (FL)	13	–	5	.722	27	–	8	.771
#16 Louisville*	12	–	6	.667	23	–	8	.742
Notre Dame	11	–	7	.611	24	–	12	.667
#19 Duke	11	–	7	.611	25	–	11	.694
Virginia Tech	10	–	8	.556	20	–	15	.571
Clemson	10	–	8	.556	17	–	14	.548
Pittsburgh	9	–	9	.500	21	–	12	.636
Syracuse	9	–	9	.500	22	–	14	.611
Georgia Tech	8	–	10	.444	21	–	15	.583
Florida State	8	–	10	.444	20	–	14	.588
NC State	5	–	13	.278	16	–	17	.485
Wake Forest	2	–	16	.111	11	–	20	.355
Boston College	0	–	18	.000	7	–	25	.219
*Ineligible for both the 2016 ACC Tournament and the 2016 NCAA Tournament due to self-imposed postseason ban.

† 2016 ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Panthers were led by thirteenth-year head coach Jamie Dixon. They were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 9–9 in ACC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They defeated Syracuse in the second round of the ACC Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to North Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where, as a #7 seed, they lost in the first round to Wisconsin.

On March 21, 2016, head coach Jamie Dixon resigned to become the head coach at TCU. He finished at Pittsburgh with a 13 year record of 328–123 and went to the postseason in every season.

Last season

The Panthers finished the 2014–15 season 19–15, 8–10 in ACC play to finish in a three way tie for ninth place. They lost in the second round of the ACC Tournament to NC State. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to George Washington.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Cameron Wright	3	G	6'4"	205	Senior	Cleveland, OH	Graduated
Durand Johnson	5	F	6'6"	195	Junior	Baltimore, MD	Graduate transferred to St. John's
Derrick Randall	11	F	6'8"	240	Senior	Brooklyn, NY	Graduated
Josh Newkirk	13	G	6'1"	175	Junior	Raleigh, NC	Transferred to Indiana
Aron Nwankwo	15	F	6'7"	215	Senior	Baltimore, MD	Walk on; graduated
Joshua Ko	22	G	6'1"	150	Sophomore	Kailua, HI	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Tyrone Haughton	44	C	6'9"	220	Junior	Miami, FL	Transferred to Arkansas Tech
Joseph Uchebo	50	C	6'10"	260	Junior	Enugu, Nigeria	Graduate transferred to Charlotte

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Rafael Maia	5	F	6'9"	245	Senior	São Paulo, Brazil	Transferred from Brown. Will be eligible to play immediately since Maia graduated from Brown.
Sterling Smith	15	G	6'4"	185	Senior	Chico, CA	Transferred from Coppin State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Smith graduated from Coppin State.
Rozelle Nix	25	C	6'11"	335	Junior	Cincinnati, OH	Junior college transferred from Pensacola State College.
Alonzo Nelson-Ododa	33	F	6'9"	235	Senior	Atlanta, GA	Transferred from Richmond. Will be eligible to play immediately since Nelson-Ododa graduated from Richmond.
Zach Smith	35	G	6'3"	200	Junior	Smethport, PA	Transferred from Pitt-Bradford. Redshirting the 2015-16 season due to NCAA transfer rules.
Jonathan Milligan	55	G	6'2"	170	Junior	Orlando, FL	Junior college transferred from Kilgore College.

Class of 2015 signees

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Damon Wilson Jr. PG	Powder Springs, GA	Our Savior New American School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Nov 5, 2013
Damon Wilson Jr. PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-07-21.

Class of 2016 signees

2016 recruits
Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Corey Manigault C	Suitland, MD	Paul VI High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Mar 16, 2015
Corey Manigault C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-07-21.

Roster

2015–16 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Robinson, JamesJames Robinson	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	4.0 !Sr	DeMatha Catholic	Mitchellville, MD
3.5 !F	1	Artis, JamelJamel Artis	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Notre Dame Prep (Fitchburg, MA)	Baltimore, MD
3.5 !F	2	Young, MichaelMichael Young	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	3.0 !Jr	St. Benedict's (Newark, NJ)	Duquesne, PA
1.5 !G	3	Wilson, DamonDamon Wilson	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Our Savior New American	Powder Springs, GA
3.5 !F	4	Luther, RyanRyan Luther	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Hampton	Gibsonia, PA
3.5 !F	5	Maia, RafaelRafael Maia	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Maine Central Institute Brown	São Paulo, Brazil
2.5 !G/F	12	Jones, ChrisChris Jones	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Teaneck	Teaneck, NJ
1.5 !G	15	Smith, SterlingSterling Smith	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Redemption Christ Academy Coppin State	Chico, CA
3.5 !F	21	Jeter, SheldonSheldon Jeter	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Beaver Falls Polk State College	Beaver Falls, PA
1.5 !G	23	Johnson, CameronCameron Johnson	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Our Lady of the Sacred Heart	Moon Township, PA
1.5 !G	24	Lecak, MikeMike Lecak (W)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	North Canyon (Phoenix, AZ) Wheeling Jesuit	Pittsburgh, PA
5.0 !C	25	Nix, RozelleRozelle Nix	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	300 lb (136 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Withrow Pensacola State College	Cincinnati, OH
3.5 !F	33	Nelson-Ododa, AlonzoAlonzo Nelson-Ododa	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Norcross Richmond	Atlanta, GA
1.5 !G	35	Smith, ZachZach Smith	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Smethport Pitt-Bradford	Smethport, PA
3.5 !F	50	Seelye, RyanRyan Seelye (W)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Elk County Catholic	St. Marys, PA
1.5 !G	55	Milligan, JonathanJonathan Milligan	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Mount Zion Christian (Durham, NC) Kilgore	Orlando, FL

Head coach

Jamie Dixon (Texas Christian)

Assistant coach(es)

Brandin Knight (Pittsburgh)
Bill Barton (Salem State)
Marlon Williamson (Youngstown State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
Fri. Nov. 6* 7:00 pm		Gannon	W 80–50	—	Petersen Events Center (5,249) Pittsburgh, PA
Regular season
Fri. Nov. 13* 7:30 pm, ESPN		vs. #9 Gonzaga Armed Forces Classic	Cancelled^{[n 1]}		Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler Okinawa, Japan
Tue. Nov. 17* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Saint Joseph's (IN)	W 84–43	1–0	Petersen Events Center (6,219) Pittsburgh, PA
Fri. Nov. 20* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		Detroit	W 95–79	2–0	Petersen Events Center (7,819) Pittsburgh, PA
Wed. Nov. 25* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Cornell	W 93–49	3–0	Petersen Events Center (7,720) Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Nov. 28* 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Kent State	W 85–76	4–0	Petersen Events Center (7,815) Pittsburgh, PA
Tue. Dec. 1* 9:00 pm, ESPN2		#11 Purdue ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 59–72	4–1	Petersen Events Center (9,439) Pittsburgh, PA
Fri. Dec. 4* 7:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. Duquesne The City Game	W 96–75	5–1	Consol Energy Center (13,906) Pittsburgh, PA
Sun. Dec. 6* 12:00 pm, ESPN3		Central Arkansas	W 100–47	6–1	Petersen Events Center (7,049) Pittsburgh, PA
Fri. Dec. 11* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Eastern Washington Gotham Classic	W 84–51	7–1	Petersen Events Center (7,614) Pittsburgh, PA
Sun. Dec. 13* 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Morehead State Gotham Classic	W 72–62	8–1	Petersen Events Center (7,065) Pittsburgh, PA
Sun. Dec. 20* 12:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. Davidson Gotham Classic	W 94–69	9–1	Madison Square Garden (7,345) New York City, NY
Wed. Dec. 23* 7:00 pm, ACCRSN		Western Carolina Gotham Classic	W 79–73	10–1	Petersen Events Center (8,025) Pittsburgh, PA
Wed. Dec. 30 9:00 pm, ESPN2		Syracuse	W 72–61	11–1 (1–0)	Petersen Events Center (10,429) Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Jan. 2* 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 92–58	12–1	Petersen Events Center (8,649) Pittsburgh, PA
Wed. Jan. 6 7:00 pm, ACCRSN	#24	Georgia Tech	W 89–84	13–1 (2–0)	Petersen Events Center (10,249) Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Jan. 9 4:00 pm, ACCRSN	#24	at Notre Dame	W 86–82	14–1 (3–0)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,298) Notre Dame, IN
Thu. Jan. 14 9:00 pm, ESPN	#20	at #21 Louisville	L 41–59	14–2 (3–1)	KFC Yum! Center (21,632) Louisville, KY
Sat. Jan. 16 2:00 pm, ACCRSN	#20	Boston College	W 84–61	15–2 (4–1)	Petersen Events Center (10,260) Pittsburgh, PA
Tue. Jan 19 8:00 pm, ACCN		NC State	L 61–78	15–3 (4–2)	Petersen Events Center (9,849) Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Jan. 23 4:00 pm, ACCN		at Florida State	W 74–72	16–3 (5–2)	Donald L. Tucker Center (9,160) Tallahassee, FL
Wed. Jan. 27 7:00 pm, ACCRSN		at Clemson	L 60–73	16–4 (5–3)	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (8,752) Greenville, SC
Sun. Jan. 31 6:30 pm, ESPNU		Virginia Tech	W 90–71	17–4 (6–3)	Petersen Events Center (10,049) Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Feb. 6 12:00 pm, ACCN		#9 Virginia	L 50–64	17–5 (6–4)	Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA
Tue. Feb. 9 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at #12 Miami (FL)	L 63–65	17–6 (6–5)	BankUnited Center (6,609) Coral Gables, FL
Sun. Feb. 14 1:00 pm, ACCN		at #9 North Carolina	L 64–85	17–7 (6–6)	Dean E. Smith Center (20,011) Chapel Hill, NC
Tue. Feb. 16 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Wake Forest	W 101–96 ^2OT	18–7 (7–6)	Petersen Events Center (8,825) Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Feb. 20 2:00 pm, ESPN2		at Syracuse	W 66–52	19–7 (8–6)	Carrier Dome (28,696) Syracuse, NY
Wed. Feb. 24 8:00 pm, ACCN		#11 Louisville	L 60–67	19–8 (8–7)	Petersen Events Center (10,425) Pittsburgh, PA
Sun. Feb. 28 2:00 pm, CBS		#15 Duke	W 76–62	20–8 (9–7)	Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA
Wed. Mar. 2 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Virginia Tech	L 61–65	20–9 (9–8)	Cassell Coliseum (6,949) Blacksburg, VA
Sat. Mar. 5 2:00 pm, ACCN		at Georgia Tech	L 59–63	20–10 (9–9)	Hank McCamish Pavilion (7,042) Atlanta, GA
ACC Tournament
Wed. Mar. 9 12:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN	(8)	vs. (9) Syracuse Second round	W 72–71	21–10	Verizon Center (18,561) Washington, D.C.
Thu. Mar. 10 12:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN	(8)	vs. (1) #7 North Carolina Quarterfinals	L 71–88	21–11	Verizon Center (18,561) Washington, D.C.
NCAA Tournament
Fri. Mar. 18* 6:50 pm, TNT	(10 E)	vs. (7 E) Wisconsin First round	L 43–47	21–12	Scottrade Center (14,425) St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

Footnotes

↑ The referees canceled the game at halftime due to dangerous court conditions. The game did not count toward either team's win-loss record, and player statistics from the game were not counted as official. Pittsburgh was leading 37–35.^[1]

References

↑ Katz, Andy (November 13, 2015). "Armed Forces Classic called off at halftime due to unsafe floor conditions". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.

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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